Hypnotism Then and Now A Historical Overview
An in depth look at hypnotism tracing its roots from Mesmer to Braid. It explains the distinction between suggestion and hypnotic trance, outlines key principles, and notes the shift from magnetic fluid theories to a scientific basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernheim
Lke
Paracelsua
Franz Anton Mesmer
Meamer
Paris
Committee of Investigation
Mesner
Braid
Manchester
England
Nancy
Liebault
Charcot
Mesmerie
Jo Liebault
Hudson
Brald
Joseph B. Bowles
Thought He Killed A Man In The Civil War
Capt John S Tarkington recalls a fellow officer Samuel Martindale who shot a deserter at Stevenson Alabama while guarding a stockade. Decades later a surgeon described a near miracle patient who survived a back wound, sparking Martindale to believe the deserter may have lived. Martindale later served as auditor and treasurer in Newton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Tarkington
One Hundred and Thirty-second
Indiana
Stevenson
Ala
Bridgeport
Tennessee River
Samuel Martindale
Martindale
Iliff
W. H. Calkins
Washington
Flo
Sam Martindale
Land of the Living
Newton County
Soldierly Candor Tale in Chicago Record-Herald
A witty exchange in the Chicago Record-Herald features a bluff colonel answering a maiden about horses being shot under him. He quips he never had a horse shot but notes trees were shot in front of him, delivering a dry wartime humor.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Youth of 15 Gains Shorthand Speed despite Loss of Hands
Possneck, a 15 year old who lost both hands in a machinery accident at Arnstadt two years ago, earned a speed certificate for shorthand. After the accident he lived in a cripples' home with two artificial hands funded by the duke of Saxe Meiningen. He is now an expert penman writing shorthand at 115 words per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Possneck
Arnstadt
Saxe-Meiningen
Iad
That Strange Ladder
A quotation exchange on ambition and failure contrasts moral and demoralizing views. The speakers discuss the endless ladder of ambition and its lack of support, reflecting a cynical take on striving without solid backing.
Fog and disguise near Petersburg during Civil War siege
The Pittsburg Dispatch recounts a winter to spring foggy campaign south of Petersburg. Sergt Walter McCabe and his squad, mistaken as Confederates, were captured and stripped but later recaptured as the fog concealed movements, ending with a swift, ironic reversal.
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Petersburg
John T. Porter
Pittsburg
Walter McCabe
McCabe
Yank
Sergt
Diplomats Buy Homes in Washington Amid Shaky Regimes
Latin American envoys including the Cuban minister and Calderon of Bolivia bought prominent Washington D.C. residences. The Cuban minister and Mme Quesada acquired H. Clay Evans’s former home near Leslie Shaw’s hospitality hub. Calderon remodeled a mansion on Sixteenth Street and plans to stay in the capital, investing heavily in American securities.
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United States
Cuba
Mmne
Quesada
H. Clay Evans
Leslie Shaw
Washington
Senor Calderon
Bolivia
Sixteenth Street
Calderon
Deforestation and Its Decline in Africa Described
J Dybowski warns of progressive air and soil desiccation in the Sudan linked to forest destruction. Cape Verde cited as example. Adanson noted vast forests in the eighteenth century. now forests vanish, rivers shrink, water sheets disappear, soil products fall, leaving many areas nearly sterile. Local natives and white colonists blamed for the loss due to short sighted actions.
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Africa
J. Dybowski
Sudan
Cape Verde
Adanson
Foresta
Home chair exercises reveal budget friendly strength training
A Chicago Inter Ocean fitness note promotes two chair based routines usable at home. The first lifts a chair overhead to strengthen forearms and back with controlled repetitions. The second uses a seated lift to work legs abdomen and spine, with cautions on fatigue and form.
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Chicago
Modern Cape From anOld Circular Skirt
An old circular skirt with good material and color is repurposed into a stylish evening cape. Instructions cover removing belt and front breadth, matching edges, hemming, shaping shoulder darts, and optional hood or rolling collar. Guidance also suggests a matching or coordinated waist and belt for a complete toilet without high cost or advanced sewing.
Hot Milk as a Reviving Stimulant for Fatigue
An advertisement extols hot milk as a quick stimulant for fatigue from exertion. It claims heated milk, even when flavorless, is rapidly digested and absorbed, providing revived energy and relief to body and mind.
Dress Description with Heliotrope Cashmere Details
A home affairs fashion item describes a dress built from heliotrope cashmere with a long velvet trimmed skirt, lace vest over silk bodice, mitten sleeves, velvet trim, elven fold shoulders, and a pale green silk tie. Material list includes eight yards of 46 inch fabric, 18 yards velvet, 7.5 yards lateen, and 1.5 yards lace.
Novel Gowns and Enamel Embellishments Parade
Shantung Silk gowns attract notice with a dark tunic skirt and front cut away above the girdle. A deep filet lace yoke, black braid embroidery, and white satin border veiled with chiffon create a striking effect. Paquin presents a circular white cloth skirt with a fig mauve coat and old blue embroidery. Enamel accents dominate the construction as color and baroque pearls define the overall look.
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Paquin
Richest Baseball Team in National Game
Cy Young is said to be worth about $50,000 with investments and savings across Cleveland banks. The piece lists rich players like Lew Criger, Billy Sullivan, Kling, Doc Powers, Nap Lajoie, Hans Wagner, Jimmy Collins, Fielder Jones and others, highlighting salaries, property holdings, and ventures beyond the field. It notes most wealth for American League stars and notes Cubs, Pirates, and White Sox figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D.’s
National League
Ban Johnson
Cy Young
Cleveland
Zimmer
Lew Criger
Boston
Billy Sullivan
White Sox
Kling
Cubs
Criger
Lew
Indiana
Doc Powera
Athletics
Fred Tenny
Bostons
Fred
Nap Lajoire
Phillies
Larry
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Robby Wallace
Claude Ritchey
Love Cross
Jimmy Collins
Lave
Delaware
Buffalo
Fielder Jones
Pennsylvania
Fred Clarke
Kangas
Elmer Flick
Elmer
Harry Davis
Monte Cross
T Hartsel
Frank Sabell
Tomm Joe Kelley
Terry
Dimenalooa
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Edward 8. Warman, A. M
Gorgan Graham
Chicago Daily News
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment
Pa. V
Leercise Wel
Home Affairs
Boston Americans
New York Nationals
Larry Jajobe
Philadelphia Americans
Chicago Americans
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