Supreme Court Seeks Space but Stakes on Capitol Stay
Washington D Jan 12 Special There may be mild antitrust moves but not radical changes. Senators Hoar and Elkins clash over price control while Republicans and Democrats weigh trust legislation and statehood bills. The Supreme Court favors staying in current Capitol quarters. a new complex seems distant as officials cite slow government work.
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The Voice of Experience in a bridal sewing scene
The bride and her mother admire a sleeve lining the bride sews for her husband’s overcoat. The mother condemns the handiwork, saying it is too well done, while the bride seeks affirmation of the craft.
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Tall women and melancholy: a London Globe reflection
The London Globe notes a strangeness in height and mood, observing tall women tend toward melancholy while shorter women appear brighter. It muses that length may influence deportment and predicts a future where the tall feminine type becomes as serious as Quakers, altering national leisure attitudes.
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Old Schoolmaster Receives Birthday Gift Chair
The distressed schoolmaster, moved by scholars, receives a new chair on his birthday. He thanks them for sacrifices from their purses and expresses hopes for continued confidence, recalling past severity as for their good. The scene ends with him checking the seat for bent pins.
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New York Times
Rousseau Enters Conspiracy Delusion and Madness
The subject, described as melancholic with parasitic insanity at times, believed enemies and conspirators surrounded him. In England he misread winds as a plot, spoke to a crowd from a height, and exhibited acute delirium before dying of an apoplectic attack.
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England
Browning Keeps a Goose as Pet in London Home
Henriette Cochran recalls an amusing scene with Robert Browning in his London house. He carried a goose in his arms through the hall, explaining the bird is clever and affectionate and that it follows him like a dog.
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Robert Browning
London
Mr. Browning
The History of Sitting Postures Through Ages
A brief exploration of body position across civilizations from ancient Egypt to China, detailing ceremonial upright forms, backless seats, and long standing regional ideals. The piece notes Greek and Roman shifts, Chinese wide stance, and Saxon norms, tracing evolving attitudes toward posture.
Kidney Cure Promised For Wide Range Of Aches
Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure touted as restoring kidney health to filter uric acid and tissue waste. Expert testimonial claims reliable cures for backache gravel rheumatism gout neuralgia and eczema. Bottle priced at 1.00 with instructions to seek genuine remedy and request free information.
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M. M. Fenner
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Royals Shift From Sitting To Standing Posture
A quotation notes that queens once sat stiffly on thrones and risked appearing undignified, but now they are seen standing. The remark reflects evolving royal comportment and public perception of royal decorum.
Solar System Scale Model From Sun To Uranus
The Sun is a two foot globe with planetary bodies scaled to sizes and distances: Mercury as a mustard seed on a 14 foot diameter circle, Earth and Venus as peas on large circumferences, Mars as a pinhead, asteroids as sand grains 1 000 to 1.28 feet away, Jupiter at half a mile, Saturn at four fifths of a mile, and Uranus a cherry on a 1 ½ mile circle.
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Love Courtship and Marriage Lecture Sparks Rural Gaffe
Rev John De Witt Miller lectured at Lebanon Valley College on loving wives as in early marriage. An old man later kissed his wife and joked that when she protested she asked what had gone wrong with him, prompting a laugh at the exchange.
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John de Witt Miller
Philadelphia
Prussic Acid Poison Advice and Potential Antidotes
The article notes prussic acid is made from animal refuse and sulfuric acid, and warns it causes pain near the heart with almost no reliable antidote. It says if treated promptly ammonia inhalation may offer relief and slightly reduces the likelihood of death.
Gems of religious thought from diverse denominations
A compilation of brief reflections from H L Canfield M P Fikes J Povey G Neil Vr BE Hopkins F M Goodchild KR Hadow W P Harmon and others on salvation, Christ's life, spiritual living, liberty, silence of Jesus, love of God, and Calvary. The writings frame salvation as universal, life as growth, and sacrifice as central to faith.
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Brooklyn
Sermons Emphasize Brotherhood and Christ’s Broad Salvation
The speakers urge Christian unity beyond status, noting heredity shapes character while advocating the church as a stormy, everyday shelter. They stress following Christ’s example, embracing all, including publicans and sinners, to fulfill the Master’s work.
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Dr Umberhill
New York
Volcanic Eruptions Leave Heat in Cracks for Years
Descriptions recount Vesuvine and Etna activity with lava streams remaining steaming long after eruptions. A Mexican volcano Joruno reportedly produced lava that continued releasing vapor eighty seven years later. A stick thrust into crusts from 1780 caused instant haunting sensation with no walking discomfort.
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How to Use a Basket of Quinces
A witty exchange explains simple quince uses. Pare and core the best pieces for preserves marmalade from the rest and jelly from cores and peelings. The basket itself can be treated as a container for the fruit.
Hypocrisy debated by Boggs Cloggs in tense exchange
Boggs and Cloggs clash over hypocrisy with one saying Knoggs is the worst. The pair remark they pretend friendship to gain advantage, noting it pays off in the long run.
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Bar obstacles hinder Swide in Chicago News path
Swide voices failure to meet goals amid obstacles named by Brices as too many bars in the way. Chicago News reports on the exchange noting repeated struggles and the search for a path forward.
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A King's Poem in James I Copy of Montaigne Translation
A Boston Public Library volume of Montaigne in English by John Florio is noted as early seventeenth century and owned by James I The king’s autograph on a flyleaf includes archaic verse about humility and faith in the Almighty The passage reflects early Scotch poetry with spellings typical of the era and James I’s interest as a Scottish monarch.
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Properties of Liquid Oxygen in Historical Observation
The text explains liquid oxygen’s milky initial form due to impurities, its pale blue pure state, and its nonconductor yet magnetic nature. It notes weak chemical activity, ability to extinguish a match, and lack of effect on phosphorus, with references to spectral lines from oxygen and experiments by Professor Dewar involving liquid oxygen in light paths.
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Forgetmenot Romance Echoes in German Folklore
A fragment describes the forgetmenot flower and a romantic German tale of a knight and a lady. It hints at why the flower is named forgetmenot and nods to a sentimental legend embedded in folklore.
The Gallant Knight and the Panube Flower
A maid asks a knight to pluck a tiny bine flower from the Panube riverbank. The knight falls into the stream while reaching for the flower and is carried away by the current. He shouts a plea as he sinks, and the flower becomes a symbol of fidelity.
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London police keep peace amid street fight crowd
Report notes two citizens clash as bystanders gather and four "hebbiee" intervene with gentle quips and shoves. No arrests occur and the officers act as peacemakers, dismissing the incident with calm guidance to the combatants.
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Billies
Ron
New York
Customs of Muslim dining and etiquette described
A historical note describes Muslim eating practices such as starting with salt and ending with vinegar for health and prosperity, the etiquette of being first to start and last to leave, toothpicking as a grace, and the Prophet receiving a heavenly toothpick after meals. It also mentions priests reciting Quranic passages before and after meals and before drinking water.
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Oxford correspondent recalls odd church quiz answer
An Oxford friend, a rector in the neighborhood, recounts a misheard church riddle. A pupil was asked the three andlers in the Church of Bogiend and answered Bishops, prients and demons, prompting a humorous exchange about the reply.
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Don Gallacher Incites Laughter Then Anger in London Room
A toast or remark by Mr. Gallacher provokes laughter from onlookers before he reddens with anger and exits. The scene is recounted in London Tit-Hite with emphasis on the comic line and reaction.
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London
Queerest of Lawsuits and Highwaymen Seed Their Spoils
In 1725 England John Everit and Joseph Williams formed a highway robbery partnership. Everit sued for about 5000 pounds claiming misappropriation of spoils. The case ended with fines, prison for a solicitor, and both men hanged.
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Christmas in Jamaica A Tropical Celebration Among Whites
The Jamaica white community observes Christmas in spirit rather than ritual with Santa visiting in a sunny climate. They avoid outdoor sports, sit in hammocks, read Eralah and American magazines, and host verandah gatherings with ice cream. Some natives know northern customs, while Americans and visitors recreate winter scenes, giving a nostalgic feel amid tropical warmth.
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A Farcical War Sparked by a Thrown Water Bucket
The article recounts two historical wars said to originate from trivial water disputes. In the Spanish succession tale Mrs Masham spills water after an altercation with the Marquis de Toray, triggering English French hostilities and battles at Bienheim 1704 Rawillies 1707 Andenardi 1708 Ma plaguuit 170. A Modenese commonwealth clash arose when a soldier stole a city well bucket, leading to Sardinian support and a siege where Fleury was captured. the bucket remains in Modena’s cathedral tower.
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Thrifty Yankee Uncle Isrul Trask and His Godly Wife
The New York Times sketches Uncle Isrul Trask a thrifty shopkeeper famed for three marriages. A neighbor quips about his latest union, while Isrul drolls that Hetty is a godly woman with “a little property,” in a humorous Old New York flavor.
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It Stepped Watch Drops Prompt Fractured Exchange
A terse dialogue questions a watch stopping after a fall and challenges whether it survived intact. The exchange implies a casual test of durability and function following an accidental drop.
Favorite Prescription touted for strong healthy mothers
Advertisement claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens nerves and body to aid childbirth and infant vitality. Testimonial from Mrs. Victor Hadin of Riley County and others praise easier labor and a healthy baby. Offers People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser free with stamps for mailing the book.
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Fruit Uses in Medicine Listed by Effect
The Medicine Brief outlines fruit categories by medical action. Laxatives include oranges figs tamarinds prunes mulberries dates nectarines and plums. Astringents cover pomegranates cranberries blackberries sumac berries dewberries raspberries barberries quinces pears wild cherries mediare. Diuretics include grapes peaches strawberries gooseberries red and white currants pumpkins melons. Refrigerants list gooseberries red and white currants pumpkins and melons. Stomach sedatives are lemons limes and apples.
Gardener bird of New Guinea builds mossy berry decor bed
The gardener bird or ambiyornis, a plain native of New Guinea, nests on the ground and decorates the site with moss. It scatters bright berries flowers and insects creating a decorative pleasure resort like arrangement that changes as the flowers wither and are renewed.
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Is It a Great Satisfaction to Help in Time of Need
A dialogue from the Washington Star features Mr Cumroxmox debating the value of aiding others in hardship. He questions if beneficiaries might mock the helper as an easy mark, highlighting social suspicion in charitable acts.
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Fashionable party girl asks about parents
A lady asks a little miss if she is enjoying the party. The girl replies with delight, but explains her papa and mamma do not belong to the same social set, so they will not be coming later.
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Touch and color puns spark old Boston quip
The Boston Commercial Bulletin quotes a pun about blind people distinguishing colors by touch and a personal jab feeling blue, reflecting light humor in a historical daily excerpt.
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The Struggle For Office Quote by Lincoln
A Lincoln quote warns that self serving wriggle for office corrupts a free people and the government, framing political survival as a substitute for work. It cautions against demoralization from office seeking.
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