Vessel Built for Egyptian Kings Placed in Carnegie Museum
A royal Nile yacht used by Rameses and other ancient Egyptian rulers is now part of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg. Carved without nails and built with dove-tailed cedar timbers, the boat’s hull shows limited decay yet preserves ancient joints. Hieroglyphic inscriptions remain on the starboard hull as the vessel, akin to modern dahabiehs, tours readers through Egypt’s storied past.
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Harvard in 1828 a lithographic view of Harvard University
An 1828 lithograph by A G Davis shows early Boston lithography by William Pendleton. Published by Hilliard & Brown, it depicts Harvard Yard with Holworthy Holden Holden and the gate, noting the sparse trees and porch on the Memorial Hall/Memorial building area and the early campus layout with Stoughton Hollis and Holden chapel.
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Harvard Gate
Wit and Humor at a English Farmhouse
A servant girl in England endures the mistress's temper as boots are tossed into water for Sunday. The girl explains the fashion of the house, while a muddled oaf joke unfolds over Scotch highballs.
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England
Tramp’s Last Task Turns To Work Not Death
A mother and daughter meet a tramp who says he must do it last. The girl fears he plans suicide, but the mother offers alms to save him. The tramp reveals the meaning of his remark: he intends to work.
Discharged Man Leads to Mistaken Identity Tale
In a scene between Jack Winston and Cholly Champleigh, Champleigh explains he dismissed a man who confused him with Winston. The mistaken identity caused the worker to take liberties, though Winston deems the man good in other respects. The mistaken party was Champleigh’s fiancé.
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Cholly Champleigh
Cholly Chumpleigh
A Case in Point
Mrs Manning confronts John about deception and trust in a tense exchange. He deflects with a fib while she laments past affection and current doubts in a domestic quarrel. The dialogue highlights reliance on illusions of love and damaged trust between spouses.
Astonished Surgeon Cleans Up Misunderstood Appendix
A surgeon proclaims the patient in good health after removing the organ’s name as a joke. The patient agrees the only issue was the label, not a medical problem, during the operation.
Mayor Demands Photograft From Local Dealer
A fictional exchange shows Hon Jabez Perkins, mayor of Pettyville, requesting a photograft of himself from a dealer who confirms collection of portraits of prominent men. The dialog suggests satire on locality and authority figures.
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Tramp’s Death Cited By Mrs Wise in Home Encounter
In a sharp exchange on a domestic scene, Wise Tramry accuses the tramp of being the same man she aided last week with bread, only to learn he died yesterday. The brief dialogue reveals a tense confrontation and a hidden death.
For He's Q Only One
A brief dialogue centers on a policeman's wife who treats him with disdain. She dismisses him as merely a copper, and the other character agrees though notes she should not blame herself for not caring about him. The exchange highlights class and respect within everyday life.
Surely Not Mrs Upchurch Maud and the agnostic Higginside
A light exchange about the young Higginside and his supposed agnosticism. Miss Maud-Why argues that agnostics do not confirm people, while her mother cautions about overindulging the young man in question.
Rudyard Kipling Poked At Golf Lingo In Conversation
In a brief anecdote, Rudyard Kipling is teased for a phrase about golf. The speaker notes the expression sounds Scottish and intends to ask their instructor, who is also Scottish, about the origin of the line and the golf slang.
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Rudyard Kipling
Yaas
Gift of an Easy Chair Stirs Holiday Debate
A wife recalls past Christmas gifts to her husband that failed his satisfaction. She describes horrors of colored neckties, cheap cigars, and last year’s chair she calls an easy chair, prompting a humorous exchange about the adequacy of the gifts.
A Very Dark Night Speech Fragment
A spoken fragment depicts a man in a dim night muttering about darkness and vision, using a colloquial voice with hiccuping rhythm. The lines convey a solitary mood and uncertain surroundings as the speaker struggles to see. The piece feels like a performance snippet or stage direction in an old radio or theatre script.
Revenge Ends in Gentle Trick on Old Flame
Ten years after a cold encounter, a man seeks revenge by praising Sybill to distract her from a mirror. He seizes the moment to keep her away from reflection for hours, revealing a calculated, intimate ploy behind a dramatic gesture. Sybill remains the central figure in a tense, psychological exchange.
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Mystery of Dr Smart’s Vast Practice
Mrs Ferson mocks Dr Smart claiming he knows nothing of medicine yet praises his deep understanding of human nature, while Mr Ferson counters that his expertise lies in people rather than medical science.
Witty Quotations and Household Jests From Era Papers
A compact collage of humorous exchanges and quips from multiple papers. Bits include misheard languages over a French clock gift, a joke about Rockefeller stock losses, a remark on a wandering mind, gossip about Mrs. Bilkina, a crowded car suspicion joke, a hospital anecdote about following a predoctor guide, and a Thanksgiving table quip about turkey leftovers.
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