Columbus Believed He Found Coast of Asia
The Contarini map, long forgotten and first engraved after Columbus’s death, purportedly shows Columbus’s discoveries. It highlights South America but omits Central America, Mexico, and North America, replacing them with an open Atlantic reaching Asia.
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Mexico
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Labrador
Newfoundland
North American Review
George Meredith Burns Manuscripts After Garden Bonfire
The anecdote recalls George Meredith ordering all his manuscripts burned as Miss Nichol teased him about modesty. She led Burns and a biographer to the garden where a heap of ashes marked the loss of many poems and notes, with only a few kept as keepsakes.
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George Meredith
Muss Nichol
He'd Done It Before A House Robe Request
Mrs Subbub asks her husband to shop in town for a house robe. In Goose's store he dismisses color and size, saying it doesn't matter. The clerk presses the point, but he laments he will have to return tomorrow to have it changed.
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Mr. Subbub
Roads Built 2 000 Years The Roman Road Network
The Romans built straight highways from eight to fifteen feet wide between the second and fourth centuries after Christ. They used soldiers, slaves and criminals in construction and aimed for level routes despite varied grades. Some roads have lasted 2,000 years with little damage, converging at the Roman forum to form a vast network totaling 52 904 Roman miles.
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Adventure Magazine
Expensively Good Father Seeks Verse Opinion
A matter-of-fact father of an embryo poet handed some of the lad's efforts to a distinguished author of verse and asked for his opinion. The author replied with a witty line about supporting Henry for the rest of his life.
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Henry
No Venomous Snakes on the Isle of Pines
The Isle of Pines hosts no venomous reptiles or insects but four small snake varieties. A laja constrictor is noted as formidable. a twelve foot specimen was killed near Nueva Avrona years ago. The environment includes harmless lizards chameleons and iguanas, with iguana flesh valued as food and pets kept without issue.
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Isle of Pines
Nueva Avrona
Luz Hernandez
Editor’s View on a Sloppy Paper Drawing
The column rebukes a reader’s complaint about the paper and mocks a newsroom editor. It contrasts a sharp dresser with a failing editor, joking that while the editor may not run the paper well he knows how to cover himself properly.
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Solon
Whalebone Baleen Structure in Whales Described
Whalebone baleen grows in the mouths of certain whales as dependent plates two to twelve feet long attached to the upper jaw. It forms a fringe like sieve that collects and retains food.
Bicycles Great Peril to Pedestrians in Denmark
K L Roberts in Saturday Evening Post contends Denmark’s flat terrain and bike culture threaten pedestrians. He cites children strapped to handlebars, paths reducing driver caution, and riders with one hand steering, urging caution for foot traffic in Copenhagen and other cities.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Nees Ges
K. L. Roberts
Saturday Evening Post
Passing the Buck in a Domestic Quip Line
Dialogue shows a mother defending a claim about her baby’s resemblance to the father. Mrs. Pester asks why she told Mrs. Newkid that the infant looked like its father. The husband replies that mothers of homely babies often insist their child resembles the father.
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Mrs. Newkid
Mr. Newkid
Hat shopping ends with empty pockets in Boston Transcript
A brief dialogue shows a man with only a dollar and his companion wanting to buy hats. The exchange captures a moment of thrift and restraint as they discuss purchases while leaving the store.
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Boston Transcript
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