Misses D'Ornelly and Coulen Dance for Charity in London
Young dancers Miss Maggie D'Ornelly and Miss Marjorie Coulen performed in London at a bazaar to raise funds for the horses and drivers aid committee. The four girl ballet impressed patrons, aiding the charity by providing entertainment and helping drivers in need.
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Maggie D’ornelly
Marjorie Coulen
Maggie D'Ornelly
London
Horses and Drivers’ Aid Committee
E Ballet
How the Mouse Escaped
A wise old mouse evades Buzz the cat after being seized on a garden roof. The mouse lures the cat into a singing distraction, then slips away through a roof hole as the cat mistakes the moment for a shared performance.
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Buzz
Balancing Trick Demonstrates Knife Equilibrium
A short wood piece with two knives thrust into its near end balances on a fingertip. One knife tilts left, the other right, yet the wood remains upright and returns to perpendicular when nudged, showing balance through the knives' angles.
Hail Co embin author and related misattributions
Joseph Hopkinson wrote Hail Colum bin though often miscredited. Some attributed a remark about being kicked into a fight to President Madison. The “Hero of New Orleans” is Andrew Jackson. The line I’ll try, sir is linked to Colonel Willer at Lundy’s Lane. The quip A little more grape Cap win Bragg is attributed to General Tayler.
Game of Guess In a Room Letter Chain
A social guessing party describes a game where one player begins with the first letter of an item in the room and others take turns naming the next letter. The process continues until someone guesses the object or completes the word.
Shoein' Sides for Pageball Bully Pick
Fragmented text describes teams selecting players in a game with lines like I’ll tell Reddy and I take Jow. It mentions Tommy Jackson Billy Crown as champion and a question about his chores. Section ends noting Beards says he wanted a certain position.
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Reddy
Tommy Jackson
Sammy Kiine
Billy Crown
Daring jewel robberies across London and Europe
The article recounts audacious jewel thefts including a £150000 pearl necklace lost in transit between Paris and London. It cites Hatton Garden losses, a cab thief with 400 gold bracelets and 500 gold fichu brooches, 1894 Antwerp diamonds theft, and the 1874 Dudley jewel box disappearance with a £1000 reward gone unclaimed.
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Paris
London
Max Mayer
Hatton Garden
Spyzer
Antwerp
Hallon Garden
Lord
Lady Dudley
Paddington Station
Adventurous Life of Joseph Conrad
The renowned novelist Joseph Conrad, born in 1857 in Poland, now receives a pension from the English Civil List. He learned English after youth, served as a master mariner, became British subject in 1884, and later wrote Almayer's Folly then formed a distinguished English style despite late language acquisition.
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Joseph Conrad
Warsaw
Conrad
Siberia
Cracow
Painful Experience Revealed in Morley Roberts Memoir
Morley Roberts recalls selling The Wake of the Sun for 250 dollars and facing questions from Jones Brown about the book's truth. He insists the memoir truthfully details his starvation, joking that he could have made it harsher. Brown reflects that hunger is a dreadful thing.
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Morley Roberts
Henry Maitland
Historic Plas Newydd Auction Amid Timber Rich Glen
The historic Plas Newydd, home of the Ladies of Llangollen, is offered for sale. The 1832 auctioneer George Robbins notes the freehold includes valuable timber overhanging a deep hollow glen with a frothing brook in its tangled bottom.
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Plas Newydd
Llangolien
George Robbins
Robbins
Liangolien
Echo that tested Sir John Long’s echo prank
An anecdote recalls Sir John Long’s travel in Spain where a traveling friend challenged him to test an echo. He uttered "Dundee Advertiser" and the echo returned "Dundee Courier and Argus," revealing a playful trick by his companions.
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Sir John Long
Globe
Spain
Sir John
Tenea
Dundee Courier and Argus
Echo
Diseases of Civilization and Its Hidden Dangers
The essay argues civilization itself breeds ills while praising human endurance. It contrasts measles impact on Native Americans versus Europeans and claims long labor and constant thought harden the race. It cites Bushmen and Negrites failing to sustain prolonged conversation as illustration of mental strain.
A Game That Lasts in Eight Oared Crew Coaching
The writer compares coaching an eight oared crew to chess, noting the deep mental demand. He explains that rowing demands substantial strategic thinking beyond a chess problem, as opponents’ forces differ and the challenge is to outmaneuver a winning combination.
How Much Sleep Do We Need
A historical query on sleep cites Montaigne and ancient authorities. It notes Perseus dying when kept from sleep, Pliny on long awakenings, Herodotus nations with long sleep cycles, and Epimenidas who reportedly slept seventy five years. The brief text surveys beliefs without asserting modern facts.
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Montaigne
Perseus
Macedon
Rome
Herodotus
Epimenidas the
Costly vanilla bean native to Mexico dominates market
The vanilla bean, the costliest on earth, is chiefly gathered by natives in Papantla and Misantla, Mexico. Harvested from wild forests, it sells for about $10 per 1,000 pods and, when dried and cured, brings $10 to $11 per pound depending on quality. It is highly valued by druggists and confectioners as a key Mexican product.
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Mexico
Papantla
Misantla
Hazlitt quote on women's judgment and sense
A dated quotation argues that women possess more good sense than men because they reason less and rely on immediate impressions. It claims women have fewer pretensions and fewer theologies, judging objects more naturally.
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Hazlitt
Life span trends show gains from science over centuries
The text notes life expectancy about 18 to 20 years four hundred years ago, under 30 years a century ago, and nearly 40 years today, illustrating the progress of science in extending human life.
Self Composed Could Befit A Man Of Easy Mastery
A fragment suggests a person of perfect ease and possession who feels at home anywhere and can make another feel like a total stranger in their own house. The text is a short, oblique reflection on social mastery.
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London
Busy Man and the Devil Proverb
A Spanish proverb notes a single devil troubles the busy man while the idle man faces a thousand troubles. It contrasts diligence with idleness and highlights personal discipline.
Pride and the danger of closing to real greatness
Quotation reflecting on pride as a barrier to true achievement. attributed to Frederick Lynch.
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Frederick Lynch
Marking Linen for Household Use and Care
The article explains marking household linens with ink or tape to track usage and prevent wear. It advises placing marks where visible, using numbers for items like handkerchiefs and tablecloths, and rotating items in order to ensure fair wear and proper sequence through washing and storage.
Aid to the Boot Injured
A novel shoe brush system cleans dust and dirt from leather by moving wheels and revolving brushes. Shoes are placed in a partition and operated by a lever, removing daily soil. It promises convenience for households with many men and is not expensive.
Umbrella Case Averts Wardrobe Disputes in Boarding Schools
At boarding schools girls sharing rooms often clash over belongings. A plain, denim umbrella case marked with the owner's initials helps establish ownership. The case hangs behind garments and holds several umbrellas, reducing misunderstandings about shared small belongings.
Practical Dyeing Tips For Home Use
When many children share fabrics, dyeing offers economy. Faded dresses can regain color and light evening frocks can become suitable for school. Dye all extra materials together to avoid mismatches. tinting with red ink can give shrimp pink ribbons or flowers, and liquid wash baths can tint feathers or wings to pale blue.
Canadian Woods
Poem by Mary Gordon Fraser describes a night forest scene with dew stars and a new moon in pines. It mentions birch fir cedar and poplar, a foam flecked stream, and a thrush’s last clear note in a waiting silence.
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Mary Gordon Fraser
Back to Seek Lost British Columbia Gold Valley
Colonel Donald MacGregor, survivor of a 35 year old prospecting party, recalls a hidden valley on the western slope of the Rockies in British Columbia. He seeks funding for an expedition to reexamine the site once rich with a gravel bank yielding a hundred dollars per day per man.
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Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Cariboo
Omineca River
Donald MacGregor
Bat Ec Glengarry
Ont
Rockies
Col. MacGregor
Yukon
Dawson City
Citizens’ Committee
Double Faced George tale from Sir George Reid incident
Capt Bellairs recounts a Rideau Club tale about Sir George Reid the Australian High Commissioner in London. In Sydney Town Hall a heckler taunted Reid as two faced. Reid retorted asking if the man has two faces, prompting five minutes of laughter and the interrupter’s exit.
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Capt. Bellairs
London Times
Canada
Rideau Club
George Reid
Australia
London
Reid
George
Sydney
Sir George
First Gallery
Wives and Riddies Coming to Ontario Immigration Trends
The article notes Ontario sees half of new arrivals from Britain and Europe as wives and children joining husbands who already settled, with siblings and other relatives following. It highlights a push by government to attract agricultural workers and domestics while limiting the artisan class and migration incentives for cities.
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Ontario
Great Britain
Europe
Eighteen Toronto Artists Buy A Y Jackson Sketch
In Toronto eighteen artists pooled funds to purchase a drawing by A Y Jackson to present to the National Gallery in Ottawa. They viewed the work as deserving representation in the National Gallery and acted collectively to ensure the honor.
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Toronto
A. Y. Jackson
Jackson
National Art Gallery
Ottawa
National Callery
Edmonton's William Short a Reform Mayor and Tax Pioneer
William B. Short of Edmonton, born in Elora Ontario, led the city as mayor in 1902 1903 and 1912. A lawyer and public citizen, he championed education and religion and introduced a single tax approach that shaped Edmonton's finances and inspired other western cities.
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Alberta
Elora, Ont
William Short
K.C
Edmonton
W. B. Short
Elora
Ontario
William B. Short
Presbyterian Church
Short and Cross
Charlie Cross
Frank Oliver
Edmenton
Stratheour
Short
They Called Mim Vanes and the Venus Name Tale
An amusing anecdote about clerical prejudice over names like Venus and Vanus. A father asks to name his infant after his grandfather, facing Dean Burgon who quips about the grandparent’s appearance and the cradled form of naming conventions in church practice.
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Pasn
Dean Burgon
Vanus
Venus
Vanne
Ideal Length For Sermon The eighteen minute sermon rule
Dean Hole's Memories recounts a sheriff's chaplain asking a judge for sermon length. The judge replied twenty minutes with mercy, a guideline Queen Victoria endorsed noting the Chapel Royal Savoy had an eighteen minute pulpit timer in 1867. The moral: modulate length to please.
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Seremon
Dean Hole
Chapel Royal
Savoy
Long Distance Power Reaches Mysore and Bangalore
Power transmission from Falls to Kolar field ninety two miles away and to the cities of Mysore and Bangalore about forty and eighty six miles for electric lighting and Boner BUI POtS.
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Agra
Mysore
Kolar Geld
Bangalore
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American Press Association
Chossin
Dodges of Pearl
Piami of Thieves
Historic Home
Wiedtam Short
Ppmonton
Mim Vanes
Sylvanus
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