Judge Harlands Foot in Saving a Confederate Escape
At the start of the Civil War Basil Duke and companions fled near Elizabethtown when 4,000 Federals approached. John M. Harlan, later a Supreme Court justice, recognized Duke aboard a passing handcar and instead of stopping, he slowed the train by a quiet brake. Duke escaped, unaware until after the war that Harlan aided him to avoid being executed as a spy.
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Basil W. Duke
General Duke
Duke
Harlan
Central Kentucky
Kennett
Elizabethtown
Jouett
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court
John Harlan
Lexington
Youth Tries Defiance in Breakfast Table Confrontation
A youth asks if he will be punished and receives a grim confirmation from his father. The exchange follows a breakfast table scolding for rudeness, highlighting a tense family moment.
Wheat Prices Fall Prompting Flour Barrel Incident
Report from New York Weekly notes a dramatic wheat market drop described as a man being knocked flat by a falling barrel of flour. The exchange hints at a market panic rather than a precise event.
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New York Weekly
Two Points of View on a sidewalk peel
An exated old deacon argues a grown man who tosses orange peels is not a Christian. A bystander counters by asking what to think of an orange peel that throws a grown man onto the sidewalk.
Scotsman's threepence leads to arsenic request
A Scotsman with threepence seeks threepenny arsenic to end his life. The chemist asks the purpose and the man replies with a two penny answer, revealing his intent to self harm.
Essence of mummy and its Persian misuse in old medicine
A historical note surveys essence of mummy once used in cures from Persia and Egypt. It traces true and artificial mummies, embalmers methods, royal gifts, and a Naïve recipe for synthetic mummy from a Persian manuscript. The piece contrasts ancient belief with later sensational dialogue about exploration.
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Valley of the Nile
Europe
Asia
Persia
Louis
Catherine
Russia
Sadik
Charlotte of
Nizam
Harper's Weekly
Not Untold at a Reception for a Arctic Explorer
At a reception the evening’s highlight was a renowned Arctic explorer. A man introduced to a stout woman spoke of the loneliness and monotony endured high above the world.
Paris dramatists spot sleepy spectator at Comedie Francaise
Two famous Paris dramatists A and B attend a Comedie Francaise play by A. During the performance A notes a sleeping spectator in a box. The next night A and B return, A again spots the same man in a different play by B. The exchange jokes that the sleeper has not awakened yet.
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Paris Dramatista
Comedie Francaise
Puzzle Aboard Motor Drive Case With Expert Quip
A Montreal Star report notes a motor drive case where the offeur claims a car at forty mph could stop within ten to twelve feet. The judge questions feasibility recalling an expert who adds the outcome depends on the driver’s life.
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Montrea Star
Star counts in the sky rise to vast figures
The article notes about 3 000 to 6 000 stars visible to the naked eye in each hemisphere and millions more with a telescope. It cites that a two inch instrument has charted over 310 000 stars in the northern sky, with total visible stars in the entire vault estimated around 80 million.
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New York American
Irish hunting women show nerve and zest in perilous sport
The piece extols Irish hunts being a social and athletic spectacle. It highlights fearless women facing dangerous terrain, walls, and streams, with Irishmen and neighborhoods joining meets. Meath and Galway hunts are noted for frequent activity, while hospitality remains renowned, ending with a humor skew about a doctor’s death joke.
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Ireland
Meath
United Kingdom
Galway
London
Obsessive Lunatic Study Cited by Washington Researcher
An obstinate lunatic, Leroy M. Taylor of Washington, long devoted to the study of insanity, remarked that the invincible obstinacy of insanity drew his interest most in the subject. He
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Leroy M. Taylor
Washington
Dry Cleaning by Gasoline and Cornmeal
Home cleaning tip describes mixing gasoline with cornmeal to absorb for delicate fabrics. Place items in a cloth bag with meal, seal, shake and rub, then box and stand upright. Morning brushing removes meal and odor, though it is unsafe and not recommended.
Damages and Burglary Insurance in Anecdotal Tale
A New York dinner quip cites Brownlow overclaiming umbrella damages. The lawyer jokes about calculating damages by adding up costs: $8 umbrella, $6 recovered, a 1904 stick for $2.50, and $1.25 for ribs, totaling $17.75 before filing.
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New York
Brownlow
Dickens Buys Coal High as Prices Rise in 1839
A London Chronicle excerpt notes Dickens in March 1839 near Exeter arranging for his parents and observing coal costs at 26 shillings a ton. He quotes debating paying a boy two pence or two shillings for coal delivery, with the boy earning twopence.
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Dickens
Exeter
Mitton
London Chronicle
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Baird’s
Zion City
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