What Is Insanity What Is Insanity
Bellevue hospital in New York treats many nearly insane patients and discharges them as fit for mental breakdown. The piece argues insanity is relative, cites famous geniuses as examples of variation from norm, and discusses neurasthenia and genius in the context of contemporary life.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
Gregory
Bellevue
Thomas R. Malthus
Mathe
Malthusian
Gen
Wagner
Liszt
Burns
Shakespeare
Angelo
Murillo
Illinois Parole Law Signals New Era for Prisoners
The article discusses Illinois new parole law promising mercy tempered justice and work placements. It notes employers must be reputable, prisoners seek trials and jobs, and reduced risk of indiscriminate parole. It contrasts with past penalties and highlights journalistic opinions on social reintegration.
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Lucifer
Mansions for Cows Divide Sanitary Experts Views
A Chicago sanitary expert urges grand cow housing as artificial mothers of the race. The unusual statement stresses the need for elaborate barns rather than stables. In New York, Albert F. Shore claims flowers think, though love is uncertain.
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Chicago
Casius E. Way
Flowers
New York
Albert F. Shore
The
Philomathic Society
The Marriage of Captain Kettle in a River Town
In a brisk exchange at Newcastle Station Captain Kettle seeks a new billet while Mr. McTodd weighs a future with his ship Wangaroo anchored nearby. The pair banter about posts and capers with dry humor and looming trouble.
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Empire
James
Mr. McTodd
Vara
Kettle
The Spectrum of Genius and Madness in Minds
The author argues that human intellect spans from strong individuality to neurosis, talent, genius, and insanity, with little agreement on where one ends and another begins. He warns classification may mistake temperament for character flaws and risk clipping the angel’s wings.
The Joy of Get ting Home-TIZ
Advertisement touts TIZ foot bath claims to draw out poisons and cure corns bunions calluses and foot pain. It urges readers to obtain a free trial package from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago and to buy the product at 25 cents a box.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
S. Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
The Stewardess Signs A Crank Seven Hundred Fifty
The Wangaroo steamboat with a troubled past is described in detail. Once known as Vestis and others, she carried a fragile hull, corroded plates, and eccentric machinery. Captain Kettle and Owen Kettle command a voyage as repairs and bold sailing mark her notorious history.
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Chronicle
McTodd
Manchester
George Chesterman
Vestis
Polydorus
R. K. Williams
Kettle
Owen Kettle
Tyne
Grand Canary
Don’t Wear A Truss Don’t Wear A Truss Ad
An advertisement promises cures for hernias using a private approach and urges readers to send in a coupon for a trial offer claiming success where others fail.
Thompson Signs World Largest Treasury Receipt
Washington reports Carmi Thompson, newly sworn United States treasurer, signing a receipt the size of the treasury amounting to 1 519 285 908 572 3 dollars in a historic moment.
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Washington
Carmi Thompson
United States
Treasury
Success Is Achieved by Minimizing Mistakes
A concise maxim asserts that progress hinges on reducing errors with disciplined practice. It emphasizes iterative improvement and careful execution as the path to favorable outcomes.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A short Atlantic December fragment recounts a humorous tale of two strangers one Englishman and one German Baedeker fan sharing dialogue. The German exclaims Gott in Himmel I am IT as a symbol of mutual enthusiasm and friendship.
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Russia
Karl Baedeker
Baedeker
Teuton
Himmel
Lorin F. Deeland
Atlantic
Contributing Negligence Stirs Church Resignation
A respected New England preacher resigns amid claims of congregational negligence. Deacons seek him for reasons. he answers the fault lies in contributory negligence of his parish rather than mere absence. The church is crowded each Sunday, yet dissatisfaction is voiced.
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New England
Kentucky orator draws laughter in Washington
South Trimble remarks the Kentucky orator is more loquacious than eloquent. The exchange leads to a sailorly joke about a man named Peleg Anderson with a very large mouth and a Louisville piano shop tale.
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South Trimble
House of Representatives
Washington
Kentucky
Topeka
Mr. Trimble
Peleg Anderson
Louisville
Peleg
Judge McCanless of Wichita and the Bone Joke
The story follows Judge McCanless, famed as the leanest man in the state, strolling Kansas City streets when a hound dog trails him. A street boy speculates the dog pursues him for a bone, delivering a humorous punch line about the judge’s appearance.
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Judge McCanless
Wichita
Kansas City
Odor missed and sanctity noted in luncheon quip
The wit of Bishop Welldon is shown in a luncheon tale with Sir Herbert Tree. Tree says he rode and lost a bet about 400 odors, claiming 399 were passed. The dean replies that they missed the odor of sanctity.
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Bishop Welldon
Manchester
Herbert Tree
Mr. Tree
Traveling companions on railway noted in Baedeker tale
The Real Baedeker tells of two men who once traveled together by rail revealing a shared journey. The brief vignette hints at plans or discoveries that bonded the pair during their stops and crossings.
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New York
Bill’. Wallace
Albuquerque
N. J
Arthur Margaretto
Baedeker
Sir Percival Orders a Suit at Costly Tailor
The scene shows Sir Percival Lackcash entering his son's tailor shop. The tailor admits the son has run a bill for three years while the nobleman remarks he is there to place an order for a suit. The exchange is laced with irony as the tailor bows and the baronet remains composed.
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Sir Percival Lackcash
Sir Percival
Percival
Nineteen-Year-Old Seeks Third Divorce in Omaha
Goldie Howard, 19, seeks divorce from Roy Howard, her third husband, after two weeks of cohabitation. She notes previous marriages ended after six months and five months.
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Omaha
Neb
Goldie Howard
Roy Howard
Bowling organizes anti kissing society in Oklahoma
Dr. George W. Bowling forms a group to push for a state law banning kissing in Oklahoma, aiming to curb public affection with legislative action.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
George W. Bowling
Oklahoma
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York
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Vienna
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