Curious Pleasures And Fatal Obsessions Of 19th Century Earnest Tastes
A historical account details several English and continental figures driven by extreme appetites. Curim Donnythorpe assembled a private ballet troupe at his home, dying of heart disease after daily performances. Theodore Bottley pursued gastronomy to the point of starvation, keeping an immense library on eating before dying of malnourishment. Charles P Cashel prized perfumes and scent, dying after losing his sense of smell from overindulgence and gas exposure. Count Ivanovitch feared imperial wrath and confined himself to liquid foods to avoid waking the emperor. he later died in bed awaiting command.
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Ludwig
Ba Wsria
Curim Donnyth
Charles P. Cashel
Ivanovitch
Nicholas
Absentminded man’s egg watch mix up and other old jokes
A collection of anecdotes about absentminded behavior ending in a lost watch found boiled in water, a henpecked farmer anecdote from Berkshire hills, a thought experiment from Chuang Tzu, and railway train nicknames in Britain. The pieces present humorous, cautionary vignettes with period tone and multiple named settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Hills
New York Press
Spiral Nebulae Studies and The Milky Way Perspective
Dr Edward A Fath reviews 1907 to 1910 work on the Andromeda Nebula revealing absorption lines matching solar spectra and proposing Andromeda as a distant, vast solar system. The piece discusses the Milky Way as a spiral system, Kapteyn’s supporting data, and our view as others would see us.
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Edward Arthur Fath
Andromeda Nebula
Kapteyn
Andromeda
Metals and Heat Reflection Ranking
Brass reflects heat most effectively among metals followed by silver tin steel and lead in that order per the comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brass
Steel
Most Delightful Month Bet Confounds Two Strangers
A sport asks two men what is the most delightful month. They answer July in unison, prompting a loss as the sport reveals he chose September. The strangers explain their July choice due to their ice and laundry businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United Kingdom
Great Western Company
North Western Railway
Great Western
Cincinnati Enquirer
Well Aunt Kitty You Can’t Trust Anybody Nowadays
A Boston girl denies misdeed until undeniable proof forces her to confess to Aunt Kitty. She remarks that you cannot trust anyone nowadays, as reported in St Louis Globe-Democrat and The News promotion.
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Boston
Kitty
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Gallant Offer in Town Topics Note
A brief Town Topics item notes a personal reflection about distractions after a birthday gift, a pearl necklace from dad, and a prompt to seek assistance when needed. The snippet conveys a casual, conversational tone without additional details or names.
Beyond the Touch of Time The Pace of the Camel
A reflective anecdote from the Times of India notes a camel's top speed near five miles per hour with a two hour limit. pushing beyond this pace endangers the animal and may cause it to kneel and die, a warning echoed by Asiatics about breaking its heart.
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Mohammed
Jerusalem
Mecca
Asia
Times of
India
Help Lines Offered In News Briefs For Readers
A brief note suggests readers may find help in a line or two within news items. The suggestion frames the newsroom as a resource for support and guidance.
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Chuang Tzu
London
Switzerland
Holbrook News Office
Holbrook News
America’s Greatest Weekly
THE
Toledo Blade
Toledo, Ohio
United States
the Blade
America
Weekly
Blade
Question Bureau
Holbrook Agency
Lyman Land Co
New ST. Johns Reservoir
R. S. Teeple
Arizona
Everybody’s Magazine
Butterick Publishing Company
Butterick Building
New York City
Globe-Democrat
Farm and Home Magazine
Colors
Globe Printing Company
St. Louis
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