Abduction Stir At Lady Standish In Regency Soirée
Lady Standish faces scandal as Sir Jasper reportedly abducts her after a lively assembly at the Devizes affair. Lydia and Lady Maria spread rumors while Lord Verney and attendants scramble to trace the missing pair amid cries of alarm from the assembly rooms.
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Mugeim
Jasper
Lowles
Thomas
Pahaw
Sasper
Nellalis
Taidy
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Indy
Staniligh
Avoot Chihta
Devizes
Marla Pridgaux
Mir
Standi
Ledia
Teydla
Tulla
Lydia
Julla
Stanfish
Prue
Eltty
Standlan
Verney
Lis
Lady Maria
Maria
Siund- Ink
Cief
Mistress Hitty
Lord Verney
Bellaire
Lady Standish
Lord Verdey
Susannah Cibber
Nevvy
Julin
Julia
Burrell
Captain Spicer
Sunlight and Fresh Air Free for Health
The Pittsburg Press extols sun baths as free, refreshing health boosters. It urges daily sun exposure, ample fresh air, and plenty of pure water, noting these three gifts from God cost nothing and are essential for well being.
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Pittsburg Press
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in Context
A muddled extract discusses Omar Khayyam, the Persian poet and mathematician of the 11th century, noting his calendar reform and epigrams. The text references Edward FitzGerald’s English rendering, then shifts to a satirical, sometimes polemical musing on widows, marriage, and doom, citing Byron and Swinburne as parallels.
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Voltaire
Omar Kharyam
Malik Shah
Edward Phygarald
Ontur
Byron
Swinburne
Bebopengauer
Flexible Stone Bends Like Rubber with Fragile Breaks
A dealer describes a dark gray foot long stone that flexes and bends like rubber. He notes it may be a calamitic or flexible sandstone found in several states and California. The stone appears made of small varied pieces dovetailed loosely to permit movement and eventual break if overstressed.
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California
Georgia
The Convict Quips On Seasonal Labor
A London News item recounts Captain Spencer of the Church Army asking a convict what he does for a living. The man explains seasonal work from spring fruit to autumn hops, then admits in winter he takes to pocket picking and oakum picking, in a cautionary tale tone.
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Spencer
Church Army
London News
Boy Hero Walks Home From School Tale
A boy named Herbert Spencer leaves home for school but becomes homesick. With two shillings, he walks about 120 miles back home in three days, covering forty eight miles the first day and forty seven the second. A friendly coach driver affords him the final stretch for free.
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Homeatek Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Climate and truth in Persians and Englishmen noted
A Napier Malcolm anecdote in Youth's Companion contrasts an English resident and a Persian neighbor over lying. The Persian argues climate shapes truthfulness, while the Englishman argues Persians once told great truths. The exchange ends with the claim that climate alters character over two millennia.
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Napier Malcolm
Persia
Dr Shoop Croup Cure Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement claims Dr Shoops Croup Cure stops croup in about twenty minutes with no vomiting or distress. It emphasizes the product helps only croup and is a sweet pleasant syrup sold by Sexton Bros.
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