Old Roman Naming Customs and the System of Nomenclature
The text outlines ancient Roman naming practice with the pegenouen somen and Cognone. It describes the praenomen as a single or double or triple initial, the nomen marking gens, the cognomen as surname, and a dinomen added for fame. Daughters receive feminine gentile endings and may be named Prima Secunda Vertia Quarta etc.
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Lae
Seiplo
Africa- Hive
Carthage
Gernanicus
Thoee
Sul Ha
Mareus
Cicero
Oetaving
Maorriage
Greek Coins Tested Purity of Metal by Ancient Tests
Ancient authors describe how early gold and silver coins dated to Croesus bore royal marks to guarantee value. Greeks used tests such as the Lydian stone, tone tests, breath on polished surfaces, and heating on red-hot iron to detect alloying and impurity in the currency.
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Croesus
Daffodil and Asphodel Etymology Explains Flower Names
The text traces the etymology of daffodil and asphodel, noting Homeric links to the meadow of shades and historical spelling shifts. It explains the modern spelling and the mysterious double d, including theories from childish insertion to French and English derivations and final “d” from “and.”
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Ted
Edward
Solitude and Brotherly Bonds Highlighted in Letters
The London Queen contrasts solitude as a taste with a witty remark by a girl about being alone with someone. It argues a boy benefits from a sister through shared vantage points and guidance, while a sister gains from a brother’s influence in broadening views and character.
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London
An Easy Creditor Seneca Thought on Debt and Conscience
A compact reflection on debt where the stomach is likened to an easy creditor. It drains virtue with small payments yet demands what is owed, not more than due, urging discipline and restraint. The passage warns against indulgence and misplaced appetite.
Looking Ahead Quotes on Marriage and Patience
A New York Press fragment quotes Gerald asking to marry and Geraldine asking for delay. Philosophical lines follow about necessity forcing doubtful acts, yet cannot make praise worthy as Joubert notes.
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Gerald
Geraldine
New York Press
Joubert
A Wonder of Japan's Gold Castle at Nishma
A palace in Japan covered with gold slabs sits atop a ridge with pyramidal form and gold dolphins at the summit. A salted gold mine water reservoir nearby powers the site, once a marvel sought by relic hunters. The top dolphins were protected. one was sent to Vienna, sunk en route, but later recovered and restored.
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Nishma
Japan
Marco Polo
Vienna
Tully
Jdipan Oe
Ihiy
Navy
Rey
The Whale Senses and Their Use Underwater
The article argues whales rely mainly on hearing underwater, due to limited vision and smell. It suggests their highly developed sense of sound could detect water vibrations from tail movements and rock impacts, helping navigation and sensing shoal fish in dim waters.
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London
Laughter as Emotional Insanity in Medical Talk
A medical discussion argues laughter is a short term emotional insanity and urges more of the right kind of laughter. It says laughter benefits facial muscles neck muscles and heart, improving nerve activity, while American readers are urged to keep laughing to break monotony and mix insanity with sanity.
A Picture of Tennyson Observed on a Railway Platform
A writer who met Lord Tennyson on a railway platform recalls his appearance. He described Tennyson as tall yet bent shouldered with long hair and beard, wearing an ugly cape and a large slouch hat. The writer likens him to a melodrama bandit and felt sympathetic watching him pace the platform.
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Tennyson
Lord Tennyson
Fiction And Its Power In Human Understanding
The passage discusses fiction as legitimately produced and society shaped, interpreting humanity in forms that quicken affections and warn against social follies. It claims fiction adds character specimens, daguerreotypes life for the unobservant, multiplies experience for the isolated, and comforts age and retirement with harmless solace.
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Tuckerman
Willie’s Prayer Question Sparks Suburban Move
A judge notes a humorous moment as five year old Willie, freshly undressed, asks why God is far away while his parents discuss moving from the city to the suburbs. The scene captures family life in transition and a child’s candid faith inquiry.
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Willie
Blank
Business Is Business Sermon Compared To Christian Life
A sermon uses the idea "Tekel" to press Christians to deal with God and with others honestly. It argues for truthfulness over gossip, urges confession and prayers, and compares Christians to clerks and farmers managing divine business with integrity, avoiding envy and discord.
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Tekel
Satan
Solomon
Christ
Paul
Spiritual admonition from Mrs Summers to church members
A short church note quotes biblical counsel about walking in the spirit and avoiding vanity, envy, and provoking one another. It closes with a signoff from Mrs J H Summers addressing the congregation.
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J. H. Summers
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