The Italian novelist's perilous escape and vow of vengeance
Giuseppe, an Italian novelist, narrates a perilous escape from a forged murder accusation. A misread crime scene note nearly traps him in jail, but he reveals the threatening document is from his own manuscript. Nina, his beloved, and her family are drawn into the episode as police clear him.
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Jean
Sita
Little Auto
Luggi
Papa
America
Italy
Colonnas
Nina
Ionate
Camorra
Maligne
Pagan
Mica
Duns
Bulding
Lim
X Street
Giuseppe
Island of Saint Helena as described in 19th century sketch
The London Family Herald portrays Saint Helena as a volcanic, eight by six mile island with about 450 residents. It notes Napoleon’s confinement there, British occupation, no private land ownership, and public property norms. Most inhabitants are sailors who perform trades, with a near perfect climate and abundant turtle shores.
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Ascehélon
Britain
Napoleon
St. Helena
Tris
Admiralty
Osterman
London Family Herald
Elephant Servants. An Easy Solution of the Nursemaid Problem In Bengal
In Bengal Tigerland an anecdote recounts a mahout's wife placing her infant before a sleeping elephant. She salutes, leaves, and the child crawls toward the blanket edge. The elephant gently pulls the infant back with its trunk, repeatedly, until the child sleeps peacefully under its guard.
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Bengal
Social Calls in China and Pidgin English Forms
In China the challenge of English makes pidgin speech common and the letter r often sounds like l. Expressions like Just now mark the immediate present, and servants answer Have got or No have got when asked if a lady is in or out. A humorous old tale about a servant reporting One piecee man down side to his missus is noted.
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China
Amy W. Hotchkiss
National Magazine
Clock Story Variation at Central Telegraph Office
A very young enthusiast at the Central telegraph office unscrewed a desk instrument to learn its workings. Weeks later a box of pieces was returned with a note offering 88 for the mechanic’s time, saying it took four hours to unscrew it.
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Central Telegraph Office
Manchester Guardian
Engineer In Chief
Where George Eliot Went to School
The ancient Griff cottage in Warwickshire once served as George Eliot’s first school. Its location lies two miles from Nuneston opposite Griff House gates, a residence of her father Robert Hvans and later Isaac Hvans, linked to Tom Tulliver in The Mill on the Floss.
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George Eliot
Griff
Warwickshire
Nuneston
Griff House
Robert Hvans
Adam Bede
Isaac Hvans
Tom Tulliver
London Times
Impostor and Malefactor Confusion in Scots Rhyme
A Scottish tale recalls a mother mispronouncing two sons’ roles. She meant upbolaterer and manufacturer, but to her family the words sounded like impostor and malefactor. The quip highlights phonetic slips in a Glasgie dialect.
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Carlyle
Cost of College Measured in Said Diet Book
An Obennial Enquirer item cites a fragment where a book questions how much money supports a nonboy going to college. The cheerful diet responds that the cost is kept manageable, noting that it takes the coin to fund the venture.
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Obeinnatl Enquirer
Coral Tooth Powder From Coral Debris Sold By Indian Perfumers
Fragmentary report describes coral debris processed into ornamental polished jewelry and touted as tooth powder sold at high prices by Indian perfumers.
Stolen tooch murder and duel tale at Charleston party
During a dinner party in Charleston a theft leads to a tense confession and duel threat between guests. Poreher, Du Bods, and Porcher are central as a hidden heirloom and the alleged thief provoke a dramatic turn with a confession that averts violence, the hostess pressing for accountability.
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da Bola
Sour House
Porcher
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da Bois
L. A. Simpson
Dickinson
Republican
Congress
North Dakota
the People's Choice
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