Spiders of Ceylon and Early Printing Visions
In Ceylon high mountains hide a powerful yellow web weaving spider that traps birds and lizards. The article shifts to early printmaking, noting Flofguerra’s gold engraved coronation plate and the birth of printed pictures in Europe. It highlights Albrecht Durer as father of line engraving and famous works like Melancholia.
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Ceylon
Flofguerra
Europe
Albrecht Durer
Durer
Chicago
Engraved Pictures Origins Traced to Fifteenth Century
The article recalls engraved pictures dating to the Florentine goldsmith Maso Finiguerra in the fifteenth century, aligning their romantic origin with the era of early movable type debates around Gutenberg and Sigoriutius.
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Maso Finiguerra
Gutenberg
Sigoriutius
Learned Better Boarded School Letter Lesson
A map quotes a boarding school story where a girl learned one thing and struggled with legible writing. She kept writing Lome for money, prompting a response that she could not read her letters, a cure for Chinese handwriting.
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Lome
Detroit Free Press
Student Confusion Sparks Banter Over Suit
A fragment shows Almno sitting in a launch where a speaker praises a suit, then a brother disputes it as a dead ring for a clothes ringer. The fussy man reacts with a grunt and a retort about being misjudged.
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Chicago News
Insect Anatomy Wonderful Breathing Apparatus of Wasps
A detailed description of wasp and hornet breathing organs, noting about eighteen to twenty surface apertures that admit air, sometimes with horny lips or dense bristles, acting as filters. Air tubes branch extensively through the body, forming a complex network that reaches every part of the insect.
Ancient Telegraph Shadows Grecian War Times
An article describes early telegraph signaling used by Grecian generals in Aristotle’s era. Water-filled earthen vessels with equal faucets conveyed messages via lettered disks until the signal was acknowledged. A Hungarian critic comments on a local theater rendition of King Lear and debates Shakespeare authorship.
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Grechan
Aristotle
Hungary
Bacon
Studio as The Word for Workroom in English
The piece notes the term studio as a foreign loan from Italian, detailing its sense of a workroom or place for reading and writing. It contrasts with atelier and explains Johnson’s dictionary and 19th century usage as not covering the word, while highlighting its literary connotations in discussing two famous men.
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Italy
Johnson
Garpenter
Paradox Arms Suburban Doctor with Odd Motive
A judge notes a doctor in a suburban area explaining he will treat another patient nearby to “kill two birds with one stone” during a paradoxical exchange about traveling farther than usual for care. The dialogue hints at efficiency amid a legal setting.
Action from youth advice from middle age
A fragmented quote notes three stages of counsel aging with time. The piece reflects evolving guidance as youth, middle age, and old age each offer different perspectives.
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Hesiod
The Poppy as a Symbol of Death Across Regions
The article notes the poppy as a death emblem in the east and on Indian graves. It questions if the symbol came from funeral associations, mentions ancient Egypt and Belvonl tombs with poppy-like plants, and touches on its funeral plant reputation.
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India
Belvonl
Rousseau Quotation On Estimates And Death
A fragment reflecting on errors in placing value on an estimate of life and the idea that existence ends at death. The note cites Rousseau and questions the significance placed on judged measures after life ends.
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Rousseau
Engagement rings and memory aids in a witty quip
A quip contrasts rings with a finger tied string to aid memory. The remark attributes the practice to social custom and humor, referencing a voice of Marcus Antonelius.
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Farnam Street
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Yonkers Statesman
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18Th and Harmey Sts
Lecow
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