Carlyle by Tea and Pipes at Cheyne Row
In David Masson’s Memories of London in the Forties, the author recalls Carlyle at forty nine, noting his strict habits, evening tea with Mrs. Carlyle, and his ritual pipe smoking. He describes the orderly home, preferred back garden smoking, and a rare gruff reception during a crowded afternoon visit.
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Carlyle
Mrs. Carlyle
Glasgow
York River
Cheyne Row
London
Jericho
Forties
David Masson
Literary titles from an unknown author list
A fragmented list presents titles including tmese Blind The Gardinal Moth The Weight of the Crown The Germer Houses The Slaves of Silence Craven Pertune The Pata Dese Netta.
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Silence
Pata Dese
Netta
Evidence of the past haunts Vera and Fenwick uprising
Vera recalls her broken marriage and Evers confession as he reveals his drugged past in Paris and London. He describes fleeing to the country, hiding within the house, and a plan to return to aid Vera. Fenwick demands answers after a mysterious finger appears, accusing a trick on him. The scene ends with tension and a threat of confrontation.
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Vera
Evers
Gerald
Fenwick
Beth
Mark
Felics
Mexico
Paris
London
Don
Fewick
Hs Satelites
Overcrowded Train Fight Ends With Seat Swap
A passenger tries to block a railway seat while a newcomer quietly moves into the corner seat. The aggrieved traveler calls the guard, but the newcomer claims the free seat and the guard ejects the protesting passenger onto the platform.
Moslem Eating Etiquette From London Globe
A London Globe report outlines Moslem dining etiquette. It states meals must begin with salt and end with vinegar, and the host starts and finishes first. Toothpicks are a grace, with Gabriel said to have delivered one after meals. Priests recite Quran passages before and after meals and before water.
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Gabriel
London Globe
Vanishing England and the Robright Stones Mystery
Mr. P. H. Ditchfield recounts in Vanishing England the Robright Stones in Oxfordshire once said to be a king and his army turned to stone by a witch’s spell. The tale links the solitary stone to the ambitious king, and five knights to his scheming chieftains who faced a fatal oracle at Long Compton.
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P. H. Ditchfield
England
Robright
Oxfordshire
Long Compton
Royal Welcome to Kano Impresses Governor on Visit
Bir H Hesketh Beil the Northern Nigeria governor returning to Britain described his Kano visit. He said he was greeted three miles outside the city by an Emi with 14,000 horsemen wearing chain armor possibly dating to Saracen times. The scene featured armored horses turbans and mantles creating a garish display of splendor.
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Bir H. Hesketh Beil
Nigeria
Britain
Protectorate
Kano
Origin and decline of the shivaree wedding serenade
The piece traces the shivaree or charivari from French Canada to America. It notes the serenade's shift from popular weddings to unpopular ones and cites Tours council action in the early seventeenth century banning the practice with excommunication, yet the custom persisted.
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America
Canada
Council of Tours
Makes His Popular Trombone Practice Not Quite a Hit
A garbled OCR note describes a trombone player who practices with an 80 bar exercise, removing sections of his horn, producing little audible result and sparking questions about feasibility and skill.
Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess of Kingston in 18th Century Legacy
A discussion of Elizabeth Chudleigh known as the Duchess of Kingston and her infamous 18th century marriage scandal. The piece notes her bigamy after a contested union with the Duke of Kingston and a prior purported marriage to Mr Hervey. It contrasts historical views and literary renderings by Thackeray Beatrix Esmond and others.
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Duchess of
Kingston
Elizabeth Chudleigh
Hervey
Ingston
Bristol
Lves
Duke of Kingston
Duchess of Kingston
House of Lords
Lord Bristol
Pristol
Beatrix Esmond
Gernstein
Elizabeth Chudlleigh
Thackeray
Becky Sharp
Browning
Meredith
Saturday Review
Odd Remedies in Medicine Across Centuries
A survey of historical medical practices cites musk from musk deer, spermaceti from whales, cod liver oil, beeswax, carmine pigment, and various animal and insect derivatives used in tonics, treatments, and tonics. It mentions ptyalin, skatefish oil, dugong oil, hemoglobin from animal blood, and cockroach essence, among others, noting England’s ant tincture for gout and homeopathic uses of Lady Bug and hornet. The piece recalls centuries of dubious remedies, including dried earwigs and wood lice, and even ancient corpse-war extracts once used for coughs and wounds.
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Australia
England
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Dodds
THE
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Montreal
Beecham
Beecham’s
Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Lancashire
U.S. America
Toronto Type Foundry Co. Ltd
Regina
Winnipeg
West
Calgary
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