Thackeray anecdote told at Colquhoun club dinner
Pall Mall Gazette recounts a Colquhoun club gathering where Philip Newman shares a tale about his wife’s schoolmate links to Thackeray. The novelist unexpectedly enters, approves the hero name Philip, and asks the woman’s name Charlotte. The tale becomes The Adventures of Philip with Charlotte as lead.
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Thackeray
Lew
Colquhoun Club
Philip Newman
Miss Thackeray
Charlotte
Eray
Philip
Pall Mall Gazette
Dangerous Color Is Blue Balloon Warning
A scientific note explains why blue balloons are discouraged. M Reynaud shows caoutchouc balloons absorb ultraviolet and blue rays from mercury vapor lamps, explaining envelope deterioration during ascents. Red balloons absorb UV and blue rays, offering better protection and longevity.
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M. Reynaud
Remarkable Manuscript Find at Oxton Hall Library
In Nottingham the Guardian reports a cache of forty to fifty early illuminated manuscripts and prints found in a locked cupboard at Oxton Hall Library. The volumes date to the earliest era of printing, with folio sizes and original oak bindings using leather laces. covers feature planed boards and bindings made from earlier illuminated manuscript fragments.
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Oxton Hall
Nottingham
Eng
W. Laycock
Parchment From Human Skin In Historic Texts
Reports in ancient lore claim Abbe Rivas pursued parchment from a woman's skin for a rare Bible leaf, while Gayer de Sansale of the Sorbonne described parchment used for Decretals as human skin dressed and finished for manuscript production.
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Rivas
Gayer de Sansale
College of the Sorbonne
Paris
The Pessimist on Perfect World Conditions
The speaker contemplates a man favored with luck and blessings including wife, child, job, and home. He notes that even with these comforts, perfection is elusive as the cook might quit or the furnace fail. The text underlines that conditions cannot be perfect in the world.
But Wouldn't Have Long First Physician-What is your diag nosis
Two doctors discuss a case in clipped dialogue about prognosis and finances. The first physician asks for a diagnosis while the second notes the patient has funds for an operation, implying treatment decisions hinge on cost and health status.
Sadler Bros. Offerings List Terms and Post Office Entry
A terse advertisement from Sadler Bros. Co. by H. H. Sadler outlines yearly subscription terms set at 1.50 dollars for six months. The notice is filed as a post office entry in Pella, Iowa, Marion County, indicating a second class mailing classification and local commerce notice.
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Pella
Iowa
Musical Treat for Minister at Dullard Home
Mrs Dul lard greets Rev A Alexander Chopin-Fugue on his first call with music praise and requests performances by her children. Percy, May, Lutie, Robert, and the family duet are urged to play selections like the Jolly Boy Waltz Bringing in the Sheaves and A Life on the Ocean Wave, with the minister listening.
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Mrs. Dullard
Alexander Chopin
Dullard
Boston
Bert
Robert
Lutie
Percy
May
Puck
Stirring of Young Manhood in a Night Key Tale
A North side family recalls a midnight prank by their three year old son Bennie who eagerly sought entry after pretending to sleep. The boy asks for a night key urging his parents to admit him, revealing a child’s earnest curiosity about a neighbor’s phonograph and a lesson in bedtime mischief.
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North Side
Bennie
Benjamin
Youngstown
Mouse with Red Bow Delights Guests at Van Nuys Hotel
John T Powers carries a two inch mouse with a red bow into the Van Nuys hotel lobby. A scream and swift exit follow when the animal is found alive. Powers explains the pocket pet named Billy, procured in El Paso, fed three times daily, and taken to opera and theater, where it prefers music to drama.
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John T. Powers
van Nuys
Powers
el Paso
Billy
Los Angeles Examiner
Origin of the lapel nick tale in Napoleonic era
A fragmented tale explains how supporters of Moreau nicked lapels to signal loyalty without openly backing him. The piece notes Napoleon’s early ambition and the danger of expressing sympathy for Moreau under the rising regime, with conspiratorial hints at covert signals among admirers.
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Napoleon
General Moreau
Moreau
Mazi
Destiny
Fellows display the coat outline after the nick forms an M
The sequence shows their fellowship as the coat outline bears a nick creating the letter M. Each step highlights unity and a shared symbol, with emphasis on the moment the stroke yields the recognizable character M.
Laughed Out His Name by Dickens Mocked Sainsbury Pickwick
Charles Sainsbury Pickwick, Esq., advertised in the Times that after Dickens' novel ridiculed his surname he intends to abandon it. He notes his name's knightly origin from "Piquea" spur fast and laments the public ridicule this brought.
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Charles Sainsbury Pickwick
Times
Principles for Farm Stock and Feed
The excerpt outlines dairy and livestock care focusing on silos, housing, feeding, and breeding. It emphasizes protein-rich feeds for laying hens, selective culling for dairy improvement, early clover pasture for hogs, proper trap nests, vigilant care for sick hogs, and soil fertility through steer feeding. It also covers incubation management, bedding, sunflowers for poultry, dairy conformation traits, and horse feeding practices for safety.
Farming Advice for Livestock and Poultry Care
Practical guidance for farmers on feeding calves and cows, preventing accidents with wagons, saving grain and hay, using manure for soil health, keeping daily cow records, and choosing gentle methods for training horses. Also notes on preventive care for sheep wellbeing and protecting setting hens from lice to improve chick hatching.
Navy chief sings of duty and vanity at sea
A playful verse portrays the navy chief declaring he is handsome and steadfast at his desk yet often at sea. The speaker blends pride in service with autobiographical humor, highlighting naval life and personal swagger.
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Navy
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Pills Ad
Wholesale Druggists Toledo Ohio advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally improving blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle sold by all druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
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