Moira House and Wesley’s Elegant Octagonal Room
The article recalls Moira House in Dublin where John Wesley visited with Lady Moira. It describes an octagonal room of about twenty feet square with mother of pearl inlays, said to be more elegant than any room Wesley had seen. Half a century later the room’s splendor faded as the Mendicity institution dismantled interiors and the site became a stark complex. Notable visitors included Charles James Fox and Leary Grattan, with Patricia seeking refuge nearby during Lord Edward Fitzgerald’s illness.
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Mina
John Wesley
Moira
Moira House
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Te Mendicity Institution
Mame
Charles James Fox
Leary Grattan
Etwans
Patricia
Lord Edward Kitegerald
Dublin Mewgate
Liffey
Memory arts and barley notes in old magazines
The piece surveys Houdini memory feats with a boy’s mental chronicle and the Tuileries court test. It discusses barley’s wide cultivation, from Faroe to Siberia, and notes seasonal double crops. It mentions Chinese electricity legends, plant diseases, a widow’s tale about sermons, a gardener’s quips, and Spain's rugged terrain.
Legend of Plaza of the Fields Masons in Bulgaria
A Bulgarian legend recounted by Beligi Bulgaria tells of nine master masons who vow to immure the first arriving woman each morning to prevent their wall from collapsing. The tale cites a curse linked to Manol of Curtea and a wife murdered to seal the masonry.
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Citadel
Volveid Neagoe
Manol of
Curtea
Manol
Bulgavia
Climate as cause for single women and polar bear lore
The piece cites climate's alleged influence on single women in New England and the South, jokes about matrimony, and then shifts to topics on the polar bear as a hunter's trophy. It includes notes on London’s highest city point, a health aside on heart care, and a few humorous vignettes from periodicals.
Rat Teeth Adaptation Described in Unusual Detail
The rat is described as having four long sharp teeth in the upper jaw and two in the lower with a glasslike enamel and ivorylike inner surface. The teeth meet perfectly to gnaw, stay wet at the surface, and maintain a hard edge. worn teeth are replaced by new growth as it wears away. If a tooth is lost the opposing tooth may grow and even penetrate the skull.
Undertakers and oddities cross 17th century tales
In 1614 England undertakers were influential backers of MPs to favor royal will. free undertakers in Ireland were colonists allotted land and rents. A burglary tale follows a late night pursuit of a suspect from a corner house, and a note on Bird Island's dense gannet colonies in South Africa.
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James
Bacon
Somerset
Noville
Ireland
North Tre- Tank
The Turning Point Between Girlhood and Womanhood
A physician’s guidance on normal development and the role of tonics during adolescence. The letter by Mrs. Dan Hall from Brodhead, Wis, praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for restoring regularity, improving nerves, appetite, and sleep, and recounts a daughter’s recovery from severe decline after adopting the remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
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