Loving Dog Watches At Mistress Grave
A Newfoundland named Bruno guards the grave of Mrs. Lucinda Dorman in Hill Grove Cemetery Connelsville Pennsylvania for two weeks. He kept vigil beside her bed during illness and followed the funeral to the grave site whimpering softly. The dog remained near the tomb during the ceremony and continues to wail at night, unsettling nearby residents.
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Connellsville
Hill Grove Cemetery
Bruno
Lucinda Dorman
Adelaide
Talleyrand's Mystery Also a Boiled Egg Trick
A Vienna confidant recalls a single known quirk of M. de Talleyrand, the ability to open a soft boiled egg with one backward knife stroke without spilling. The anecdote ends the questioning on the minister’s private life and illustrates how discretion quiets meddling.
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M. de Talleyrand
Vienna
Napoleon
Elba
Talleyrand
Louis XV
Physicians warn grip influenza seems to stay and rise
The piece notes rising respiratory diseases in large cities linked to influenza and urges Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs bronchitis and lung trouble. It claims the tonic purifies blood boosts vitality and supports recovery after grip with praise from Mrs. E A Bender and endorsement for related remedies.
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Pierce
Golden
Golden Medical Discovery
E. A. Bender
Keene, Co
Ohio
Golden Medical
Horses of Venice and the bronze four on St
Noted Venetian sculpture and monument details claim there are at least fifteen bronze and plaster horses in Venice. Colleone’s equestrian statue is praised as a premier bronze work by Andrea Verrocchio. The rooftop horses of St Mark’s face a long history from Lyssipus to Napoleon. The piece cites Chicago Herald and a gas fitter anecdote from the Chicago Tribune.
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Venice
St. Mark’s
Victor Emmanuel
General Galleone
St. John and
St. Paul
Skuskin
Colleone
Andrea Verrecchio
Michael Anglo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Lyssippus
Rome
Nero
Trajan
Constantine
Constantinople
Areca
Doge
Dandolo
Napoleon
City
Alps
Paris
Place du Carrousel
Francis I of Austria
William E. Curtis
Chicago Herald
Social Frankness in Germantown Ends in Comic Return
A Germantown family hosted a foreign novelist who misunderstood local manners. At departure the host said, I am Barry you cannot stay longer. She replied, Oh but I can. The trunks and carriage left, but the guest re entered the house, provoking consternation.
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Germantown
Barry
Philadelphia Times
Lincoln and the Neighbor Hay Story from 1857
Anecdote recalls Abraham Lincoln in his office when a neighbor bragged about hay harvests. Lincoln asks what he grows and learns he raises hay, noting the crop was excellent and that stacks and barn storage filled with no exact tonnage. The tale, sourced from Youth's Companion, illustrates Lincoln's humor.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Abe
Simpson
Remember the Baker Lamp and a King’s Death Tale
In Venice a long robe man recalls justice with the lamp of expiation while recounting a baker execution that led to a perpetual light for the doges. An English king, William Rufus, died in the New Forest and was later buried at Winchester cathedral after misadventure and grim desecration.
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Court of Assizes
Venice
Doges
William Rufus
New Forest
Winchester
Cruikshank Fagin Portrait Inspired by Self
An old tale recounts Robert Cruikshank seeking a likeness for Fagin during Oliver Twist illustrations. He wandered London’s east end in search of a face and reportedly, while entertaining himself at a writer’s dining room, he formed the features he sought. The resulting image is said to resemble Cruikshank himself.
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Cruikshank
Fagin
East End
London
A Palace of Art at Brown’s Art Store
Brown’s Art Store at 118 East Congress Street offers the finest exclusive range of art supplies in Arizona and the Southwest. The shop features sheet music, fancy stationery, pictures, frames, mouldings, and complete stock for artists. Its interior displays artistic neatness and appeal.
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Brown’s Art
East
Congress Street
Arizona
Southwest
Lightning joke at Washington car ride prompts quip
An eastern senator riding an F street car to the capitol is joined by a very deaf lady who asks about Washington and apologizes for her deafness. The senator suggests electricity and the woman replies she was struck by lightning last summer but felt no benefit.
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Capitol
Washington
Washington Post
Sermon Notes On Charity At Sabbath Service
The Chicago News quotes Rev. Flat Foot lamenting the crowd and the organ’s wheeze as he speaks of welcoming strangers, recalling the Bible line about taking in a stranger. He warns that the "dea cons" will proceed to take up the election.
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Flatfoot
Chicago News
Honest cabman returns overpaid fare to grateful wife
A woman overpaid a London cabman with two sovereigns instead of two shillings. Realizing the error the cabman sought out the woman’s husband, who, with tears, refused loss for honesty and handed back the extra money. The couple then gave him one shilling and fourpence as thanks.
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London
Origin of trousers origins traced to royal gout and fashion
A historical note links the emergence of trousers to heavy drinking and swollen legs among European royalty. It cites George IV as prince regent and mentions dukes of York, Clarence, Cumberland, and Sus sex, plus French and Prussian monarchs, who popularized the modern pantaloon amid 19th century caricatures.
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America
George IV
York
Clarence
Cumberland
Sussex
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Louis Philippe
Frederick William 111
Prussia
Gilray
Stevens Returns to Reopen Express Business at People’s Store
C. A. Stevens, the longtime express man, returns after a year’s rest and recuperation on the coast and has bought his old business. He can be found at the People’s Store and promises prompt attention to all work left in his care.
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C. A. Stevens
Reliabe
People
St Joseph's Academy Reopens Next Tuesday
School will reopen at St Joseph's Academy next Tuesday September 2. Pupils aiming for honors and prizes must be present at the opening and maintain regular attendance throughout the year.
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St. Joseph’s Academy
Finest Hand Carved Leather Goods At Low Prices
The advertisement touts the very finest hand carved leather goods in latest design offered at very low prices at B. G. Capo's.
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B. G. Capo’s
Red Snow Algae Transform Arctic Scenery
Early explorers found vast red patches in Arctic snow and now scientists explain the phenomenon as unicellular algae coloring the snow. The tiny plants can cover acres in a single night, turning snow red like a garden fence.
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Arctic
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