Senator Mason Sleeps on Wire Cot After Hotel Shortage
Ex Senator Hilly Mason recalls a critical campaign when state committee arranged travel to a town with two hotels crowded to the doors. He slept on a wire cot with a sheet, awakening to the proprietor's question and replying that he looked like a waffle. The piece also notes that sleep needs decline with age from infancy to old age.
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Simoia Tan
Noble Offices and Court Roles in Victorian Era
Fragmentary remarks describe high royal household posts in the reign of Queen Victoria, noting the prestige of chief seneschal and similar offices. It mentions Lord Shaftesbury and Lord Ashley, their prior service, and Peel’s view on cabinet versus royal household appointments with reference to religious societies and moral character.
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Early Sleep Quality Affects Health And Beauty
An old discussion notes that elderly people who sleep well in the initial hours and retain a love of reading may age better. It cites psychological research showing the earliest, deepest sleep hours greatly contribute to health and beauty, reinforcing the idea of beauty sleep across ages.
Garden of Eden lesson ends with a quiet lesson
Sunday afternoon, a infant class teacher tried to impress children with Eden’s beauties. A quick witted child answered, There was one thing in the garden Adam and Eve might not touch. He added, it was poleon ivy.
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Harper's
Most Thrilling Time And Odd Anecdotes From The Era
A fragmentary column recounts varied vignettes including a teacher asking pupils for their most thrilling experience, a tale of an earthquake comparison with a boxing match, a doorkeeper refusing a ticket to a young student, and remarks about a boastful individual. A motorist helps another with a makeshift derrick, showcasing humorous street anecdotes.
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San Francisco
Definition of a selentiet in old speech
A small boy asks what celentiat means and is told a selentiet is a person who calls ordinary things by long banners that you cannot recognize. The dialogue mimics archaic phrasing to illustrate language play and confusion.
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Pather
Verbena and the outlaw in the best room twist
Verbena Lombard grows from dreamer to rescuer, sheltering John Cox the farm girl who loves him. She helps him escape a sheriff's hunt for Jared Conklin, and after years of secrecy the pair reunite. Cox reveals he killed Conklin to save himself and to marry Verbena, promising a future together.
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Woman superiority sparks mock debate and fish tale mix
A discussion mixes gender views with a vegetarian critic praising women as finer and purer than men while a rival mocks both sides. The dialogue shifts to a fish story about trout depredations on ducks and a prosecutor’s jurisdictional quip.
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Epicure
Enquirer
Coffee Redux: Postum Claims Relief From Suffering
A testimony claims quitting coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee eased lifelong ailments. The writer describes headaches, digestion problems, and heart and stomach distress before using Postum, noting other women with asthma and dyspepsia found relief after giving up coffee.
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