Captain T Remains Wife in 1776 Hudson Rescue
In June 1776 on the Hudson near Christopher Street Captain Harris aids Harry Shipton and Edith Tremain. A boat wrecks a mother and infant, Harris saves them while Edith plans to join her husband with support from Washington. Charlie Shipton faces his loyalties as families split amid war.
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Hudson
Christopher Street
Harry Shipton
Dr. Harris
Hamilton
Charlie
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Harry
Edith
Charley
Hawilton
Papa
Mamma
Secret Service
Matilya
Halloa
Missus
Skrim
Atlantic Ocean
Washington
New York Congress
Connecticut
Delaware
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Committee On
Charlie Shipton
Shiptons
Broad Street
Colonel Shipton
Roland Tremain
Charles Shipton
Charles
Shipton
Newark
Tam
Ursula
Minsus
Gen. Washington
Edith Tremain
Richmond Hill House
Charlton
Varick Street
Captain Hamilton
Devil's fruit legends taint potatoes in Russia and Britain
The article recounts folklore tracing potatoes to Russia and Berwickshire, with a 1791(approx) introduction by Rowland and a Scottish tale of Sir Michael Scott and the devil on a Mertown estate. It notes locals call potatoes Devil's Fruit and end with a wry closing exchange about grit and survival.
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Russia
Rowland
Berwickshire
England
Sir Michael Scott
Britain
Wizard of the
North
Michael
Mertown
Ancient Egyptian astronomy and heliacal rising explained
The article describes how ancient Egyptians observed distant worlds using the horizon, defining heliacal rising and cosmical rising. It notes the rise of Sirius with Nile cycles, Thebes’ zodiac knowledge from 5,000 years ago, and how myth and worship framed their astronomical understanding.
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Ramesseum
Egypt
Thebes
Prickly pear lore from an African farm tale
The author recalls the tenacious prickly pear, noting its rapid sprouting from leaf scraps and cool fruit. It yields a refreshing but bland treacle, yet peeling requires care to avoid painful nettle-like thorns. A visit to Algiers sparked misadventure and days of stings from careless foraging in dry Cape weather.
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Africa
Algiers
Nessus
Cape
Writing for the Press on Small Note Paper
The piece praises using small note paper for press writing with twenty lines per page and five words per line, totaling one hundred words per page. It argues this method aids quick corrections and daily workflow, contrasting it with heavier foolscap which slows editors.
Avoid Rolling Manuscripts to Prevent Unread Submissions
The piece warns writers against sending rolled manuscripts as they damage editors and margins in transit. It notes that letter paper is tolerable but foolscap and rolled MSS create unreadable conditions. Some magazines promise to burn unread rolled manuscripts, urging writers to avoid this risky submission method.
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Uncle Sam
The Muir Glacier of Alaska A Century of Ice Giant
The article describes the Muir glacier at Glacier Bay Alaska as a vast sea of ice with a mile long wall 400 feet high and towers of ice shedding fragments. It notes its discovery by Vancouver in 1794 and first description by John Muir, its immense area about 1200 square miles and thickness around 1000 feet, and records its annual discharge of ice and water totaling billions of cubic feet. The piece mentions rapid center motion up to 65 feet a day, contrasts with Alpine and Greenland glaciers, and notes the glacier's retreat as sources of ice dwindle.
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Alaska
Muir Glacier
Vancouver
John Muir
Muir Inlet
Glacier Bay
Cologne
Muir
Gomar of Aletsch
Switzerland
S. B .Galdawin
Lake Erie
Weve
Wright
Greenland
Bay
Men and Manners in an Industrial Age
A prosy reminiscence on etiquette and discipline cites George Stephenson and a scene with gloves before the King of Belgium, noting courtesy and social rules. It recalls Chrystal teaching discipline in mathematics with a marble dropped on the floor, prompting a classroom test of attention.
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George Stephenson
Belgium
Mr. Stephenson
Frof
Chrystal
Precocious 8-Year-Old Sparks Hair Root Jibe at Board Home
The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche reports a boarding house landlady’s 8-year-old son, noted for unusual wit, had his head shaved and cheekily quipped to a bearded guest comparing hair roots, prompting lighthearted banter at the table.
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Memphis
Charley
Flower of the Air plant found in Chili and Japan
A plant called the flower of the air grows without a root and never fixes to soil. It twines around dry trees or rocks and bears two or three lily like flowers on each shoot. It travels long distances and sustains itself while suspended on a twig.
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Chili
Japan
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