Eyes as telltale signs of truth and character in daily life
A dense sample on eye reading and physiognomy shows how eye movement, pupil dilation, and eyelid behavior allegedly reveal truthfulness and intent across professions and daily interactions. It cites detectives, doctors, and even children, noting eye tests and reflexes as indicators, with humorous quips from period jokes interspersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hashig
Joe
Bigtis
Maloy
Mhieker
Neshiey
Nivel
New York Press
Jewelry heist tale ends with odd rescue and a tragic souvenir
A ornate store burglary tale from New Orleans and a later reminiscence from Colonel Small recount two incidents. A man is wrongly accused after a jewel theft, cleared only when the real burglar is caught. The carnival of memories includes Dewey charity tickets and animal anecdotes about bears and elephants.
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Sfarrlig
Ieda Wessel
Chis Gee
Nak
Geneory
Visied Wits
Stati Devon
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Gains Wide Notoriety
Rich mond Indiana resident D B Johnson has suffered rheumatic pain since 1862. He praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm saying it acts like magic and relieved a swollen painful foot after one application. Sold by Hill Orr Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
D. B. Johnson
Richmond
Ind
Hill-Orr
Drag Co
Physican’s prank on night clerk ends in scare
A physician known for pranks targeted a hospital night clerk. He lured a rubber boy to perform freakish antics before a medical society. The clerk, alarmed by noises like a locomotive whistle, fled the room as colleagues summoned help. The physician offered explanations, but the clerk never spoke again.
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Alix Pabber Bey
di Focal Hospital
Wille
Hii
Clerik
Els
New York Tribune
Sardou’s Stage Notes and Mutiny About People
M. Sardou loudly dictates stage changes by daily notes to the stage manager, refusing to alter his directions until a fresh copy is handed to him. He insists the rehearsal piece is not nine and does not attend the first performance, while Ajainstjerue Biaryson’s net faces sharp, extended criticism from the stalls.
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Mhsen
Sardou
Ajainstjerue Biaryson
M. Sardou
Under a Ladder and the September Births
A Baltimore street ghoe store owner notes superstition keeps people from stepping under a ladder, with one blind observer as an exception. Separate item cites Combe on birth month heights, claiming September to February births are tall, November shortest, July tallest.
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Baltimore Street
Moo
Womaan
Tounveyt winl they grow essential because of the oblix tions
The fragment hints at constraints or obligations shaping growth or development, noting an obligation that limits or governs action. No clear people places or events are legible to identify.
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Alonius
Yen
Diehl K. Honluyy
Adie
Alcent
Jellet
Jaenes
Taree Wansiow
Wale
Walper
Modern Shey by WD Coburn peerage and rustic hints
A fragmented passage titled Modern Shey by WD Coburn discusses rural life and farm practices. It references vines, shelters, feeding, and summer supplies while noting observations about places like Wisconsin and Wool. The piece blends observations of landscape, animals, and agricultural tasks with a tone of rural instruction.
Fifteenth Century Manners From a Century Past
A fragment describes strict social rules from a twelfth century view, detailing behaviors deemed proper for men and women in public. It notes no aimless gazing, hands kept in specific positions, and a restrained demeanor for both walking and riding, citing a model woman who avoided eye contact or greeting kin or others.
Ungallant Comparison During Egypt Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Con Halight toured Egypt meeting several experiences. A saddle girth failed on the duchess as troops inspected near Omdurman, prompting a sedan chair carried by Egyptian gunners. The duchess asked if the men would tire carrying her. the officer replied she weighs no more than the guns they bear.
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Con Halight
Egypt
Oamidurman
Webo
Considerable Appreciation in Memphis Correspondence
A quirky exchange unfolds between a young man and a young woman in Memphis. He left a small package of edibles at her home and she thanked him in a note. He thanked her, she thanked him, and their exchange grows in a spiraling chain of appreciation, suggesting future complications in their correspondence.
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Memphis Selinitar
Are You Troubled and Want Your Troubles to Fly Away
A vintage ad offers a remedy for stomach and liver trouble, claiming relief from anxiety and pain. It promises help after reading about symptoms and urges readers to buy a 5 cent bottle from druggists.
Fragmented OCR tries to name a political scene and voters
The readable fragments hint at an election setting with a candidate, promises, and local impact. Names and places are garbled, but strokes of a political struggle emerge, including references to a president, leaders, and public reactions amid chaotic prose.
Consumption cures touted by Golden Medical Discovery claims
An advertisement-style narrative portrays ailing patients with consumption symptoms and extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a foundational cure. It recounts dramatic recoveries, urges readers to request the World’s Dispensary Medical Association booklets, and promises free paperbound editions mailed for postage.
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Horsehold
Tierce
Golde
Pierce
Goklon
Tere
Dr. Pierce
St.so
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N.Y
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