Linguistic Escapade in Longfellow’s Hiawatha Imprint
Professor Lounsbury recounts how the original seventh book of Hiawatha included the lines Straight into the river Kwasind Plunged as if he were an otter and Dove as if he were a beaver. The preterit surprised readers and was expunged, replaced by dired, in a hush that preserved the scandal. He notes Fenimore Cooper’s criticism and predicts the first edition will rise in value like scriptures.
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Henry W. Longfellow
Boston
Longfellow
Kwasind
Fenimore Cooper
Middle States
Thomas R. Lounsbury
Harper's Magazine
The Palace Waited and a Hunger Ending Inscription
A tale of Pope Alexander VI and a plan for a grand palace halted by famine. A Venetian builder suggested an inscription over the gate: Sovereign pontiff, let it be thus: Command that these stones be made bread. The pope redirected funds to feed the hungry, while poverty’s uses and isolation are described in a Huntsville Texas item.
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Alexander VI
Venice
Huntsville
Tex
Origin of a Miserable Joke Crossing Time and Names
Confucius meets William Penn at Cleopatra's tea. Penn proclaims he founded Philadelphia and is “the man who was mightier than the sword.” Confucius wonders if Penn invents scepters, and Penn denies. both share a playful exchange about origins and fame.
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Confucius
William Penn
Penn
Philadelphia
Confuc
Success Magazine
Not Paying For Holes and Failing Wisdom
A quirky exchange features a druggist offering porous plasters and a customer asking which minimizes holes to get his money’s worth. The text closes with a wry French proverb about nature teaching friendship versus religion teaching love for enemies.
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Stinisy
Not Provided
The fragmentary text presents a dialog in a drawing room with Miss Watson and Clara, noting a query about Miss Watson and a trust in the Creator for unseen things. The passage resembles a literary dialogue snippet without a clear news event or reportable acción.
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Miss Watson
Sark
Clara
Two Christmases in One Year Tale Impresses Shipboard Guests
An Olde Curiosity Shop tale tells J E Standley recalling a voyage aboard the schooner Mary Crane from Keelung. After a sinking near the 180th meridian on December 23 the crew faced a doomed Christmas until a passing steamer rescued them at daybreak on the 26th. They celebrated a remarkable Christmas dinner, claiming two Christmases within one year. The piece lists hotel arrivals and local business notes following the yarn.
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Fiji Islands
Mozambique
J. E. Standley
Standley
Mary Crane
Keelung
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