A Traitor Crew Mutinies A Missionary Brig
In January 1870 the missionary brig Gospel Truth sailed from New Caledonia to Sunday island with six missionaries. Mutineers led by the pirate-like crewman Buttons murder the captain Knowles and thwarted plans for a colony or trade. The narrator, aboard the White Wings, survived a man overboard episode and later intervened, aiding the brig’s return to New Zealand while the mutineers faced no legal punishment.
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Charles B. Lewis
The
Gospel Truth
New Caledonia
Sunday Island
New Zealand
South Pacific
New York
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Jack
Australia
New Fields
Baker
Knowles
Buttons
Straight
Sunday Islands
Esperance Islands
Mr. Straight
Fo'castle
White Wings
South Kermadec
The Mischief of Misprints Across Newspapers
A Washington News opinion essay on typographical errors in print. It contrasts accidental misprints with malicious ones and cites examples like Keep thy lips from girls to illustrate how errors can alter meaning and spark amusement.
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U.S
Edgar Poe
Gutenberg
Washington News
The Art of Poisoning and public education on toxicology
A Paris Cor. London Truth column warns that toxicology knowledge spreads widely. It notes animal alkaloids from decomposition can imitate poisoning in corpses and that experts suggest poisons can be manufactured easily by skilled chemists. It ends by implying curious readers may master the process.
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Lycees
M. Naquet
Paris
London
Millet painting sold for record price in Paris
A portrait titled La Bergere by Millet sold to M Chauchard, a wealthy Parisian, for 240000 dollars. Chauchard is also said to own The Angelus, underscoring the market value of Millet works and Parisian collector influence.
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Millet
M. Chauchard
Angelus
If I Had a Million I Would Cleanse Chicago
A Chicago Herald piece imagines a millionaire spending 1 000 000 to improve hygiene. The writer vows 1 000 bathhouses in Chicago, mandatory cleanliness laws, and loathing of unwashed citizens. Proposes prosecuting cruel drivers and founding humane homes for the poor, centering dignity and cleanliness.
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Falka
Uni
Chicago
Sey
Sons and Daughters of Earth
Lake Street
Fifth Avenue
Amber
Chicago Herald
Immobility In a Child's Life From Harper's Bazar
An analysis argues that long periods of inactivity in schools harm child health. It cites confinement to chairs or benches and lack of muscular activity as stifling growth and instincts seen in healthy animals and children. The piece urges intervening recreation to counterbalance immobility.
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Harper's Bazar
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