Waterloo Centenary Interest Sparks Historic Battle Recap
A long narrative recalls the 1815 Waterloo campaign. Napoleon's bold moves, Ney and Blucher clash, Wellington’s defense at La Haye Sainte and Hougomont, and the culminating British counterattacks decide the fate of Europe. This reminiscence links Napoleon’s past to Centennial curiosity in Belgium.
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Lyons
France
Ney
Napoleon
Paris
Duke of Wellington
Antwerp
Marshal Blaecher
Liege
Lower Rhine
Beaumont
Mons
Bluecher
Sambre
Wellington
Quatre Bras
Ligny
Namur
Rinecher
Wavre
Alvergent
S. Ney
Blnecher
Napoleon Wis
Columans
Gronelly
Waterloo
Welligton
Tlougemont
Chen
Mickett
Gettysburg
la Haye Sainte
Howyermont
Bamerser
Ponsonby
Buelow
Hank
Planchenoit
Lange Sainte
Old Guard
Middle Guard
Hougemont
Tua Haye Sainte
Grouchy
Tuecher
Wel- Mouton
Af Gromehy
la If Sainte
Mougemont
Moaitland
Maithind
Ologe
Bloweckers
Napaleon
When Crows Mobilize in Battle Over Woods
Walter Prichard Eaton describes crow mobilizations in Harper's Magazine. He cites observers Kings Stone and Bull noting crows gathering for hours, with cries and black fragments rising like explosions to reveal the battle site beneath trees. The witness accounts mention a horned owl with a dead crow, crow attacks on foxes, and a farmer noting owls or hawks as a mobilization curse.
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Walter King Stone
Wlllswater
Charles Livingston Bull
Winslow Homers
Pairting
Mike
Walter Prichard Eaton
Harper's Maguazine
Charm of Iceland A Land of Wild Grandeur and Waterfalls
A descriptive piece praising Iceland as a beautiful yet poverty stricken land. It highlights majestic volcanic mountains, cupola shaped peaks, mighty waterfalls, lakes, steaming craters, and mild summer nights. It notes clean air, tourism potential, and limited transport hindering inland exploration, with hope for railways and hotels to boost visitation. American Scandinavian Review.
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Iceland
Good Catchers and Their Quick Wits On The Baseball Diamond
The article discusses how top catchers require quick wits and sharp sight to anticipate pitcher weakness and relay signals to the bench. It notes three years of major league experience as typical for competence, describes unorthodox throws from odd positions, and details deceptive plays that trap baserunners and retire runners at home.
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Archer
Arthur Macdonald
American Education Review
Evolution of the chair from benches to seats
A survey of furniture history traces chairs back to 1600 in England, when imported French chairs inspired native carpentry and fashion influenced chair sizes. The piece also touches on whips and a tale of Sarah Bernhardt mimicking death, ending with a brief Baltimore Baltimore American anecdote.
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Charles I
France
Milady
London Standard
Sarah Bernhardt
Abul Guid
Constantinople
Abdul
Tlace
London Chronicl
Thackeray and the Eggs in Amperth Breakfast Tale
A London Chronicle writer notes Thackeray’s Boston Amperth breakfast mishap with boiled eggs missing their shells. The waiter quips the shells are in the glass, prompting Thackeray to ask where the sticks. The item follows a humorous exchange about biscuits made by strict scientific formula.
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Thackeray
London Chronicle
Boston
Jim
She- Q
Richmond Times
Dispatch
Curious Childrens Exaggerations and Punishments Referenced
A jumble of quirky phrases and a Baltimore American quip cites a caput pun about capital punishment. The text recalls a Boston Clanscript joke about excuses and a line noting a grand battery being overcharged. It references historical notes and quotes from Arrian, linking to beheading and the head.
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Baltimore American
Awkward Quote Frames Unclear Future Insight
A Kansas City Journal snip shows odd lines about foretelling futures with two dollars and a Latin sounding phrase. The fragment hints at a cultural or humorous snippet but lacks full context or clear人物. The page item presents quirky chatter rather than a full story or report.
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Kansas City Journal
Crab Market Woes Reflect Uptick in Prices and Shortage
In a quip about the economy, Muuteh PHege nde Blatter notes the irony of editing crabs when prices soar. He laments luck, saying when crabs are cheap funds vanish, and when money is available the supply dwindles, highlighting buyer and seller pressures in a volatile market.
The Sun’s Color Through a Blue Veil of Air
A New York American excerpt explains that the sun appears blue through the air, while the atmosphere acts as an orange veil filtering blue rays. It argues the air’s thickness reddens dawn and dusk, prevents sunstroke, and predicts the sun will gradually become yellow over a million years.
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Cach
New York American
Proper nasal breathing to fill the lungs fully
A Boston Post excerpt urges breathing through the nose rather than the mouth, ideally outdoors or at an open window. It details a full-lung technique using the diaphragm, with a breath hold and slow exhalation to maximize lung, heart, liver, and abdominal wellness.
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Boston Post
The Sun in Alaska in December and June
The Sun in Alaska is described as identical to midnight at noon on December 21 in Pairbanks with 180 degrees colder air and snow on the ground. In interior Alaska winter days see sunrise near 1 oclock and sunset about 2 in the afternoon with temperatures around 40 below zero. In summer temperatures reach about 90 degrees on June 27, illustrating a vast diurnal range.
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Alaska
Pairbanks
Exchange of Courtesies in Munich and a Mortgage Tale
A noted journalist Moritz Gottlieb Saphir outwits an irate stranger in Munich after a near collision at W street. The anecdote, from an Author's Journal, recalls a creditor mortgaging one’s home for an auto that later caused a life changing injury.
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Moritz Gottlieb Saphir
W Street
Munich
Saphir
Atlanta Constitution
Theosophist Quips On Diet At Our Boarding House
In a witty exchange from Our Boarding House the theosophist declares we become what we eat while a cheerful resident jokes about feeling like a menagerie after a month of eating hash. The Philadelphia Ledger provides the quip laden dialogue.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Inventions of bells credited to ancient Egyptians
The article attributes the invention of bells to the Egyptians who used percussion instruments to announce Osiris sacred fetes.
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Osiris
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