Why We Act From Impulse By M. K. Thomson Ph D
An analysis of impulsive action tracing its roots in instinct and history. It argues impulse saves time and energy, arises from inherited patterns, and drives behavior before conscious thought. The piece notes its efficiency and risks in fast changing modern life, with a brief editorial aside.
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Dolly Grace A Revolutionary Story
In the Steven's Corners mansion after the war, Dolly Grace’s family mourns a fallen father and brother Bruce. Bruce returns home briefly to deliver a crucial message to General Clary. He plans to slip back at night with papers hidden, possibly disguising himself as a farmer using his father’s clothes to avoid enemy detection.
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Secret message hidden in sawdust saves family amid soldiers
In a tense scene from The Children's Corner, soldiers search the house for papers tied to General Harris. Dolly Grace discovers a crumpled note hidden in sawdust, revealing the message and sparking hope for Bruce’s honor. Dolly Grace hides the item with her Rag Doll as Aunt Heppy and Mother guide Bruce to safety and plan escape through a secret cupboard passage.
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When the Wedding Ring Is Absent
Edith keeps a diamond circlet for special moments and slips it away at a beach resort. An aunt of Bob notices she wears no ring and warns that not wearing it could mislead others about her status. Bob responds with commentary on appearance and propriety.
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Apple Dishes And Picaresque Thoughts From 1910s Columns
Food items and notes from old newspapers describe apple pancakes with maple sugar, mushroom toast, tomato sauce on toast, orange and lemon juice drinks, ham and noodle scallop, Spanish beans, corn and rice biscuit, and a humorous aside on chaperones. Also includes optimistic maxims from London.
One Joy Is Enough by Douglas Malloch
A compact verse argues one joy suffices for happiness, noting that people chase many desires yet true contentment rests on a single cherished pleasure. The poem reflects on longing and balance, contrasting abundance with sufficiency through simple natural images.
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One Prescription Made Family Doctor Famous
Dr Caldwell’s famed prescription from 1885 grew from relief of constipation symptoms such as coated tongue bad breath headaches gas nausea biliousness low energy poor appetite to become Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a widely distributed remedy by 1888 now available at drugstores.
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Dog in Taxi Sparks Odd Chicago Incident
Albert Hershenbine, emerging from a Chicago restaurant, found a police dog in his taxicab. He ordered it out, but the dog refused. He bribed the animal with meat, returned, and discovered not one but a dog and eight people in the back seat, a bizarre mix-up.
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Albert Hershenbine
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She Knew Him Professor's Wife Bathing Suggestion
A playful wartime era intrigue features a professor and his wife as a light hearted exchange centers on attire and propriety. The wife teases her absent minded husband about bathing and dressing afterward, hinting at domestic humor and social expectations.
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