Interesting Experimental Psychology Findings by Professor Allin
A summary of experiments described by Professor Arthur Allin of the University of Colorado. The work covers stimulus repetition effects on reflexes and irritability, cross body training effects, and learning transfer such as left hand practice influencing right hand writing. It notes age related memory spans and syllable recall, with examples from advertising psychology and daily behavior.
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Arthur Allin
University of Colorado
Ainnustrates
Camilar
Sirika Ma Horke
Ling
Nelsby Orlnog Perts
Profesaor Allin
Aliin
Slarper
An Unmuzzied Press and Public Opinion
A discussion extols a free and untrammeled press as a potent force shaping public opinion and defending liberty. It argues that despite invasions of privacy and occasional errors, the press yields a hundredfold return through discussion, conscience, and responsible governance.
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Cober
Wealth worship and moral danger in modern society
A reflective critique warns that the urge to acquire property and wealth overtakes virtue in the modern age. It contrasts ostentatious money pursuit with enduring rewards, citing figures like Motley, Choate, and Andrew White, and asserts the heart of Americans remains aligned with right values despite material excess.
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Ape
Croesus
Tajle
Motleys
Choates
Andrew D. Whites
Lincolns
Wealth and home life clash in public address
The speaker at the House of Representatives dinner warns that wealth power and fame if pursued over domestic happiness erode family life and inner joy. He refs Darwin on domestic affection as essential to happiness and notes fortunes can bring anxiety and sacrifice.
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Ealtic
Lena
Mr. Reed
Darwin
Cuvier
Srofessor W.A. Henry
Sailors cling to sea life despite discharge traditions
A Washington sailor of fifty five years in the Navy repeatedly vows to quit after each discharge but returns to service soon after. He parts with a cigar store friend on Pennsylvania Avenue who notes his fealty to the sea and his long history of returning after asserting he will stay ashore.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilforn
Ile
Ife
Navy
Darlaz
Gustav Dudley
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Dudley
Snowbound Romance by Yvonne in Lippincott’s Magazine
A fragment from New York News describes a winter scene with feathery snow and cold hills. It centers on Yvonne Bliss Carman and Maisie, reflecting themes of loneliness, equality, and heaven where all walk on equal footing as the two characters face a stark, quiet world.
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Yvonne Bliss Carman
Lippincott’s Magazine
Maisie
New York News
Sfore
Nfe
Pee
Esme
Malsh
Flo
Esmert
Srootland
Hue
Hale
Annette
Massie
Nel
Dr. Forbes
Maisie Ends Quiet Romance With Emphatic Farewell
Maisie rejects a marriage proposal and returns a ring after declaring true love lies elsewhere with Esmer. The scene ends as she walks away, leaving the stricken Malsh to ponder the costly misread and a saintly forgiveness.
Arrivism and other curiosities featured in period notes
A miscellany discusses the term arrivenism and its American implications, notes on night herons tagged by Smithsonian Institute, hog intestine length comparisons, scrap collecting in London Graphic, an ancient coin discovery in Virginia, and jackal versus tiger danger statistics in India.
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India
Ec Endia
Ftchilo
The Shot Silk Lisle Stockings
A description of shot silk lisle stockings notes they are strong and smart with a dark appearance when stretched and woven from various colors. The piece highlights how darker shades are used for shot silk lisle and luster effects, with blended tones also seen.
Gentle Health Tips and Serb Style Portraits
The article offers guidance on posture breathing and chest development for women, plus a travel sketch of Servian attire and folklore. It discusses exercises to improve chest appearance and balance, then describes Servian dress details, the cap, sash, and a folk tale motif about a clever heroine.
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Servia
Zoey
Queen Helena of Italy’s culinary royal circle named
A garbled passage references Queen Helena of Italy and a group of royal ladies, noting one with practical cooking knowledge. It mentions Trafessor Storson of Wyoming University and hints at a news item about mew.
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Helena
Italy
Trafessor Storson
Wyoming University
Say
Women and reform figures spark discussions in Chicago club
At a club gathering in Chicago a speaker argued that women should be allowed to propose to spur marriages while praising the emerging American female influence. The talk touched on Florence Nightingale, Emil Reich, and other leaders as examples of women shaping culture, literature, and public morality.
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Chicago
Emil Rejeh
Min
Florence Nightingale
Miss Nightingale
Emil’ Reich
Lancashire
Englam
Collings
Jerry Somerset
National
British Woman's Temperance Association
Daniel Kin
New York
Kin
Anne Bing
Kansas City
Japan
Mision
Ailsa Bing
Slice
Millinery Fads and Fashion Advice from New York Press
The New York Press discusses fashionable hats with plum, ruby, and poppy shades, straw grapes, and car turquoise decorations. It notes style tips for coordinating gowns and accessories, plus whimsical sayings about virtue, progress, and life. It also recounts a seaside encounter of a young woman at Asbury Park.
Fragmented Humor Snippets From City Papers Across Years
A collage of quips and bits from Chicago Record Herald New York Sun Detroit Free Press Philadelphia Press Syracuse World and Buffalo News. The collection presents jokes snippets and light witticisms about life marriage occupation and social oddities with names altered or obscured for humor.
Divorcing Chicago Woman Seeks Silence During Separation
A Chicago woman in a divorce case complains that her husband would go for days at a tire without speaking to her. The passage shows a mix of overheard comments from various newspapers and a remark about gifts and crowd behavior.
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Chicago
Gentleman Conduct Pamphlet Warns Against Vices
A German publisher issues a pamphlet detailing what a gentleman should avoid, noting that he does not list cologne or read oily volumes from circulating libraries. The text quips that a gentleman with eau de cologne likely reads nothing at all.
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Cologne
Court Dismisses Negotiations Over Breach of Promise
A jumble of anecdotes and quips from various sources unfolds about a breach of promise dispute between a groom and his former fiancée. A Philadelphia press fragment mocks the Lady Belterduze and a surgeon warns of lemonade recipes amid comments on meddling professionals.
Rousing New Jersey News Roundup From 1905 Front
Plaimbeth resident Samuel Hedden dies at 79 after a life driving stagecoaches between Plainfield Liberty Corners and Morristown. A black community resident faces attempted murder charges in Woodbury, while Mantua sees Town painted red and Atlantic City notes a drowning. State filings show NJ corporations up to mid 1905. Farm wagons disturb Pitman Grove services. a Vineland rattlesnake tale ends in a pole duel. Anthrax control urged by Lower Alloway board. Newark Polish wedding ends with a dancer’s sudden death aged 23. Across the state bands, schools, and farms report varied fortunes and odd incidents.
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Misa Clara Barton
Red Cross
Chicago
AdolphiXuhn
Sydney King
Birmingham
Ala
Charlies Baker
Calvin Strode
New Orleans
Fon An Lac? Wis
van Dyne
George Stely
Cridersville
Ohio
Tutttle &Clark
Detroit
Mich
Maine
Lochren
United States District Court
St. Paul
Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
Miles
Maryland
Thomas S$. Lippy
Seattle
Wash
Spottsylvania
J. J. G. Crismond
Mexico
William J.ashley
Cambridge
Mass
Burke
Idaho
Waynesville
N. C
Cash Lake
Romeo
Jord Benjamin
Samuel Brown
Baltimore
Ald
George C. Jockhelm
Bank
New Hampshire
Saratoga
N. X
Jerry” Alinchan
Mocksville
N.C
John KK. Voelkel, Sr
Walter ©. Berte
Evan
Voeikel
Grand Isle
Ogdensburg
Montreal Transportation Company
Britainears for Japan Officers Exchange Agreement
Great Britain and Japan agreed to exchange army and navy officers to study each other’s methods. Several British officers have already arrived in Japan for a two year stay, while forty Japanese officials will soon depart for England. In Easex, England the Baxter Sparrow Club destroyed about 130 sparrows as pests to farmers and gardeners.
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JheRreno
Dparroo Wr
Baxton Sparrow Club
Easex
England
Overseas News Roundup From Global Posts And Battles
A long list of brief items notes various world events including the postal probe involving Abner McKinley with no guilt found, Melville's retirement, Roosevelt sending a cable to King Carlos of Portugal, large sugar imports, land withdrawals for Warner Mountain forest reserve, silver purchases, the Sheridan sailing for Manila, and immigration changes. It covers arrests, executions, accidents, and political moves across the United States, Europe, and Asia with multiple nations represented.
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Abner McKinley
Payne
Melville
Navy
Roosevelt
King Caves
Portugal
General Land Office
Oregon
Warner Mountain Forest Reserve
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Sweetheart
Yvonne
Haverfield
Scribner’s Magazine
Hueman
United States
Smithsonian Institution
Paul Bartsch
Smithsonian
America
Bartsch
District of Columbia
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Cleveland (Olly
Kemp
Vad
London Graphic
Vic
Grenadier Guarda
Virginia
Alexandria
Egypt
Tom
Dunnington
University of Virginia
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Volve
Maman
Mits bin
Wueflah
Asbury Park
Menger
Thomas Didymus
New York Press
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Deseryaman
Chicago Record-Herald
Trek
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Ageree
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New York Sun
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Alkall
Philadelphia Press
Johnson
Syracuse Werald
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Washington Star
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Buffalo News
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Gotham
Chaney
Manhattan
Boston Transcript
Darling
Archibald
Baltimore Morning Herald
Miss Cayenne
New Jersey
Union County
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Stewart
Wndge
Anna
Samuel Porch
Gifford Sheldon
Cole Ored
Woodbury
Porch
Mullica
Sheldon
Mantua
New Jersey Corporation Department Hs
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Pitman Grove
Vineland
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Mahlon Souders
Reading Daniels
Daniel
Souders Goys
Lower Alloway
Newark
Mixa Suate Lucusi
Locktown
Clarksboro
Salem County
Mantua Township
Gloucester County
Newport
Cumberland County
Seavile
South Jersey
Stalne
Millville
Penton
Giallroad
Canton
Hunterdon County
Lebanon
Fulton, Ky
Ouz
Treasury Department
Phippine
Sheridan
San Francisco
Manila
Dole
J. B. Lansing
Philippines
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Chile
St. Louis
Boerlin
Congress
Lima
Peru
Bonana
Republic
Barcelona
House of Lords
Ely
Lisbon
Admiral Cotton
Brooklyn
Macedona
Turkey
Charles
Balfour
House of Commons
Palma
Mattie D. Rich
Stiea
Transcaucasian
Tillis
Chanmberlain
South Africa
Sachet Metear
Cowes
Jo Syeria
Pinkund
Magnus Rosendaal
Charles of
Pekin
Dulus
Pot Arthur
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