Thames Sailors and a Tailor Showdown on the Gunports
In Whitechapel and Erith a retired tailor named Sloper fires a gun on Easter Monday in a feud with three seafaring men, Westlake, Plum, and Robins. The cutter Tom Bowling seizes Sloper after a mock execution turn, dumping him in the Thames ballast near Gravesend, then returning him to shore. The case ends in court with Sloper awarded £5 damages for assault and retaliation.
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Coprngis
Annale Tidas
John Super
London
Haring
Erith
Bis
Sloper
Uv Thames
Loggie
Thames
Fox Ruys
Stoper
Errth
Sioper
Whitechapel
Slaper
Scrucky
Joseph Westlake
Collingwood
Navarino
Codrington
West Indies
Howe
Jervis
Nelson
Wapping
England
Australia
Stepney
Joe
Favouris
Pete
Antuard
Maby
Finn
Gould
Peter Plum
Eet Neve
Labor's Retreat
Lim
Joe Westlake
Peter Plam
Slepr
Denning Tree Point
Jawa
Peter
Uun
Plum
Robins
Ard
Plom
Old Doe
Berng
Dartford Creek
Council Robins
Tuek
Old Joe
Bob Robins
Mr. Westlake
Rald
Dor
Jasdor
Pina
Thames Ballas
Tom Tuck
Eloper
Eldra
Lees Shaver
Laberneetrynt
Uae
Gravesend
Plonr
Westlake
Plow
Old
Bat
Bobsins
Mr. Sloper
Bob
Rob
Alr
Old Westlake
Bot
Sippet
Pizmio
Farrin
Lan
Aed Wits
Grur
Herne Bay
Carter
Plam
Mr. Slopersas
Returne
Lice Bay
Mn Sloper
Rerres
G. E. Williams
Norwegian Literature and the Mountain Imagination
The piece argues that Norwegian writing shows a mountain imagination that narrows and crystalizes thought, while lowland writing is mistier and more expansive. It credits Bjornson as a peak of Norwegian art and compares landscape, race, and character in literary representation.
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Sitl Ls
Patne H
Presut
Bioristierae Bjormmson
Bis Success. O, yes. A Detroit pianist’s social circles
The Detroit Tribune quotes sid the pianist famed for playing at social gatherings claiming to have accompanied many of the era’s leading conversationalists. The remark highlights his role amid prominent cultural circles.
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Bis Success
Sid
Detroit Tribune
Living on Poisons and a Tale of Strychnine Peril
A 19th century account describes strychnine abuse and poison use by women in urban districts. Witnesses warn druggists about pellet sales to addicts and suggest dangerous effects on the heart and nerves. A separate inquiry notes cases of sudden hair whitening debated by physiologists with historical anecdotes.
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Lée
Ittawon
Society of Women
Rhuse
Sia
Pearson's Weekly
Baller
Marie Antoinette
Haller
Royal Society
Laycock
Parry
Halter
Perry
St . Louis Republic
Quoting Phrases Through Time in Chambers Journal
The article excerpt discusses everyday quotation use from Shakespeare to Milton, noting phrases like the bubble reputation and die in harness. It mentions misattribution risks and reflects on how familiar lines carry historical ink, with Chambers Journal as context.
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Philip Sidney
Herod
Bone marrow cures and Paris claims of youth extension
A New York Herald excerpt reports on bone marrow research and Paris claims of youth renewal. It notes French and German physicians testing marrow extracts, with English and American scientists mirroring methods. The article details procedures and measurements, calling the Parisian view contested by results.
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Paris
Brown-Sequard
Tarruw
New York
Blue Leen
Herlin
Loetz
England
George Bereram Hunt
University College
Thoma-Zriss
Grover
New York Herald Inn
Tenor’s Triumph Over Tyranny at La Scala
A tale from Gentleman's Magazine describes a tenor who after two years at Drury Lane seeks to keep his voice alive in Europe. He trains in Paris Milan and at the Milan Conservatoire under Muzsucaio, joins La Scala, resists singing despite a sore throat, faces gendarmes, and refuses to perform, with the saying about horse and water noted.
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Drury Lane
Sims Reeves
la Scala
Italy
Gentleman’s Magazine
Seasonable Doubt and Poker Ends in a Bar Room
Derringer Dan tells a partner he will quit playing poker for the night. A young east man taunts him about chips and luck, mentioning bunkoed players and gold bricks while noting a four kings ace hand. The exchange ends with Dan declaring no more poker that evening. Washington Star reports in a folksy dialogue tone.
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Derringer Dan
Pardner
Roentgen Ray
Washington Star
Intensified Slight Repels Petition at Back Door
A man presents his petition at a back door and, after being repulsed, insists on returning. A woman warns of trouble and dismisses the request as a moral lesson about begging for bread and the marble heart of charity while the man seeks aid.
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Lyhen
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