Strange immigrant verse and domestic farm tale weave through old page
An odd, fragmentary column blends a long string of verse fragments and a domestic dairy tale about a cow. A narrative voice recalls rehearsals of farm life in Ireland and a householder’s struggle with managing a cow that proved wild and finally died choking. Interspersed are anecdotes about Horace Greeley and Miss Midy Morgan, mushroom schemes, and a science anecdote on iron immersion, punctuating a patchwork of historical vignettes.
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Death by own action discussed in Scribner's May issue
The May Scribner discussion on suicide rejects secular notions of life as mere comfort. It asserts life as God’s gift and condemns Newman and Tollemache as unchristian, warning that removing life betrays divine wisdom and social safeguards.
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Pai
Newman
Mr. Tolle Mache
Pathogenic action of exposure to cold described
Professor Rosenthal explains how sudden immersion in cold air after heat or intense exercise causes rapid cooling of internal organs via redirected blood flow. Skin vessels contract, hyperemia forms, heat loss worsens internal cooling, potentially triggering severe illness in predisposed individuals. Harper for May notes Captain Jack's emotional insanity troubles.
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British Association
Hondin
Rosenthal
Harper
Pastor May and the Reformist Preaching Incident
A narrative recalls Mr. May dealing with offended parishioners and controversial preaching on reform. He defuses tensions by inviting critics to the pulpit, breaking street brawls, and welcoming challengers with cordial patience in a series of testing encounters.
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Young ladies form two ninees for Red Stockings style drill
Report from Columbus Ohio notes Western wing occupants forming two baseball nines for drill after Red Stockings methods. The event features fashionable dress in brown polka dot material and styles inspired by Bloomer and Dol Lewis gymnastic outfits, with boots and short skirt.
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Red Stockings
Dio Lawis
Columbus
Fita
Nita
Ohio
Wheat as brain food and the social effects of bread
The Science of Health argues that wheat supplies brain nourishment through phosphorus near the husk and credits wheat crops with shaping the intellect of states such as Ohio Indiana Michigan and Illinois. It urges replacing bolted flour with whole meal bread and avoiding yeast to prevent dyspepsia and early death.
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Ohio
Michigan
Ilinois
Science of Health
Frightened Speakers From Hawthorne Notes
Frightened talk about public speaking from Hawthorne notes and Bulwer. A doctor fears he cannot be a good speaker as his heart races and his voice falters before going on stage. Canning once asked a friend to feel his pulse before speaking in the House, confident despite nerves.
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Bulwar
Hathorne
Canning
Notable London couple and Pompeii discoveries reveal vivid art colors
A correspondent lofts D H Lewes as the ugliest yet most brilliant man in London despite his charm with George Eliot. The piece then notes Pompeii finds a three foot statue named Vanna, with tinted ivory face and colorfully painted drapery, plus skeletons and rich jewelry. An old Scotch lady mocks a boastful young man over his China appointment. A new miracle rifle in New York fires 1000 shots a minute at the Visoya Exposition.
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Notable Names Shaped by Fashion and Letters Across Europe
Ohio woman famed as Paris fashion queen. long list of literary figures and academics in Europe news. Michigan Medical Society admits three ladies. Byron’s secret, Milank mis, and gossip about Eliot, Longfellow, Bryant, Collins family tragedies. Reps include Milburn divorce, Cooke marriage, Westminster canon, Cornell president’s mansion funded by A. D. White, and English architectural notes.
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Musical transmission through a wooden rod described by Tyndall
A scientific note recounts a demonstration where a piano played on a lower floor could be heard in a lecture room above only when a resonating rod connected to the piano’s sounding board was engaged by a violin then a guitar and harp. The rod conveyed string vibrations as waves to speakers above, delivering the music to the audience.
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