Joe Winrow Remembered In San Francisco Reminiscence
A veteran rower and unassuming benefactor named Joe Winrow is recalled after a notice of his death. Residents at a Pioneer bath house recall his kindness, bravery saving a child from a milk wagon, and a quiet life admired by neighbors. The piece blends tribute with reflections on fashion and social mores.
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Joe Winrow
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Winrow
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Feminine Follies and Herbles Lecture on Woman’s Dress and Role
Rev. Joseph B. Cleaver of New York presents a critique of fashion and womanhood, arguing women should be wives and mothers rather than fashion plates. He asserts women influence society but must avoid vanity, while praising maternal virtue and traditional roles amid changing dress.
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Gail
Zola
Jesus
Mariolatry
Gulf Stream studies challenge Darwin on coral reefs find
Read before the National Academy of Sciences a report by J E Higard and Alexander Agassiz on Gulf of Mexico depths and plateaus. They argue coral reef formation accompanies elevations, not subsidence, and detail currents from the Caribbean across Yucatan to the Atlantic.
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National Academy of Sciences
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C. P. Patterson
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
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Florida Keys
Pacific
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The Art of Being a Bore in Le Voltaire
A lively piece on the French habit of perpetual witlessness or borehood. It argues that in France the comic contempt for ennui can be a profession, learned like oratory, with Tolstoyan irony and a warning from Talleyrand to never laugh.
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le Voltaire
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Gayety
France
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Prince de Benevent
Monsigneur
A Single Untruth Told in Early Childhood
An English Magazine piece reflects on a childhood lie the narrator cannot forget, recounting a memory from when they were very young and the lasting impression of that untruth. The excerpt hints at memory, guilt, and the formation of truth from a child’s perspective.
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Solvery
Jean
English Magazine
Dont Do It Dont Do It Obituary Logansport Journal
A fragmented verse laden piece admonishes readers with moral maxims about honesty humility and kindness. It features clipped lines addressing editors leaders and social behavior with cautions against lying and judging by appearances. The piece ends with a curt word Dusty.
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Logansport Journal
Dusty
Handwriting as a Mirror of Character in London Society
A discussion on how handwriting betrays personality and voice. A minister debates with the king over how letter tone reveals irresolution, citing traits seen in letters, and noting a professor’s harsh verdict on a signature attributed to Lord Macaulay.
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Elethe
Lord Macaulay
Why Ice Breaks Down Trees in St Louis Startling Trial
Aventeman living east of King stone examined tree limbs weighed down by ice last Sunday. He cut a limb that initially weighed 23 pounds with ice. after melting it weighed 2 ounces. A second trial yielded 3 pounds with 3 ounces removed. A third trial showed 9 pounds with 4 ounces removed, and a fourth 32 pounds with 2 pounds removed, totaling 30 pounds of ice on a limb.
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St. Louis
Aventeman
Kingston
Papal Condolence Letter and Siberia Decree Report
Rome reports the Pope sent a letter of condolence to the Czar. A decree grants deportees to Siberia after three years rights to engage in commerce or profession upon good behavior, with political exiles needing Interior Minister approval.
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Rome
Siberia
Interior
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