Wanderer Restores Quiet as Kafka Lies Ill at Home
In a frostbound night at Usorna’s house Kevork seals Kafka in while Heyerk withdraws. the Wanderer and Anorna guard the Moravian through the hours. Beatrice’s memory fades and tensions rise as Anorna pleads, the Wanderer weighs trust, forgiveness, and fate amid a dangerous, unfolding moral dilemma.
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Wil
Katka
Heyerk
Pris Pee
Keyerk
Kafka
Kevork
Israel Ratke
Usorna
Heyork
Kevork Arabian
Wanderer
Kalka
Israel Kafka
Anorna
Israel Kafke
Israel Katka
Beatrice
Kailis
Misunderstanding Clarified Between Vickars and Maudge
A brief dialogue reveals the misunderstanding centered on Vickars. Maudge states the error was on her side and that she believed Vickars was a man who could be kicked with impunity.
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Indianapolis Journal
J Yabsley
Vickars Maudge
Vickars
Simple Camphor Experiment Shapes Animal on Water
The article describes placing camphor pieces of varying sizes on a water surface to form a shape like a scorpion. The scorpion then moves in the liquid, its legs and tail convulsively swaying, indicating camphor’s density is less than water but nearly equal, with camphor not dissolving in water.
Scorpion Model Demonstrates Cohesion and Surface Tension
An 18th century style explanation describes camphor's behavior in water. It notes cohesion keeping scattered scorpion pieces together and camphor's surface activity causing motion on water. Varied theories include vapor escape and surface tension as causes.
Alcastis of Euripides staged by Holy Ghost College students
The senior class at Holy Ghost College plans a Greek drama presentation in original Greek of Euripides Alcestis, echoing ancient Dionysian ritual and Aristotle's ideals. The piece explores unity of time and action, chorus function, and limited cast, with lessons on nobility of woman and Christian ethics as reflected in the text.
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Holy Gheat College
Euripides
Athens
Pittsbury
Ton
Cambridge
Holy Ghost College
Alcestis
Alocestis
Greece and Greek Drama in This Historic College Note
The article extols Greece as a model for intellect and cultural influence, tracing Greek contributions from Homer to Archimedes and Euclid. It discusses Greek drama's religious origins, theater design, and stage practices, then surveys Euripides and the drama Alcestis, highlighting its themes and Hercules’ role as healing. It closes with a transition to Amalfi’s faded splendor.
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Greece
Graecia
Rome
Homer Gull
Demosthenes
Thucydides
Aristotle
Ischylus
Aristophanes
Euclid
Archimedes
Michael Angelo
Euripides
Amalfi’s Decline Casts Long Shadows Over Its Glory
Amalfi, once mighty with docks, arsenals, and vast fleets, has dwindled after the 1343 storms and earthquake. Now isolation and a ruined economy plague its streets, leaving only the Cathedral of St Andrea as a relic of past splendor. Yet the town’s cliffside beauty lures winter dreamers to the Cappuccini garden above its tiled skyline.
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Amalfi
Atrani
Deg
Genoa
Pisa
East
Cathedral of
St. Andrea
Cappuceiui
License Court Jests Atop a Ring of Virtue and Beer
A Pittsburgh License Court session shows lawyers coaching clients to pass alcohol tests. Attire and accessories sway judges, with tales of red neckties, diamonds, and powdered faces shaping license outcomes. A bashful lawyer jokes of a dry drink at dinner, while cases reveal how wealth, appearance, and honesty influence liquor licenses.
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Cwritew
TES Dispatch
Mazsy
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Paradise
White
John Robb
Robb
Sewickley
Judge White
Frank A. Parker
Valuable Byron album now owned by Georgia man
The Hyckoall Torkard album once kept at Byron’s burial site in Hucknall is now in the possession of Mr. George A. Oates of Augusta. The half bound volume holds inscriptions by visitors, including many noted Americans and Europeans, with the last entry by J. J. Faulkner of Oxford.
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Byron
George A. Oates
Lord Byron
Atlanta
Ostesssy
Henry T. Oates
Hucknall
J. J. Faulkner
Oxford
Nena
Hyron
Train humor misread in Boston Herald
A humorous caption from the Boston Herald depicts a train car scene where a man struggles to close a window for the woman in front, prompting light remarking about discomfort and a door as comic misadventure.
STOPPED BY A SPIDER S WEB Why so Electric Light Meter Failed
An Chicago meter was concealed by boxes around it to hide from view as officials delayed inspection for a month. On rechecking after a second month the device showed only five hours of activity, raising suspicion but lacking evidence of tampering after a thorough inspection.
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Uoorna
Doorn A
Anorna
Miletus
Phrynicus
Chicago
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Sade
Tam
Anonna
Tnorna
Jamael Kaika
Herm
Theo
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Thas
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Lem
New York Press
Smoke
Levi
Pirreus
Jonny T. Murray
Alcestix
Sophocles
Hercules
Peli
Death
Bhsen
Burg Theater
Vienna
Good Samaritan
Bar of Justice
Mr. Attorney
Georgia
Boston Herald
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