Historic phrases echo through ages in old quotations
A fragmentary, era spanning note surveys enduring sayings from Cicero to Napoleon, tracing phrases such as While There's Life There's Hope New Brooms Sweep Clean and No Man Is a Hero to a valet. It highlights mispronunciations, mottoes of the Order of the Garter and Round Table revival ideas, with references to Clement I Edward I Chesterfield Eldon and Brougham.
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Lomien
Cicero
Shere
Atticus
Clement 1
Rome
Corinth
Lord Chesterfield
Order of the Garter
Edward I
Enghand
Arihir
Wigdsor Castle
Philip
France
Edward
Lord Hidon
England
Henry Brougham
Brougham
Brogam
Eldon
Broughan
Tig Valet
Madame du Cormel
Jolingen
Napoleon
Saphire
Kansas City
George H. Darwin
W Ly, Dinkgring
New Zealand
Pacific
Columbia University
New York
Albrecht FP. K. Penck
North America
Europe
Atlantic
Edward Suess
Finland
Edo
Newfoundland
Ireland
Wales
Cornwall
Brittany
Hercynay
Marcel Bertrand
North Atlantic Ocean
Andrew H. Patterson
University of North Carolina
Peack
Wemondisher
Arcady
Moon and ancient laws in odd English notes
An eclectic clipping surveys planetary theory from Darwin to Penck, mixes in Atlantic geology echoes, and shifts to 19th century English statutes. It notes old Sunday restrictions on games, markets, and attire, plus royal rights over sea creatures and wildlife, with scattered historical reflections.
Noted Sayings and Their Sources Through History
A compact survey traces famous maxims to Plutarch Diogenes and Dickens and cites phrases like Circumstances over which he has no control and those living in glass houses. The piece links era figures such as Wellington James I and Buckingham to origins of common expressions.
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Plutarch
Hermonetus
Autigonisg
Sparta
Tim Cy
Diogenes
Duke of Wellington
Dickens
Micawber
David Copperfield
Yaeilis
Jula
Cato
Status
Caesius
Rome
Casalus
Hrutus
James I
Magland
Duke of Buckingham
Showplace Newport Beach and Naval Battle Tale
Beautiful Newport Beach is praised as a premier Atlantic coast resort with lavish homes near the sandy shoreline. The narrative recalls a naval battle near Sandy Hook, where a cannon shell grazed a vessel’s rigging, knocking a mast tip and startling the crew as they describe the dramatic encounter.
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Newport
R. 1
Ajore
Xoehay
Ship Captains Narrow Escape At Fulton Street Dock
A two masted fishing smack under Capt Robert Tapper brought a frightened crew to the Fulton Street dock after a rough voyage described as like a South Sea cyclone. The crew appeared shaken and the deck was damaged, with the main gate broken and a pipe knocked from a mouth during the crisis.
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New York
Gleaner
Robert Tapper
Pulton_Street
Baby with rare disease draws Kansas doctors' notice
A one month old infant at Kansas City hospital suffers streptococcal polyarthritis, spreading to multiple joints. Doctors note the unusual age for such infection, report improvement after a week of treatment, and say no parent carriers found while the child feeds normally and rests with a near normal temperature.
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Kensas City
Kansas State
Perry's Niagara Returns After Lake Erie Rebuild
Perry's flagship Niagara, raised from Lake Erie after nearly a century, survived a fierce storm on its voyage to Fairport. The ship, escorted by the S. S. training ships Wolverine and Essex, arrived at the Grand River mouth to a large reception with thousands inspecting the historic vessel and the rallying cry Nan Give Up the Ship.
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Fairport
Perry
Niagara
Lake Erie
Nan
S. S
Walverine
Essex
Grand River
Navarino Bay Salvage Company Forms in London
A newly formed London firm Navarino Bay Salvage Co aims to recover sunken treasure from the Bay of Navaribo off western Greece where 63 warships were sunk in 1827 by British French and Russian fleets. Forty three vessels have been located and buoyed. waters are clear and shallow, inviting a rich harvest of ships chests gems and other valuables, with legal salvage activities focused on recoverable items beyond weapons.
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London
Navarino Bay
Bay of Navaribo
Greece
England
France
Russia
Unconventionalities and Vexed Chat in Tart Lore
Fragmentary dialogue captures friction and social banter with slang and rustic humor. Phrases reference money lending, noisy eating, marriage, work interruption, and a mistaken familiarity. The tone mixes Irish and tavern style speech with local color and hints at a broader coastal or port setting.
Suffragers and Town Gossip Echo Chatter
A jagged fragment shows townsfolk named Dabney Wilkins and Miss Strongmind discussing Thompson and a thrown object. The dialogue hints at social tensions around suffrage, with mockery and irony about a public incident.
Canning at Home Turns Profitable From Fruiting Jars
The article argues home canning is a useful thrift despite effort. It describes cleaning, heating jars, and sealing methods for fruits like blackberries and grapes. It covers bean canning, air leakage, pinholes, and adjusting lids to ensure proper preservation. Alabama references end abruptly.
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Loya
Patent Cattery Ag J Cao
le Fe West
Alabama
Beef a la Mode from a Historic Recipe
Be careful of the old recipe's wording as it instructs two pounds of beef tied with string then browned in lard. It uses bacon bits calf's foot carrots and onions simmered with hot water for hours and finished with wine for flavor while noting the jelly from calf’s foot yields a gelatine effect.
Hat Potato Salad Recipe Note from Woman's Ward
A dated kitchen note describes washing peeling or slicing potatoes, frying bacon, then combining bacon, bacon grease, cider vinegar and paprika with onion juice. The mixture is stirred and served hot with bacon slips and chopped parsley as a topping.
Duchess Soup Improvised Recipe Card
A quirky historical recipe lists odd spellings for ingredients like onion tree and taliespoony, with steps to cook a golden brown bake, rub through and mix with cheese, then temper yolks and fold into a seasoned base. The garbled text suggests a kitchen project, not a standard dish.
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Duchess
Uwe
Lytter Winain
Grandmother's Rye Cakes Recipe Frayed Text
A fragment from a grandmother recipe lists ingredients for rye cakes including sweet malik, salt, sugar, rye meal, baking powder, molasses. The directions mention mixing and dropping from a spoon into deep fat, but many words are garbled and unclear.
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Malik
Scrubbing Floors Inspires Practical Pal Letdown
A square piece of board is placed on the floor with rasines at each corner to simplify scrubbing tasks on floors or the piazza. A scribbins pail can be moved along the board instead of lifting it, offering a convenient method for cleaning in everyday spaces.
Polish Shoes With Lemon Juice Brighten Them
Instructions for shining shoes from a historical text say to brush off dirt, rub with lemon juice, let it dry, then apply black polish. The result should be a bright, shiny finish.
Heat the Ricer For Polainex Vegetables Use
Heating the ricer used for polainex or other vegetables speeds work and makes vegetables lighter.
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New Broome
Savof
Asia
Earth
Parliament
Wang
Wagoner
Taro
Hassel
Hazard
Chese
Lot
Morse
Charing
Rosa
Flr
Newport Beach
Atlantic Coast
Hera
Sandy Hook
Sindy Wook
Tor
Newport's
Beach
Flaherman
Commodore
Hewligus
Miz Larkins
Smykins
Fanian
Canning
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