Fat villains and stage linguistics in old fiction commentary
A Globe-Democrat piece argues against fixed looks defining character, noting fat villains exist and upright posture does not imply vanity. It contrasts depictions of lawyers and conspirators with real traits, then recalls Holmes’s Atlantic account of visiting Tennyson and his poetry delivery under his own trees.
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Limit to a Woman's Ambition Uproar in Prose
A quotation from Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's Magazine asks if a man could sew a shirt for six cents and extols women's boundless capabilities. It asserts women drive stages, perform music, sew, teach, edit, write, telegraph, and arguably lead and guide in every field.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Harper’s
Native Doctors and Their Methods Work in Liberia
A first person account in Herald of Health notes native doctors in Liberia use plant infusions and baths with modest, no pay ethics. It describes malaria defenses, vegetable poisons, and the Kroo tribe relying on fish diets while detailing daily work schedules and sanitation practices.
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Liberia
MM. Hi. Garnet Barboza
Watches Without Hands Pique Engineer Readers
A Detroit Free Press item explains a novel handless watch using two minute wheels and a separate hour wheel. It notes precise time reading with an audible click each minute and claims reduced error versus ordinary watches. The piece also includes an extended New York World interview with remarks about Gen. Grant and Gen. Arthur.
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Detroit Free Press
Death Rate of Infants in Early Life
Quetelet notes infant mortality is highest in the first month, with four times as many deaths then as in the second month and nearly as many as in the first two years after birth. Tables show about one tenth die before the first month ends. Also reports damage to submarine cables in southern waters from teredine insect feeding on gutta parcha coatings.
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Lime wash as fire protection noted by papers
The American Analyst warns lime wash offers protection against ignition. The Chicago Times notes French practice of thick whitewashing on beams joists and undersides of floors. It reduces initial ignition risk though cannot stop a fire once flames gain headway.
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