Gobelin Tapestry Looms and Weaving Methods
The article explains the haute lisse Gobelin tapestry process with vertical warp threads on long looms, some dating to Louis XIV. It details loom structure, warp setup, thread tension of about seven pounds, spacing of twenty five threads per inch, and the use of glass separators. It notes changing materials from wool to cotton in 1850, returning to wool in 1890, and mentions limited advantage of silk.
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Gobelin
Haute Lisse
Basse Lisse
Louis XIV
Scientific American
Easy Methods for Planting and Retiring Farm Posts
Practical guidance for farmers on installing and removing posts for fences. Notes white cedar poles and white oak posts as durable options. Claims inverted posts may last longer due to earth water absorption, and that tar or creosote treatment further extends life.
Post Pullers and Methods For Easing Fence Work On Farms
Describes using a stout chain and a post puller made from an old buggy axle to remove stubborn stumps and posts quickly. Explains seasonal advantages, portable puller construction, and two-man efficiency. Details a homebuilt post driver to speed driving and setting of posts and wells, with safety steps to avoid damaging couplings and joints. Also advises patching rotted ends of old fenceposts to extend life.
Origin of the Jury From Law of Ethelred II to Edward I
The article traces the evolution of jury trial from Ethelred II when sheriffs and twelve thanes swore not to convict the innocent, through 1176 when jurors were mainly witnesses, to Edward I when jurors gained facts and witnesses became judges, marking a long separation of roles.
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Ethelred II
Edward I
New York American
The Cannon Ball Tree In Guinea Flora
The cannon ball tree grows to about sixty feet in Guinea and boasts crimson fragrant blossoms that form large bunches. Its fruit resembles massive cannon balls, giving the tree its name, with seeds shells and contents used for utensils acids and gum.
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Guinea
Hog Island Name Story Told in Nassau Narratives
The Washington Post recounts how Hog Island near Nassau earned its name from a bathhouse tale about eating fruit on a 25 cent swim, with locals and travelers repeating variants as a favorite anecdote. A Nassau purser and a conch share versions, noting guidebooks also carry the tale.
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Nassau
N. P
Hog Island
Mr. Brown
Pilot Trust
Ellow
New Providence
Washington Post
Kipling Calls Out Canada Hotel In Odd Dispute
During a Canada tour Rudyard Kipling reportedly clashed with a hotel proprietor. Before leaving he praised none, then raged at the bill noting an item labeled to impudence worth $3. The London Tit-Bits recounts the exchange as a comic sting.
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Canada
Rudyard Kipling
London
Kipling
Dreaming of a shopping hush money wife in Liverpool
A husband dreams of urging his wife to take a five pound note for shopping but the wife declines preferring housework. He wakes to discover it was only a dream. The scene conveys domestic dynamics and the twist ending attributed to the Liverpool Mercury.
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Liverpool Mercury
THREE QUEER CITIES BUILT ON ISLANDS AND BRIDGES
An illustrated survey describes Ghent Amsterdam and Venice as island cities linked by hundreds of bridges. Ghent comprises twenty six islands with eighty bridges and rich in history from the 1576 pacification to the 1814 treaty. Amsterdam rises on piles with nearly 300 bridges among ninety islands. Venice sits on eighty islets with about 400 bridges and the famed Venice Marring the Adriatic Sea ceremony where the doge dropped a ring into the sea.
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Ghent
Belgium
Charles V
John of Gaunt
Lancaster
England
United States
Amsterdam
Holland
Venice
Alexander III
Otto
Frederick Barbarossa
Doge Ziani
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic
Names in Full and Tribulation Tribby Clapp Tale
A New England sea captain, signing a contract, writes a string of names for the crew. An officer demands he sign for himself only. The captain completes the line with a long religious phrase, revealing his childhood nickname Tribby. The officer asks what his mother called him, and the captain explains Tribby as a short form of Tribulation.
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New England
Cap’en
Capain
Kingdom of
Heaven
Clapp
Captain Clapp
Watch Crystal Making Secrets Revealed in 19th Century Report
The article describes watch glass production with secretive methods. Glass is blown into spheres, faux annealing followed. Workers cut glasses with a diamond point and grind to size. Covens cost at least $20,000 and operations are complex. One firm outsourced balloon production to established manufacturers for efficiency.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Humors of the Dublin Gallery and a Drowsy Jaffier
The Dublin gallery jokes are recalled in Macready's Reminiscences as Otway's Venice Preserved sees Jaffier's long dying speech interrupted by a loud voice calling for him to die at once. A second gallery patron retorts Be quiet you blackguard and then philosophically adds Take your time as the scene lingers.
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Dublin
Macready
Otway
Venice
Jaffier
Blackguard
You Are a Daisy in Dickens David Copperfield
The term you are a daisy is used by Steerforth to praise Copperfield's innocence while gently mocking his credulity. He calls him his daisy to contrast purity with corrupt days and notes that daisies of the field are fresher than Copperfield.
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Dickens
David Copperfield
Steerforth
Young Copperfield
David
Copperfield
Notice of Claims in Anna Larson Will Case
In Bayfield County Wisconsin probate court letters issued for the estate of Anna Larson deceased of Pratt township. Creditors urged to present claims for examination and allowance by the May term 1909, six months from October 2 1908. Court dated October 20 1908 Wa H Irish County Judge.
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State of
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Anna Larson
Pratt
Washburn
Jennie Gibbons
Cable
Said County
Orris Gibbons
Wm. H. [Rish
State of Wisconsin
Angeline Clevett
Angeline Clevet
Barksdale
Bayfield
WM. H. Irish
A Bible Graduate Novelty From Florida
An old Florida man eager to read the Bible learns to read with help from a friend. Later, his wife reports he has moved beyond the Bible and is reading newspapers, a humorous gauge of progress as told by the Indianapolis News.
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Florida
Fanny
Indianapolis News
The Treasury Vaults Threat of Burglary
An article notes tight security at the U S Treasury building with armed guards alarms and patrols. It explains tunneling would be deadly for a burglar as heavy vaults would crush him and gold certs weigh little compared to gold. It adds that burglars would prefer paper money to gold coins.
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United States Treasury Building
Secret Service
Buffalo Times
Journalistic Revenges in Parliaments Across Eras
The piece recalls a press boycott in the British House of Commons mirroring Berlin practice. Daniel O Connell condemned report inaccuracy amid acoustic and interference issues, pressed for action, and eventual apology. Lord Lyttleton faced press snubs in 1871, while Lord Monteagle’s name vanished from London papers for two years due to missing coverage.
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Berlin
House of Commons
Harper’s Weekly
Daniel O’connell
Dan
Lord Lyttleton
Lord Monteagle
London
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