Muddled Fragments and Folk Etymology Across Sects
A collage of scattered notes touches on slang and phrases like three sheets in the wind, a sailor’s tale explained by wind loosening sails, and a police mention. The piece also shares medical musings on passion and health, a brief note on slaughterhouse byproducts, and word origins for Asia Europe Australia and Africa with speculative etymologies.
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Wis
Philadelphia
Asia
Europe
Australia
Africa
Dueling Tales In Irish Records Include Trish and Barrington
The annals of Ireland recount dueling exploits with Trish prominent for bravery. Sir Jonah Barrington fought a barrister named McNally who had one leg shorter than the other and earned the nickname One Pound Two.
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Emerald Isle
Trish Bamar
Jonah Barrington
MaNally
McNally
Noote
Lila
Barrington
Yrho
Quiet Uprooter in Unaffected Manner Stuns Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press notes Miss Spettz and Miss Spettz in a restrained, unobtrusive tone praising their quiet demeanor as an example of unaffected charm. The piece highlights how years of effort shaped a poised public image and references Mr Luvett-Weller in relation to the subject.
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Mr. Luvett— Weller
Miss Spettz
Felladelphia Press
Asking a Good Deal in Rent Discussion
A witty line from a New Yorker piece questions fair rent by noting a landlord often asks five and six times a month, highlighting humorous bargaining in housing disputes and the landlord’s aggressive negotiation style.
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Witter
New Yorker
The Humorous Misprints and Curious Missteps Seen
A collage of old misheard lines and quirky student essays reveals the era’s quirks. Descriptions of stage reception echo, while jokes about actresses turn into cautionary tales of performance. A Pennsylvanian study notes animals’ sensitivity to ridicule, contrasted with a village pupil’s anatomy essay full of humorous errors.
Worth More, Customer at N Art Gallery Exchange
A dealer and customer discuss a priced painting featuring four men smoking a pipe. The dealer touts the pipe as genuine Meerschaar material and highly colored, claiming its value surpasses a Chicago cribane purchase at a price well above sixteen dollars.
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Tev Dal- Murs
Chicago Cribane
Brutal Colt Training Ends in Fearing Blue Blazes
A Michigan farmer uses oats and a heavy whip to break a wild colt named Blue Blazes, who resists bridle attempts. After repeated escapes and a harsh lesson, the horse is subdued and terrified, vowing never to trust humans, as the farmer pursues a strict training approach described in Sewell Ford's Var les Nine.
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Porieins
Steatery
Dell Wien
Sewell Ford
Nuc Lizes
Michigan
Perkins
Jistanes
Colle
Mac
Farmer Perkins
Slash
Man
Tiis
Unclear Goods Names Prompt Sales Story in Basements
A fragmented account describes a buyer who pressures a worker to name goods with new or improved labels. The narrative references lines like Marlborough and Cumberland pins, with emphasis on rebadging or renaming items to boost sales. Details are cryptic and partial.
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Bell
Lou
Irl
Quad
Marlborough
Cumberland
Wilsell
Oddities and Dietary Feats From a Colonial Logbook
A garbled colonial-era text extols unusual tastes and heavy meat, grain, and potato consumption by a Tasmanian figure, noting vast quantities. It also mentions rare English language books and high museum appraisal figures for early printed works, including a 1810 sale and a 1860s perfect copy value.
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Butish Museum
Not the game. A merciful dispensation of Providence
A fragmentary quotation contrasts mercy and judgment among characters, noting consumptives and others as hopeful and blind to their flaws. The exchange questions whether heaven’s mercy prevents realization of wrongdoing, featuring a Catholic Sinnndari and Times as the source of debate.
Galaxy of beauty at the ball sparks chatter
Mies Koy-In discusses a galaxy of beauty at the ball the other night. Mr. Grafton puzzled by a comment. Miss Speltz comments on an ideal outfit. Al's in Philadelphia mentioned as a notable purchase, a first.
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Mies Koy
Beauty
Grafton
Miss Speltz
Philadelphia
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Wiman
Neusa
McClure
Biological Department
University of Pennsylvania
Joith
Wein
Leslie
Coughlin
Australisia
THE
Daily Standard
Ogden
Wheelwright Him
Washington Avenue
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