Controlling Thoughts And Shifting Sands Across Regions
A discussion on governing thoughts over impulse and habit, urging disciplined minds to replace intrusive thoughts with constructive reflections. It cites physiological links to habit formation and compares mental discipline to trained military drill, then notes drifting sands reshaping landscapes from Lake Michigan to Registan in Afghanistan.
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Lake Michigan
Norfolk
England
Afghanistan
Embalming Advances Change Funeral Practice
A Rochester Herald interview with a prominent undertaker describes new embalming methods using a syringe and special fluids to preserve bodies without ice. He explains injections into stomach, head, or veins, inflation for facial fullness, and the conditions under which arteries are filled. He notes preservation can last one year to ten or more, with molds appearing on long-buried corpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Herald
Queen's tobacco pipe kilns burn seized goods at London docks
The article notes a massive central kiln at London docks burning confiscated goods as fuel for the queen's smoking, with ashes sold to chemical works and farmers. Liverpool houses a smaller kiln. together they destroy all confiscated merchandise in the United Kingdom.
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London docks
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Derbyshire tale echoes Tam o Shanter legend
A Derbyshire correspondent recalls a fifty year old tale resembling Burns Tam o Shanter. A rider, drawn to a haunted lit house, enters a revelers’ supper and asks for grace. host says hush, the guest prays, then darkness falls and all vanish. The other excerpt describes Mexican tamales and tortilla making, noting maize grinding by women and the craft of shaping and baking the dough.
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Derbyshire
Burns
asman
Tie
grace
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Buffalo Pitt
Stevens
WEBSTER FARM
Economist and
South Bend
Caroline county
Shannahan & Wrightson Hardware CompAny
Geo. F. Stoan & Bro
LIGHT STREET WHARF
BALTIMORE, MD
Evitts & HOLBROOK
DEHINTON, MD
RELIABLE HOUSE
BT. YOUNG
the LEADER
M. J. Young
IM. J. YOUNG
Denton
New coupe
Masonic Building
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THE
Atlantic States
Delaware
Georgia
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Baltimore
W. S. PARKER
Bulfinch street
Boston
Mass
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO
Wall St
New York
CLINTON COOK
Roya or
EXGLand
NorTH Bumsa AND
MERCANTILE OF ENGLAND
COMMERCIAL UNION OF ENGLAND
LONDON AND GLOBE
Puorxiy
Gien Falls
FInk AssociaTION OF PHILADELPHIA
Hartrorp
PENNSYLVANIA
PHLLADELPHIA
Agricultural Mutual Aid Society
injuy
Main street
George T. Melvin
geay
JAMES H. COULBOURN
COULBOURN & MOYER
WHOLESALE COMMISSION
NOrth Front St
Philadelphia
P. W. Downes
Denton National Bank
J. RR
A. Rt
Kilgore & Bro
Slab
T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown
W. E. Harley
East Salem
Richard T. Carter
Peter Orth
Mariette
George A. Horn
Stony Brook
The National Bank of the Northern Liberties
Vine
Phila
D* J.K.SAULSBURY
RIDGELY, MARYLAND
FRANK TOLSON, M. D
HENDERSON
Marydel
J. W. Bryant
T. Pury Fisuen
HOBBS
DENTON, Mo
Caroline
counties
MARSHALL
MUTCHLER
DENTON, MD
Masonic Hall
court house
GEORGE M. RUSSUM
HENRY RK. LEWIS
The International Cyclopedia
Dodd, Mead & Co
Broadway
A. C. WILLEY
Eastern Shore
Greensboro
RUSSUM & LEWIS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Caroline, Talbot
Queen Anne
Clarendon
COR
HANOVER AND PRAT STS
J. F. DARROW
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
NEW YORK CITY
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W. TILGHMAN
J. E. TYLOR
EASTON, MD
WILLIAM T. KELLY
Preston
Greensborough
Eutow St
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GEORGE
LUCAS
BT, BUSH & SON, Publishers
Pearl Ste, N.Y
DR. TEACKLE
Park AVE
M.D
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Acme Hall
avery
Bualtintore
Hurst, Purnell & Co
gare trent
The Men's
N.Y
The Boy's
W.LSTORK & CO
BALTIMORE ST
W. H. COULBOURN
Seaford, Del
North Carolina
Heart & Sap
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Bridgetown
W.R. BUSTEED
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F. W. REDDEN
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T. S. PAGE
West 31th St
N.Y. City
Seymour
THIRD STREET
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mayloy
J. S JOHNSON &CO
South St
John Swann
JOHN T. COMEGYS
Peck
F. HISCOX
oe W. CLARK, JR
Talbot counties
C.H. BLACKISTON
OEHM &CO., Props
Charles St
N. B
JOHN H. McALVIN
Lowell
Mace
Clinton Scollard
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blue mountains
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