Worthy Silence of the Celibate in History
An essay in New York Medical Journal praising childless men and women as financiers of society. The author cites Plato Washington Nightingale and Spencer among others, arguing the unwed have shaped colleges hospitals libraries and art, while disparaging large families and framed as civic virtue.
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Childess
Plato
Joan of Arc
Savonarola
George Washington
David Hume
Locke
Spinoza
Thomas Carlyle
Florence Nightingale
Ruskin
Herbert Spencer
New York Medical Journal
Tale of Two Enemies and a Cold Peace
A Sandwich New Hampshire judge recalls a Carroll County feud in which one man tries kindness but the other harshly answers that the foe remains the worst he has seen. The story ends without peace, with no white wings of harmony apparent.
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Judge Hill
Sandwich
N. H
Carroll County
Blank
Mr. Blank
Love and the Fan Through European Courts
The article traces the spread of fan use from Portugal via trade, noting fourteenth century mentions and Charles V's inventory. It highlights Catherine de Medici introducing fans to French court life, Elizabeth I's vast wardrobe with fans, and the general adoption of fans across Italy France and Spain with etiquette codes guiding flirtatious social exchange.
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Japan
France
Charles V
Catherine de Mod
Henry VIII
England
Elizabeth
Italy
Spain
Few Achievements Impossible in Fortunes of Persuasion
The excerpt recalls Daniel Webster at Bunker Hill where crowd pressure endangered speakers and Webster urged perseverance. It underscores that few things are impossible to those who are persevering and invincibly determined, echoing antebellum American resolve.
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Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill
Thore
Websnur
New York
He Was Bad Markoman and the Grim Warning Spurting Death
An unusual fragmented tale describes a man marked by fever and violent acts, with a stubborn dog appearing later and the tale ending amid fear and eerie images of loss. Names and clear events are obscured by garbled OCR, leaving a haunting, unclear record of danger and consequence.
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Markoman
Omitted readable moment from an old scene
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a boyhood nook and seaside setting with scattered phrases about a levee, lines, and daily life. The readable content is sparse but suggests reminiscence and local place references without clear events or names.
No Occasion to Waste Time in a Colorful Exchange
A scene outside an auto shop features a caricatured speaker, a white audience mocked by a Black interlocutor who answers with a drawn out jest. The speaker’s rant on trusts and workers escalates to a claim of deporting all Black people, prompting laughter and sharp jabs from bystanders.
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Mquor
Darky
Tiger Origins and Club Farce Mark Litttleton Tale
In Littletown Massachusetts a bygone dramatic club meeting features Judge Bellows and Dr Sanger unable to remember lines, prompting a comic exclamation and a prompt quip. The piece links clan legend to a story of a tiger and the river Tighe, noting swiftness as the shared trait and offering etymological notes aboard the strange name.
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Littleton
Mass
Judge Bellows
Dr. Sanger
Prince of Wales
India
Tighe
Plea by Rascal Over Misnamed Months and Payments
A writer laments calendar quirks noting December as the tenth month after the year’s shift from March to January. The tale recalls St Lieciniud, a rascal procurator at Lyons under Augustus, who argued for fourteen monthly payments claiming December should yield two extra due to its misalignment with the renamed calendar.
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St— Lieciniud
New Light on Balloon Invention in French School Exercise
In a French school exercise, boys discuss balloon invention with errors. One writes that the Montgolfier brothers were papermakers who tied a balloon with paper, causing it to rise. Another notes the aero-statesmen and gravel in a basket for provisions, reflecting misinterpretations.
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bin Exaoroers
Placwe
Nature's Panoramic Display in Alpine Reflections
A fragmented account describes atmospheric reflections over the Alps and a momentary lake scene. The writing mentions Alpine light and a dawning, with references to wanderers, a brandfork express, and fading mileage amid mist and water textures.
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Alps
Darin Brandfork
Wandertyl
Atoumae
Under the Rose Phrase Origin From Tudor and Earlier Use
An account traces the origin of the term under the rose to two Westminster taverns linked to Lancaster and York symbols red and white roses. It notes secrecy in meetings of retainers of the Duke of York and Henry VI and cites alternative legends including Cupid and Harpocrates.
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Lancaster
York
Parliament House
Old Palace Yard
Westminster
Duke of York
Henry VI
Cupid
Harpocrates
Venus
Allence
Why She Left the Meeting in Eastport Baptist Chapel
In an Eastport Maine Baptist chapel a minister orders nonmembers to retire at meeting end. Aunt L, aged about four score, defies the rule saying she is leaving due to a stomach pain. The Boston Herald reports this incident from years ago in a small coastal town.
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Eastport
Boston Herald
Millions Saved by Anesthetica in Modern Surgery
The article discusses anesthesia as a pivotal advance in medical history noting its impact on reducing mortality and enabling painless, bloodless operations. It claims anesthesia predates sepsis by thirty years and frames its discovery as essential to modern surgical achievements.
Greek Scholar Jebb Translates Browning in Greek Verse
The article lauds Prof. Jebb for rendering Browning's Abt Vogler into Greek verse with exceptional skill. It notes the poem’s obscurity yet rich imagery, praising Jebb for finding Greek equivalents that other scholars might not have conceived possible. London Telegraph.
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Jebb
Gushman
Jebl
London Telegraph
The Champion Mean Man
The passage recalls a brash rival tauntingly calling out Bile Hutcher as the weakest man known and recounts a local tale about misfortune at a funeral and a coffin mishap, reflecting a rough, regional storytelling voice.
Easy Questions for Tommy wThunk wall the teacher who walk living che teeron
Fragmentary OCR text describes a classroom scene with a teacher and a student named Tommy. The readable parts reference nature study and a creature, plus mock dialogue about thinking of a creature that moves through a hole.
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Tommy
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Kemmerer, Wyoming
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Elizabeth, Ill
DR. King
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