Abnormal Memory and Remarkable Word Recollection
The article discusses extraordinary memory powers seen in individuals who recall words, passages, and languages after minimal exposure. It cites examples from history including clergy, officers, and linguists like Cardinal Mezzofanti, noting the paradox that such memories may capture both good and bad content and that long-term recall forces contemplation of one’s own life and follies.
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Nicholas 1
Cardinal Mezzofanti
Cale
German Railways Described In Vivid Train Start Rituals
An American rail official, fresh from Europe, contrasts German rail practice with American methods. He praises station grandeur and rigid bed construction using cross ties, notes faster locomotives elsewhere, and describes a ceremonial, clockwork train launch led by a dignified agent who taps a gong and signals each stop as trains pull away.
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Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway
Europe
Germany
Railway Review
Atlantic
The Busy Bee and The Poison Peach
A busy bee works with military discipline to gather pollen and honey for hard days. An author argues bee foraging shifts from nectar to pollen and honey, questioning motives. The peach once a poisonous almond, used to poison arrows in Yersia, is now a cultivated, delicious fruit.
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Yersia
Financial Significance Pushes St Louis Growth and Travel
The June report notes stable finances with low risk and 6 percent loans for solid real estate. Real estate activity remains strong, frontage growth surpasses 100 miles over three years. building surges ahead. World’s Fair traffic boosts St Louis trains, extra sleepers and city travel from Missouri and distant states. An accelerated fast mail North service spurs Northern Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois shipments. New leadership in the Missouri National Guard follows a resignation due to business, with a veteran officer taking command. Bicycle culture expands with downtown stables proposed and asphalt streets kept unsprinkled for riders, aided by cooperative wheelmen.
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Depths of the Ocean Abyss Contain Monster Beasts
A Philadelphia Telegraph summary of abyssal life describes near freezing depths below half a mile, pressure two tons per inch, and fishes with loose bones needing darkness. It notes the black swallower, bottom dwellers with cavernous jaws, a sharklike eel, and blind or oversized-eyed monsters, each preyed upon by larger species. No sunlight penetrates their caves and no plant life exists in these depths.
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Pacific
Philadelphia Telegraph
Health Restore In Bitter's Cordial Tone
A medicinal tonic claim for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a blood enhancer and stimulant. It asserts digestion aid appetite boost and nervous system strengthening while purifying blood and reversing debility. Includes noted promotion of rapid health recovery by correcting systemic obstructions. The text also mentions The Divorce Gazette planning branches in Denver and Sioux Falls.
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Sioux Falls
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The Columbian Exposition Teachings and Offers
A reflective piece praises the Columbian Exposition as a landmark event shaping civilization and broadening sight of global cultures. It touts affordable access, an Economic Guide to save time and money, and opportunities for rich and poor to enjoy art, industry, and world interconnection.
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Chicago
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Pennsylvania State Building
The Bancroft Hotel West Side World’s Fair Stopover
The Bancroft Hotel Chicago offers 244 large rooms with rates at one dollar and meals for fifty cents. Located near the World’s Fair grounds at Calumet Avenue and 29th Street, it invites requests for circulars to reserve rooms.
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29Th St
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