Remarkable memories from Euler Magliabechi and Wallis
The article reviews prodigious memories across history, focusing on Euler, Magliabechi, and Wallis as supreme examples. It notes Euler’s math feats and vast writings, Magliabechi’s verbatim recall of books, and Wallis’s mathematical genius, alongside other famed memorists like Pico, Pascal, Ben Jonson, Niebuhr, Leibniz, and Macaulay, highlighting memory as a powerful but verifiable trait.
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Leonard i Euler
Euler
Basel
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Academy
Enler
Virgil
Antonio da Marco Magliabechi
Magliabechi
Maghabech
Magnabechi
Florence
Grand Duke of
Aires
Grand Aeigaior
Constantinople
John Wallis
Wallis
Temple of Fame
Newton
Ile
Oughtred
Torricelli
England
Pliny
Cyrus the Great
Cicero
Themistocles
Athens
Prom Cicera
Sophocles
Oedipus
Colona
Mate
Hippius
Seneca
William Houliltog
Muretus
Horace Vernet
Gustave Dore
Wolfgang Mozart
Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
Pascal
Ben Jonson
Leibnitz
Scaliger
Neibuhr
Macaulay
Mirandola
Bologna
Ferrara
Rome
Niebuhr
Neibuler
Denmark
Wiliam
Prescott
Henry Hallam
Lord Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Tie
John William Perrin
New York
Trevald
Peanut Roasting Tricks Change Color and Value
The New York Press notes light yellow ready roasted peanuts stay crisp briefly while damp weather ruins texture quickly. Italians and Greeks refresh stocks by repeated roasting creating bru nettes and tawny hues rented at discount near stations and cheaper resorts.
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New York Press
Camera Fiend Sentenced to Three Months
A well known criminal lawyer enters a police court as a case is called. The defendant has no attorney and the judge considers assigning one. The man is charged with camera theft, not the pictures themselves, and the judge jokes about sending him to the workhouse for about three months for the harmless amusement of taking pictures. The lawyer protests, but the judge clarifies it is the cameras he takes.
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Brown
New York Times
Jurist Arraigned in Interurban Indictment Case
Judge Grosscup and seven others of Central Illinois Prac tion company face criminal negligence and manslaughter charges in Coles County Court. Indictments stem from Aug 1907 Charleston Mattoon Interurban collision that killed 18 and injured 53. Defendants pleaded not guilty. motion to quash filed, consolidated hearing set, arguments expected over several days.
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Charleston
Peter 8. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Chicago
oMeers
Central Ilinois
M. W.thompson
Coles County
Grosscup
Arthur W. Underwood
Francis 8. Peabody
Marshall W. Sampsell
I. A. Potter
Fred More
B. MecClara
Charles Botts
Charleston and
Mattoon
Grosseup
Thompson
Levy Mayer
The Head of the Table in Highland Parliaments
A fragment from The Clang of the Scottish Highlands recounts a Macdonald clan scene at Aros castle. It notes lords of the Isles issuing decrees and a ceremonial charter granting rights, with a banquet misstep illustrating court etiquette and the phrase Where the head of the table sits.
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Clongarry
James Trogan
Aros
Isles
T. Donald
Jesson
Tle
The Masters Title Don Key Gag in School
A London headmaster, Professor Key, known for kindly humor, tells his class about Spain where eminent men are titled don. A pupil quips that they would call him Don Key, provoking a whole after class round of laughter and mirth.
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Professor Key
London
Spain
Don Key
Strand Magazine
Benedict Arnold’s Unhappy End in London 1801
The account states Benedict Arnold died in London on June 34 1801 after a life marked by treason and social ostracism. It notes he received British funds and failed in ventures in British America and the West Indies before dying in obscurity. It mentions his second son, born 1780, who joined the British army in 1798 and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1854.
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Benedict Arnold
London
America
West Indies
Threats for Rev Billy Sunday in Decatur Revival
A flood of threatening letters to evangelist Billy Sunday in Decatur Alabama has led the local pastors to hire a Pinkerton detective to guard him and monitor safe passage to meetings. The force will also seek violations of liquor and gambling laws as Sunday preaches a five week revival ahead of the April local option campaign. Twelve churches back the revival in a 6000 seat tabernacle as Decatur aims to drive out saloons and curb gambling.
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Yecatur
Billy Sunday
Pastors’ Association
Pinkerton
Decatur Au Morad
Chicago gambler chained to pole in Newfoundland tale
In Twlarksburg Med, PT Hr Dillon accused of fleecing several youths in a poker game and fined. He was arrested and shamed as shackles bound his feet while held to a telephone pole in the lockup yard. Chief Pridwell cites Judge Muben as advising this punishment.
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Twlarksburg
Med
Dillon
Chicago
Pridwell
Mubenaie
Governor Peneen signs three bills in Springfield HI
Springfield on Pebruary 26 reports Governor Peneen signed three laws. One requires nonresident gatherers of mussels and freshwater claims to pay a £25 license. Another fixes probate clerk fees. The third gives the board of education authority to decide the site of a new school building when no site gains a majority.
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Springfield
Cgovernor Peneen
Board of Education
Origin of Mr and This in Early Tithes
A concise note explains how the common man carried no fixed given name in old records, being known only by the surname or a generic descriptor such as William or John, lacking a distinct Christian name or nickname in earlier tithes.
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Willia
Jon
Attempted assassination of King Louis Philippe in 1855 blasts City
The July attack near the Boulevard du Temple wounded the king and killed Marshal Mortier along with about thirteen others. Breschet had built an oak frame battery on upper floors to fire upon the crowd, with four barrels misfiring and two extra barrels bursting, sparing the monarch’s life.
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Ieschit
Louis Phillippe
France
National Guard
Boulevard du Temple
Louis Philippe
Marshal Mortier
Uitery
Bresceht
Ancient Locks at Karnak Linked to Modern Egypt
A Karnak exhibit shows a sculptured lock nearly identical to a contemporary Egyptian lock. The guide Omer notes Penelope observes the artifact, illustrating ancestral locksmithing techniques and their continuity into present day Egypt.
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Karnak
Egypt
Omer
Penelope
What, to marry Mr Newnan Aunt asks
The aunt questions Imogene about marrying Mr Newnan. Imogene replies that Aunt Keturah warned that no woman who knows anything about a man should marry him, noting her brief acquaintance and lack of knowledge of his background and habits.
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Newnan
Imogene
Pessimist Defined By Cyclone Grumbler
A thoughtful lad asks what a pessimist is and the father replies with a parable. A pessimist is someone who after a cyclone blows away his house goes back and grumbles at his lot.
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Paw
John J
Ian
Puck
Charges in court provoke sharp exchange at trial
The exchange centers on allegations raised by the defense lawyer against the defendant in a high profile case. The dialogue highlights the heated tone of courtroom proceedings as the charges are argued, revealing tensions between counsel and the judge.
Wealthy Duttins Keeps His Pleasures Serious
A terse remark notes that for a man of wealth Duttins treats his amusements with gravity, calling out his calm demeanor and the worry surrounding those few he relies on.
Tuberculous Milk Cow Test at Peoria Asylum
Following tuberculosis tests on thirty cows supplying Bartonville asylum milk, twenty showed traces of infection and were condemned. Inmates are not believed at risk as milk is pasteurized.
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Peoria
Bartonville
Sane
Numler
Next dary Do Chicago Feb 25 Law and Order
Chicago on February 25 reports a sweeping legal victory in the Sunday closing law dispute. Judge Heap rules that jurors cannot decide if the Sunday closing law applies to the city, despite previous admissions.
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Chicago
The
Law and Order Sevene Tis
Heap
Philadelphia Press Quote Sparks Wedding Question
"What!" exclaimed Miss Gaddle and objected to a betrothal, while Miss Bright counters with a sharp jab about age. The exchange hints at an improbable match and social scrutiny surrounding a Pennsylvania couple.
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Miss Gaddle
KODOL Touted As Best Remedy For Digestive Troubles
KODOL is presented as the best remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion with claims of prompt and thorough relief. Sold to Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Bt.
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E.G. Dewitt & Company
Chicago
Ill
WM. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson ST
Freeport
Stephenson Bt
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