Brands of insanity and famous cases reveal genius links
A lengthy study by Prof Grasset catalogues many insanity brands from erotomania to monomania and sitomania, noting greats like Tolstoi, Socrates, Baudelaire, Napoleon, Zola and Poe displayed such traits. It argues some mental quirks fueled invention and achievement despite danger signs.
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Tle
Tolstoi
Dr. Perce
Ossip Lowrie
Tolstai
Socrates
Athens
Grassett
Pascal
Auguste Comte
Lake d'Enghein
Walter Scottt
Gorki
Guy de Maupassant
Paul Bourget
Villemain
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Gerard de Nerval
Tuileries
Sheba
Palais Royal
Paris
Moose as flower pickers in northern marshes
The Bunday Magazine notes that moose eagerly feed on water lilies, finding dense rootstocks anchored to the pond bottom. As antlers rise and muzzles dip, photographers can approach closely before the animals splash away. Moose linger in lily ponds until plants near exhaustion.
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Bunday Magazine
Shyness Meets Musicale Embarrassment at Miss Simmons School
At the monthly musicale five usher volunteers, led by Margaret Durham, dress in pink for the pink musicale. Margaret, horribly shy, tries to guide an elderly guest who mishears and asks if she will sew him to a sheet. The five ushering quartet improvise as Margaret bolts.
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Margaret Durham
Miss Simmons
Margaret
Harper's Weekly
Early dental ice use and the freez ing system
The piece notes the origin of ice based anesthesia called the freezing system, once common in provincial towns and America but now mostly displaced in London and large cities. It contrasts with modern cold air anesthesia and remarks iced water is used in America but not elsewhere.
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London
America
Mean Man's Great Scheme Revealed by a Self Addressed Card
Two men in a post office corridor see a card addressed to the holder with the reverse urging IOOF meeting details and fines for absent members. The gag exposes a widespread husband wife ruse as the wife hands the card back and the husband jokes about paying the fine. The Detroit News Tribune notes the scheme is used by many and wives have not yet noticed.
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Bro. Blank
Detroit News Tribune
Keep the Scalp Clean Warns Doctor on Disease Risk
A prominent physician, with extensive work among immigrants and the poor, cautions that a clean scalp prevents contagions. He notes dirty matted hair fosters infection and makes disease control difficult.
Nothing to It. A Gentleman With
A clipped note mentions a gentleman with a name tied to a local matter, but details are incomplete leaving readers with little substantive information about the person or event.
Furniture for the Bedroom with Bobbinet Details
The article describes using bobbinet for a bedroom set including bedspreads bolster cases and dresser covers. It suggests designs with lace edging pink silkaline covers and matching curtains to create neat looks. False pillow shams on wood frames are proposed as budget options.
Household Hints From A Plain Cook
Simple kitchen tips include using a fork to avoid pasty cereals, thick cream to keep icing firm, and a teaspoon per waste of cry. Dry hands and starch prevent chill when hanging clothes, milk can extinguish oil flames, soda cleans dishcloths, and a pineapple grapefruit dessert with sherry and cherries makes a cold serving option.
Brown Cream Candy Creamy Molded Treat With Nuts
A simple recipe for brown cream candy using brown sugar water and cream of tartar. Boil to a soft ball without stirring then cool in a platter and beat until creamy. Knead and mold into shapes with optional nuts dates or figs.
Cleaning Wallpaper and Wood Surfaces with Simple Household Remedies
The article suggests brushing textured walls with a broom covered by cheesecloth then removing the hood to shake dust. It lists methods such as bread crumbs and a pencil eraser for marks, magnesia for grease, a borax solution for black stains, kerosene in water for varnished wood, and always rubbing off grease with a dry cloth to prevent dust buildup.
Onion poultice claimed to cure pneumonia
A historical note describes a poultice made of six to ten onions, rye meal, and vinegar simmered into a paste. The mixture is applied in a cotton bag to the chest, heated and renewed several times, with an assertion that the patient will be out of danger in a few hours.
Southern Fried Pork Bites with Molasses
Cut fresh pork into half inch squares and fry until done without browning. Prepare a batter with one cup flour one cup cornmeal one teaspoon saleratus a pinch of salt and enough sour milk to stiffen. Beat one egg stiff and light, mix with batter then fold in pork. Fry and serve with molasses.
Apple Chutney Recipe From Published Instructions
A historical recipe instructs to chop 12 peeled apples, two green peppers, one cup seeded raisins, and one large onion. Stir in a pint of vinegar, juice of three lemons, two cups brown sugar, one tablespoon salt and one tablespoon ginger. Scald, pack into jars, and seal.
Chocolate Vanilla Strawberry Layer Cakes How-To
A recipe describes beating one egg with one cup sugar and butter, milk, salt, flour and baking powder. Split batter into three portions for chocolate vanilla and strawberry layers, bake on one sheet in layers, then frost with a strawberry glaze.
Pastry Cook Tip on Sugar in Fruit Pies
A kitchen note advises bakers to pinée the sugar quantity on the lower crust first when making fruit pies. It emphasizes precise measurement and cautions against over sugar, reflecting traditional pastry guidance.
All Important Details in Modern Dress Footwear
The article highlights footwear and stockings as essential in contemporary fashion. It contrasts the gleaming slippers and tea gowns of the fashionable woman with the limited means of the typical shopper, noting the disparity in dress costs and access.
Fashionable Footwear Styles for Elegant Attire
The article discusses budget versus custom shoes, advising against fashion fetters and noting that well bred women prefer fit and quality over flashy trends. It describes spring summer suede options, winter patent leather, and tea ball gown slippers with matching stockings, including rhinestone and pearl embellishments and bold red satin pairs.
Ribbon Finples Elevate Black Gowns With Pompadour
Frill of ribbon decorates black lace gowns with a pompadour ribbon under the front lace. A black chiffon French gown weds pompadour silk with roses seen through chiffon. White options use crepe silk or chiffon. A matching ribbon belt flatters a girlish look. Pompadour under lingerie or outer coats adds charm. velvet capes edge with pink panne and gold embroidery.
Grace Through Dancing and Early Training
An editorial note argues that children should not begin toe dancing before age twelve but that early movement training builds grace poise and freedom of movement beneficial in adolescence and beyond. It highlights lifelong benefits of dance education for young girls.
Lemon juice risks stiffening hair in home remedies
A passage notes lemon juice used in hair care can dry and coarsen the hair making it stiff and hard to manage, while lemon is beneficial for the scalp in other preparations.
Advices Girls To Stretch For Beauty And Joy
A health movement promotes daily stretching with slogans to be beautiful and happy. A female stretcher claims the method cures dyspepsia blues and other woes and will boost mood and energy, though the extent of the program remains unclear.
Separate tailored jackets set new fashion tone for spring
The coming season favors a tight fitting separate tailor made coat of cloth worn with odd skirts and simple frocks. Favorable colors include white cloth with black velvet collar and cuffs. Double breasted cutaway coats are preferred with minimal trimming and subtle braid details.
Marabou Feathers In Hat Trims Rise In Fashion
Marabou feathers droop but resist damp, boosting their value as hat trim. They are replacing ostrich tips and used to fill out elaborate hats. Edging with marabou plus heavy lace bands improves the look of lace crowned hats and matching marabou edged lace boas.
Shaping the Eyebrows Practice for Women
Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough, allegedly has the world’s most perfect brows though not natural but cultivated. Shaping brows is easy for women and should be learned by many. A top method is shaping between dampened thumb and forefinger after bathing or when convenient to achieve wonderful results.
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Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Lustrous Irish China Arrives in Market
A new and beautiful egg shell china has been brought to this country. Reported to be made in Ireland, it is described as the most lustrous on the market. It features oyster white color with a few-show.
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