Sonnet Fragments From Kai Holberg Translated Verse
A garbled poem fragment presented as a Danish to English translation quotes Kai Holberg and Maurice Francis Egan. It references a bell sounding, music, a pure woman sacrificed for poetry, and the poet’s vision of harmonies born from a maiden’s death, with dramatic and troubled imagery.
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Kai Holberg
Bo Chi
Makind
Beck
Perial
Maurice Francis Egan
The
New York Times
Waiting for Farquar at the icy pier
David Ellison, steward of the tug Josephine, defies a gale to tow the stranded vessel Andalusia. He waits for Farquar as winter tightens its grip, risking his job and pride to save others and prove his mettle to the stubborn, opportunistic Farquar.
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Farquar
David Ellison
Brand Tatlock
Brand
David
Josephine
Peter McHarg
Luray
John Ellison
Danne
Mary
Mother
John Ellison Nald David
Michigan
Akippers
Milla
McHarg
Wiseacres
Andalusia
Brand Tatlork
Mechanics’ Hall
Brand A Fatlock
Jacobs
Reesky
Ja‘ad
Ike
Jonah
Simmons
Twa
Yearning for Work Breaks in Small Town Dialogue
In a modest exchange from the Christian Union Herald, David thanks Mr. Farquar for a chance to work on editing and mailing letters. Farquar signals a preference for a reliable learner who can wait and grow into the role.
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David
Vanadium handsaws and volcanic power schemes headline diverse 1910 notes
Industry reports new vanadium steel handsaws that cut iron pipe and can be rolled into spirals. Professor Trevor Kincaid will travel from Seattle in 1910 to Simferopol to collect gypsy moth parasites for the U S Bureau of Entomology. Other items note electrical engines in Japanese mines, Panfilo Garza Garcia’s plan to harness Popocatepetl, and a London society promoting ambidexterity with debates on brain lateralization.
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Trevor Kincaid
Department of Zoology
University of Washington
Seattle
Simferopol
Crimea
Russia
United States Bureau of Entomology
Panfillo Garza Garcia
Popocatepetl
Mexico City
London
Women Gain Political Rights in Several States In 19th Century
The article lists states granting women voting or school questions rights in the era. It notes four states with full political rights Colorado Idaho Utah Wyoming and delivers a catalog of others where women can vote on school matters or have partial suffrage in various regions including Great Britain Australia New Zealand the Isle of Man Finland and Norway per Golden West Magazine.
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Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Kansas
Michigan
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Ohio
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Isle of Man
Finland
Norway
Golden West Magazine
Crown of Great Britain details jewelry 1808 crown
The present crown of Great Britain, built in 1808, uses jewels from older crowns and those supplied by command of the Queen. It features four large pear shaped pearls, 273 small pearls, 147 table diamonds, 1273 rose diamonds, 1203 brillant diamonds, rubies, 11 emeralds and 17 sapphires.
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Great Britain
Engagement Gift From Japanese Lover Sash Mentioned
A Chicago Tribune note humorously describes a sash as the engagement present of a Japanese lover. The passage features an umpire joking about quick thinking and banquets going to players.
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Chicago Tribune
Slow John miller and automatic corn grinder praised
The article describes the Slow John automatic miller used by southern mountain inhabitants to grind corn. It details two forms, one with a weighted trough and hammer driven by gravity and water, and another powered by a water wheel. It notes the device’s low cost and potential value to isolated communities in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, then moves to a brief mention of the Maxim gun silencer.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
His Happiest Hour Moonlit Proposal Recalled
The Cleveland Leader quotes a couple recalling a moonlit night twenty five years ago when he proposed. She confirms, he notes that hour stands as the happiest moment of his life.
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Cleveland
Simplon Tunnel Tunneling Milestone Marks 1905 Meeting
The Simplon tunnel began November 13 1898 and the Swiss and Italian boring parties met at 7 20 am February 24 1905 establishing a key milestone in the long project.
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Simplon
Dresden the City of Pleasure Through the Ages
The article traces Dresden’s origins from sixth century huts along the Elbe to a growing settlement at a fordable river point. It notes Wendish herdsmen and fisher shanties as early beginnings and explains the name arising from Slavic dressen meaning dwellers in swamp forest.
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Dresden
Elbe
Seentrasse
Am See
Seevorstadt
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Ife
Science and
Japan
Hokkaido
Europe
Eliot Kays Stone
Maxim
Hiram Percy Maxim
Turkey
Osman
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