Candle Fish A North Pacific Curiosity and Food Source
The candle fish or eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) is a 14 inch coastal species prized for oil and drying. Fishermen catch it Feb through Apr, and it fuels winters like whale blubber. dried, smoked, or pressed oil in skin bags. It earns its name from burning with a bright white flame when dried. It is a staple for coast communities in Columbia and Alaska.
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North Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Eulachon
Columbia
Alaska
War Downs Laughed and Laughing Dumas in Study
The article recalls Sir Richard Wallace hearing the writer Dumas laugh in his study as a servant noted he worked hard and then laughed boisterously. It notes Dumas in company with a character, his sallies, and the past era when imagination joined with animal spirits.
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War Downs
Richard Wallace
Ekler Dumas
Dumas
Porvelist
Windern
The Cat and the Dowrhuuts Tale in a Grandmother Memoir
An old anecdote recounts Mrs. Grant during a Adirondack camp visit with her husband the president. a guide introduces a washerwoman who recalls a cowled tale of a dugout and a colt. A second tale shares a cat and a dog guarding a doughnut jar, a humorous mischief remembered by a grandfather.
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Cole
Retrospection on a Scottish father's pride in two sons
A Scotsman boasts of two sons a doctor and a clergyman and laments he would not have valued their father auld denny McCosh if he had known which son would choose medicine and which the church.
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Kent
Denny McCosh
Normal poise and strength from proper breathing and posture
The Pilgrim text argues that natural poise comes from a strong centered base on the balls of the feet. It warns against normal body strain from bad carriage and emphasizes maintaining vital organs in normal activity for lasting strength through air, food, and exercise.
Window Provision Cupboard and Domestic Arts
A column describes a window cupboard fitting under the lower sash for storage to keep wind out and reduce trips to the cellar. It discusses furniture polish trends, unfinished mahogany items, and changing tastes in home decor. It also notes Australian girls' equestrian skills and methods to whiten linen using lime chloride.
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Sir Lonist Republic
Os ferieh Farm theft teaches painful prickly pear lesson
The excerpt recalls a trespass gone wrong when the narrator and companions stole prickly pear fruit. They suffer severe stings from the plant and its minuscule hairs, causing skin irritation and ruined silk gloves. The misadventure haunts them for days as retribution for the theft.
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Algiers
Nettie
Osferieh
Invention of the Piano Sparks International Credit
The article traces claims of piano invention across England France and Germany. It cites Father Wood in 1712 Rome English monk manufacturing a clavecin with hammers sold to Samuel Crisp and later to Fulke Greville, with Bartholommieco Christifohe in Florence cited by Count Carli. It notes French claims for a Parisian Marius in 1716 and German Z Czech roder of Dresden asserting 1717 at age eighteen.
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Father Wood
Rome
Samuel Crispi
Virgin
Fulke Greville
Count Carli
Bartholommieco Christifohe
Troua
Florence
Marius
Z. C. Lchroder
Dresden
Remarkable case of self destruction cited in 1890
A man named W. KR. T. Jones prepared a grave and coffin at CM and killed himself by poison triggered from a string release. The event is described as one of the most unique self destruction cases on record, with details of the rigged grave and funeral-like setup. The piece also touches on a travel note about the Persian Army and quotes Henry Savage-Lander on its condition, plus a curious fragment about fate and destiny at a place described as a sales stake with grim peril in a surreal aside.
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N. B
W. KR. T. Jones
Jones
Henry Savage Lander
Fragmented Ut place gossip about Bul Thompson’s ugliness
An unreadable note mentions Ut and references Bul Thompson in a garbled social exchange. The speaker recalls a question posed to someone about imagining anyone uglier than Thompson, with scattered names and phrases across the text.
Analogy in Crusading Behavior Across Professions
The Chicago Tribune quotes a dialogue on gradual approach to wrongdoing and musical ascent. The Investigator and She Casuist compare delaying action to a singer easing into lower notes, noting a common principle of staged progression before a decisive act.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Informal gathering ends in tragedy with strange sight
A chaotic scene described in the Baltimore Herald reports a deadly incident at a social gathering last night. Witnesses recount a shocking tableau as a boy dies and the crowd confronts a bizarre contrast described as a yellow entity during breakfast for supper.
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Baltimore Herald
Fragments Reflect Rural Banter and Grocery Exchange
In a brief rural market scene a customer asks if eggs are fresh and a clerk confirms. A character named Atchison Grove muses on jokes and reliability, noting a rule that a joke told by oneself is always a bond joke.
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Atchison Grove
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