Kaffirs Love Letters and Long Flights of Birds in NUTLEY SUN
A collage of short notices quoting light verse from Isaftirs love letters and a Chicago Tribune note on birds of passage near the Bering Strait. Also anecdotes on potato resistance in East Anglia and simple cabbage cooking tips from the London Chronicle.
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Isaftirs
Bering Strait
Bering Sea
Hawaii
Fanning Island
Chicago Tribune
East Anglia
Scotland
Tong
Coke
Norfolk
Holkham
Gre Fearn
London Chronicle
Spiritual guidance on stumbling blocks and divine grace
The text discusses how offenses ensnare followers and the need for growth in grace knowledge and love. It notes the satanic influence blinding unbelievers, the mercy of God, and the fallibility of credulity in faith. It emphasizes humility, forgiveness, and the lifelong development in the Lord’s vineyard.
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Jesus
Sutao
Que
St. Paul
Christ
Mst
God
Human personality tied to the nervous system
Professor G. A. Parker argues in Popular Science Monthly that personality rests in the nervous system, not in the heart liver or digestive organs. He cites Galen's views and Renaissance anatomists, noting environment shapes nervous function while traits like honesty thrift and temperament arise from neural factors.
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Irofessor
G. A. Parker
Popular Science Monthly
Thackeray on American Cities in 1852 Letters
In December 1852 Thackeray wrote from New York describing upper class life with gold brocade walls and gilt frames, noting two months later from Baltimore his impressions of Boston New York and Philadelphia. He compares manners to London Manchester and Edinburgh praising Boston literature and the city’s Tory influence.
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Thackeray
New York City
Hangland
Balimore
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Uteratoure Company
Edinburgh
Pittsburgh Press
Eye Closer and Insomnia Sparks a Boxing Challenge
A fragment describes Griggs referencing an old map to aid sleep and a colonel proposing a boxing match. The speaker recalls closing eyes for a fortnight during an early attempt. The passage hints at tension and a surreal exchange.
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Griggs
Polite lunch hour mischief and bearded lady joke
A New York Press item recalls Schmaltz at a Broadway hotel asking for soup while acquaintances invite him to join their table, promising a respectful hearing. A Birmingham Age-Herald item jokes that a bearded lady was shaved by mistake, leaving the troops whiskerless.
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Cheug
Dave
Birmingham Age-Herald
Saving Stamp Money
Patience notes her husband aims to save money now. Tatrice quips how, suggesting the method is by neglecting to mail her letters, as reported by Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers Statesman
Knicker and Bocker Exchange Witty Banter
A fragment shows Knicker quipping about a well matched pair while Bocker calls the pair a society bad and a blooming idiot. The exchange hints at playful banter and a social scene from a local page.
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Bocker
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