Birthplaces of great composers echo humble homes
The article surveys the early lives of Josquin des Prez Palestrina Handel Bach Haydn and Mozart, noting humble births and modest surroundings. It details Handel and Bach in Halle and Eisenach, Haydn in Rohrau and his rise, Beethoven’s birthplace in Bonn, and Mozart’s musical family in Salzburg.
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Holland
Josquin de Prez
Pierting da Palestrina
Palestrina
Rome
Handel
Bach
Nicholastreet
Halle
Saxony
George Frederick Handel
Sebastian Bach
Bisxenach
Saxe-Weimar
B. S. Bach
Leipzig
Joseph Haydn
Rokrau
Leitha
Austria
Hungary
Rohran
Haydn
London
Vienna
Robran
Beethoven
Mozart
Court Min Afcian
Saleburg
Daueltar Ifn
Classical Giants Born in modest homes, Bach to Wagner
The article traces birthplaces and early lives of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Wagner. It notes Bach and Mozart in growing families with humble means, Beethoven’s Bonn origins and museum, Schubert’s meager earnings and early death, and Wagner’s Leipzig birth and early poverty. It highlights their later fame and enduring legacies.
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Wolfwang
Getreide Gasse
Bach
Beethoven
Vienna
Beethoven Platz
Franz Schubert
Franz
Lichtenthal
Nussdorfer-Strasse
Schubert
Richard Wagner
Leipsic
Richard
Intoxicants in Old Days in England Before Regulation
The passage notes widespread alcohol use in historic England before taxes and licenses. London housed thousands of dram shops with gin freely distributed by employers and sold by barbers and tobacconists. It describes street hawkers, market stalls, and chandler shops pushing liquor, with servants and buyers exposed to constant access.
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England
London
Uncle Remus In Line With a Modern Mule and Gig
A Chicago Daily News excerpt depicts Uncle Remus driving a white mule hitched to an ancient gig as a stranger comments on progress. The old man ignores the remark and puffs his pipe noting the mule’s loud bray, highlighting contrast between old and new.
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Remus
Uncle Remus
Chicago Daily News
Sunshine and science verses in a morning pages mix
A miscellany from a historical page features light verse on sunshine and fortune, curious science demonstrations with a bent stick and water, plus tales of clever ants and nut games. It also includes anecdotes of boys who became great men, language of flowers, and short notes on stature by nationality.
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Almer
Guy
Toney
Gilitian
Gustavus Adolphus
Gen
Bauer
Tyrol
Titian
Michael Angelo
Fichte
Philosopher
Morning Star
Pet antelope Tiddrums rides omnibus with master
In London a pet antelope named Tiddrums travels with his owner and enjoys riding atop omnibuses. The creature answers to its name as a dog would and is noted for intelligence, though it cannot wag its tail.
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Tiddlums
London
Tying a Star in Paper Strip Trick
A reader explains a knot technique to form a five point star without a pencil. Use a long narrow strip, tie a knot, flatten, fold ends, and look through to reveal a pentagon and star inside. Proper pressing ensures creases and tight knots for a clear figure.
Humor Bits and Short Witty Exchanges From Old Columns
A jumble of quips and exchanges echoes a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper vibe. Lines reference a humorous St Pan girl praying for family elders and jokes about hay stock, Wall Street, and college scenes with playful misreadings and faux dialects from various contributors.
After the Proposal: Vignettes from a Midwestern Circus
A collage of overheard quips and stage bits from a traveling show and city crowd. Dialogues touch on beauty, gender roles, mock morality, and curious backstage banter, featuring a “living skeleton” act, suffrage quips, and a warning glare over a fire alarm.
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Wast Paeethaven
Bonn
Ludwig
Bonn Gasse
Flagg
Oxeye
United States
Norway
Scotland
British America
Sweden
Ireland
Denmark
Hutchinson
Ukemaanese
Humor OF
THE
St. Pan
Elith
Grandma
Lippincott's
Gyer—“Golrox
New England
Myer
Gyer
Wall Street
Roderick
van Albert
College Snes
Mr. Ergent
Philadelphia Record
Garden of Eden
Nero
Linnatha
Thomas
Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Close
Helen
George
Ernie
Henry
Ida
Lucille
Myra
Marguerite
Downfall
Singer
Pertinent
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