Neuron concept expands as brain cell acts with multiple processes
An old view of the nervous system as simple is overturned by Cayal’s finding that a neuron is an independent unit with multiple processes enabling activity through several nerves. A memory search analogy illustrates how recall may involve pathfinding among memory cells. Dr Joseph Walsh notes on pen and pencil mysteries add a light, observational aside.
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Cayal
Joseph Walsh
Booklovers Magazine
Buckingham Palace Sentries Clash Over Silence
The London Chronicle reports two sentries at Buckingham Palace exchanging a tense stare and marching in step without words. American visitors intervene with light banter as a policeman asks questions and the crowd ponders why the guards stay quiet.
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Buckingham Palace
London Chronicle
Paris Washerwoman Seeks Divorce After Nose Graft Scalp Hair Scandal
A Paris washerwoman seeks divorce on cruelty grounds after a two year old dispute left her nose scarred and grafted. She discovers doctors used human scalp skin for the graft causing hair to grow in her new nose and public ridicule.
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Paris
Sun Drunkenness and Personal Influence in Tropics
The text explains sun drunkenness as exposure to tropical sunlight that makes a person resemble drunkenness, staggering and needing rest, sometimes with nausea. It notes morning rise timing affects well being and describes a personal influence or aura that accompanies a person, always extending from their life like light, heat, or fragrance.
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Tropics
Dangers in High Diving Warned by Expert
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt cites a diving expert warning high diving is dangerous for most, risking deafness from head impact and lung contamination from dirty water. He recommends ear protection, buoyant corks under arms, and cautions those with weak hearts to avoid high dives.
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Philadelphia Ledger
A Miser's Last Wish In Caracal Ends In Hidden Fortune
A Greek woman in Caracal buries her miser husband per his last wish in an overcoat. An inspection reveals 35 000 francs sewn in the coat lining. The second tale shows a strict farmer denying his son freedom on a birthday, demanding continued toil in the potato patch.
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Caracal
Hise Souvenir Joke Stings Visitors
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip frames a travel souvenir joke with a tourist asking for a memento and the reply a costly empty pocketbook. The brief exchange hinges on irony and humor about what travelers actually keep.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Ups Speech Sparks Bon Mot Debate
A brief squib notes residents quipping that phrases from their Ups are treated as clever bon mots, reflecting a local humor about everyday remarks. The item captures a humorous public mood without naming individuals or places.
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Atchison Globe
Odd Death of a Bird in Flight
W. E. D. Scott recounts a kingfisher shot in flight that dies after 200 feet with no external wound as internal hemorrhage from severed vessels proceeds. He notes many similar cases and explains a single pellet can cause fatal internal damage while the bird appears unhurt for a distance.
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W. E. D. Scott
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