Epilepsy on great captains and historic figures
Observes the prevalence of neuropathic and epileptic tendencies among famous military rulers and leaders from Charlemagne to Peter the Great, noting how fits and disorders reportedly influenced destinies and reigns. Includes reflections on Oliver Cromwell, Wellington, and Joan of Arc with historical anecdotes.
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Alexander the Great
Caesar
Brutus
Marlborough
Ashood
Garing Clive
India
Clive
Wellington
Peter the Great
Charles V
Frederick the Great
Macaulay
Oliver Cromwell
Mohammed
Jean of Arc
P Eer
Lorraine
France
Joan
Tighe Hopkins
London Tribune
Dogs of Alaska an Enduring Hard Working Breed
A Montreal Star excerpt notes that a fair Alaska dog team travels about twenty five miles daily and can go farther if pushed. The native dogs are hardworking and scarce on affection, requiring only one boiled meal daily to sustain labor until the next camp.
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Alaska
Montreal Star
Intellectual Variability Between Sexes and Genius Distribution
A discussion asserts that men show greater variability in intellectual traits than women, yielding higher extremes and lows in mixed classes. Citing tests and history, it argues 97 percent of history’s eminent intellects are male and claims twice as many male idiots due to this variability.
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Sez
Bookman
Equal to the Emergency onstage Othello glove trick
A tardy actor forgot to darken his hands for Othello and entered with white hands. The audience giggled until he wore flesh colored gloves then removed them to reveal matching hands. The scene shifted from mockery to quiet relief as the performance continued.
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Othello
The Lobster Birth Name Revealed on Its Carved Body
A fish dealer shows a live lobster labeled with its name on the back of its thigh. The leg reveals a brown streak imprinted with the letters J O E. The dealer adds further examples noting lobsters named Jim Jack John and once Julia.
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Joe
Jim
Jack
John
Julia
Stag with Ladder on Antlers Foils Hunters in Innsbruck
A stag near Innsbruck sports a ladder caught on its antlers after knocking it from a farmer’s haystack. The creature charges through hedges and undergrowth at high speed, impeding only when the ladder ends snag on two trees. The huntsman’s dog prompts frantic struggles and the stag sheds part of its antlers before escaping.
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Maine
Adirondack
Europe
Innsbruck
Treacle’s storied lineage from antidote to soothing syrup
Treacle began as an antidote to viper bites, possibly made from viper flesh. The term derives from therjakos indicating a wild beast, later narrowing to an antidote. It then came to mean anything soothing and finally syrups of various kinds, Chaucer citing Christ as treacle of all harm.
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Ther
Chaucer
Christ
The Temple of Diana and the Ephesus Fire
The great temple of Diana at Ephesus burned in 356 BC on the night Alexander the Great was born. The arsonist Herostratus confessed his aim was fame, and was executed while the Ephesian senate forbade his name to be spoken on pain of death.
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Diana
Ephesus
B. C
Alexander the Great
Herostratus
A Simple Trick to Stay Awake in Church
A minister advised lifting one foot slightly off the floor to prevent sleep during sermons. Keeping the foot poised in the air makes it impossible to fall asleep. The National Magazine notes this simple remedy is very effective and reliable.
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National Magazine
Among the prettiest girls at the dance
City Editor questions a reporter about a line describing Lieutenant Rogers at a dance. Reporter Cobb defends that the lieutenant spent much of the evening among the prettiest girls, highlighting tension over phrasing.
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Rogers
Cobb
What are you writing about Hawler story
Pietion asks Hawler about a story and Hawler replies it is fiction for his tailor who wants payment and he promises a check next week. The dialogue portrays a humorous exchange about debt and writing.
The Man Under the Bed Mystery
A humorous exchange reveals Mrs Bluff found her husband under the bed during a night believed to have burglars in the house. The dialogue records Mrs Timid asking about a map and Mrs Bluff confirming the discovery.
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Timid
Bluff
Flowing soul fuels victory in life's difficult flow
The quote frames power in inner spirit guiding action and triumph through challenges. It emphasizes resilience, motivation, and personal resolve as sources of success. The message suggests steadfast dedication under adversity and envisions achievement arising from inner strength.
The Glass Eye and the Fly Incident in Society
A London social anecdote tells of a blue eyed man who wears a glass eye. While sharing tea a fly lands on the eye and the sight unnerve a female companion. She recalls the incident with horror and shudders at the uncanny scene.
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London
The Queer Chameleon and Its Curious Traits
The chameleon ignores surroundings unless a tasty insect is seen. It shoots a long wormlike tongue to capture prey, the tongue ending in a clubbed, sticky tip. Eyes are large and mostly hidden, each eye moves independently, sometimes surveying opposite directions.
Bit of English Humorist Parodies Politicians
An old comic journal parodies politicians with mock first lines from speeches by Sir Charles Wetherell Hunt Ashley Perceval Cole Sibthorpe Lyndhurst Sugden and Croker. The piece satirizes parliamentary reporting bans and mocks various leaders with brief quips.
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Times
Charles Wetherell
Hunt
Lord Ashley
Perceval Pone
Glass lenses outshine gold in value for microscope use
Chicago Tribune notes that glass lens material can multiply value by about 50 million when shaped into microscope lenses. A 2 micro objective front lens weighing 0.0017 gram costs around $5, yet its final lens form could be worth about $3 million per kilogram, with manufacturing costs only 3 to 6 cents.
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Chicago Tribune
Burmese Women and Social Roles In Derma News
A Singapore paper notes Burmese women seek to be ideal wives while supporting husbands in idleness and funding gambling. It claims Burmese women engage in large scale timber deals and buy up paddy crops in advance, indicating significant finance needs and economic activity.
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Derma
Singapore
Talking in England sparks social anxieties in speech
A Ladies' Field remark lampoons English talkers, noting men fear fluency and women who speak at all inspire terror, portraying talk as a social fault and a source of suspicion across genders.
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England
Why They Left Takes A Western Mining Town
A Buffalo Commercial report describes a four act comedy where after act three miners rise and depart. The comedian hurries to warn that another act remains but the crowd replies they are leaving, revealing the miners’ joke on the show.
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Buffalo
What books have benefited you most
A witty exchange quotes a rich man who answers that law books benefited him most. He notes his father aimed him at a legal career, but he failed the examination yet became worth fifty million. The remark, from the Cleveland Leader, reflects on unexpected success.
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Wen
Croesus
Cleveland Leader
Afternoon Calls and Dinner Invitations in London Society
A London Globe reflection on the social ritual of afternoon calls as a relic of leisure. It laments that without paying calls, one is unlikely to be invited to dinner, highlighting etiquette and social obligations in the era.
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London Globe
The Growth of Intelligence and Liberty
Quote attributed to Chan Ning instructs that intelligence and power define liberty. It argues without these a people may bear the name of freedom but lack its substance and spirit.
Squee-Gunk crowd packed seats last week
In a remark attributed to Hamm and Fatt the New York World notes that every seat in the venue was filled during a recent game in Squee-Gunk, with spectators clearly satisfied by the event.
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New York World
Irate Duck and Beetle Share Corner in Humorous Exchange
In a light moment from a Woman's Home Companion excerpt, Steve Lister commands space as he asks to step off his foot at the next corner. Mr. Beetle concedes, noting it is also his corner, showing neighborly humor.
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Mr. Beetle
Dialog on Smith earnings and his wife support
A brief exchange discusses how Smith’s earnings are supposedly spent on his wife, with Jones noting that Smith may not earn much.
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Brown
Smith
Jones
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