A Comedy of Letters and Coronations in Odd Encounters
A collection of wry anecdotes on letters of introduction and royal pageantry.
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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
8
Gender of Garlic and Its Masculine Noun
A businessman notes garlic is treated as masculine by greenshoppers and Italians, who say the garlic is a “he.” He observes garlic stands out as the only vegetable with masculine virtues, while others are neuter, prompting amusement at the gendered personification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
False Hair In Elizabeth's Time
Elizabeth I owned eighty wigs and Mary Queen of Scots reportedly had hundreds while imprisoned. Wigs were common gifts and a sign of fashion. gentlemen gave wigs in the latest shades and styles to please ladies, a humorous note on modern dating.
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Elizabeth
Mary, Queen of Scots
Memory feats and seven myths in a scattered tale
A dialogue pits memory feats against bragging in Berlin as three men claim perfect recall and a witty verdict crowns the third. The piece moves to superstition about the number seven, then shifts to a technical note on natural gas formation in rock layers.
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Labor figure in Commons mocked as weak backbone
In the British House of Commons lobby a member quips about a political figure’s spine. John Burns, a labor cabinet member, replies that the weakness is not just brittle but made of tripe, reflecting sharper tensions within the party.
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