Why It Should Excite More Horror Than Any Other Murder
A 1907 Kennewick Courier excerpt argues death by self harm is a graver sin than homicide and that parricide and other family killings are especially shocking. The piece cites Cardinal Gibbons on loving oneself and one's neighbor, then shifts to a Civil War-era vignette of Gilman Fay using improvised change with paper slips and pumpkin seeds.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Gilman Fay
Gil
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Dexter Fay
Fay
Boston Herald
Prescription Pharmacy Ad Offers Quick Compounding Service
An advertisement touts a pharmacy specializing in prescription compounding and dispensing. It highlights pure fresh drugs, careful handling, skilled compounding, accurate dispensing, reasonable charges, and satisfactory service, inviting patronage.
Brahms Sets Boundaries with Musicians and Singers
Anecdotes recount Brahms using humor and firmness with aspiring artists. He would sit on the piano lid to discourage imposition, or claim the instrument was out of tune to avoid criticism. One bold youth asked for his address and Brahms answered with a courteous, precise direction.
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Brahms
Dr. Brahms
Beecher's Sacred Poem Hidden by Mrs Beecher Revealed
Mrs Henry Ward Beecher related that Beech er once wrote verses for his sweetheart during courtship but kept them sacred. At publisher Robert Bonner's office he offered $5 000 to recite the poem, yet Mrs Beech er withheld it, guarding the treasured lines.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Robert Bonner
Mrs. Beecher
Lioness Temper and Treachery Highlighted by Trainer
An animal trainer argues that lionesses are more dangerous than lions due to volatile temperaments. He recalls that a lion’s anger is obvious, while a lioness appears affectionate before a sudden attack. He warns that female cats are most often responsible for trainer maulings.
Glaciers in Greenland Exhibit Vertical Faces and Layered Ice
Observation notes that nearly all Greenland glaciers terminate in vertical faces 100 to 1000 feet high revealing stratified basal ice. Earth materials within the ice appear in layered laminations twisted and shoved. Movement at the ice border ranges from a foot per day to a foot per week.
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Greenland
Persian Rugs and Hydrophobia Notes
A rug salesman discusses vegetable versus aniline dyes for antique Persian rugs and warns that while vegetable dyes are costly they yield durable color. The Hydrophobia menace piece argues muzzling dogs protects the public from rabies, criticizing loose regulation and stray cars as primary risks. A man with a cork leg recounts a stoicism test on a train, illustrating pain endurance and causing reactions among fellow passengers.
Parrot Complains of Two Story House
A humorous exchange notes a parrot living in a two story birdhouse. The bird greets its owner in profane fashion the morning after move in, perhaps mistaking him for the janitor.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
His First Love Affair Joke Between Mrs Rose Pose
A humorous exchange about a husband’s past romances. Mrs Rose questions whether he had more than one love affair and Mrs Pose reveals he loved himself long before meeting her.
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Mrs. Rose
Mrs. Pose
Rose
Mislaid Pudding and Delirious Doctoring Dialogues
The piece spins humorous lines about women in medicine with a First Lady Doctor recovering and a faint flirtation noted by a Boston Transcript. A second remark confirms a delirious moment, while a French proverb offers a stoic counterpoint. A maid’s joke about mislaid pudding closes the excerpt with Irish wit.
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Boston Transcript
Hat Shopping as Remedy and Risk in The Times
A London World quotation extols new hats as uplifting for temper and mood while warning that restricting a woman's shopping can lead to disastrous outcomes. The note frames fashion as a personal remedy and social risk in consumer behavior.
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London
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