Cordwainers of London An Ancient Leather Guild
The Cordwainers guild in London dates to Henry IV in 1140 with later charters extending leather trades. It regulated prices for Cordovan and cowhide shoes, limited masters to eight servants, and governed street commerce. Today the Cordwainers’ company focuses on tradition, education, banquets, and charities with annual income about 46500 dollars.
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London
Henry IV
New
Londinium
Britain
Gilda Corvesaorum
Oxford
Henry I
Penta Okarat
Cordwainers’ Company
Baltimore American
Doctor and patient discuss stomach illness and care
A mocked dialogue ends with a doctor diagnosing a stomach disturbance. The remedy is abstaining from eating until recovery, echoed by a Chicago Tribune quote about the cure.
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Chicago Tribune
The Late William James on Executive Ability
A Boston observer recalls William James saying business stress comes from whisky not brain power. He cites a tale of a boy asking for executive ability and a father answering it is the skill of earning bread by others’ sweat.
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William James
James
Washington Star
Bayeux Tapestry Believed Created for William I
The Bayeux tapestry, twenty inches wide and 230 feet long, is divided into seventy two panels. It depicts events from Harold’s visit to the Norman court to his death. The work is said to have been wrought by Matilda or under Odo’s direction and rests in the public library of Bayeux near Caen.
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Bayeux
Matilda
William L
Odo
Harol
Caen
Beggar Faces Skepticism Over Hunger in London
A London encounter shows a beggar pleading for aid as a woman dismisses his story, and the beggar retorts that his hunger has visibly worsened him after three days without food. The exchange underscores hardship and public attitudes toward poverty.
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London Mail
Endurance of a Wyoming sheep herder in a blizzard tale
In Everybody's Magazine G. W. i. den recounts Arthur Chenoweth braving a brutal North Platte storm while guiding a flock north of the river. Caught in driving snow and wind, he and his sheep struggle to survive, he returning with frost and a bare torso as his flock perishes. He reaches Casper after hours of peril, frostbitten but alive.
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G. W. i .den
Everybody's Magazine
Arthur Chenoweth
Chenoweth
North Platte River
Casper
Quebec Shoe Dealer Receives Odd Family Ordered Shoes
A Quebec shoe dealer recounts a French Canadian customer asking to send shoes for a large family with many ages listed. The note mentions a carrier named Sam Jameson and ends with the question How much for the entire order and several children ranging from 1 to 42 years.
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Quebec
Sam Jameson
Jean St. Jean
Sophie St. Jean
Hermedes
Lenore
Honore
Celina
Narcisse
Octavia
Phyllis
Olive
Philiple
Alexendre
Bruno
Pierre
Eugene
Edouard
Adrien
Decailly
Zoel
Joseph
Moise
Muriel
Hilaire
Choice Bouquet Inspires Greeley Dinner Tale
A revived Horace Greeley anecdote recalls the 1868 press dinner honoring Dickens. Greeley declined most wines, tossing aside his glass except for one rose boutonniere. He raised the glass to his nose as others drank, the rose’s fragrance fueling his indulgence.
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Horace Greeley
Les Dickens
Dickens
Greeley
Questioning Interactions Highlight Frustration in Times Story
The Los Angeles Times recounts an encounter where Smith asks Jones about his glasses, prompting irritation. The brief incident underscores how stubborn inquiries can provoke sharp responses and test social tact.
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Los Angeles Times
Smith
Jones
Aes
Balzac in Debt and Delusion as Fame Grows
A critic notes Balzac’s rising fame accompanied by mounting debts from early Paris publishing years. In 1837 he owed about 162000 francs and pursued lavish splurges while dreaming of wealth. His visionary schemes, from transporting Poland to France to auctioning national arts, reveal a sovereign yet reckless genius.
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Balzac
Paris
France
Rossini
Poland
Mme. Surville
Parade Speed Echoed by Ancient Carpenter Tale
A fragment from the Courbstone club notes a carpenter counting motorcycles seen from his house one evening. He observed a repeating rider circling the block so quickly that the pace resembled a parade, leading to a peculiar discovery about tire marks and the same motorcycle reappearing.
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Courbstone Club
Youngstown
Soldier Sold as Wagon Delays Convoy Lesson
In an English camp a battalion trained to move a convoy through open country. One man lay down pretending to be a wagon wheel. The major angrily demanded why he did not advance, and the man replied he could not move because his wheel was off.
First Sunday Goliath Question Amusing Reply
A humorous National Monthly note recalls a boy in Sunday school who says he did not answer because he was sitting in the back seat. He explains he could not see who killed Goliath, after being told he would not be asked questions on his first Sunday.
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Little Jack
Jack
Goliath
National Monthly
Prevaricator and the Latin roots of a courtroom term
The term prevaricator derives from Latin meaning a straddler with distorted legs. In Roman courts it described a person colluding with an opponent to commit dishonesty, and over time falsehood became the core meaning of the word.
Parlor Cynicism Echoes Faulty Syntax in Toronto Party
A cynic recalls a Toronto party hosted by ostentatious "new rich" neighbors. An inquiring friend asks if everything went well. The reply confirms all was well except for the sloppy syntax, noting the lapse in language as the only observed rule.
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Toronto
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