Master of Trinity hailed as stern and revered
The narrative portrays a stern Trinity master respected for discipline and mastery over undergraduates. An incident during a storm shows his quiet authority as students sought shelter while the master’s austere demeanor is highlighted. The piece reflects on his long tenure, stern methods, and reputation. It mentions his influence on tutors and the strict scholarly environment surrounding Trinity College.
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Toler
Trinity Hibividees
Herve
Shepherd Holds Straying Sheep At Gate
A morning incident describes a shepherd guarding his gate when seven sheep appeared. One was a stray and one belonged to him. He calmly claimed the stray, then seized it as others were brought in. The gate was closed and the order given to let it pang.
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Sinavier
Gied
Rob
Man Studies Animal Speech Using Phonograph Tests
Ebe Hon Language details a French scientist Garner who tests interspecies communication by recording monkey talk and barnyard fowl sounds. He argues hens possess a language and lectures before the science society on the hen language findings.
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Poyot du Houdray
Heyl
Canal and railway system spurs vast inland commerce
The article describes a republic expanding its canal and river network to move heavy goods inland. It notes over 300 million dollars spent this week on perfecting an inland transport web, highlighting the state’s role in enabling broader commerce and navigation.
Fragmented verse about love and nature in old style
Poem fragment recalls rusting leaves and singing brooks as a speaker laments longing and a past walk with a beloved. Weathered imagery contrasts with wishes for dreary skies and dead flowers, hinting at memory and lost time.
The Deacon Ellsworth Mystery and Escape
Phil Ellsworth faces a murder verdict over Parker's death amid a frontier settlement. Evidence points to Phil, but Sheriff Galbraith uncovers a twist: Parker’s former lover Bess Hitchcock killed Parker in a fit of jealousy. Phil is exonerated and speaks on the dangers of circumstantial proof.
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Hannah
Parker
Mary
Phil Ellsworth
Nathan Ellis
Stebbins
Cavendish
Philip Ellsworth
Anson Parker
Father
Galbraith
Mr. Galbraith
Bess Hitchcock
N. Y. Mercury
Italian Laborers Adopt English Word Abbreviations
Italian laborers use shorthand for tools like shovel called show collar as cell and hatchet as thatch. Foremen adopt these abbreviations in directing crews, while Italians mishear many English terms especially oaths, turning damn into a mild greeting amid a cold morning.
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New York Sun
First Offense Burglary Suspect Confronted in Chicago
A Chicago judge questions a suspect who pleads not guilty to amateur burglary. The defendant admits it is his first offense and speaks to the court about his actions. The exchange highlights the audacity of the alleged crime and the judicial response.
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Chicago
A Real Kleptomaniac
A Danish author recounted to Dr. Felix Oswald a case of a relative who stole from himself. The man would tiptoe into his own pantry and grab uncooked prunes or raw onions, among other items.
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Felix Oswald
Learn How to Think The Mental Faculties May Be Cultivated
A manual argues that mental faculties must be cultivated like tools. The adept thinker focuses on the main point, discards extraneous matter, and uses all available information. Regular effort reading challenging material builds accurate thinking and earned respect in work and administration.
Maple imposture warned as Toronto streets flush with fake syrup
A Toronto News stroll along Queen street reveals widespread maple syrup substitution in shops. Reporters learn imitation shrup made from brown sugar and maple flavoring fills 90 percent of sales, sold cheaply by druggists and grocers with no real maple content.
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Queen Street
Toronto News
Toronto
Halos Formed by Alum Crystals Demonstrated
Dr Brewster shows a saturated alum solution spread on glass crystalizing into tiny flat octahedrons. When the plate is placed between observer and a light source, three distinct halos appear at varying distances from the bright body.
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Brewster
Undertaker and doctor discuss strange visit in Texas Siftings
A physician recalls a stranger seeking treatment and a recommendation from a doctor. The tale notes a Kielic of the Middle Ages and a superstition in England that the death chamber door fastenings impede the soul’s departure, causing painful final dissolution.
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Undertaker
Texas Siftings
England
Palace remains of ancient Babylon described
The Royal Palace of Babylon is traced as a vast mound about 70 yards square with walls eight feet thick and reinforced by buttresses, revealing the grandeur of the old kings’ residence.
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Babylon
Frontier Fort Life Described For Soldiers On The Frontier
A Globe Democrat article outlines garrison life on the western frontier, noting simple forts, practical post layouts, and social facilities. It details pay, duties, training, guard schedules, and the mix of nationalities among troops, emphasizing the focus on marksmanship and discipline over ease or leisure.
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States
Far West
Globe-Democrat
Mississippi River
Clever Little Woman Outsmarts Landlord With Rent Trick
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a clever woman who pretends to tour a damp, scarlet fever plagued house to deter a pushy landlord. She highlights hazards next door and health fears to deter renters, convincing him to renew the lease after his card backfires.
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Detroit Fiies Press
George
Jim
Cray
Ying-a-ling
Eora
A Woman's Ruse to Secure Forever Love
A Detroit Tribune account recalls a wife devising a plan to renew her husband’s affection after six months of marriage. She feigns illness and awakens him at 7 57 am in a staged cry, forcing a vow of lasting love with a staged bed trap culminating in a guarded but sincere pledge.
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Detroit ‘Tribune
Crow Ted
Infinite Variety of India in Perspective and Society
The article argues that English readers imagine India as a single stereotype, but India offers vast regional contrasts from snowy Himalayas to Bengal swamps. It also presents Indian society as diverse, with peasants, princes, landlords, merchants, professionals, and urban artisans, not a uniform crowd.
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England
India
Europe
Vistula
East Anglia
Italy
Bengal
Landes
Normandy
Punjab
Madras
Himalayas
Mont Blanc
Geneva
Vindhya
Cutch
Barings
Hawaii
Nothing Ran in That Town and Other Notes from Alexandria
A Washington observer calls Alexandria Va the deadest town near Washington noting its stagnant growth since the war and loss of streetcars along with a town pride in nonprogressiveness. He recalls a street numbers mishap and a resident’s joke about numbers not running. A Shenandoah Junction log yields a 36 foot long white oak with 70 inch diameter butt and 42 inch tip.
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Alexandria
United States
Washington
New York Tribune
Palmotard Weintly: Legend of Palmiert's Name Origins
A poetic legend traces Palmiert's name to a favored royal cup bearer of Emperor Otho. After Nerenger IV's defeat, Pope Agabelus I sent a palm branch with a congratulatory message. The youth bore it before the emperor, gaining the title palm iero or palm bearer, then a castle and wealth through marriage into nobility.
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Palmiert
Otho Lo
Nerenger IV
Agabelus
Vhus
Ice Keeping Method With Flannel Cup
To keep ice for the sick place a ten inch square white flannel over a glass pitcher or tumbler press half way into the vessel. Bind the flannel to the top, add ice in a flannel cup, and cover with a second small flannel. This arrangement preserves ice for many hours.
Giant Spanish oak yields 60 foot timber in Sussex Delaware
A Spanish oak near Georgetown Sussex county Delaware measuring eight feet at the base was cut down. From it a stick sixty feet long and two feet square was squared. The operation cost seventy one dollars for cutting hewing and hauling. Fourteen mules and a yoke of oxen hauled the timber to the railroad at Georgetown.
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Georgetown
Sussex County
Del
Why Ibthiy People Degenerate Strength and Vitality
Repair and tonic claims describe restoring vigor through digestion and nervous balance. The piece urges using harsh elixirs and patent remedies to combat weakness, appetite loss, and fatigue, asserting benefits for stomach and kidney health and overall vitality.
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Mubicus
Sts Tye
Tales of Sherman era humor and street anecdotes
A fragment recounts a Sherman era crossing a Potomac pontoon bridge during a great review near Washington. A boy, eight years old, is asked if he expects to grow up. he replies no, since many others will grow up and his father is a general. It mentions Bandaw’s Prius price and a quip about living with a sword over his head.
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Sherman
Tom
Father Sherman
Potomac
Washington
Reneral
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