Nose as Mirror of Character in Historical Thought
A survey of physiognomy argues the nose signals character and power from Socrates to Voltaire. It traces how nose shape, size, and even odor perception shape judgments of intelligence, courage, and refinement, noting the social language around noses and the enduring belief in the feature as a guide to personality.
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Moses
Cyrano de Bergerac
Socrates
Washington
Gouverneur Morris
Franklin
Richard
Henry Clay
Alexander Hamilton
Tom Paine
Gilbert Stuart
Voltaire
Laynater
Do Lator
Swift
Cesar Borgia
Titian
Shylock
Mootalyn
Orient
Old Pogland
New York Press
Surprising Indian Troupein Victorian Galena Theater
The Galena Republican recalls a 19th century touring show company of mostly educated performers speaking only their native tongue. Will Labadie, in savage attire, faced a western hotel encounter and later a flirtatious audience reaction. Labadie offered a sly quip about demonstrating osculation.
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Peoria Indiana
Amon
Will Labadie
Galena
Lndy
Washington
Labadie
Galena Republican
Foundling on Third Avenue L train stirs strangers in a crowd
A police officer on the Third Avenue L train carries a foundling infant. Passengers, including a compassionate mother, share concern and a few coin tips while the scene shifts toward Bellevue Hospital. The incident highlights public sympathy amid a hurried city transit moment.
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Metropolia
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Ceruel
Bellevue
Randall's Island
Forty-second Street
New York Journal
Fragmentary private exchange hints at bargaining over payment
A torn excerpt shows Hie Lock arguing over money with a relative about paying for a person. The text then shifts to a bleak description of a South American tribe known for eating captives, cited from a Chicago News-style source.
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Cnred
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Martin O'Reilly & CO
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Houston Block
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the Kootenays
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Pottepee Headquarters
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Trail
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Three Forks
New Denver
Slocan City
Havana
WM. Hamilton Manufacturing CO. Limited
Peterborough, Ontario
Canada
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Union, Rosalind
West Kootenay
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