Ancient Gluttons and Lavoisier the Father of Chemistry
Ancient Greeks and Romans famed for excessive drinking. Caesar and others are cited for heavy wine vows and royal feasts, while emperors Nero and Commodus illustrate excess. Lavoisier is described as near the father of chemistry for advancing analytical methods and redefining chemical concepts.
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Caesar
Eutychus
Sig of
Macedon
Alexander the Great
Aeiberius
Rome
Ofien
Biberus
Tippler
Iam
Vitellius
Which Is The Longest Bible Chapter Question
An elderly stranger addressing the Sunday school asks aloud which chapter is the longest in the Bible. A boy named Tucker answers Psalm one nineteen, prompting a moment of quiet before the lesson continues.
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Ae Tucker
Chicago
Charwoman points out ivy spelling at school
A charwoman explaining why she removed a girl from a school tells a mother that the teacher believed IV stood for four, but the child knew it spelled ivy, mocking the teacher’s accuracy.
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London Graphic
Mysterious Letter Describes Siege and Battle Anecdote
The fragment recounts a siege with armed defense and swift combat where rebels lacked guns but used pistols and pikes. The narrator claims musket advantage, describes a brutal melee, and notes uniforms varied with green common. A London Mail quip about a parliamentary bill ends the piece.
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Pe Pontics
London Mail
Excursion Train Delays Amid Football Trip
A Saturday excursion train to a football scene moved slowly with frequent stops. Passengers waited at a station named March where an official directed them. A traveler joked that it may be March now but it was January when they started.
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Imna
Chicago Record-Herald
The Coinage of Money In Ancient Asia Minor
A fragmentary note discusses the origin of money with references to Asia Minor and the Ly Lans credited as early inventors. It mentions electrum coins bearing a lion's head and the spread of Greek gold coinage through the ages.
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Asia Minor
New York American
Hymn Hint Sets Boy’s Exam Victory Scene
The Rev. Thomas Jordan counsels a college anxious about a boy’s exams. After results, the son sends a cryptic reply "Hymn 342, fifth verse, last two lines." The father consults the hymn and reads "Sorrow vanquished, labor ended, Jordan passed."
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Tercely
Thomas Jordan
Jordan
Stars and Light Years Explaining Cosmic Distances
The article explains light years as astronomical distance units and compares star distances such as Alpha Centauri and Sirius. It notes parallax limits, the vastness of space, and the challenge of measuring stars, with Arcturus cited as nearer among distant suns and most stars beyond current reach.
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Arcturus
Fragmentary courtroom exchange reveals frank testimony
A damaged excerpt shows a courtroom exchange where counsel questions a witness with blunt candor. The transcript hints at intense questioning and insistence on truth amid the proceedings.
Jack and Gill cited as historical names and moon myth
The text notes that Jill or Gill abbreviates Gillian or Juliana, mentions Icelandic myth of Gill and moonlit waters carried on a pole, and references a 16th century play titled Jack and Gill at the English court. It also notes nursery rhyme familiarity among children.
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Jack
Gill
Jill
Gillian
Juliana
Jack and
The Origins of Botany Across Ages
The text traces botany from Aristotle in 347 B C to the fifteenth century and the 1735 introduction of Linnaeus system, which became the foundational framework for the science. It notes Aristotle began inquiries later answered by Linnaeus, shaping modern botany.
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Aristotle
Linnaeus
A Poet's Poor Pay Price for Poems Told
The poem return to Bry ant shows two dollars per poem was his asked price and he accepted it with satisfaction. A visitor in New York later recalled buying the earliest edition for twenty dollars, a sum he claimed was far more than Bry ant earned for composing the entire work.
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Bryant
New York
Judging by the Looks Quiz Inspires Aged Guess
A child questions her Great Aunt Otte about age. The girl examines her relative and softly says she doesn’t look new, prompting a lighthearted exchange captured in a quote from Woman's Home Companion.
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Otte
Margaret Voldly
Charlotte
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