Adventures Abroad of a Painter from America Chapter III
The narrator in X- recalls Sebastian Roch now a monk and witnesses court intrigue after a sudden arrest. A grand duchess grants him a surreal studio visit, painting her portrait while court life baffles him. He is eventually moved to the frontier and handed an unsigned note mocking his ambitions.
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Bischofsplatz
Bishop's Palace
Sebastian Roch
Mormorhof
Conrad
Marmorhof
Mathilde
Herr Weinricht
Hero Weinricht
Mr. Wain
Christendom
Dragoons
Authors’ Alliance
Advertising that builds steady recognition over time
An advertiser explains that consistent newspaper presence builds awareness rather than traceable single sales. He notes buying ads in about a dozen papers, aiming to reach the right audience and earn broad trust, trusting eventual buyers to seek his machinery. He emphasizes quality products and fair treatment to drive business.
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Northwestern
Britain’s Speaker Peel Compared With Crispo in Depth
A portrait of Sir Robert Peel’s son Arthur Wellesley Peel, the British Speaker, contrasts his long House career with the American Speaker Crispo. The piece notes Peel’s 27 years representing Warwick, posts as Parliamentary Secretary and Patronage Secretary, and duties as trustee of the British Museum and Strathfieldsaye estate, while marking Crispo’s higher influence despite lighter pay. It also discusses the prestige and powers of the English Speakership versus the American role, and includes a critical aside on railroad engineer heroism.
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Peel
Gladstone
Disraeli
O’connor
Parnell
House of Commons
Robert Peel
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Mr. Gladstone
Warwick
Westminister
Parliament
Mr. Peel
Parlia‘mentary
Board of ‘Trade
The
Treasury
Home Department
House of Lords
United States Congress
House
British Museum
Caledonian Canal Trust
Duke of Wellington
Strathfieldsaye Estate
Hampshire
Crispoes
Congress
England
Reed
Blaine
Randall
Carlisl
Crisp
Th House
Committee On
Anecdote of Charlie the parrots curious wordplay
A parrot named Charlie mimics his household, calling for water with the children’s nicknames Reggie and Bertie. He pines for paste crust treats and imitates his mistress and her daughter in phrases like Do you like paste and Will you have a bit, ending with Ok rather.
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Charlie
Reginald
Albert
Reggie
Bertie
Doubt and Duty in Honest Life
The text asserts doubt is a natural but temporary phase not to drive action. A sincere person should act on admitted truth and plain duty, letting doubt fade as life experience confirms faith and fidelity to obligation.
Mind and speed of thought in late 19th century science
The article cites Helmholtz and Hirsch on the time for nerve and brain processes, noting a minute per mile for thought, touch, hearing, sight, and a brain action of seventy five thousandths of a second. It adds Donders’ finding that recognition uses forty thousandths and willing response thirty five thousandths of the interval. It also mentions the Cheerful Chaperon and a salary example for summer travel couriers, plus a note that most sheep perish before their first year.
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Helmholtz
Hirsch
Donders
New York Sun
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