Scarlet Plague and Nick London Speak in a Reckless Debacle
In a fragmentary scene the characters strive to draw out Granger as he relays lessons from a bygone culture. The exchange features abrupt speech, moments of gibberish, and a shift toward clearer English as narration unfolds. The group pressures Granger to stop the ornate talk and speak plainly.
Beginning of the End on a Beach in a Distant Past
An old man Paladin Granser recounts how civilization collapsed from abundance and disease. He describes early counting, a world with millions and billions, Germs and microbes, and the rise of the Scarlet Death, leading to a plague that reshaped humanity.
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University of California
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HareLip
Palo Altos
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Brazil
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dangers of a cold and Chamberlain's cough remedy
An old proverb warns that colds can lead to serious diseases, urging prompt relief. The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helpful to loosen a cold, relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, and help the body throw off the cold, sold by dealers.
German Actara Actors Paid Poorly in Berlin Public Outcry
Berlin public attention focuses on the low wages of provincial actors, with proposals for a minimum wage. Advertisements show salary ranges from 66 to 90 marks monthly for various acting roles and services, including naive and comic heroines, youthfully advertised actresses, and diverse performers.
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Alsace
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Foreign Word Ban Spurs German Substitutes in Education
A Saxon education bill bars Wien origin terms and requires German substitutes. Geography becomes Erdkenntnis and other terms replace Stenography and Geometrie. Delinquency officials will now face vorlaudige Amtsentoebung instead of suspension.
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The First Balloons Letter Dream of Flight
A fragmentary 1783 letter by William Beckford fantasizes about Parisian gloves that lift humans into the sky. The writer imagines traveling together above enemies, then swooping down to abduct innocents, and glorifying a dramatic fall through the calm night sky above a “dirty planet.”
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Ovid
William Beckford
Napoleon blamed for sacrilege in Moscow and Cologne
A historical note argues the Russian people will not forgive Napoleon for desecrating a church in Moscow and for turning Cologne Cathedral into barracks. It claims these acts were not deliberate sacrilege and contrasts them with his later restoration of Paris churches to worship.
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Banker's Lunch Confronts Odd Deposit Request
A banker dining in a small restaurant repeatedly pressed the owner to deposit with his bank. The keeper, after glancing at the lunch check, quipped that no honey 40 deposit existed as people do not eat enough, ending the exchange over a five centus lunch.
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Wire telegraphy disrupts Central African supply and trade
Central Africa natives lose wire stock for ornaments and weapons as wireless telegraphy replaces tied connections. European mines shift to wireless links from rail to mines, complicating maintenance due to high demand and pole-line sabotage.
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