Emperor Nerva’s Death and Anger’s Fatal Reach
A historical medical note traces deaths caused by uncontrollable anger from ancient rulers to modern physicians. It cites Valentinian, Tourtelle, and John Hunter as examples of violent temper leading to stroke, convulsions, or sudden death. It discusses how prolonged anger can foster palsy epilepsy and madness, including Charles VI’s madness sparked by rage and revenge.
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Nerva
Valentinian
Quadi
Germany
Tourtelle
John Hunter
Hunter
St. George's Hospital
London
Dr. Good
Charles VI
France
Bretagna
Arrow and the Song Reflections on Faith and Sacrifice
Wm M Taylor muses on Longfellow's The Arrow and the Song and the hidden reach of small acts. He notes how a dropped word or kind gesture may germinate unseen good, returning as a fruit of devotion in others unseen by the giver.
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Longfellow
M. Taylor
The Cotton to Diamond Wedding Anniversary Chart
A historic教育 note outlines anniversary milestones from cotton at one year to diamond at seventy five. It lists gifts and gatherings for each milestone including paper at two years, woolen at seven, silk and linen at twelve, crystal at fifteen, china at twenty, silver at twenty five, pearls at thirty, tubies at fortieth, golden at fifty, and diamond at seventy five with age and esteem tokens advancing over time.
Aristocratic Spendthrift Ruins Mansion and Bank Wealth
A London correspondent recounts the rise and fall of Marjoribanks heir to Coutts fortune, who spent millions on a Hertfordshire estate. A reckless gambling spree, heavy debts, and a failed rescue by Lady Burdett Coutts mark his downfall, leaving him mocked as a reckless spendthrift.
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London
Hertfordshire
Oxford
Jiing
Marjoribanks
Marchbanks
Coutts & Co
Duke of Marlborough
Burdett-Coutts
Hunting Wild Hogs in Missouri
The Sedalia Democrat reports a Wednesday hunt led by John Cele with seven neighbors and dogs to chase wild hogs. After a long chase the hogs withstood many shots and fights, but were finally lariated and dispatched when caught in a creek bed. Each hog weighed about 400 pounds.
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Sedalia Democrat
John Cele
Webster anecdote on Dartmouth College case and Indians escape
Mr Webster recounted a tale from the Dartmouth College case in which New Hampshire lawmakers challenged the charter. He described how draughting Indians to Canada led to a dramatic escape as the boat neared the campus, prompting hearty laughter from Judge Story and the narrator.
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Webster
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
United States Supreme Court
Dartmouth
Canada
Mr. Webster
Jericho
Joshua
Wheelock
Judge Story
The Cultivation of Cocoa in Surinam
Conan Cohen reports cocoa as a highly profitable Surinam product. After 4 5 years trees begin bearing, full capacity by year eight or nine, and productive for forty more. Cultivation is simple with small labor needs, light weeding, and abundant leaf litter. Last five years yield up 50 percent with steady growth anticipated.
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Conan] Cohen
Surinam
A Machine to Restore Respiration Invention Description
A sheet-iron cylinder large enough for an adult is used to imitate breathing. The patient lies feet first inside the cylinder up to the neck, a diaphragm blocks air entry, an air-pump partially exhausts the chamber then reverses to allow air in. Repeating this process resuscitates asphyxiated individuals, especially drowning victims.
Fragmented 19th century miscellany overheard in Texas editorials
A mass of stray clippings mentions poets lines about tears, Latin terms for death grip, a grocer’s scales, California fruit yields, seasonal ice cream, buckwheat cakes, owlish jokes, the Albany model husband, coal-field depletion projections, rod to perch conversions, Mormon temple construction in Utah, state debt shifts in New York and Massachusetts, a Reading PA snowball incident with a silver half dollar, Foochow execution via lingchi, and New England debt trends alongside Western feats of farming and hunting.
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California
Sadie
Albany
Mr. Smith
Tony
Jim
High Mountain
Manti
Utah
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Foochow
New York State
Springfield
Republican
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God
Missouri
Texas
Cartoren
Weedam
Louisberg
Nevada
Pacific Railway
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