From Flint and Steel to Modern Matches in William IV Era
The article recalls a time when lucifer matches were absent in the early reign of William IV and outlines older lighting methods such as flint and steel, tinder, and rushlights. It notes amadou tinder from fungi, the French tinder term amadou, and the decline of tinder boxes, dips, and mold candles, contrasting with later gas and rail advances cited by Walter Besant.
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Wiliam IV
Lucifer
Scherett
William Cobbett
Walter Besant
London Telegraph
Recluse Cambridge Scholar Misunderstands Shower Bath Tale
A long joke from The Century Magazine recounts a Cambridge University recluse who, after fifty years apart from society, visits a country house. At dinner he learns of a shower bath and, curious, explores a small room containing a Medici vase sculpture, then awkwardly apologizes to the hostess while contemplating tea or coffee.
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Aubrey de Vere
Cambridge University
Maida
Cheered Exchange Sparkles in Life Pulp Humor
A fragment from Life magazine features flirtatious banter about appearance and makeup in a cheeky panel. The lines celebrate playful dialogue between two characters, highlighting social attitudes of the era.
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