Downing Street Named for George Downing of Massachusetts
The article traces Downing Street in London to George Downing a Massachusetts scholar who joined Cromwell's army and later served as British ambassador at The Hague. It recalls his influence across the monarchy and protector era and notes Westminster land grants that led to Downing Street’s name.
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Downing Street
London
Creasury
Massachusetts
Hose
George Dowsing
England
Hague
Europe
Oliver
Protector
Commonwealth
Charles II
Westminster
Downing’s Street
George Downing
James’ Gazette
GREEN TURTLES AND OTHER NATURE NOTES
The article surveys green turtles Chelone mydasi in the southwest Indian Ocean, noting two groups residents and migratory, breeding on Bund beaches from December to April, with high egg loss and only about ten percent of hatchlings surviving to maturity. It also includes short items on safes sales, a giant rafflesia flower, rhinoceros horn uses, and a London Telegraph remark.
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Southwest
Indian Ocean
Gars
Tropics
Timate
Chitaro News
Endurance test cited in London Opinion and Birmingham notices
A London Opinion remark questions district health as a house inquiry. The Birmingham Age Herald notes a remarkable endurance test with a couple married for fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age Herald
Silver Bowl Prank At Country House Weekend
A visiting New York politician recalls a weekend at a country house where a staff member presented a silver bowl of water at 8 o clock to test his bath temperature. The diplomat handled the moment with cool restraint, turning an embarrassing situation into a quiet joke.
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New York
New York Sun
Theater Seats and Social Customs in 18th Century Gossip
A collage of antiquated notices and humorous anecdotes discusses theater seating before numbering, a 1776 letter criticizing footmen saving seats, and a proposal to number boxes. It also covers Tibetan and Amdo customs, a voyage note on Amdo women, a South American oilbird fact, a tale of rabbits aboard a Cornish fishing smack, and a comic exchange about a father and his son at the door.
The Real Sorrow
A Baltimore American quote contrasts pain and money from an operation, noting the speaker valued dollars less than the pain, indicating a stoic or ironic take on medical costs.
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Muro
Baltimore
Fragmented Dialogue Notes From an Obscure Column
The text presents a garbled dialogue about Sabbath behavior and ambitions, mentioning Freddy Madge Dolly Marjorie Jim and Jaxon with references to virtue intellect and faith over works. It reads like a fragment from a dated newspaper page with unclear context and several misprinted lines.
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Jaxon
Perfect Heroism of Dr Franz Mueller in Tragic Death
A historical note honors Dr Franz Mueller of Vienna who died of bubonic plague during early bacteriological study. He isolated himself, sent a window note asking no doctors, refused assistance, and died after predicting four to five days. He burned his farewell letter to prevent its preservation.
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Franz Mueller
Gerolam
Frederick Rowland Margin
Vienna
Mueller
Gernz
Vanilla beans and the vanilla orchid described
The vanilla bean is the seed pod of the Vanilla planifolia orchid, not a bean. It grows as a climber with green enduring leaves, producing slim reddish brown pods six to eight inches long that contain fine black seeds. It thrives in the Bahamas, West Indies, Central America, Madagascar, and nearby islands, with American vanilla noted as superior.
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West Indies
Central America
Madagascar
Harper’s Weekly
No Favorites Trigger Overrule and Speeding Extradition
The article recounts a secretary to the president overstepping authority when an account was disallowed by the treasury comptroller Tracewell. President McKinsey intervenes, Tracewell defends his duty to protect public funds. A separate incident features a disheveled man demanding extradition after a speeding car, mocking warrants.
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Joan Addison Porter
Tracewell
Porter
Washington
McKinsey
White House
Cincinati Commercial Tribune
Ready Romancer Quip Sparks Ocean Tale
A witty exchange aboard a vessel features a self styled inveterate diver who denies falling overboard while a friend teases him. The man claims to have dived for a large ash colored fish, framing it as a humorous nautical moment from the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Reprehensible Absentmindedness in London Stray Stories
A fragment from London Stray Stories centers on a puzzled exchange about a marriage proposal. The speaker reveals acceptance the night before, while questioning anger toward Walter. The dialogue hints at evolving social norms and personal choices in a concise, vignette-like scene.
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Walter
London
Discounted Cremation Offer Cited by Wooded Leg Man
A fragmented notice quotes a porter at a crematory promising a 10 percent discount due to a wooden leg. It references Mergendorfer and an event linked to the First Hospital and Syria in the late fourth century. The text is garbled but centers on a price break anecdote for cremation.
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Chicago Tribune
Che Rafflesia
Sumatra
Sir Stamford Raffes
Scientific American
London Telegraph
Er—Oweill
John Fyvie
Charles. Matthews
Whterward
Tibet
Amdo
Chicago News
South America
Looden Chronicle
Tohony
Johnny
Mr. Squiggs
Freddy
Madge
Dolly
Marjorie
Jim Frank
Cleveland Plain Desier
Sarea
Syria
EWARE
Amy
Mother
Ben
Hahne & Co
Abrava
R. Bedell
Grocer
Franklin and Vreeland Aves
Nutley, N.J
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britannea:co
Sceaeeac
Meriden, Cone
Nutley Sun
America
Noligy
Huntley
High ‘Street
Nutley Station
Broad St
Wiss
Newark, N, A
Passaic Oe - Nutley, Nu
T. Nichols
Estingates
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