Yorktown Manuscripts Unearthed in Paris Relating to Siege
The St Louis Republic reports discovery in Paris of Yorktown siege manuscripts. It includes Rochambeau diary from August 15 to October 19 1781, an engineer officer’s siege diary, and a color map. Copies accompany dispatches to Segur and Deux Ponts. The find, secured by Dodd Mead & Co, may be original papers carried by Deux Ponts.
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Yorktown
Paris
Count de Rochambeau
Hudson
America
George Washington
State Department
Washington
Department of War
France
Daniel
Gazette de France
Pennsylvania Gazette
Almon
Rochambeau
Duke de Lauzun
Segur
Count de Deux-Ponts
Preuch Archives
Department of State
United States
Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co
New York City
St. Louis Republic
Genghis Khan's Dominions in Mrs Roberts Historic Dwarfs
In St Nicholas Mrs Mary Roberts presents Dusan in Genghis Khan's service. After conquering China and vast Central Asia the empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to European Russia. Tributaries included Avmneiia Georgia and Rus powerhouse rulers who traveled to Karakorum. The capital faded from history. Kublai Khan later ruled from it. Mongol tents filled vast plains with a colossal imperial throne tent.
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Mary Shears Roberts
St. Nicholas
Dusan
Genghis Khan
Roberts Bays
China
Persian
All Central Asia
Persic Ocean
Ladeper
European
Russia
Avmneiia
Georgia
Bor Yeiu
Karakorum
Fonts
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
A Comparison No said Mr Comrox pensively
A Washington Stir excerpt presents a dialogue where Mr Comrox muses that duration does not govern importance. His wife presses about their daughter noting graduation will quicken in action yet delay in choosing a soda syrup. The line hints at brevity in public speech versus indecision in personal choices.
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Washington
When I Was First Married About Our Gily Wife
A brief antiquated quip notes a man recalling his first wife and a joke about a Gily woman, ending with a humorous punchline about their cook in a Chicago setting.
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Chicago
Texan on the jury in Italian homicide case shocks New York
In a New York Italian murder trial, Giuseppe Ladierre stabbed Nunzio Iullaz on November 26, 1896. A Texan juror led a dramatic defense, asserting the deceased deserved the plunge and steering the panel to a first degree verdict. Ladierre was acquitted and returned to Morrisania.
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Turkey
Ial Bell
Nunzio Iullaz
Giuseppe Ladierre
Ladierre
Supreme Court
Palmieri
Salluz
Tallaz
Jallaz
Giegerich
Texas
Iallaz
Sim Gardner
Budd Allen
Budd
Sim
Morrisania
New York
Knights of St Lazarus Order Origin and Purpose
In early Christian history a special knights order was formed to care for leprosy patients of all nations. Its headquarters were near Jerusalem, and it became known as Knights of St Lazarus or of St Lazarus and St Mary of Jerusalem.
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Knights of St. Lazarus
Jerusalem
St. Lazarus
St. Mary of Jerusalem
Aren’t you getting gray about the temples
A lyrical exchange unfolds after midnight as a Slayer asks about gray temples. The reply, weary but amused, notes no silver thread in her hair at that moment, capturing a quiet, intimate mood in Detroit Free Press prose.
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Detroit Free Press
Navel Oranges and the Australian Seedless Navel Tale
A Lewiston Journal excerpt recalls a market scene debating the origin of seedless navel oranges. A seller explains imports from Australia and grafting into California trees to produce the famous fruit, while a provocative aside riffs on creation and race. The piece blends humor with regional commerce lore and social commentary.
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Australia
California
Lewiston Journal
Dante Examination Tale from Professor Lowell’s Meeting
Judge Robert Grant recalls his 1876 Dante exam before Professors Lowell and Child. He prepared by studying the Inferno and Purgatorio especially canto 33, to avoid being caught unprepared when asked to begin at the final canto. The memory highlights strict, confidence boosting exam dynamics in early PhD candidacy.
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Lowell
Robert Grant
Scribner's
Clerks Blunder Gave Orrington Its Name in Maine
A Maine town’s name Orrington stems from a clerk’s phonetic spelling of Orange Town petitioned 125 years ago. The Massachusetts court incorporated the town as Orrington due to a misread, a rare origin shared by no other town. The piece notes spelling errors persist in print and copy work.
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General Court of
Massachusetts
Orangetown
Prince of Grange
William III
England
Massachusetts General Court
Orrington
New York Sun
Water bears resemble tiny bears under a microscope
A London Tit Bits piece describes tardigrada, the water bear. Despite its small size it shows remarkable endurance, surviving extreme heat and desiccation due to a double skin and albumen composition. It moves with four pairs of legs, has eyes and a brain, and thrives among debris in damp environments.
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London
Cost of House Building Says Small Homes Demand Low Cost
The Chicazo Record argues a modest, well-planned house can be built for far less than common beliefs. It stresses practicality over decoration and says a model home can be erected for a surprisingly small sum by judicious spend, focusing on duty, usefulness, and grace.
Court Ball in Rome Reveals Disorder and Vanity
At a Rome court ball the queen mingles with guests while the king and ministers neglect dancing. Supper rooms open to a chaotic crush as 200 women and 200 men push toward a lone, small room. Ambassadors and companions wait amid fainting and scandalous rushes, described in vivid but neutral terms resembling a railway bulletin.
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Farini
Rome
Hunsty Road
Visconti Venosta
Siddas
Royal murders and suicides stain historic monarchs memory
King Louis II of Bavaria killed two men during his reign and drowned with his medical attendant. King John of Saxony drowned in madness after a violent coup. the Austrian crown prince killed Baroness Vetzera before suicide. the Russian emperor killed Count Reuter in error. the Duke of Montpensier killed Prince Henry of Bourbon in a Madrid duel. Pearson's Weekly notes these notorious deaths and misjudgments in a somber roundup.
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Louis IT
Bavaria
Otto
John of
Saxony
Austria
Marie Vetzera
Russia
Count Reuter
Cout
Gutchina
Alexander
Infanta Eulalia
Spain
Duke of Montpensier
Prince Henry of Bourbon
Madrid
Prince Henry
Pearson
The White Box and Punishment Across a Family Tale
A tailor’s wife recalls a boy who stares at white coffins behind glass and wonders if God will punish him. Her harsh scolding escalates until the child asks to be placed in the white box. He dies soon after, the mother left to ponder punishment and faith as a funeral procession closes the story.
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Dex
Undertaker's
Colin
Chicago Tribune
Box
Moth
Carrie
Coldest region of Siberia inhabited by Jakut and Lame peoples
In Werkojank in Siberia extreme cold reaches minus 90 degrees with mean around minus 48. The region hosts about 10 500 Jakut and Lame people. Air is dry and winds rare, causing many to not feel the cold. Farther east storms occur. Temperatures rise to 36 F in shade. nights freeze. Inundations occur in late winter. Vegetation scant. homes are wooden with clay, one room, people live with animals. Milk is principal food. hares sometimes supplement. Wealthier classes fare better. hospitality is noted, table etiquette strict.
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Werkojank
Siberia
Sergius Kovalik
Geographical Society of
Irkutsk
Tina
Popular Science Monthly
Ingenious rainbow bow illusion apparatus described
A London report describes a box with a semicircular front opening forming a bow shape. Inside two prism prisms rotate on supports, driven by external handles. Strong light passes through prisms and a wired backdrop to break rays into shifting color effects, claimed as vivid and beautiful when prisms rotate oppositely.
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London
The World of Glitter Silver Wedding Toast
A humorous exchange about a couple’s silver wedding celebration. Mr Dunkelstein congratulates Mr Dunkelheim while guests misinterpret the occasion, joking their gifts suggest a silver plated wedding rather than a true silver wedding.
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Mr. Dunkelstein
Mr. Dunkelheim
Velvet and Lace Trims Dominate Summer Gown Styles
A New York fashion writer notes summer gowns feature flat velvet bands sewn on skirts with lace inserts four inches apart, contrasting colors under each row. Silk outlines the seams, wide ruches edge the skirt, sleeves, and shoulder cape while accordion frills sweep the dress from bodice neck to hem. Plaited sleeve tops and Marie Antoinette pelerines are edged with layered frills.
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New York
Profitable Speculation In Caxton Book Surfaces In Dublin Sale
A Dublin bookseller in the last century bought a bundle of secondhand volumes for a penny and sixpence and found Caxton's De Confessions Amantis inside. He later sold the work for over 1500, a record profitable literary gamble.
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Caxton
Dublin
Bourl
Chickens Reared on Milk For Gourmet Delicacy In France
A special breed known as poulet de lait or poulet miguel is raised in France for eating. The fowls are small, barely larger than a pigeon, and when cooked are said to appeal to gourmets. They are fed boiled milk and barley flour, making them plump and giving flesh a delicate quality.
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France
New York World
Baseball terms fading from the game as language shifts
The article notes baseball jargon like goose egg redhot grounder and daisy cutter fading from use as terms and baseball terms evolve with time. It contrasts changing language with persistent, heated balls and the idea that fashion in baseball speech grows duller or more descriptive over generations. It also briefly touches on dwarfs giants aging, and a peculiar note on smells from scraped something causing headaches.
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