Oliver Cromwell as Depicted by a Comic Historian
The piece imagines Oliver Cromwell with a modern mental health lens, joking about his reputed wild behavior, tavern life, and practical jokes. It portrays him as incorrigible, dismissive of interference, and fond of mischief during his career and at his daughter’s 1657 marriage, ending with exaggerated, fantastical anecdotes.
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Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
Inna
Huntington
Oliver
Mich
Wisson-in-law
Perike
Shortage of Nurses Hampers Hospitals Says Philadelphia Paper
A Philadelphia Press column by Giramad argues hospitals suffer from nurse shortages. Howard Rutter Sr. is cited as a hospital trustee seeking 30 percent more nurses. Other figures blame low pay, enthusiastic training duties, and outdated nurse training for the shortage.
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Philadelphia
Howard Rutter
Mr. Butcher
Empress Eugenie Moved to Tears by Albani Gye Song
Old English singer M J Albani Gye recalls singing at Balmoral for Queen Victoria. He notes Eugenie began crying after a first song, the Queen followed suit, and he joined in, then regained composure to continue.
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Eugenie
Uving
England
M. J. Albani Gye
Deeside
Daily Telegraph
Balmoral
Queen Victoria
Gardens of Ashes Transforming Sheepshead Bay Land
Years ago Sheepshead Bay formed an arrangement with Brooklyn to dump ash barrel refuse into a swamp. The dumped material formed a dry land layer where grass sunflowers and later crops grew. By year two Italians planted cabbages and vegetables, turning the ash dump into a truck garden.
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Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
Mount Mayon Named One of World's Most Beautiful Volcanos
The Mayon volcano in Albay province Philippines is praised for its near perfect cone shape and dramatic setting. It stands 7043 feet high and its base road 120 miles long circles the mountain. The volcano has a history of eruptions including a deadly 1814 event and a 1900 eruption that sent lava to the sea six miles from the crater.
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Mayon
Albay
Philippine Islands
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