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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
2
The passage describes various mental disorders in antiquated terms. It lists polygamous passion, monomania, dipsomania, megalomania, sitemania, and other conditions with imperfect explanations. It emphasizes fixed, obsessive drives and uncontrolled impulses as defining features.
A survey of famed thinkers and artists, from Tolstoi to Napoleon, describing various extreme impulses and quirks labeled as semi insanity or unusual genius. Prof Grasset cites cases of delusions, compulsions, and peculiar behaviors that accompanied remarkable intellects, noting how eccentricities often accompanied creative achievement.
A naturalist notes moose gathering flowers from lake bottoms in northern Minnesota. Bulls wade in several feet of water, heads submerged as they sniff leaves and vegetation from rooted snakelike roots. Photographers glimpse up close before the animals splash away, then resume foraging until exhausted. The piece ends with a religious quotation about resolutely entrusting life to God.
Two men stand in a post office corridor. A postcard addressed to a lodge reveals plans for an I O O F meeting. One man reads aloud the card and questions its meaning as the other boasts of printing cards and working alone to direct men to the hall.
A fragmented 19th century account describes poets and scientists like Edgar Allan Poe and Haller suffering delusions and pursuit fears. It cites Dr Henry Atkins of the St Louis Insane Asylum testing a theory that letting insane women shop in department stores improves mood and behavior as part of treatment.
A man with an eight day beard at a modest lunch counter attempts to feed a nickel into a musical box. The coin jams, he eats a roast beef sandwich as onlookers watch, then departs with the mystery of the money unresolved. Separate article notes Bolivia map panic and early uses of ice in dental operations.
A long article details a proposed statewide higher education expansion backed by major philanthropists and led by Wisconsin college presidents. It envisions one large university within every 100 miles and “junior colleges” handling two preparatory years plus the sophomore year, with universities offering junior and senior years and postgraduate work. It notes Lawrence university as a potential major beneficiary and mentions New York boards and Rockefeller and Carnegie support.
A long, recipe rich page lists boiled beef bones and vegetables for bouillon, oysters creamed sauces, chicken creamed with butter and flour, nut sandwich fillings, and versatile spreads. It also includes roasting times, tripe and knuckle stew, English walnut pudding, apple tart, corned beef hash, sweetbread cutlets, and serving notes in a vintage home cookery tone.
A judge denied a new trial for Christman and Vogel defendants in a young girl assault case. Reports include a buzz saw accident harming Charles Eisentrout, a record high Wisconsin summit point found at Ribbin Hill, hospital plans in Janesville, a teen marriage in Racine, and multiple county notices on teachers, beaver dam damage, a suicide in Racine, gas plant explosion in Beaver Dam, ice breakup in Manitowoc, a worker found dead in Antigo, a Typhoid death in Truine, a guilty verdict in Stevens Point for Halasz and Shemanski, and rising water threatening the Landing district.
In a Kansas City court proceeding, lawyer presses a witness on the truth of a claim about alleged interactions with Jude Pancoast of Oklahoma. The deputy sheriff and city marshal, identified as involved with a local church and El Paso saloon, are cited in the testimony as part of the questioning. The judge demands a direct answer about the witness’s knowledge and duties.
The article explains lumbago or rheumatism of muscles, caused by cold or damp clothing, leading to sharp pain in the lower back. It endorses quick relief by rubbing with a seat brush or rough surface and then applying Jacobs Oil by gentle friction on the affected area.
A satirical vignette from a 19th century style piece depicts a clergyman, a mother, and a boy in a comic dialogue about marriage, money, and leisure. The exchange caricatures social pretensions and domestic roles with abrupt, humorous reactions.
A Michigan music student details severe nerves from coffee and slow practice. After trying Postum for two months with mother’s directions, nerves eased, practice resumed, and performance improved. Father, a physician, also endorses Postum for patients.
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