Mrs Black’s Humble Service for Cabinet Family
Mrs. Black helped in Vermont Avenue Christian church while her husband Jeremiah Black served in the cabinet. A driver Peter wished to attend a grander Presbyterian church but she accepted his plan to drive him to the other church after services, preserving the family’s dignity.
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Baer
Jeremiah Black
Washington
Vermont Avenue
Peter
Mrs. Black
Washington Post
Women and Jewels Across Centuries Spark Vanity
A Chicago News feature recalls ancient Roman women such as Lollia Paulina Faustina Domitia and Poppsea with jewelry valued in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. It notes Seneca’s quip on multiple earrings and cites Marie de Medici Philip the Good and the Duke of Buckingham for heavy jeweled outfits.
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Atlantic
Ling
Lollia Paulina
Caligula
Faustina
Domitia
Casonia
Seneca
Rome
Poppsea
Calpurnia
Julius Oesar
Marie de’ Medici
Philip the Good of
Burgundy
Duke of Buckingham
St. James
Chicago News
The Man and His Watch Pickpocket Tale
A New York Times story recounts a man who advertises to return his lost watch for the full $150. A con man reappears, retrieves the money, then returns the watch and asks how it was taken. The victim pockets the watch again, only to discover it is gone a second time.
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New York Times
Observation Highlights Mrs Duckley’s Germ Fear
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes Mrs Duckley’s extreme germ aversion. The text mentions she boils water for all uses and keeps a nickel in her mouth, revealing unusual hygienic behavior.
Letter of Introduction at the Press Club Recounts Arkansas Visitor
A gaunt Arkansas man seeks out Opie Read at the Press club in Chicago to deliver a handwritten introduction from his son John Scruggins. Read notes the letter is legible though phonetically penned, and the visitor spends a pleasant afternoon at the club.
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Arkansas
Opie
Press Club
John Scruggins
Mr. Scruggins
Arkan- 888
Chicago Times Herald
Courage, Fear and a Trooper’s Ride in Wartime
Rudyard Kipling recounts a trooper who saved a wounded horse and argued rules on rising behind his officer. The officer threatened violence over a refused mount, yet the horse carried them to safety, amid Zulua combat. The trooper did not report the incident, risking commission loss for reporting abuse.
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V. C
Zulua
Rudyard Kipling
When the Sea Was Fresh Water
The article explains the ocean's early brackish state before land and life. It notes cooling waters, salts forming from gases, and rivers delivering salts to the sea. It estimates seven million cubic miles of salt in modern oceans and observes removing all salt would not lower sea level.
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New York World
When I was out west a young man at the hotel causes a stir
A maker of tools recalls a west visit where a guest regales with wild nights. He wins at poker, returns drunk and assaults a porter, then wanders the halls singing. At checkout he asks for the room key and asks if discounts are offered to ministers, expressing pathos at the bill.
Didn't Scare Him a Bit Bragging About Kiss Claim
A brief exchange from the Cleveland Leader notes Percival Teatles dismissing a claim by Old Millyons that his daughter was kissed last night. The dialogue frames a youth scandal as social bravado with no stated consequence.
Success In War and the Make of Great Captains
The text argues that true success in war rests on both mental insight and moral power to act confidently in crises. It highlights Admiral Nelson as an example where these elements converge, noting Captain Mahan’s Life of Nelson as the source.
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Nelson
Captain Mahan
Nelxou
Big Guns and the Making of Mighty War Cannons
The article describes a 60 ton steel gun with an 18 inch chamber and a 153 inch breech, a 60 groove rifling twist, a 1100 pound projectile, and 600 pounds of powder per shot. It details costs, the jacket banded tube, and the costly multi step process from melting and casting to forging, tempering, precise finishing and final assembly.
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Harper’s Round Table
Place de la Concorde in Paris A historic square revealed
The article chronicles Place de la Concorde as a famed Paris square with the Luxor obelisk and paired fountains. It notes the 18th century reshaping, the 1770 fireworks panic with 1,200 deaths, and the 1790s guillotine era calling it the Place of the Revolution, with many notable executions including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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Paris
Place de la Concorde
Luxor
Egypt
Louis Philippe
Louis XV
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Charlotte Corday
Mme
Elizabeth
Robespierre
Chautauquan
Edhem Pasha Described by War Correspondents
The New York Times portrays Edhem Pasha, a Turk leading in Thessaly, as courteous, intelligent, and diligent. He appears modest, frank, and sincere, detesting trickery and politics while earning the respect of his subordinates.
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Edhem Pasha
Thessaly
Edhem
New York Times
Baptismal Debate At Creek Sparks Dry Debate
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a baptism attempt halted by rain and a man undecided between modes. The minister pauses as the雨 falls and the candidate questions the need for completing the ceremony, highlighting a moment of religious indecision.
A New Dynasty Not By Prince of Wales Ascending Throne
The text argues that no new dynasty would begin with the Prince of Wales becoming king. It asserts a change of dynasty means a change in the reigning family, noting the Tudors ended with Elizabeth I and the Stuarts began with James I and ended with Anne.
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Prince of Wales
Elizabeth
James J
Anne
A New New England and the Suburban Shift
The article argues that trolley lines and growing country homes are transforming Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Rural areas will become suburbs of industrial centers as cities lure residents to year‑round country living. The trend could create a landed aristocracy and a new New England.
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New
New England
Alvan F. Sanborn
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Bronzing Copper Objects by Verdigris Bath Method
A Jewelers' Circular summary details bronzing medals and copper items using verdigris from acetate of copper and cal ammoniac in vinegar. The process involves boiling, diluting, reboiling, and transferring while boiling to clean medals, with cautions on timing, bath concentration, and avoiding thick oxide layers that may flake or discolor.
Mercury Difficult to Observe Says Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly argues Mercury is not as hard to detect as common lore claims. While twilight viewing is necessary, northern latitudes and horizon haze near the sun hinder sightings, yet the planet’s path and atmospheric disturbances do not render it utterly invisible.
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Mercury
Copernicus
Vistula
Atlantic Monthly
Young Doctor Dismisses Woman In Hospital Scene
In a New York Telegram excerpt a young doctor at an uptown hospital speaks bluntly to an elderly woman visiting for her son. He labels his condition cerebro neurosis and explains nerv ous prostration, while the woman asks for plain terms and admits her literary education.
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New York Telegram
Oldest Yew Trees Guarded in Mamhilad Churchyard Monmouthshire
Report notes yew trees in Mamhilad churchyard over 80 feet in girth with branches supported by iron bands. Claimed to date from Norman conquest era. Mentioned alongside a quip about a yachtsman and a pun about a clergyman.
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Kingdom
Mamhilad
Monmouthshire
Qlamorgan
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