Hypnotic Suggestion Said to Transform Character
A New York World interview with Dr. John D. Quackenbos outlines hypnotic suggestion as a tool to convert weakness into strength and elevate talent. He cites cases from Broadway actresses to a royal portraitist and a diplomat, claiming moral reform and revived genius through guided sleep suggestions.
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York
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Jekyll
John D. Quackenbos
Columbia University
Quackenbos
Harper & Bros
New York Sunday World
Dr. Quackenbos
Bernhardt
New York Ave
Hfe
Edward VII
McKinley
Adele
Europe Grows Colder as Temperature Drops Across Nations
The Philadelphia Record notes Camille Flammarion’s tables showing Europe’s temps have fallen over six years. France reports readings about one degree below normal in Paris with similar declines in Great Britain, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Germany.
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Camille Flammarion
Europe
Philadelphia
France
Paris
Great Britain
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Austria
Germany
Philip Augusta
Etampes
Beauvais
Henry IV
Suresnes
How to Cure Yourself of Drunkenness
A self help piece by Dr. John D. Quackenbos urges alcohol addicts to repeat lines of resolve at night. It frames sobriety as a shift to nutrition, air, exercise and sleep, declaring the appetite for alcohol is damaged and forever ended.
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John D. Quackenbos
Transiminal Control and Inner Self in Creative Thought
The passage discusses self discipline to resist temptation and harness inner prompts for noble action. It cites auto-suggestion before sleep as a source of dream-derived material, mentioning Robert Louis Stevenson and a claimed line of science toward mind matter links via transutminal control for human good.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Quackenbos
Moonshineville Store Rivalry Turns Deadly
A Moonshineville Ky storekeeper laments a new rival driving away customers who then retaliated, causing an escalating feud that led to both sides killing each other. The result leaves neither store with any customers.
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Moonshineville
Mr. Crossroads
The Trouble with Some People in Society
A brief reflection notes that a small effort can restore self respect for some individuals. It remarks on personal conduct and social perception in everyday life.
Snobs at Capital Social Slights Rise in Washington Etiquette
The piece recounts anecdotes of rudeness and social slights among Washington hostesses and guests at private events. Examples include an invited cotillion guest who boasted of no partner, a lunch remark about a friend living north, and a clubman misread by a Paris-settled hostess. The tone critiques polite circles and social pretensions in national capital society.
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National Capital
Washington
Italy
Paris
Scoop Story From White House Aboard Railroad Rates
A Washington correspondent and 20 followers chased a mystery visitor from the president’s office. The reporter learned the visitor was a new Michigan congressman who had studied railroad issues and secured a rare scoop under the noses of his peers during early rate regulation debates.
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Washington
White House
Daily Writing
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Michigan
Senator Beveridge and the railroad passes tale
Anecdote from Senator Beveridge shows his refusal of railroad passes. He once tried to pay a lunch tab with a big bill, lacked change, and could not prove his status without a pass. The lunch counter man doubted him until the conductor intervened.
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Congress
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
United States
Beveridge
Miles of Carpet in the Capitol's Terraced Halls
The passage notes the difficulty of carpeting semicircular house terraces four feet wide and seeks an easy cheap method. It credits the chief clerk with supplying cleaning and maintenance items while describing occasional committee chair mishaps and the need for prompt repairs by the clerk and foreman.
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House of Representatives
Conveniences in the Capitol Describe Washington
A historic list presents Washington DC as a compact city with book stores drug stores barber shops restaurants baths hardware stores post offices machine shop carpentry shops banks libraries blacksmith shops boiler rooms police station telegraph messenger service plumbers electricians storerooms repair shop stenographers physicians preachers and even a bier for coffins in state.
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Capitol
Washington
The Man with a Smile and the News of the Day
A lighthearted column threads jokes and aphorisms about mood and resilience. It notes cheerful conduct despite rain, the value of optimism, humorous quips on social life, and a mix of anecdotes from politics to everyday absurdities.
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