M Thiers at Home in Daily Life Revealed
The Cornhill Magazine excerpt describes the historian M Thiers daily routine at home. He rises early, works for hours, takes walks or plays games before breakfast, has a punctually timed dinner, and enjoys after dinner conversation. He is depicted as a true Provencal who loves sun, coast near Marseilles, olive groves, and Provençal dishes with oil enjoyed liberally at meals.
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Provence
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Ile
Duchesse Gallieia
Cornhill Magazine
Granta Prank Lets Eighteen Solutions Appear Overnight
A London paper notes Cambridge exam prank where about eighteen math solutions appeared the day before the test. The Granta editors hired recent senior wranglers to secretly solve months of problems in twenty four hours and printers stayed up all night.
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Cambridge
London
Granta
Former legislator’s tale of thrift and rumor mill cash
A Kansas City Journal recounts a former Missouri lawmaker who, once broke, returned from Jefferson City with $500 in fresh bills. Friends teased his apparent wealth, and he admitted he saved by having his washing done at home. The piece notes a separate 1877 Gold Hill Nevada mine boss attack tale.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Jones
Kansas City Journal
Gold Hill
Nev
Tole
Oyster Characteristics Across Regions And Farming Practices
The article compares American and European oysters noting European oysters are smaller with a coppery taste. Southern oysters are larger than northern ones and are dredged along coasts then fattened in creek beds. London salesmen sometimes keep oysters in water with oatmeal to improve flavor. Oysters are inedible during spawning season when soft and milky.
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America
Europe
London
Tact and stubborn will in domestic disputes
The exchange shows Mrs Newbride asking how Mrs Peck keeps her cook. Mrs Oldband says she threatened to quit, but Mrs Peck refused a recommendation and both women are stubborn. The judge notes their stubbornness and awkward tact. Archbishop Langtry comments on tact with an example of a clergyman criticising a bishop.
The Vivacious One Phrase and a Cynical Codger
A Baltimore Herald quip quotes a cynical codger calling vivacious the polite social term for gabby. The brief commentary uses sharp wit to question social labeling and speech vitality.
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Gabby
Baltimore Herald
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J. W. Harper & Son
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U. P. Depot
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Capital
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A. Pease & Sons
Nebraska
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JI. T. McIntosh
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Draftea
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