Pangwangling and Honing as Colorful Words in Atlantic
Atlantic praises pangwangling as cheerful resilience under trouble and honing as a warm southern term for affectionate seeking. The piece argues these are genuine language colors, not slang, enriching tone and expression.
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Pangwangling
Pangwangle
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Fisherman Fights Wildcat After Cast Gone Wrong
A Pennsylvania trout angler in a boat spots a wildcat swimming toward him after mistaking it for a minnow. He hits the animal with a paddle, capsizes the craft, fights in the water, and finishes the wildcat on shore. He loses gear and clothing but survives, vowing not to fish for wildcats again.
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R. E. A. Carow
Dalton
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Historic 1737 announcement of daily New York Philadelphia travel
A Newark era note recalls a March 10 1737 newspaper claim a fiier would run a 14 hour 80 mile journey from New York to Philadelphia in one day. It describes John Butler using a waggon to beat the dawn and meet Robin Fitzrandolphh’s ferry, a feat seen as remarkable then.
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Fiier
New York
Philadelphia
John Butler
Fox
Robin Fitzrandolphh
Kentucky
Moonlit torpedo defense with salvos of mirrors and light
London Answers explains that searchlights now reach sixty three miles, yet visibility remains limited to a few miles. A powerful electric arc plus mirrors can rival moonlight, blinding eyes and demoralizing enemy crews by artificial exposure and rapid reillumination.
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London
Not That Color. Willie Finds Fido Fantasy
Willie searches for his dog Fido and bursts in with news many times. His mother doubts the tale until he insists his imagination is not white behind, revealing a child’s earnest, humorous claim.
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Willie
Fido
Too Suggestive Visit Prompted Insane Asylum Conversation
Wimbleton and Simpelton discuss a recent visit to an asylum. Simpelton confirms delivering an introduction note to the superintendent who responded with a vague invitation to make themselves at home. Lip pincott's.
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Simpelton
Lippincott’s
Wedding Present Problem and Please Send List
A London World note suggests adding P. 8. L. after R. V. P. on wedding invitations. It proposes donors send a list of four items ranging from 1 shilling to £1000 in value for the bride to select. The idea frames gifts as a controlled selection rather than open offerings.
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London
Pepys
London Chronicle
Fashionable Ladies Challenge London Police
A witty Nottingham Guardian remark notes that well dressed crowds can be poorly behaved, suggesting even police face trouble when fashionable ladies gather in London.
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London
Nottingham Guardian
Cured Him by Forcing Coffee Making Habit
Mrs Naggs recalls curing her husband’s coffee critique by making him brew it himself one morning. Mrs Howells asks how she did it, and Mrs Naggs explains the method that changed his habit.
Two Ways to Pay Debt: Industry or Thrift
A compact aphorism from Carlyle arguing debt payment hinges on two methods: boosting industry to raise income or increasing thrift in spending. The quote emphasizes practical economics over speculative finance.
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Carlyle
Government rifle range site eyed in Western Nebraska
A government rifle range and maneuver grounds are sought in Western Nebraska. A committee of army officers will inspect a tract north of Sutherland, accompanied by a Commercial Club delegation, to determine suitability by area surface contour and railroad distance.
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Nebraska
Commercial Club
Sutherland
North Platte Tribune
Winter Meetings of State Agricultural Associations begin at University farm
Seventeen societies plan annual gatherings January 16 to 23 1909 at the University farm and Agricultural school with the Stock and Grain Judging Pavilion Woman's Building and new Veterinary Building. About 2500 farmers and stock growers expected. prominent out‑of‑state speakers on evening programs.
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University Farm and Agricultural School
State Farm
Doan's Kidney Pills touted for kidney relief
Eugene K. Fisher of Chadron Nebraska credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving a twenty year grip of kidney trouble backache and dizziness. He reports three boxes provided a complete cure and urges others to remember the name Doan's with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents.
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Dean
Eugene K. Fisher
Chadron
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
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