Subconscious Mind as Memory Workshop and Storage
The subconscious is a region storing every memory image from experience, education, and observation. It holds past sights and sounds beyond conscious attention and can recall any experience under certain conditions. It also fashions memories into useful associations and inspires dreams and genius. This view, cited from H. Addington Bruce, frames the subconscious as a practical aspect of mental life. The piece also notes the Scottish savings bank origin story and its spread across the U.K. and beyond.
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H. Addington Bruce
Kansas City Star
Leti the Historian and the Royal Wager
Gregorio Leti settled in England in 1680 after a promise from Charles II to appoint him royal historiographer. He boasted twenty historical works and twenty children in twenty years while the king warned that a writer may offend. Leti retorted that even Solomon would offend, prompting a witty royal reply to write proverbs not histories.
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Leti
Gregorio Leti
England
Charles II
Charles
Solomon
London Chronicle
Anecdote of Genius About Leigh Hunt by Orign Horne
Horne recalls Leigh Hunt on a bitter winter day finding Hunt in a large room by a wide fireplace. Hunt has moved his piano onto the hearth and plays with great pleasure, despite Horne's warning that the heat ruins his piano. Hunt replies it is delicious.
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Leigh ‘Hunt
Hunt
Tomb of Ezra Questioned as to Its Authenticity
Doubt is raised about whether the tomb of Ezra on the Tigris in British possession contains the prophet’s remains. Josephus says Ezra was buried in Jerusalem, while the Talmud places Ezra at Zamzura near the Tigris on his journey from Jerusalem to Susa. The Pall Mall Gazette notes the possibility of the tomb’s authenticity being doubtful.
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Ezra
Tigris
Josephus
Jerusalem
Zamzu‘ra
Susa
Pall Mall Gazette
Way to Win and Unlucky Versus Successful Outlook
A jumble of quotes from Louisville Courier Journal and Christian Herald sections reflects views on luck versus hustle, salvation dialogue, and service as a foundation for contentment. The text mixes references to a nearsighted woman speaking to an Indian in front of a store and a wooden man as a substitute for conversation.
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Hla
Louisville Courier- Journal
Clsar
Salvacion
Chrisian Herale
England's First Scientist Roger Bacon
England's early genius Roger Bacon died in 1204 with birth date unknown. The seven hundredth anniversary year is noted. He faced persecution and imprisonment and much of his work was destroyed. He is said to have invented the camera obscura air pump and diving bell and to have known about lenses gunpowder and its uses.
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England
Roger Bacon
Bacon
Flexible Itacolamite Stone Bends in Hand
Itacolamite, found in Brazil and also in North Carolina, is a stone that bends when cut into thin plates. Under a microscope it shows interlocking fine sand grains with indented edges, giving unusual flexibility. Handling a piece feels rubbery, though rough pressure can cause breakage. specimens are in the Philadelphia collection.
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Brazil
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Indianapolis News
Museum Beetle a Hidden Plague Threat to Artifacts
The Anthrenus muscorum beetle, less than a tenth of an inch long, quietly destroys specimens. Adults lay eggs in artifacts while larvae feed on the collection, leaving only brown dust specks as evidence. No effective remedy exists in America or England.
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America
England
Scientific American
No substitute for wisdom says Josh Billings humorist
An acquaintance of Josh Billings notes substitutes outpace originals in butter and ivory but wisdom remains unique. The humorist replies that thus far there is no real substitute for wisdom and that silence is the best discovered.
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Josh Billings
Slow Fathers in a Cleveland Plain Dealer Quote
A clipped exchange portrays a father as slow in youth by listing traits like punctual debts English and absence of cigarettes taxis clubs and a wife support before marriage. The dialogue contrasts old habits with modern expectations and reflects social attitudes.
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Afamma
Papa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
His Handicap. A note on a son and a genius father
A quotation from Honus ton Post describes a father fearing death will leave his highly gifted yet handicapped son unprovided for. The piece presents the tension between parental concern and the perceived limits of the son’s abilities.
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Honuston Post
Disgusted Lover Notes Scotland King Visit
A historical tale recalls James IV of Scotland visiting London to woo Margaret Tudor but finds her distracted by a card sale at their first meeting. The narration hints at courtly intrigue and sharp wit in early Tudor diplomacy.
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James IV
Scotland
London
Margaret
Henry VII
Fragmented Reading Fragments from OCR Note
garbled OCR text contains unclear phrases and unnamed subjects with missing context. The readable parts mention a personal or medical topic but lack identifiable people places organizations or concrete events.
Incredulous U Boats Loss Of The Hesperian
The piece questions Germany's promise to respect civilian ships after the sinking of the Hesperian. It ponders whether naval authority, divergent from Berlin, or misinterpretation of maritime law explains the attack. It notes warnings to noncombatants and the improbability of a gun on a liner.
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United States
Bernstorff
Germany
Admiralty
Queenstown
Lusitania
Will James One of the Last James Boys at Oklahoma City Reunion
Will James 67, cousin of Frank and Jesse James, attended a reunion of Gen. Joe Shelby’s brigade in Oklahoma City. He has fought in six wars under six flags, earning the Victoria Cross in 1878 with the English in South Africa. He began as Quantrell’s courier at 14 and has served on three continents, in Bolivia and Franco Prussian War, with plans to take the oath of allegiance before year end.
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Will W James
Quantrell
Gen. Williams
Bolivia
South America
Pacific
Sedan
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
L. C. Bearsfoot
James
United States
Frank James
Sunday Water: Passaic Spring Flows Only on Holidays
A Passaic Valley spring once flowed constantly but now runs only on Sundays and holidays. Engineers traced the change to artesian wells bored nearby to supply silk dyeing works. when pumps pause, the artesian pressure lowers and the spring stops.
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Isaac Walton
Palestine
Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers
Robert EB. Horton
Passaic
Death of General Orozco Ends Texas Border Chase
A 24 hour manhunt in the Big Bend region led to the death of Gen. Pascual Orozco and a companion, with federal and local forces pursuing a band of Mexican raiders through Eagle and High Lonesome mountains to Green River Canyon. The raid sparked fears of a broader invasion and renewed calls for military protection.
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Big Bend
el Paso
Culberson
Texas
Pascual Orozco
United States
Eduardo Salinas
Bosque Bonito
Orozeco
Orozco
Nationalist Party
Carranza
Huerta
Green River
Canyel
Eagle
Lonesome Mountains
Thirteenth Cavalry
Depoy
R. C. Love
Shock
Love Ranch
Love
Liberty
Eagle Mountains
Green River Canyon
Working the Press and Advertising in Newspapers
A critique of free advertising requests shows publishers rely on advertising as their lifeblood. The author compares press ads to posters and bills, arguing publishers should be paid for announcements and not expected to print free for every requester.
War Coins New Words Pacifism Enters Public Mind
The text notes that pacifist and pacifism are newly common terms after the great war, stating no prewar dictionary contained them and predicting dictionaries will include the concepts as the idea enters the public mind.
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A claim for a patent remedy titled Texas Wonder promises to cure kidney and bladder issues in men and women and regulate children's bladder troubles. It states mail delivery from Saint Louis Missouri for $1 with a two month course and seeks testimonials from other states.
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Texas
W. Ziail
Olive Bes
Saint Louis, Mo
Erugigiete Om
Abe Martin on humor and brains as life’s fuel
The column quips that wit matters more than wealth as true cleverness fuels progress. It notes humor keeps people afloat through daily toil and dress, while hinting at the value of wit over material comfort.
Schools May Bar Children From Colds
Boards of health in many cities consider barring children with colds from school. Folers Heaney and Tar offers relief for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Parents may save trouble by giving before school opens. Sold at the City Drug Store.
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Boards of Health
Foler
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