Exiles’ Escape Night Ride From Zenda
In the king’s dressing room Sapt and I plan a daring ruse to swap places with Rudolf Rassendyll. We slip through the palace, commandeer two horses, and flee toward the forest as Black Michael pursues us. After a tense chase, we pause to watch the duke and his retinue, wary of treachery and traps.
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Fritz von Tarlenheim
Sapt
Fritz
Rassendyll
Black Michael
Rudolf Rassendyll
Michael
Zenda
Rudolf
Camse
Max Holf
Johann
Highness
The Mystery of the Silent Wine Cellar
The scene shifts as Sapt and I reach the lodge to find signs of struggle. We uncover the wine cellar and Josef the servant dead by a throat wound. The king remains missing and fear grips us as we search for answers.
Father and son clash over punctuality at breakfast
A Philadelphia clergyman complains about his son's tardiness at Sunday breakfast. The youth defends himself with wit, saying he hopes the clock is wrong yet admits it is probably right. The exchange, cited from Lippincott's, reveals a humorous but pointed dynamic between parent and child.
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Philadelphia
First New York Auction Advertises Gov Montgomeries Books
The 1732 New York Gazette notes a public sale of books from John Montgomerie late governor of New York. Auction to begin June 1 at 8 pm with a catalogue available at the Coffee House. This marks an early use of the term auction.
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John Montgomerie
Province of
New York
New York Gazette
Eskimo Clothing Superior To European Arctic Wear
In Harper's Magazine V Stefanson notes native Eskimo garments outclass European arctic outfits for weight, warmth, and comfort. A full Eskimo suit weighs ten to eleven pounds versus a single deer skin coat, yet remains flexible and protective in 50 degree cold, making hooded coats and fur underlayers preferable to European gear.
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Nansen
Norway
V. Stefansson
Harper's Magazine
Court Laughter Breaks Tension in New York Appeal
A young New York attorney faltered before five supreme court judges and was urged to speak plainly. He retorted that the judge should close his mouth to spare him and the court from dense ignorance of the law. The court laughed, he grew eloquent, and won his case amid applause.
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New York State
Supreme Court
Smithers
Bohemian Magazine
Trials of Writers Professors Lounsbury on English Grammar
Professor Lounsbury of Yale discusses grammar difficulties in Harper's Magazine. He defends the use of whose for inanimate references and examines the singular pronoun with everybody. Jane Austen avoided trouble with plural pronouns. no perfect solution seems reachable.
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Lounsbury
Yale
Harper’s Magazine
Professor Lounsbury
Jane Austen
Predigested Breakfast Cereal Question Sparks Banter
A town resident visits a grocery and asks for a good breakfast cereal. The clerk presents a predigested food and the customer asks who produces it, prompting a humorous exchange in the shop.
Good For an Appetite
A dialogue contrasts a thin man’s envy of a robust appetite with the plump man’s claim that food itself is the best remedy. The exchange turns on appetite as a raison d etre and hints at humor in simple sustenance.
Eskimo Rite Seeks Polar Bear Proof for Marriage
A rough wooing rite allows an Eskimo youth to marry only after killing a polar bear unaided. He then goes at night to seize the first girl he can surprise, signaling his ability to provide for a family.
Happy Drummer Praised by Eccentric Hans von Bülow
The famed pianist Hans von Bülow, celebrated for eccentricity, joined a Vienna regimental band’s drummer crowding in with small boys. He applauded each beat and praised the rhythm, delighting onlookers and the band. After the piece, he bowed to the drummer and thanked him for a refreshing performance.
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Hans von Bulow
Vienna
Bulow
Testing His Tongue in Brooklyn Wedlock Tale
A Brooklyn wife suspects her husband drinks and tests him by reading a list of long words. The husband mispronounces most, revealing his misstep while the wife feigns distress to expose the truth. The tale plays on language slips and marital suspicion.
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Brooklyn
Winter at a French Chateau Narrows American Comfort
A Boston visitor at a Fontainebleau area chateau endures 24 hours of icy rooms and questions how locals withstand the arctic temperatures. He notes the stark contrast between summer warmth and winter chill and ponders how to make foreign homes livable for Americans abroad.
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Fontainebleau
France
Heat of the Sun Temperatures and Brightness Compared
A historical note explains the sun’s surface temperature as about 18 000 degrees Fahrenheit and 80 to 90 times the boiling point of water. It states the sun’s light is 5 300 times brighter than a Bessemer converter and 146 times the intensity of oxyhydrogen flame.
The Alexandrian Library’s Vast 47 B C Collection
As early as 47 B C the great Alexandrian library housed over 40 000 valuable books, a monumental archive reflecting ancient scholarship and learning.
Wonderful Voice Dominates Boston Peace Jubilee 1869
Mme Parepa Rosa's singing rose above 12,000 voices and an orchestra of over 1,000 instruments at a Boston peace jubilee attended by about 40,000 people. The vast hall held a massive multi-ensemble audience as the soprano delivered a standout performance.
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Boston
Mme. Parepa Rosa
Isolated Greece and its Transportation Limits
Greece remains an isolated country with 25 941 square miles and about 2 500 000 people. It has no rail links to others and depends on sea for commerce. Major ports include Piraeus Patras and Volo with Syra and Corfu as island hubs. The population is given as 6 000 000 with around 4 000 000 of Turkish origin.
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Greece
Europe
Turkish Macedonia
Piraeus
Athens
Patras
Volo
Syra
Corfu
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Matten
Streisar
Josef
Colonel Sapt
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