Tattooing a Criminology Oddity and Its Paradoxes
Dr George S Williams of the Missouri penitentiary notes a high proportion of instinctive criminals bear tattoo marks. He finds tattooing strange as a life long identifier and cites pain tolerance, female participation, and suspected institutional sources as factors. Lombroso is mentioned as having drawn attention to the phenomenon.
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Georges. Williams
Missouri Penitentiary
Lombroso
St. Louis Republic
Shakespearean Dignitaries and Old Newburyport Justice Compared
The piece contrasts Shakespearean rulers with civic figures of old Newburyport. It recalls a magistrate who mistook a staged robbery for clever boasting about stolen shirts and a constable who commanded a boy to disperse with pomp, illustrating humorous civic absurdities.
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Shakespeare
Dogberry
Newburyport
The Perils of a Fireman's Life Explain Back Draft
In St Nicholas Charles T Hill explains the back draft a sudden flame surge caused by building collapse. Firemen surge up stairs with axes and hose as the fire shifts then an impenetrable wall of flame drives them to shields and falls. Eyebrows hair and beards singed attest to the danger.
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St. Nicholas
Charles T. Hill
New York
Truant Boy Uses Impersonation to Avoid School Duty
In Peckham a teacher faced a truancy problem and sought help from a sympathetic supervisor. A boy arrived at the supervisor’s home and was treated hospitably, then lectured on good conduct. He revealed he was not the offender but acted on another boy’s request, having been paid a penny to impersonate him.
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Peckham
Alexandr Dumas A Prolific Life Of A Writer
The article outlines Alexandr Dumas born 1803 died 1870. It notes his literary career began with Henry III in 1829 and spanned 41 years until death. It highlights his enormous output of novels plays poems and works, saying few writers matched his quantity.
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Alexandrr Dumas
Dumas Pere
Henry III
Properly Situated
A brief dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal presents a defender praising a convicted man saying his heart is in the right place, while another respondent concedes the sentiment, noting the rest of him will be different for a few years.
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Indianapolis Journal
Painful lesson from a cruel act on a bird
A five year old girl named Lillian Green is stung by yellow wasps after a boy throws a stone at a chip bird. Her mother helps with salt water but the boy escapes punishment, illustrating how one cruel act leads to more pain. The tale ends with a moral about lingering consequences.
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Lillian Green
Lillian
Elien
The Puppy's Lament
A dog in a city yard laments confinement and longs for liberty. Eva Lovett reports in Independent.
Poor Boy, He Couldn't Master Todd Mud Pies
A nurse scolds Master Todd for muddy hands and hat after a play scene. The boy pretends to make mud pies as the nurse questions his actions and unfinished tasks. The caption references Golden Days.
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Todd
Giraffe Poem Read Aloud Causes Classroom Laughs
Children read compositions about the giraffe in class. Willie Doran's turn yields a witty line declaring the giraffe a dumb animal that cannot express itself since its long neck tires its voice en route to the mouth.
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Willie Doran
Chicago
Cowardly to strike a weaker foe questioned
Tommie asks if it is cowardly to strike something smaller that cannot defend itself. His father agrees, pondering the ethics while noting they could light the gas only by striking a match. The exchange appears in Harper's Bazar.
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Papa
Tommie
Harper’s Bazar
Home Measurements Poem by Neil Kimberly McKelhone
A playful verse from St Nicholas recounts a sister measuring a grin with a ruler. The speaker is teased as a Cheshire cat while family members react with humor and warmth. The rhythm emphasizes a three inch grin as a sign of cheerful attitude.
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Neil Kimberly MckElhone
St. Nicholas
Legal Protection Needed For Wives In N J
An Associated Charities annual report cites hardship faced by wives supporting families with ineffectual husbands. The Woman's Journal calls for stronger legal enforcement to compel support, as current law relies on wives to initiate actions and risks retaliation.
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Associated Charities of
Orange
N. J
Josiah Allan’s Wife Boosts Women Humor in U S
The New York Sun notes Josiah Allan’s Wife Miss Marietta Holly is among the best paid American humorists earning about $60,000 in recent years. Samantha at Saratoga sales exceed Twain works and Betsy Bobbit’s charm aided women’s liberty before suffrage.
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United States
Josiah Allen
Marietta Holly
Samantha
Saratoga
Mark Twain
Betsy Bobbit
Liberty
Frances Willard
New York Sun
Notable trims for summer dresses draw critique
A New York writer finds many trimming styles on summer skirts and bodices overly fussy and impractical. She notes flimsy plaited rubhes and lace edging as costly yet fragile, favoring economical fabrics like india mull organdie batiste china crepe and sheer dotted swiss for chic wear.
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New York
Freshening a Waist for White Fabrics
A fashion authority suggests reviving a white chiffon or organdy waist by removing the upper bodice and shoulder section and resewing a new lace or insertion top. Another method uses shoulder seam scarf ends in soft folds with diminuendo plaits to the waist and a sash.
Novelty Cape with Plaited Net and Ribbon Embroidery
A black plaited net cape doubles before plaiting with a two inch smooth edging along the folded edge. It features half a dozen graduated ribbon bands, a plaited lace and material frill attached to a rich embroidered yoke, a narrow frilled collar, and ribbon loop trims and cluster looms along the front and around the cape at regular intervals.
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New York Ledger
Balm For Sailors Skin Protects From Sea Air Burns
Simple soothing balm to protect a woman's complexion from sea air and bathing. Apply before going out to resist burning and peeling. Ingredients include tincture of benzoin 144 drams glycerin 4 drams eau de cologne 4 drams rosewater to make 8 ounces. Shake well before using.
Jubilee dinner novelty ends need for introductions
At the London jubilee dinner for women writers every guest wore a jubilee color card pinned to her bodice bearing her name. The device eliminated introductions and was described as an effective ice breaker at the reception.
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London
Oddities and Landmarks of English Villages
Pearson's Magazine highlights unusual English places from Skiddaw Cumberland to Meriden Warwickshire. It notes Skiddaw’s single-house town hall lacking a voters list, Farley cum Pitton as England’s most distant village from rail, Ystrad’s road and river riches, Trimley’s two churches in one yard, Hamilton’s 350 foot well with a three mile subway to sea, Bicknoller’s yew, Whitley Court’s white marble church interior, and a Meriden stone cross marking England’s center.
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England
Skiddaw
Cumberland
Farley-cum-Pitton
Ystrad
Cardiff
Trimley
Suffolk
Hamilton
Hampshire
Bickweller
Somersetshire
Whitley Court
Worcestershire
Meriden
Warwickshire
Iengland
Pearson’s Magazine
Judge rules sea marriage invalid in Thompson v Norman case
Judge Allen declares the Thompson vs Norman sea marriage null and void stating such unions are not legal and merely circumvent state marriage procedures. H Norman and Jewett Thompson wed at sea off Long Beach, but the court finds sea marriages invalid under law.
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Allen
Thompson
Rheumatism Tends To Run In Families Warns Of Bitters Use
An advertisement notes rheumatism is inherited and urges using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at first symptoms. It claims the remedy counters cold, fatigue and exposure while boosting resistance and helping malaria liver kidney complaints digestion and nervous unrest. A separate quiz shows a police question about turning in an alarm with a servant's reply about being alone.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Deafness Cure
Physicians endorse Toboggan Maple Syrup claims, and a mock medical pitch asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes. It promises a $1000 reward for incurable catarrh deafness via Hall's Catarrh Cure, urging readers to send for circulars and buy Hall's pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tea Garden Drips Sells as Pure Sugar Syrup
An elderly testimonial from C L Baker of Philadelphia praises Tea Garden Drips as the purest table syrup and the sweetest product, alongside a claim that Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved him doctor bills on December 8, 1895.
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C. L. Baker
Regent Sq
Philadelphia
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