Mirror Of Your Mind Reflections On Stance And Anxiety
A reflective column discusses taking sides in controversies, arguing maturity requires verifying one’s view. It counters the old “nervous stomach” idea, urging readers to uncover emotional causes behind anxiety and digestive issues. Insights from Dr. Katharine J. Benham link infant attachment to care and rebuff as shaping behavior.
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Katharine J. Benham
Duke University
Journal of Genetic Psychology
Rat Catcher Dog Sparks A Store Scene
A pet store salesman assures a customer his dog is the best rat catcher in the county. A rat strolls in unseen and the woman asks why the dog did not pursue it, the salesman insists the dog is effective but only with unfamiliar rats.
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World Digest
Abe Lincoln Rail Splitter Pun
A short, humorous anecdote about Abraham Lincoln making a rail splitting pun while a fellow worker criticizes his work. Lincoln replies that he feels he maul right, highlighting a playful wordplay moment attributed to the president.
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Abe
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln
He Should Know
A witty remark on professors as guides who instruct students in life’s problems while the lecturer himself once avoided such issues. The quip highlights perceived hypocrisy in some academic figures.
Fair Minded Question Sparks Brief Exchange
A short fragment shows a remark about marriage and introductions, with a casual tone and an implication of a new acquaintance. The line hints at social norms and personal boundaries in a lighthearted exchange.
Bennett Hikes Newspaper Price After Hat Bill
Newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennett reacts to a large milliner bill by raising the price of his paper a penny. He confronts his wife over the hats and declares someone will pay. The move purchases time to resolve the demand.
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Baroness de Reuter
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Out of Water Tank Potent Fireman Misstep
An old engineer briefs a new fireman who climbs the tender and lowers the spout. The recruit catches his foot in the chain and falls into the water tank, while the engineer jokes that the tank should simply be filled with water and not stamped down.
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Sonny
We’re Not Bad Jokes Clash With Censors
A playful verse critiques critics who deem jokes rough while contrasting with safer lines avoided by the creators. The concise quatrain suggests humor can provoke despite restraint and fear of backlash.
Salt and Pepper roads joke
The columnist jokes that some roads are so rough riding here makes it unnecessary to ash a cigar. This light remark lampoons local pavement while noting how poor surfaces shape travel experience.
Fair Fit and the Pocket That Wasn’t
Little Henry wears his father's clothes altered by his mother. He complains the pocket has no bottom, but his father sets him straight by noting the “pocket” is really a buttonhole in the vest made from an overcoat.
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Henry
Considerate Nature Made Us Blind to Our Faults
A reflective aphorism notes that kindness prevents self critique, suggesting that mercy toward others also blunts awareness of one’s own flaws. It frames imperfection as a shared human condition shaped by gentle influences.
Texas Woman Born First In State Called On Roll
At a national Sunday school convention in New York a Texans speaker announced that the first white woman born in Texas is still living with a population over three million. A gallery voice replied, Send that woman out to Wyoming. We need her.
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New York
Texas
Wyoming
Brides React as Judges Judge Husbands Picks
Readers comment on style and taste as column samples suggest some grooms choice is surprising. The piece notes how brides blush at certain match picks while observers weigh the fashions and manners involved.
Dog and Keeper Rally as Flea Circus Faces Crunch
A lighthearted note reports the dog telling the circus leader it cannot carry the show alone. The piece hints at staffing or resource strain while keeping a humorous edge.
Unclear exchange over servants and a ring comment
The dialogue shows a two year rapport with a family and a servant who resists change after teaching her methods. A brief interruption arises when Lady Driver reaches out her hand while a ring is admired, with no negative implication beyond a courtesy gesture.
Never Despair As Ambu lance Encounters False Alarm
An ambulance hurries to a scene where a young doctor begins aid but finds no patients in need. The driver reassures him with optimism that another call may come, perhaps on the return trip.
Keeping Healthy Infected Teeth and Mental Ailments
A state hospital superintendent reports that removing infected teeth preceded by dental sepsis treatment led to about 40 percent of mental patients becoming fit for home or work. He cites Dr. S C Anderson and Dr. T C Graves arguing that dental infections affect nerve and brain health and urging routine dental X rays to remove sepsis in mental cases.
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Everal
S. C. Anderson
Anderson
T.C. Graves
City of Birmingham
England
British Dental Journal
Graves
Health Notes on Constipation and Psychiatric Care
Constipation is common and there is a great need for psychiatrists, with a shortage of specialists. Fat persons are poor surgical risks. Hysterical patients show memory loss, muteness, blindness, fits, paralysis, trembling and vomiting. Rheumatic fever in children remains the leading cause of death ages five to fifteen. One hysteria treatment uses suggestion or hypnosis by the psychiatrist.
There's Only One Thing Standing in the Way of Faster Driving
A brief note argues pedestrians are the main obstacle to faster driving and urges attention to street safety and traffic flow in urban planning discussions.
Foreman Reports Accident On Cable Repair Job
A spinster wrote to the cable company about men cursing near her home. The foreman’s report says he dropped a hot lead on Spike Williams from a pole. Spike replied, “Really, Harry, you must be more careful.”
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Spike Williams
Spike
Harry
Dance Hall Ad Uses Military Prices Across From Guard Camp
A New England dance hall near a National Guard encampment advertises for soldiers with a tiered rate card. The sign promises 50 hostesses at varying prices from generals to enlisted men and even veterans of World War One, creating a provocative scene of wartime era commerce and social life.
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National Guard
New England
Idiom's Delight at Union Station Sparks Train Delay
A Chinese gentleman grew furious as he tried to catch a train at Union Station and a porter searched for his baggage. Just before departure he slammed the counter and declared that his bag did not fly and that no one in the station could run it better than God.
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Union Station
Conversation in crowd questions congressman's influence
A plain citizen asks how a disliked congressman can win concessions from the House. Another observer answers, comparing the situation to a businessperson dealing with a disruptive stranger who must be appeased to proceed with important tasks.
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