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Ghost in Galway Graveyard Becomes Poacher in Disguise
A ghostly white figure in a Galway graveyard startled locals as a party member confronted the apparition. The responder offered whisky and learned the specter was actually a neighborhood poacher using a ghostly disguise to set night lines and plunder undisturbed.
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Galway
Blackwood's Magazine
Why Students Cannot Swim Says Big Feet Hint
A London Answers tale shows an inspector asking a class why ducks swim while hens cannot. A child replies that the teacher has very big feet, explaining the silence about swimming ability.
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London
Limit of Human Strength in Varied Lifts
The article reports on experiments measuring average human lifting capacity. It cites groups of men with different heights and weights who lift specific weights to set heights and speeds, concluding that overall strength equates to lifting about thirty pounds two and a half feet in one second.
Oil of Swallows in a 17th Century Manual
A Countess of Kent recipe from 676 details making oil of swallows. It combines thyme lavender cotton and strawberry leaves with four swallows including feathers, bruised and mixed with gallet oil, heated stirred and strained, then kept for use.
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Countess of Kent
Poets’ Rhyme Practice Noting Cockney Claim in Thackeray
The passage discusses William Makepeace Thackeray and Richard Harris Barham using cockney style rhymes. It notes Thackeray’s self description as cockney in Peg of Limavady and his practice of rhyming syllables like ing with in en while Barham repeats similar endings to ease rhyming.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Peg
Limavady
Richard Harris Barham
Ingoldsby
Miss Sonnet Kiss Report Sparks Literary Quip
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes a playful exchange about a kiss with Miss Sonnet during an automobile outing. The remarks highlight her noted literary taste and provoke light commentary on social chatter.
Sleep Timing Debate Cited By Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press quotes an eminent physician who says two hours of sleep before midnight are worth six after midnight, while a counter view notes that two hours of sleep after being called in the morning hold greater value.
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Philadelphia Press
How to Wash Bedding Before Summer Storage
Instructions for washing heavy winter bedding including blankets and pillow ticking. Air and shake blankets, use two warm water tubs with soap and borax, and perform gentle sozzling to avoid wringing. Rinse in warm water, then hang to dry and store with camphor. Feathers are washed in warm soapy water and dried indoors.
Husbands Hobby Helps Home Life Advised
A domestic advice piece argues wives should encourage husbands to pursue harmless hobbies at home. Giving him a corner den, praise for craft projects, and time away from risky pursuits reduces domestic labor and reinforces family harmony as children learn by example.
Needlework Notes on Home Repairs and Mending
The article advises on sewing projects for the home including making curtains from brussels net with cretonne appliqué, keeping an upholsterer's needle in the drawer, and replacing chair and couch buttons. It notes repairing mattresses and renewing worn shirtwaist backs and sleeves to extend the life of embroidered and lace fronts.
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Cretonne
Food Economy Advice For Women In Quick Meals
The text urges women, especially business and brain workers, to learn food values and plan meals. It recommends lighter meals with lettuce or watercress, fresh vegetables, and thin soup with a sandwich or cold meat. Heavy made dishes and excess desserts should be avoided, especially in summer.
Earliest Anchors and Maritime Handling Through History
The London Globe recounts early anchor types from wood to iron and rake shapes. It explains storage methods using capstans and windlasses, the labor of hoisting anchors, and the transition to stockless anchors with chains passing through a davit pulley for secure landing on deck.
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London Globe
Masked Worker in a Plant Setting a Dinamite Fact
A dynamite manufacturer explains steel masked workers in protective rubber gear. Aluminium tongs lift gun cotton from a nitric acid bath while the nitric acid spares aluminium. A workman replies “So, so” from behind a steel mask.
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Tn | Certaiin
George
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Slang's Evolution Through the Ages in Language
The piece notes slang expands language yet remains taboo for purists. It cites 18th century examples from Horace Walpole and Frances Burney showing slang phrases like “sitting guzzling” and “I sneaked out.”
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Horace Walpole
Vivian
Frances Burney
St. Louis Republic
Pastor's Lesson In Hyperbole Stirs Rochester Parish
A Rochester clergyman known for using scientific terms was asked to explain them. He quipped that claiming the entire congregation is asleep is hyperbole, and that saying only half are asleep is truthful. Deputations later said no further explanations were needed.
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Rochester
Rochester Herald
Peculiar Post Office Name Origin Explained
A Cass county minister sought a local postoffice and proposed a peculiar name. Washington approved the request, and the hamlet’s post office has since been known as Peculiar, reflecting the residents’ taste for unusual naming.
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Cass County
Washington
Post Office Department
Kansas City Star
Cooking Vegetables Water Straining Key To Flavor
In cooking vegetables the main rule is to strain water immediately after cooking. Greens are soaked in salted water for fifteen minutes, blanched two minutes, then boiled in fresh water with a pinch of soda, never covered. After thorough draining a little butter or cream, salt, pepper, lemon juice and stock finish the dish. French cooks avoid wasting the water, using it as stock for soups or flavoring other dishes.
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France
Visiting guest recalls hostess lapses in home entertaining
A guest speaker laments common failing in Domestic hospitality detailing neglect at stations, lack of refreshment, cramped storage, crowded dressing tables, no private writing space, constant entertaining, excessive rich dishes, lack of private time, and being drawn into family disputes.
Household Stain Removal Tips From Old Text
A compact guide lists stain removal methods for fabrics. It covers scorching in sun, meat juice on cold water wash, milk or cream while fresh, chocolate with borax in cold water, wine with salt and boiling water, tea or coffee with boiling water over a bowl, blood stains in cold then warm water, and using wet raw starch for tough garments. It also notes grass stains with ammonia or alcohol, and a soap plus cooking soda paste for white goods.
Case of Emergency Camel Quotation Recount
A marching Irish regiment corporal asks a quartermaster for a spare camel to carry a tent. The quartermaster refuses, noting only a cart and keeping the camel for an emergency case. The corporal suggests placing the emergency case on the cart.
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India
Wasteful Ignorance in English Households Cited by Lancet
The London Lancet argues that typical English middle class households waste enough food to support a French family of similar status. The waste stems largely from widespread ignorance of cookery among classes supplying domestic servants.
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London Lancet
Very Much Indeed Eatery Exchange
A mild man, after waiting twenty minutes, responds with quiet humor when asked how he would like his steak. The waiter probes for preference, and the exchange ends with a courteous, understated vote of satisfaction.
Outertowns Dinner Plans Stir Household Frustration
Mrs Subub-Oh complains that George the cook left this morning and the Outertowns are arriving for dinner. Mr Subub laments the repeated timing clash between cooks as Brooklyn Life records a family mishap.
Plato Quote on Imperfect Happiness
A philosophical line from Plato notes that perfect blessed happiness is rare for men, suggesting only a few attain complete contentment. The remark reflects ancient views on virtue and human fulfillment.
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Plato
Traveling Without Fatigue Revealed
Advice on traveling without tiredness urges reducing talk and reading to save energy. It notes the benefit of arriving refreshed, especially for women meeting friends, and suggests light grooming before reaching the station to maintain a jaunty appearance.
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