Fish Returning to the Thames and Clean Water Gains
The article notes rising fish returns toward London as Thames water improves due to better sewage treatment led by the county council and Thames conservancy efforts. It ties this to historic signals, like porpoises near Hammersmith on a key political night, and early whitebait and shrimp appearances at Gravesend, framing a period of ecological recovery. The piece also briefly comments on government service by clerks and rat-guarding in Outlook.
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Thames
London Bridge
County Council
London
Thames Conservancy
Hammersmith Bridge
Mr. Gladstone
Chiswick
House of Commons
Imonstra Maritima
Tiberi Visa
Lower Hope
Gravesend
Cornhill Magazine
Dressed Up to the Nines in Skeat Notes and Queries
Walter W. Skeat explains the origin and variants of the phrase dressed up to the eyes and related forms like eyne nynon neyne nyen and myn eyne. He cites sources such as H E D Halliwell and medieval phrases showing plural forms and etymology. The note discusses why to the neyne or to then eyne are valid variants and how misrendering as to the nine can mislead meaning.
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Eyne
Spenser
Neye
Neyes
Nyen
Halliwell
Nynon
Neyne
Walter W. Skeat
United States Mail Protectors Cats Guard Mail Bags
The article discusses cats kept by postoffice clerks to guard mail against rats in New York City. It notes a large, aging building and around sixty cats cared for within the facility, some long-time residents, others former strays.
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United States
Postoffice
New York City
Changed His Occupation. Young clerk's Maine voyage ends
A congressman's clerk, newly arrived in town, began as a Boston salesman's traveling rep. His first trip to Maine left the firm worried until a letter explained a dull market and a sightseeing sail from Bangor along the Penobscot. the reply simply ordered him home.
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Boston
Maine
Bangor
Penobscot
Washington Post
The Chinese Painter Tale From a Humble Vessel
A humorous tale from Chambers Journal recounts a Chinaman hired to paint ship bows at Hong Kong on the bark Cape City. He paints Cape city with no space on one bow and later the mirrored permutation Yucepac on the other bow. The story highlights a perceived logical fluidity in the painter’s approach.
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Cape City
Hongkong
Capecity
Yucepac
Chambers’ Journal
The Prime Consideration
Mrs Lakeside replies she needs time to consider the proposal. The conversation hints at concerns over alimony.
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de Palmer
A Scotch Term Hogmanay in Scotland’s Year End
In Scotland the last day of the year, New Year’s Eve, is termed Hogmanay, marking the final hours before the new year. The term reflects Scottish tradition and calendars used in festive observances across communities.
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Scotland
Atlanta Constitution
Baseball Managers Embrace Ungentlemanly Respect Change
Chicago Record notes managers reject violent acts toward umpires as ungentlemanly while Washington Post previews the local baseball team’s ambitious next season feats.
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Chicago
Washington Post
Thoughts take root in minds and spread widely
A quotable reflection by Jean Ingelow on how thoughts travel beyond sight or speech, acting like seeds that root in receptive minds. Major ideas take hold more in grand matters, producing crops of similar thought in those who hear them.
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Jean Ingelow
Thirteen Is Unlucky, Harlem Life Dialogue
A fragment from Harlem Life features Jarley and Butler arguing about money and luck. Jarley deems thirteen unlucky while Butler prefers eighteen dollars over twelve, sparking a playful financial quip about spending limits.
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Jarley
Butler
Harlem
Pine Grove House Opens With Comforts for New Englanders
I A Flint of Stone Farm House in N Reap Ing Massachusetts promotes Pine Grove House in Povenurst North Carolina as a salubrious climate destination for a limited number of guests. The message invites New Englanders to claim a pleasant stay at a well known residence offering welcome.
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Povenurst, N. C
I. A. Flint
Stone Farm House
N. ReAp- Ing, MaAss
Department Store Showcases Full New England Grocery Lines
The store lists divisions including Drugs and Proprietary Medicines Dry Goods Notions Furnishings Hats Caps Shoes Rubber Goods Groceries Fresh Meats in Cold Storage Hardware Stoves Tinware and Groceries. It states they carry full lines of Fancy and Heavy Groceries with brands and assortments found in New England grocers.
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New England
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United States Mail Protectors
Pine Grove House
Pinehurst, N. C
Plaice
Pine Grove
Meat and Fish Market
Lenox
Addresse
J. Milton Robinson
Canada
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