Wise or Innocent and Oddities in Urban Life
A fragment traces a dating pattern ending with a question about wisdom versus innocence. It then shifts to house numbering origins in London and Berlin, noting odd and even schemes and the first numbered street. An Edward Fitzgerald anecdote follows about his aversion to social eating and preference for simple tea.
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London
Mr. Jones
Whitechapel
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
St Louis Republic
Edward Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
A. C. Benson
Diary reveals prospector F B Fisk died of starvation
The diary details of F B Fisk show he starved in a cabin forty miles from Valdez Alaska. He left Valdez in fall 1908 and was about fifty five years old. The entries dated February 1909 read No grub yet and express waning strength. His body was found in a sleeping bag years later.
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F. B. Fisk
Valdez
Alaska
Fisk
Boston
Winder
Clever Paris Beggars And A Soldiering Detective
A pale beggar on Paris boulevards draws pity as a man in black feigns a detective and secretly tips him silver. Passersby cheer the apparent kind officer, but the two conmen divide the spoils and move on. Mauch Chunk explains the origin of its name from Indian words.
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Paris
Complex Accomplishment Across Language Barriers
A student explains fluency in grammar and accent but notes gesture learning is harder. The exchange highlights nonverbal communication as a separate skill in mastering French.
Teach Children How to Cross Streets Like Safe Pedestrians
The Automobile Club of America may ask the New York board of education to add street crossing drills to school safety education. Officials cite many child injuries from careless street behavior and urge weekly demonstrations and school warnings to reinforce caution among children at play.
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Automobile Club of America
New York Board of Education
Frye Describes Senate Extra Session as Blunder
Senator William P. Frye of Maine, the longest serving member, has returned home planning to stay until the regular session. He calls the extra session a political and business blunder, notes the Senate’s inability to choose a pro tempore, and doubts reciprocity with Canada will be pursued. He may return if his vote is needed, but expects no contingency.
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Senate
Washington
William P. Frye
Maine
Congress
Frye
Canada
Carlyle
Eleven Years Late Chocolate Reaches British Soldier
Alfred Cassell, a grenadier guardsman now in High Wycombe, receives one of Queen Victoria s 1900 chocolates sent to wounded in South Africa after eleven years. He kept a khaki Christmas card from district children and displays the chocolate tin mounted in his lodge on Lord Carrington s estate. He says he would not sell it for gold.
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Queen Victoria
South Africa
Alfred Cassell
Grenadier
High Wycombs
Bucksere
Cas
Wynberg Hospital
Cassell
Lord Carrington
Halley's Comet Recedes Beyond Jupiter Distance
Lick Observatory director W. W. Campbell reports Halley's comet is now about 500 million miles from the sun, roughly the distance of Jupiter. Astronomer Curtis photographed it last week with the Croasley reflector, confirming the predicted position as the comet moves into deeper space.
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Lick Observatory
W. W. Campbell
Earth
Jupiter
Curtis
Power of the Press sermon on media’s reach and influence
The piece argues the newspaper feeds human appetite for stories from cradle to grave, comparing it to the four classical boxes. It notes the editor’s role, the thrill of sensationalism, and the press’s pervasive power to shape politics, culture, and public opinion. It cites Carlyle and reflects on the ever widening reach of news.
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News of World
Midocean
Globe
Home Office
Howard Griggs
Ints
Ued
Mr. Dashwell
Gweston
Daily Morgue of Virtue
Fragmented Note on Buying Strategy
A garbled broker note asks for buying at the lowest practical price and mentions an agent named Jess. The text shows unclear phrases about acquiring a sack and instructing the broker to secure the item cheaply.
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Prical
Jess
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Coakley
Catholic Standard and Times
Harry B. Sherman Certified Public Accountant
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Albany
Atlantic City
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
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St. James
Broadway
Second Ave
E. Briggs Nash
Fidelity Trust Co
Newark, N. J
New Jersey
IevSaomen Warnes
John
Jersey
Boy yeNne
Ag Hostsird
Bene
Milans
St Tag
Jane Sunshine
George O. Baker
Fred
Arthur
Mair. tooTt
Andrhey
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