Swift tale of Faulkner mocked by the dean at lunch
In Memorable Dublin Houses, Wilmot Harrison recalls printer George Faulkner of Parliament Street Dublin visiting Swift in London. Faulkner wore lace and finery, arousing Swift who mistook him for an impostor and sent him away. On returning in ordinary dress, Faulkner was welcomed back.
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Treatment of British Jack Tars in Nelson's Day
A Pearson's Weekly excerpt recalls brutal 18th century naval discipline. Midshipmen as young as twelve or thirteen assaulted sailors with impunity, torture as routine, and lashes from cat o nine tails could reach three dozen. Deserters, mutineers, or violence faced hanging at the yardarm, keelhauling, or flogging round the fleet.
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The Kind of Critter He Was at Cliff Dwellers
A member commits a grave breach at Chicago's Cliff Dwellers literary club. With others present, the culprit asks what to do, and Fred Richardson counsels leaving, wiggling ears, and eating a thistle as a light remedy.
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Chicago
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Success Magazine
Side Lights on Washington by James A. Edgerton
Washington gossip mixes politics and social life as Taft speeches draw praise while seniority debates challenge congress. The piece notes navy reforms under Meyer, budget cuts, and hopes for a progressive winter with tariff talk and possible Bryan challenges in Nebraska.
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Santa Claus of Long Ago Poem by Walt Mason 1909
A sentimental verse recalls the old time Santa amid changing traditions. The piece contrasts classic gift giving with modern notions, noting sleigh bells give way to airplanes and urban bustle, as the speaker laments losing the Santa of youth.
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Santa Claus
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