Fee Seaeren and the Genius of Modern Industry
A long essay contrasts real geniuses with commercial peddlers, citing Beckett, Twain, Campbell, and a late nineteenth century theatre scene. It reflects on how ideas propel fortunes, while inventors are often left penniless as publishers and managers reap profits. A wartime reminiscence ends with veterans vowing to curb genius among the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericason
Edison
Twadges
Mark Twain
Dave
Merk
No- Mena
Apother
Bartley Campbell
Dick Booley
Hooley
Chirag
Aramas
Il Paldius
Union
Idesa Hayes
Sheeter
Esa
Boeing Genines
North Carolina
Southarolina
Immunity from injury in drunken falls noted in literature
The essay cites anecdotes from Leslie Stephen and personal observation about drunks surviving severe falls. It suggests that intoxication paralyzes nerve centers that regulate the heart, reducing fatal shock. The account references a drunken fall from Dean Bridge and a man who broke both thighs yet survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Bridge
Edinburgh
Hesltt—Morris
A Bride Who Didn’t Need Any Advice From Court
A Detroit headline records a couple from the East Side wedding with a magistrate delivering homely counsel on marriage. The bride endures a curt, paternal speech about subservience and family duties, while observers note the groom’s flamboyant behavior. A separate New York lecture cites the worship of money as unchanged since Sinai, framing urban values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Fragmented verse lines echo ancient warrior muse
A cryptic poetic fragment recounts a warrior queen and her modern echo, blending archaic cadence with defiant resolve. The speaker contrasts traditional weaponry with evolving tactics, referencing lineage, duty, and a returned muse across ages.
The Ghostly Farm and Captain the Guard Dog
Montaigne like reflections frame a tale set in Western Ohio in 1867. The narrator visits Abel Shelly at a remote farm where a fierce mastiff Captain guards the place. A series of eerie events centers on a white apparition seen near a fallen tree, a supposed specter haunting the farm, and Shelly’s insistence that the ghost appears each afternoon. The dog’s behavior and Captain’s bond with the narrator heighten tension as Shelly warns of danger while the narrator seeks a rational explanation. Seventeen years later the mystery remains unresolved, with the author asking what the dog truly knew beyond the fearsome tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montaigne
Osio
Abel Shory
Mr. Shelly
Mann
Atable
Reuben
Shelly
Hita
Mr. Shelly Fort
Hagard Bjerk-planee
Thad
Llyns
Shaye
Dan
Abel Shelly
Ehud
Tenat
Turna
Mrs. Shelly
Suelly
New York Laughs At A London Joke In A Madison Square Farce
New York critics note the Madison Square Theatre farce copies a London hit. Tom Whitlin plays a tailor who moves through fashionable circles, but New Yorkers find the character unremarkable and the scene drags. Audience reaction is tepid and the play largely succeeds aside from this failing element.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Thor
Madison Square Theatre
London
Tom Whitlin
New York
Sir
Ton
Eph
Pittacus Green
Hazel Kirke
Notable figures cited in late 19th century notes
The Bouton Commonwealth notes rising student music participation in the city. A £200,000 bequest from Sir Erasmus Wilson to the Royal College of Surgeons funds pathology student support. Mark Twain tops American humorists by wealth, with Nasby, Lewis, and a wittily cited line. Adelaide Ristori plans a four month U.S. tour, recalling past visits in 1867 and 1875, and sailing from Havre on October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouton Commonwealth
Erasmus Wilson
Royal College of Surgeons
Atudenta
Mark Twain
America
Nasby
Lewis
Free Press
Adelaide Ristori
Marchionesa del Giello
Asal
Francesca
Rimini
Ulry Love
Havre
Western Weapons and Cowboys Firearms Talk
A store tour showcases shortened double barreled shotguns favored by lawmen and cowboys. The dealer recalls incidents with pistols and shotguns, notes safer handling today, and contrasts ornate nickel plated revolvers with practical plain models among Western users.
Personal Gossip of Napoleonic Echoes and a Prison Visit
A muddled 19th century column blends social rumor with dramatic scenes. It mentions Pope Pius and Father Hyacintho, London fashion, a Paris marriage, and a dramatic Philadelphia drug case. A vivid jailhouse visit follows, detailing a pale mother with a child, a dying man, and a poignant reunion at Sing Sing’s gates.
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Pope Pius
Hyacintho
Champaign Charle
George Lay- Donne
London
Paria
Mlle. Deslandes
Vicomte Clunry
Cispiteta
Montagnos
Mus Beidegranm
Napoleon
Fleury
Catalani
Snelio
England
New York
Schounctady
Clark
Boston Roosaa Tunnel
Western Railroad
Justice Atkins
Vaten
Secor
Bottwnah
Sion Yue
Ali Iman
Jin
Yong Man
Sinen
Equitation at Hanover Riding School Shapes German Cavalry
German Riding School in Hanover stands as a highly thorough institution for officer horsemanship. Riders spend three years there, improving from good to accomplished, with four to five daily rides and focus on breaking in young horses. Colonel Rosenberg led its famed program, earning a reputation as an exemplary horseman. The piece notes the value of similar training for U.S. cavalry officers and laments lack of equivalent preparation at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Germany
Hincorps
Rosenberg
Prominent Ary Goods Firm Fails Amid Headlines
Three New York newspapers ran dramatic headlines on the firm's collapse such as A Big Firm Goes to, An Old Horse Goes Down, and Halsted Haines Co Go Under. The excerpt notes the varied headline treatments and suggests readers choose how to interpret the failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Metropolis
Inet
Halsted, Haines & Co
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Fee Seaeren
Anita Hherwes
Cichtorn
Rane
Fowerty
Jersey
Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Lick
Army Corps
Tick
Johnny
Fifth Avenue
Twenty Third
Araniga
Yanka
Spois
Richmond
Henna
Mgt
Cnpel
Sinai
Lyke
United States
Wella-Fargo
Hades
Horn
Lordsburg
Curly Bill
Bill
Corral
Hornand
Deming
Dan Treket
Eli
Renee
Plains
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Hunter McGuire
Stonewill Jackson
Chancelloraville
Philadelphia
Theirron
Sed Eyon
Atreake
Unir
Gale Chainel
Hudson River
Tomanac
Tehanved
Blo
James
Liv
Rome
Janes
Hattie
Long Tao Hin
Papa
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