Rescue at Cape Sabine Ends Grim Arctic Ordeal
In 1884 the Greely expedition survivors near death in a windy tent at Cape Sabine. June 22 brings a signal for help after a distant steamer whistle awakens the dying men. James W. Norman and two ships rescue seven of twenty five.
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Brederick
Eison
Connell
Brainard
Long
Conneil
Astute
Greely
Biederbick
Payer
James W. Norman
Proteus
Lady Franklin Bay
Norman
Stiates Navy
There's a Fatal Flaw in the Hog Nosed Snake Acting
A field naturalist notes the hog nosed snake feigns death by belly skyward and limp motion. If placed belly down, the serpent twists back to its favored pose, revealing the bluff in its mimicry and the odd behavior of the reptile.
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Beut
Century Path
Duel at Drury Lane Hearth Avenge Gambling Count No. 2
An English gentleman at Drury Lane recalls a Paris duel where a young man was killed after accusing a gaming count of cheating. He later travels to Paris, confronts the count at a gambling house, and avenges the young man by killing the count, then returns to the theater corner unfazed.
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Drury Lane
Lord Byron
Paris
Palais Royal
Ceat
Ecount
Rascal
Russia's Butterfly Belief and Literary Anecdotes
A collection of cultural notes noting peasant beliefs about butterflies as earthbound souls, an anecdote about Matthew Arnold and a reading boy, and Coleridge’s final phase as recalled by Professor Blackie. The tone mirrors a late 19th century newspaper snippet with brief, disconnected items from literature and society.
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Russia
New York Tribune
Business and Pleasure Proverb Reflected in News Editorials
A Chicago Record-Herald aphorism notes that treating work as pleasure extends life and ambition, contrasting the pursuit of business as pleasure with pleasure as work. The remark frames a values-driven view on labor and leisure.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Tamed the Savage A Plucky Salesman and a Grouchy Merchant
A carpet salesman confronts a hostile store proprietor who tries to eject him. After cards are discarded, the merchant grudgingly apologizes and asks to see the line. Milo the Glutton: Greek athlete famed for six consecutive Olympic and Pythian wins.
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