Chuang Tzu Prefers To Wag Tail In The Mud
A New York Sun anecdote recounts Chuang Tzu the fourth century B C Chinese writer fishing when two officials propose he govern Chu. He cites a sacred tortoise in an ornate chest, asking whether it is better alive and wagging its tail in the mud or dead. The officials answer alive, so he declares he will wag his tail in the mud.
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New York Sun
Chuang Tzu
B. C
P’u
Ch’u
Chuang ‘Tzu
Ch'u
Chuang Txu
Pessimistic Statation and London Address Oddities
A smoothed collection mentions population estimates and burial space calculations from Harper's Weekly, then shifts to London street numbers with a notable absence of the number 13. It notes missing odd numbers on numerous streets and a daring manufacturer still operating at 13 Friday Street, London.
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Germany
Colorado
Harper's Weekly
Friday Street
London
Strand
Holborn
Westbourne Grove
Haymarket
St James’ Street
Lowndes Square
Park Lane
Upper Brook Street
Charlotte Street
Southwark
Rotherhithe Street
Charles Street
Hoxton
Wine Office Court
Fleet Street
London Street
Totenhouse Yard
Threadneedle Street
Staniard
A Marvelous Cure in a Glasgow Headache Tale
A Glasgow woman suffers severe headaches and claims Scandgo's pills cure her. After taking one with water, her pain vanishes within thirty minutes, delighting the household. The next morning the little white pill is found stuck to the glass bottom.
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Glasgow
Glasgow News
The Bulgarian Servant and Other Short Items
A collection of brief quotes and anecdotes from periodicals. Topics include a Bulgarian service market reported by Harper’s Weekly, a joke about a taxi dating request, a note on medicine of the soul from the British Medical Journal, and a humorous exchange about vows and illness.
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British Medical Journal
Details Wanted in Exchange of Insults at Law
A terse courtroom exchange between client and lawyer unfolds with sharp barbed charges and a retort pointing to the proverb that one who plants thorns should not expect roses. The Boston Transcript is cited in the text.
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Boston Transcript
Journey of Jacob and Joseph in Egypt faith lessons
Sunday school lesson details Jacob and Joseph reunion in Goshen and Zoan in Egypt about 1715 B C. The narrative stresses faith in God guiding events, hope after long waiting, divine presence in travel, and contrasts between shepherds and Egyptian culture. It notes lessons on trusting God, joy after hardship, and God’s partnership in life’s journey.
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Jacobs
Egypt
B.C
Joseph
Jacob
Goshen
Suez Canal
Zoan
Pharaoh
Judah
Jesus
God
Joseph and the Egypt Goshen choice and tact
The speaker reflects on faith across relocation and cultural shift. Joseph’s tact toward Pharaoh led to Goshen settlement while preserving worship of God. Pharaoh’s missed chance to hear Jacob’s God story is highlighted, urging focus on messages over worldly boasting.
Deafness Cure Promised If Catarrh Is Treated
The notice claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with druggists selling at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
A Lesson in Cold Effects by John Downman
A New York Times note explains how eighteenth century English artist John Downman gained fame as a portrait painter. He drew on very thin paper with black chalk and used stains of color applied on the back. A child accidentally painted the back, revealing through the paper and inspiring Downman to adopt the technique.
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John Downman
Downman
New York Times
A Trick With Numbers About Consecutive Integers
A curious rule states that any four consecutive numbers multiplied together can be divided by 24, except when one is a multiple of 24. Similarly, any five consecutive numbers multiplied together are divisible by 120 unless one is a multiple of 120.
Braves In Old Rome and a Cash Value List
A humorous exchange pits Champ leigh and Dobbers over a wealthy widow’s daughter and her mother as Harper’s raises a tag line. The piece then shifts to a historical note on ancient Rome noting wages and slave values, listing costs for laborers, tradesmen, and professionals from scribe to physician with prices ranging from $100 for a laborer to $10,000 for a physician.
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Jove
Dobbers
Champleigh
Harper's
Rome
Cicero
Catiline
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