Nervous Twitchings Attributed To A Genius Affliction
A writer catalogs historical figures who suffered spasmodic and choreic movements while composing or in moments of emotion. It notes signs in Napoleon, Carducci, Socrates and others and cites observers like Lombrroso and Mantegazza describing facial contortions and tremors.
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Lombroso
Lenau
Montesquieu
3Uffon
Dubnson
Santeuu
Creudon
Lombardini
Thomas Campbell
Chateaubriand
Napoleon
Lowe
Peter the Great
Carducci
Mantogazan
Ampere
Socrates
French Tradesmen and Courtship Customs Across Cultures
An article riffs on French tradesmen using flattery and courtesy to foster patronage, recounting a milk purchase in which a shopkeeper offers smaller portions with smiles. It also notes Whittier's dog Robin Adair befriending a visiting singer and a Chinese courtship custom in Huayninghsien where boxes at a mountain form matchmaking introductions.
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Monsieur Jean
Jean
New Idea Woman's Magazine
Whittier
Robin Adair
Robin
Mr. Whittler
China
Huayninghsien
Kwangsi
Yemyen
Frightful Demand at City Grocery Involving Baby
A nervous man entered a local grocery with a baby in one arm and a kerosene can in the other. He set the can on the counter and ordered the clerk to fill it with kerosene, alarming staff and customers.
Cheerful Nurse Advises Newlyweds on Wedding Gifts
A jolly nurse tells a newly married couple that their wedding presents are so practical a pawnbroker would be pleased to handle them. The light remark appears in London Punch and reflects humorous social wit of the era.
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Andle
London
Quotation Highlights Child's Birth and Anarchy Tone
A cited Chicago Tribune quote queries a newborn's gender with humor about protest and anarchy. The remark contrasts a newborn girl with radical sentiments, while a La Rochefoucauld line notes that understanding often serves the heart.
Quimby News Highlights Local Visits and Fires
Professor Gates and wife returned home after a months visit with Mrs Gates parents in Lenox. A depot fire started by a passerby ashes was extinguished before damage. Many local residents traveled, visited relatives, or celebrated birthdays and dances.
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Professor Gates
Gates
Lenox
Guy Smith
Wisconsin
R. A. Harwood
Mound
Chas Minviney
Qaunyby
Ty Sargent
Great Pex
AL BL Bellillene
Carrie
Dakota
Qaunby
Verna Fox
Mary A. Sargent
W. P. Green
Cherokee
James Stewart
Connecticut
Quimby
P. V. Riseling
Jettie Carnahan
Christ
Leonard
G. J. Groves
Storm Lake
Ida Parker
Mary Ort
Frank Wix
Badnge
Goby Groves
Ama Fe
Groves
Goldie Clark
Cora Lauer
Lete Haight
Brooks Faust Sanday
Prank ‘Thompson
Chamberlain, S. YR
John Porter
Desk Township
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Farmers National
First National
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Dolar
Henkle
FE. Rutledge
Farmers National Bank
Gilham
City Livery Stable
Sam Korzberg
Chicago
Eribune
Quimby News
Suint Mas
Dlonah Clark
Anna
Julia Passler
Mrs. J. Re Dickies
Clark
Misic
Camel
Mr. da Ties
Tae
Des Moines
Westik and Trust Arion
Harry Ubaight
Lillian Newcomb
Cedar Alls
Ada Baye
Pelton
B. J. McQuin
Norway
Iowa
Blanch
Win
Mann
Kay
Chira Wieader
Bad
Sopher
Gopyriants &c
Pacenta
Many & Co
Scientific American
Allandaomely
Bu Vyatl Netedanlern Mann & Co
Washtajten
Waltham
Clarenden
the Sentinel
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