Daring Escape Story Amid Sing Sing Mix of Faith and Folly
A fragment from the New York Tribune describes a minister and a congregant trading a scientific book for distraction, the man interpreting a sea depth as a sign his sins are gone. It also recounts Pallister and Rohlf’s bold attempted jailbreak at Sing Sing, aided by milk, guard lapses, and a risky climb to liberty.
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Thewinister
Sing Sing
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Rohlf
Hieftzelf
Pall
Tia
Det ii
Elgaea
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Reléaace
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Liberty
Huilson
New York Tribune
Papa and Johnny face a stubborn eating test
A father pressures Johnny to finish a large meal with a threat of punishment and asks him which he prefers the lick or breaking. Johnny contemplates bravely but cannot eat all. An added quip recalls a foreigner amused by English quirks about fast and fast.
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Deaca
Jay
Johny
Big Plate
Glédnis
Johnny
Johnny Promiel
Hilts
Weather Then and Now Spun in Local Wit
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes weather once had four seasons while contrasting modern climate shifts. A playful scene from a school article has Mary declaring fur made from kittens, sparking a mother’s surprise and a humorous family moment.
A Pleasant Change from Hack Drivers to Gondoliers
A traveler notes a pleasant shift in experiences saying it was nice to be robbed by a gondolier for a change after Venice. Mr Comrox reflects on the difference between a gondola ride and a hack ride in this lighthearted exchange cited by the Washington Star.
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Venice
Mr. Comrox
Washington Star
Ancestry quotes fear of digging into family past
The Manchester Union notes a wary view of tracing family histories fearing certain steps into brutal or violent legacies. The excerpt suggests consequences of revealing ancestral deeds, warning against delving too far back in the family record.
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Manchester Union
Whistlers Odd Methods Describe London Portrait Scene
The article recounts Whistler painting a portrait of a lady in London, using a fast brushwork technique to reveal form and expression. After finishing, a ballista struck the fuse, and Whistler, laughing, destroyed all his canvases with a knife, including this one for Lord Redesdale.
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Reédesdate
London
Ethpurt
Éinvoz
Holdita
Ebere
Lord Redesdale
Dandee
The Gentle Rebuff Narrative in Charity Circles
A New York charity official cites endless rebuffs faced by aid workers. A Western town Methodist minister shares a mock inquiry at a local weekly office about a refined, needy man who refuses to reveal his name, sparking self-recognition and comic relief.
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New York
Pegret
Unburied Picture and Burial Wishes Cause Controversy
An 1869 permission to reopen a coffin for manuscripts echoes a tale of J M W Turner who wished to be buried wrapped in a painting of Carthage. Turner kept the canvas after difficulty selling it and asked Chantrey as executor to fulfill the wish.
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Nogsetti
Eatriel
J. M. W. Turner
Carthage
Chantrey
Master’s Title Joke Triggers Classwide Laughter
A London school head, Professor Rey, known for genial humor, recounts how elevating a scholar to eminence yields the title don rather than sir. A student quips that he would be called Bon Rey, sending the class into fits of laughter for the rest of the afternoon.
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Rey
London
Don
Bon Rey
Strand Magazine
Price of His Treason Benedict Arnold’s Later Life
Benedict Arnold died in London on June 14 1801 after a life of dishonor. He was shunned by honorable men and insulted, yet received a British government pension. He attempted business in British America and the West Indies before returning to London where he died in obscurity. His second son born in 1 entered the British army in 1798 and was made a lieutenant general about three years before 1554.
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Benedict Arnold
London
British
America
West Indies
Maiden aunt questions marriage to Mr Newnan
A dialogue fragment features Imogene and Aunt Keturah debating her impending marriage to Mr Newnan. Aunt Keturah warns that the bride cannot know enough about his family, habits, or antecedents before marrying.
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Newnan
Imogene
Definition of a pessimist from a playful exchange
A humorous exchange explains that a pessimist is a man who, after a cyclone has blown his house away with him in it, goes back and grumbles at this lot. The dialogue features a thoughtful lad named Johm J and a father’s quip.
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Tan
Johm J
Puck
Gorman Proverb About Minds and Wits
A concise proverb notes that great minds act, while others merely wish. It underscores the value of effort over idle aspiration.
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Gorman
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