Most Powerful Organ in St Pauls Cathedral London
The organ at St Paul’s Cathedral in London is described as the world’s most powerful. It weighs about three tons on the bellows, with pipes hidden in the dome and others near the altar and behind choir stalls. The organ’s five keyboard rows and over 100 ivory stops are operated from a small loft. Built 1624 to 1700 by Bernard Schmidt, it cost over £2000 for inside work, with the case and carving bringing total cost higher. The instrument has since been rebuilt while preserving Schmidt’s pipes.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Bernard Schmidt
Schmidt
London Mail
Richmond and Writers A Historical Literary Center Tale
Richmond is likened to Boston as a literary hub with figures like Colonel William Byrd Edgar Allan Poe Matthew Fontaine Maury and John Reuben Thompson shaping its literary legacy through the 18th and 19th centuries in local and periodical circles.
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Richmond
Boston
Book
Alice M. Tyler
William Byrd
Marshal Richmond
Edgar Allan Poe
Southern Literary Messenger
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Great Scientist
John Reuben Thompson
Camp
Gustave
Local Writers Linked to Albemarle County Figures
Julian Street notes Albemarle County VA as home to writers Mary Johnston Ellen Glasgow Marion Harland Kate Langley Bosher James Branch Cabell Edward Peple dramatist J H Whitty Poe biographer and Colonel W Gordon McCabe historian and local figure in Collier's Weekly.
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Albemarle County
Mary Johnston
Ellen Glasgow
Marion Harland
Kate Langley Bosher
James Branch Cabell
Edward Peple
J. H. Whitty
Poe
W. Gordon McCabe
Julian Street
Collier's Weekly
Telegram Tales From Early Wires and Minds
The article recalls rare telegram writer errors and disbeliefs from the early telegraph era. A north of England man doubted his message had gone despite the form remaining in the instrument and the operator sounding the bell to reassure him. A Norfolk woman insisted on sealing her telegram in an envelope to hide its contents during transmission.
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Telegraph
F. E. Baines
Norfolk
Disguising Epsom Salt Suggestion Becomes Fad
A popular method proposes masking the taste of Epsom salt by mixing each teaspoon with a quarter teaspoon of cream of tartar and a little sugar then dissolving in hot water and adding cold water. The cream of tartar helps speed the salt’s effect, allowing a smaller dose.
Had No Nerve in Street Plea Shading Folly
A sample New York Times exchange shows an elderly woman denying impropriety as a man pleads for money with a sharp retort. The banter highlights social tension and street-level sharpness without graphic detail.
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D.L. P
New York Times
Politeness Costs Nothing Lightly Skirted By Sage and Fool
A brief exchange notes politeness costs nothing and that politeness masks true opinions. The sage asserts its value while the fool counters by saying politeness conceals what one really thinks of others.
Why don't you have your son examined by an alienist
A Baltimore American quote contrasts preferring a good American doctor with consulting foreign alienists, reflecting attitudes toward psychiatry and foreign experts. The line highlights nationalist sentiment influencing medical trust during the period.
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Baltimore
A Hopeless Task in Town Topica
A brief note shows a humorous exchange about Billie and a man named He-I, who ponders a puzzling action and faces questions about what they have done. The line captures a lighthearted moment of confusion and irony from the column.
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Billie
Walruses or Sea Horses of the Old Navigators
National Geographic Magazine describes walruses as large, hairless mammals with long ivory tusks and wrinkled skin. Males weigh 2 000 to 3 000 pounds, females about two thirds. Eski mos in Cape Vancouver hunt them from kyaks using spears and sealskin floats. mothers fiercely defend their young and mothers may pursue hunters.
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Cape Vancouver
Bering Sea
National Geographic Magazine
Eye glasses to ease motion picture viewing
The article notes that many cannot attend films due to eye strain and headaches, but properly fitted colored or clear glasses can greatly reduce discomfort. It recommends amber yellowish green or amethyst tints for sensitive eyes and advises moderate theater lighting to minimize irritation.
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Popular Science Monthly
Birds Like a Fich Describe Penguin Peculiarities
A fragment discusses a bird resembling a fich and notes penguin traits such as being featherless with stiff down, swimming underwater with only the head visible, and surfacing briefly during fishing, often mistaken for a Gsb by casual observers.
Briggins’s Midnight Hours Lead to Fortunate Marriage
The Washington Star recalls Briggins who claimed his late nights helped him rise. He danced often and eventually married a wealthy woman, illustrating how labor and luck intertwined in pursuit of success.
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Briggins
Washington Star
What Have You There Lucille A Letter From a Duke
A reader cites a Louisville Courier Journal note where Beth questions if a letter is business or love, and Lucille reveals it is a duke proposing to her via her lawyer. The item then shifts to short notes on Rice Dessert and various inertia tricks.
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Beth
Lucille
Louisville Courier- Journal
Primitive Reptile Tuatara Survives in New Zealand Islets
The tuatara, an almost extinct lizard like reptile known as Sphenodon punctatum, now lives only on rocky islets in the Bay of Plenty, northern New Zealand. It remains the sole living representative of prosauria and a living fossil, once hunted for food but now protected by law.
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Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
Power of a River Mills in Lawrence Lead World in Fiber Output
The Merrimac river powers Lawrence mills where 400 acres of mills employ 40,000 workers and produce about 2,000,000 tons of woven fabrics annually. This dominance is noted by the Exchange as unmatched globally.
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Lawrence
Merrimac
Mutual Discontent at Club Dinner Seating
Two clubwomen argue over seating at the annual dinner citing dull company. The exchange, reported in London Opinion, notes ongoing friction about social arrangement and personal experiences at previous gatherings.
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London
What's In a Name Corns at School.
A brief joke from the London Telegraph about a boy nicknamed Corns who sits at the foot of the class, explained in a polite exchange with an older man.
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London Telegraph
Room For Reconciliation in Cross Bill Mention
A Pittsburg Post item records a lawyer proposing filing a cross bill with a light quip from the wife about being too cross. The wife asserts she still loves her husband.
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Pittsburg Post
Corrected Night Nonsense Inspires City Laughs
Mr Gnaggs says I slept like a log last night while Mrs Gnaggs jokes about a jog. The Chicago News highlights a lighthearted quip and a note on steadfast purpose shaping destiny and erasing doubts.
Boxing and Wrestling Smokers Show At Moose Auditorium
Loyal Order of Moose stages a boxing and wrestling smoker in the Moose auditorium Thursday February 8 at 8 30 p m Featuring a top card a comedy sketch by a Portland entertainer a live orchestra and lively entertainment Ladies invited and public welcome
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Moose Auditorium
Portland
Order of Moose
Pd Adv
Tailored Suits and Coats by Mrs Terrell
First class dressmaking offers tailored suits and coats with satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs E B L Terrell advertises at 911 East Third, corner of Center. 501f
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E. B. L. Terrell
East Third
Corner of
Center
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Dayton
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Fred Patterson
Illinois
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Surrey
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Ford
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First Street
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B. A. Kirks
McMinnville
A. H. Boyd
G. W. Dayton
Spaulding’s Mill
Yamoreg Collection Agency
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Black
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H. W. Weaver
J. D. Kruse
Hermiston
Umatilla
Dan E. Balch
Enly
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Adenia
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Yamhill County
Clarence Butt
Harvey E
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Dees
S. P. Timberlake
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