Pastimes of Madmen show odd genius among the insane
Helen E Meyer notes in Harper's Weekly that Villejuif patients fashion odd devices and sculptures from odds and ends. A man builds a parification machine from a bottle plank and tubes that bakes bread the size of a head, then destroys it when photographed. Other inmates collect wax, imitate locks, or carve bone and wood into grotesque figures, revealing inventive yet perilous habits.
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Villejuif
Dr. Marie’s
Beelzebub
Helen E. Meyer
Harper’s Weekly
Evolution of National Conventions in American Politics
Charles Wadsworth Camp notes in Metropolitan Magazine that the United States moved from a caucus nominating system to national conventions. He traces shifts from 1824’s Crawford crisis to the 1844 and 1840 cycles, the two thirds rule in 1838, and later conventions that followed Van Buren, Clay, and Jackson.
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House
Senate
Martin van Buren
William H. Crawford
Georgia
Crawford
Clay
Calhoun
Jackson
John Quincey Adams
Adams
Baltimore
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Romulus M. Saunders
Charles Wadsworth
Metropolitan Magazine
The Horizon Through a Neighbor’s Window
A Life magazine reflection contrasts a man’s horizon of earth and sky with a woman’s view of neighboring families seen from her window. It argues candor in everyday chores heightens perception, while gregarious instinct shapes horizons, noting ordinary women feel above it.
The cowslip sighting by the river
A long haired boarder returns from a stroll and mentions spotting a cowslip by the river’s brim. A practical farmer replies with concern whether the cow slipped in, prompting a brief rural exchange.
A Surpries. Woman Calls Husband Surprise Note
A Somerville Journal item notes that when a woman phones her husband anonymously he answers with courtesy at first, revealing social etiquette in hidden identity. The piece highlights polite reception before recognition.
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Somerville Journal
A Talent For Balancing At The Star and Garter
In the old Star and Garter coffee room at Richmond once burned in 1869 England's leaders and writers gathered on Saturday evenings. A middle aged broad figure with gray hair and a large shirt collar dined alone at a corner table. He built a pyramid of tumblers and glasses after dinner, capped by a decanter, sometimes letting it topple and scatter ruins. He paid and left. waiters knew him well. He was Thomas Babington Lord Macaulay.
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Star and Garter
Richmond
England
Thomas Babington
Lord Macaulay
Curious Greetings From Far Lands on How Do You Do
A French journal surveys global salutations and notes quirky forms of greeting. Koreans greet without offense with You do look old. Persians offer benedictions for beard. Fiji Islanders pull ears. a Caro line islander kneels as a friend’s foot is pressed to the face. Sudanese chiefs hail a traveler as Mighty sun and Glory to thee, O splendid moon, with a dramatic spray.
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Sudan
Greatness a kind of elevation beyond fortune
The passage defines greatness as an elevation not tied to luck but an intrinsic air that marks us for high things. It claims such a quality invites deference from others and places us above birth or merit, a self-imposed standard shaping social status.
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la Rochefoucauld
A Coincidence in a Fiancé Farce
A brief exchange reveals fault lines in a troubled relationship. The fiancée warns George he is deteriorating while George remarks on a coincidence, noting Clara’s prior accusation when he left her for his current partner.
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George
Clara
Offensiveness and Controversy Highlighted in Local Note
The passage targets a man deemed offensive who returns amid trouble, hinting at past remarks. It also mentions a quarrel between a young lady and gentleman over kissing, noting that they typically conspire by putting their heads together.
General Directory Churches Methodist Episcopal and Baptist Church
The Methodist Episcopal church meets on the second and fourth Sundays with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Union prayer service Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Pastor E. E. Jewell. The Baptist church holds services on the first and third Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Sunday school Sundays at 3 p.m. Pastor J. W. MacNamara. Everyone invited to attend.
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Methodist Episcopal
E. Jewell
Baptist Church
J. W. MacNamara
St Andrews Episcopal Church Fort Pierce Service Times
Fort Pierce Florida church notices list Sunday services at 7 and 11 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. with W T Harbin as superintendent. Friday service at 4 p.m. Rev George Moore hosts. Societies include Joppa Chapter No 28 Royal Arch Masons meeting first and third Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Fort Pierce Lodge No 87 Masons meet second and fourth Fridays at 7:30 p.m. with officers Sample and Wilson.
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ST. Andrews Episcopal Church
Fort Pierce
Fla
W. T. Harbin
George Moore
D. D
Royal Arch Masons Joppa Chapter
Masonic Hall
F.H. Fee
H. P. W.J. Nesbitt
Masonic and Eastern Star Meeting Schedule Notes
Listings show Atlantic Lodge No 30 meets Mondays at 8 pm in Masonic Hall led by Noble Grand R L Goodwin and Secretary W N Harbin WwW. Indian River Camp No 63 holds meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7 30 pm. A O Dittmar clerk. Ruth Chapter No 12 of the Order of the Eastern Star meets 1st Thursday at 5 30 pm and 3rd Thursday at 2 30 pm in Masonic Hall with W M Mrs Beanice Middlebrooks and Sec A O Dittmar.
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Atlantic Lodge No
Masonic Hall
R. L. Goodwin
Noble Grand
W. N Harbin
O. W
Indian River Camp No
H. Cc. Conkling
C. C
A. O. Dittmar
Order OF the Eastern Star
Ruth
Beanice Middlebrooks
W. M
Dittmar
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