Browning and Barrett Love Letters Impressively Voluminous
The Brownings set a striking record for intimate correspondence writing about a quarter of a million words in under six months. The sample Browning letter and Elizabeth Barrett's reply showcase their extravagant phrasing and devotion. They married when he was 34 and she 40 and spent much of their time in Italy enjoying a blissful life.
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Browning
Miss Barrett
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning-Barrett
Brownings
Crossword Obstruction Sparks City Arrest
Wolze Nathan of New York started a crossword puzzle Saturday and was still solving at 1 40 Sunday morning in a restaurant. The manager had him arrested for obstructing traffic and he refused to pay a fine, serving a day in jail. A policeman, a puzzle fan, initially refused to arrest Nathan but relented after the management insisted and even gave clues to unfinished words.
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New York
Wolze
Nathan
Swans Not Songsters and Their True Nature
The article notes swans have long been admired for peace and beauty, with the Greeks associating them with Apollo. It states there are no fine native American swans, only Trumpeter and Whistler species that nest by lakes and islands from the Dakotas to the Arctic. It corrects the myth that swans sing only at death, explaining they are great trumpeters but do not sing.
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Apollo
America
Dakotas
Arctic
Redons
Tongue Troubles Betty Quips On Eating And Talking
A humorous tale notes Betty known for talkative tongue often biting it while eating. One night she bit her tongue and burned it on something hot. After sympathy and reflection she jokes I guess I’ll take my tongue out when I eat and put it back when I talk.
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Betty
Ancient juniper found in Utah park ages 3000 years
A juniper in Cache National Forest near Logan Canyon in northern Utah is estimated at 3,000 years old and protected by the U.S. Forest Service. The tree stands about 42 feet tall and 7 feet 6 inches in diameter, possibly the oldest juniper worldwide.
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Cache National Forest
Utah
Logan Canyon
United States Forest Service
Cholera Strikes Rooks on Sligo Estate in 1881 Outbreak
Cholera visited the British islands in 1881 and 1832, killing many and affecting residents on the Marquess of Sligo’s estate. Rooks fled to the sea as corpses lay along the coast, and survivors returned after the outbreak subsided.
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Sligo
Ireland
Rhyme Time and Rime Spelling Shift in English
Linguistic note traces the shift from rhyme to rime in English spelling. It suggests the form rime became preferred by the middle of the sixteenth century, due to analogical ties with rhythm, and the trend is to return to the original rime.
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