A Famous Dwarf Berulwaski of the English Court
Berulwaski the Pole, a famed dwarf born 1739 and died 1837, was famed for looks wit and scholarship. He impressed Empress Maria Theresa and Queen Victoria era rulers, was a favorite of Stanislaus II and George III, stood a yard three inches tall at peak and spent decades at the English court.
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Brulwaski
Pole
Ufe
Berulwaski
Borulwaski
Maria Theresa
Vienna
Stanislaus H
England
George Til
Dunham
Stephen Kemble
A Dark Smoke Psychology of a Sightless Smoke
A New York Press piece notes a man unable to enjoy smoking after eye surgery. He must stay in darkness with bandaged optics, then finds no pleasure from a smoke once allowed. The text compares sighted and blind smoking, highlighting the loss of the roxy glow and visual cue.
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Red
New York Press
Thorough Mourning and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century catalog style snippet describes Mandy in mourning with black underclothes. It cites a friend’s quip about Abe and mourning. It ends with an unreliable mock advertisement for a diarrhoea remedy and castor oil by druggists, claiming a speedy cure.
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Mandy
Abe
Everybody's Magazine
Dairy Doings and a Tombstone Story Parodied
A fragmented column humorously surveys dairy care and milk hygiene, warning that cows harmed by poor handling reduce yield. It urges steady milking by one keeper, ample clean water, and humane treatment, then shifts to a satirical tombstone verse about microbes and a Surgeon General style jab at science.
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