The Elephant's Palate and Other Distant Tales
Humorous notes from Dhubri police elephants and New Year customs in Japan follow quirky anecdotes on baseball mishaps and Marshal Ney. The column mix includes a tale of a mahout and a biscuit, Japan’s New Year feast, a baffling six hits no runs game, and sketches of Ney and a rambling Statistical Fiend.
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Police
Dhurbri
Harper’s Weekly
Indiana
Anderson
Ireland
Wiswell
Shumway
Derby
Faatz
Fear
The Friends We Might Have Made
The piece reflects on lost potential friendships from not extending effort to be open. It urges embracing simple acts of kindness and welcoming others, arguing happiness comes from genuine motives and inner generosity rather than external rewards.
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National Magazine
The Pessimist. Bookkeeper Marries Our Bosses Keep
Conversation between a bookkeeper and his boss reveals plans to marry. The boss replies with sharp wit about the future and work habits as they discuss life changes and workplace routines.
Hair Turns Gray as Barbershop Visit Turns Existential
In a terse exchange the barber notes the victim’s gray hair while the victim retorts about the time spent. The dialogue captures a moment of friction and aging within a seemingly ordinary barbering scene.
Herschel Observes Saturn Despite Clouds At Windsor
In a Windsor Castle observation, Sir William Herschel guided a telescope for Queen Charlotte and ladies of the court to view Saturn and its rings, despite heavy clouds. He had prepared a cardboard model of the Saturnian system earlier with a lamp for illumination.
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Windsor Castle
Charlotte
Herschel
Westminster Gazette
Climbing to Church in Whitby Steps
A London Strand Magazine note describes Whitby Yorkshire where the parish church sits on the east cliff 200 feet above sea level reachable only by 199 stone steps. Worshipers ascend and descend the winding stair as a memorable sight.
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Yorkshire
London Strand Magazine
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