Childhood of Genius and Early Voices in War Tales
Andrew Lang cites childhoods of famed figures to illustrate temperament shaping genius. Du Guesclin, Scott, Napoleon, Byron, and others are described as violent, solitary youths. Grant reflects on Palo Alto and Wilderness in remarks that foreshadow future leadership. The piece blends literary critique with military reminiscence and a Century Magazine quotation.
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du Guesclin
France
Scott
Keats
Napoleon
da Guesclin
Scotts
Shelley
Tennyson
Andrew Lang
Orth American Review
Grant
the Wilderams
Palo Alto
Taylor
United States
Pingters
Horace Porter
Rambouillet's Case of Royal Purchase and Enduring Legacy
The Chateau Rambouillet, now a presidential residence, links French history from Francia I to Louis XVI. In 1755 Louis XV sought Rambouillet, obtaining it from the Duc de Penthières for 17,960,086 francs, with 660,60 paid immediately from the royal treasury, shaping a landmark property tale.
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Chateau du Barghouillet
Rambouillet
Francia I
Charles Xo
Louis XVI
Duc de Penthierrs
Louis XIV
Mme. de Montespan
Louis Svd
Tr Orner
Rambouiliet
Not a Good Subject and Legal Mischief in Amber
A fragmentary reading recalls Lord Mansfield avoiding unneeded fees by moving guineas to his waistcoat for a stimulus to a lawyer. Sir Anthony Malone, Irish attorney general, faced punishment for neglecting property details. A clerk’s abstracts and fees followed, and Malone’s errors were minimized. The piece also mentions a comic exchange about a fraud for a mind control joke and a crowd's reaction to a performance.
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Ford
Lord Mansfield
Juan
Anthony Malone
Sir Anthony
San Francisco
Fragmented Poem Snippet Sparks Readership Curiosity
A garbled OCR fragment features mangled phrases and partial lines, hinting at a literary or dramatic piece. The unreadable text includes names and scattered exclamations, leaving readers to guess at the original context and intent.
Emersons Wit and Laughs in Enduring Memoir Snippets
The article recalls Ralph Waldo Emerson's humor and memory lapses using anecdotes from Henry B. Lloyd and Oliver Wendell Holmes. It notes his habit of joking to cope with hardship, a retentive memory for stories, and a garden scene where he shifts from abstract problems to practical talk. It mentions his daughter Tam inane inviting a berry party.
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Emerson
Schopenhauer
Nietzche
Forum
Ar. Henry
B. Lloyd Ihns
Exnersoi
Mr. Emerson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Tam
St Nichols Day in Holland and its Gift Parcels
The article describes St Nicholas Day traditions in Holland with children placing shoes for gifts and families sharing parcels. Parcels arrive in the evening, often hiding gifts inside wool or linen figures, accompanied by rhymes and taunting humor as the contents are revealed.
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Holland
Annin G. Kuiper
St Nicholson
Emersons Tutelial Declaration of Independence Recalled
The piece reviews Emmersons scholarly aim and the powerful impact of his Phi Beta Kappa speech. John Jay Chapman notes the event as unparalleled in literary history, with vivid descriptions of crowded aisles and intense audience reaction.
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Emerron
Lother
de. Wolmey
Emerson
Phi Geta Kappa
Bix
Lowell
Gromory
John Jay Chapman
Atlantic
Sultan fears electricity in Constantinople amusements
Burgin recounts in Canwell's Magazine that the sultan once ordered a theater lit by incandescent lamps but stopped wiring work to bury cables. He displayed electrical vehicles on a lake and banned telephones fearing conspiracies, yet reportedly never rode the electric tram or boat.
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Burgin
Cansell
Yildiz
Smell Lake
Constantinople
Light and Love and Fortresses Across Europe
Exchance notes a quarrel among women with Edi son and a night keyhole scene. It lists two main Baltic fortresses Konigsberg and Dantzic, three in central Germany Spandau Magdeburg Kustria, and frontier forts Metz Strasburg Cologne Coblenz. A sard ia nearly equals a meter.
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Edison
Hiow
Green
Baltic Sea
Konigsberg
Dantzic
Germany
Spandau
Magdeburg
Kustria
Metz
Strasburg
Cologne
Coblenz
Post Office Heroic Trick Cleared Lagging Letters
In the Sudan era tale recounted by Mr Nourse a native postmaster misses a pile of letters until a quick witted corporal and a helper dubbed Charlie clear the room divide papers by regiment and restore order. The story shows Lord Wolseley appearing in a dusty postal shelter in a moment of relief and humor.
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Davin
Lord Wolseley
Nourse
Sudan
Noarse
Cranty
Charlie
Nonrse
Trom
Apple Dumplings Cheer Invalid in 19th Century Tale
A humorous tale from Huron County tells of Jedediah Cronce, a chronically ailing resident, who, after a grand sigh, enjoys 13 large apple dumplings made by his wife. He and the household laugh through his feeble appetite as the dumplings vanish and guests probe for more.
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Huron
Jedediah Cronce
Jedediah
Chicago
Big City Stores Move Huge Volumes In Retail Boom
The piece notes department stores boost quality and sales with annual revenues ranging from $7.5 million to $15 million and mail order income near $909 thousand per year. It cites stores handling over 20 thousand packages daily, with up to 100 thousand shoppers at peak times in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Brooklyn. One firm spends over $300 thousand yearly on advertising and departments in some outlets sell over $22 million yearly.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
Samuel Hopkins Adams iv &Crisper's
Fraudulent Florida boomtowns lure buyers amid fever scare
A traveler recalls Florida railroad sightings during the yellow fever panic. Towns sold on paper promise wealth appeared across the pine forests with whitewashed façades and imagined streets. Some crept from swampy maps aimed at catching speculators as hunters found a bear near a Primitive Baptist church.
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South Florida
Piny Woods
Hera
Primitive Baptist Church
Lippincott’s
Antiquated volumes spark debate on printing origins
A quirky exchange cites a pre printing date book and counterfeit risks. A dealer in rare volumes emphasizes its age as proof of antiquity while noting printing enabled forgery. The chatter shifts to Mrs Rawton’s fashion rules from Paw Paw to Chicago, then Paris.
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Boston Transcript
Cable Construction Uses Varied Steel Sheathing For Deep Sea Protection
McClure's Magazine describes Atlantic transoceanic cable cores winded with copper wires and jute packing, protected by steel outer sheath. Sections vary in wire count to balance weight and strength for deep sea stability, increasing heft toward shore ends.
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Proteceamgrat Ou
Sani
Atlantic
McClure
Dusty and Weare Weave Pilgrim Talk in Wandering Tale
In a reflective exchange of a modern Vilgrimns, Weare Wag gies and Dusty discuss pilgrims, dictionaries, and the idea of being called pilgrim fathers. Dusty mocks the concept while Weare notes future generations may judge them, ending with a fading nod to an old Chicago paper.
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Dusty
Weare
Danie
Menage
Nobelle
Fess Nad Cverusien
Remirks
Herald
eWall
Historic figures in 3766 noted in Purtaides Chronicle
Fragmentary text cites Vidiares of Tlakasean and Blame as influential figures in a late antique era. The account mentions January arrival in England and Ryasses university, with references to Formuaitgr and Sie gra seher aut felcad. Details are obscured and contested in the preserved lines.
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Tlakasean
Gbane
Ataudinget
England
Uni
Ryasses
Apperdi
Aparmel
Sines Dois
Hue
Vallaires
Deiant
Austin Dobon
Eliont
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