Color as a Matter of Color in a King’s Coronation Tale
A narrator’s chance encounter during a coronation visit reveals social tensions and curiosities about race as Johann, a suspicious stranger, vies with locals. A young woman flaunts flirtation, while the narrator reflects on color as identity and value amid palace intrigue.
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Michael
Toe
Riocess Flavia
Antoinette de Mauban
Streisau
Black Michael
Johann
Johbana
King and impostor meet in forest forking in Ruritania
Henry Holt & Streisau narrator travels to Strelsau and the forest of Zenda. He camps, sleeps, dreams of a royal marriage, and wakes to find Colonel Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim and the king of Ruritania discovering the English traveler Rudolf Rassendyll resembles the king. The two men recognize a striking likeness, foreshadowing identity intrigue as the tale continues.
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Colonel Sapt
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Rudolf Rassendyll
England
Sword
Tarlenheim
Rassendyll
Burlesdons
Burlesdon
Fritz
Sapt
Ruritania
Rudolf
Chapter III Interactions and Travel Ambitions
The narrative describes a duke's keeper avoiding prejudice over complexion and notes that kindness could have eased relations. A sister of the keeper's acquaintance in Strelsan invites him to stay, but duties prevent absence. He asks for a modest room to ease the travel and crowding of the journey.
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Strelsan
Ambition and fame: a citizen and a sardonic reply
A Washington Star exchange questions how fame is earned. The ambitious citizen argues influence follows achievement while the sardonic respondent suggests it can come from folly. The quote contrasts action and words as routes to notoriety.
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Washington Star
Eating on the Train in Spain
The piece describes slow Spanish express trains with speeds under 25 mph, praising the leisurely Spaniard and manana mindset. Travelers should bring their own lunches and share food politely with companions, while noting limited English among officials.
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Spain
Manana
The hostess who makes guests feel at home and included
A portrait of an ideal hostess who observes without intruding and skillfully keeps conversations lively. She arranges gatherings, draws out amateur musicians, shares the spotlight, and remains selfless about her own attire.
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Pease
The Law Against Killing in Animals
The piece argues a deep rooted instinct across species against killing members of one’s own kind. Cannibalism is rare and usually due to extreme stress or domestication. Natural selection has hammered the unwritten law, prompting avoidance and rescue of threatened kin, with few exceptions.
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Nansen
Fuilly
Haunted house reports strange prodigies at Ancona home
Extraordinary events at the Marracini residence in Ancona include knocking sounds water and milk jets from walls a cup of milk and wine appearing and a book levitating near two spiritualism volumes as the family and journalists seek a plausible explanation. The siblings describe the phenomena as central gossip in the city.
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Ancona
Signor Marracini
Nalls and their old coinage weight meanings
Nalls are described as sixpenny eightpenny and tenpenny based on 1000 units weighing six eight or ten pounds penny from penny which is a corruption of the older form of pound
Healthy scalp massage keeps hair healthy and full of life
A simple three step scalp massage loosens the scalp and stimulates hair roots. By using circular motions from the hairline to the crown and neck, the scalp remains loose and flexible, improving circulation and preventing dull hair.
Exalted Yawn Reveals Human Weakness at Sermon
A Washington Star anecdote recalls a young woman visiting Washington who noticed a high executive officer yawning during a Sunday sermon. She admits her veneration remains, yet is amused to learn even revered figures yawning unhidden, proving he is subject to ordinary human weaknesses.
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Washington
Washington Star
Persians Create Glass Varnish For Weatherproof Sculptures
A 516 B C varnish of transparent glass was applied to sculptured rocks to guard them from weathering. The coating remains intact today while the underlying rock shows honeycombing from exposure.
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B. C
Costly Moscow Cathedral Rivaling World Bodies
The Moscow Cathedral near St Peter's in Rome is described as the costliest cathedral. Exterior gold totaling 900 pounds was used, the largest bell weighs more than Great Paul in London, and the doors weighing thirteen tons cost 310000 dollars.
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Moscow Cathedral
St. Peter’s
Rome
London
Sculpture origins traced from Egypt to Crete and Rome
The article traces sculpture back to Egypt with later transfer to Greece and Rome. It notes an early Crete school and cites Pliny claiming Cretan sculptors first carved and polished marble.
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Egypt
Greece
Rome
Crete
Pliny
Violins Adjust To Weather More Than Other Instruments
The article notes that violins vary more with changing weather than any other instrument, suggesting climate shifts influence tone and tuning more than alternative strings or bows.
California's Name Origin From Cortes 1535
In 1535 Cortes named the California peninsula hot furnace, from two Spanish words caliente fornalli i, reflecting the overheated climate of the land he explored.
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California
Cortes
Peninsula
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