A glance at society and science in brief
A miscellany piece notes Mrs Carlisle’s quip about country service after a visitor’s single child. a boy spots a tail less snake. Elizabeth Hudson, London, likened to Mrs Malaprop. Yates recalls her canny parlor taste. Prof Hugo Maenus cites Berlin lecture on eye speech showing how thoughts express through eye movement and micro gestures.
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Elizabeth Hudson
London
George Hudson
M. P
Malaprop
Yates
Hugo Maenus
Berlin
Costly Monuments and Crape Fashion from Old Newspapers
The piece catalogs San Francisco cemetery monuments with prices from $15,000 to $75,000 and notes on Laurel Hill vaults. It also mentions Miss Nors Perry in Boston writing poetry at Tremont House, and Miss Kate Sanborn living in Ven Dome with $50,000 inheritance after a fiancé’s death. It describes M. Liecrorss’s hypnotisme telephonique and a Waterbury subscription ruse culminating in a 75 year old man saving 13 cents by clever timing.
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San Francisco
Theresa Fair
W. S. O’brien
Donahue
Dunphy
Senator Jones
Laurel Hill
Latham
Nors Perry
Tremont House
Boston
Kate Sanborn
Vendome
Miss Sanborn
M. Liecrorss
Faculty of Law
Nancy
Connecticut
Waterbury
Dignified Dinner at Hatfield House in Full Dress
Lord Sarissury hosts a century-old ceremony with Lord and Lady Salisbury at the center of the table. Gentlemen wear full dress, ladies in baliétoilettes with flowers and diamonds, servants in grand livery. The seating is by rank and post-dinner the ladies depart in order of precedence.
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Lord Sarissury
Hatfield House
de Chamber
Lord
Lady Salisbury
Lord and Lady Salisbury
Writer questions schoolbook sound speed claim
A writer notes in the hot climate of the Fast Indies that accepting the school book statement that sound travels at 1,093 feet per second risks a serious error. He points out this speed matches water's freezing point, precisely at the melting point of ice, challenging the standard figure.
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Fast Indies
Ephemeral Physics and a Paris Diplomatic Jest
The text discusses a physics note on air drag and temperature effects, including how a shrapnel shell’s range would be off by tens of yards at 100 degrees. It then recounts M. Francisque Sarcey’s tale from 1872 in London where a German diplomat jokes that England will repay France’s five milliards within fifty years as French shareholders profit from Suez canal shares, much of it from English pockets.
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India
M. Francisque Sarcey
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps
London
France
Suez Canal
M. Sarcey
Scarlet fever theory links milk to outbreaks in London
The latest theory on scarlet fever suggests infection may come from milk rather than direct cow contact. Investigations in Marylebone and Hampstead traced epidemics to certain milk sources but ruled out post-pasteurization infection. A cow with unreliable appearance was sent to Brown Institution for milk secretion studies. Sanitary officers deserve credit for quick action to prevent a larger epidemic and for ongoing research.
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Patn
Mary Garritz
Marylebone
Hampstead
Brown Institution
Senator Leland Stancorp on Mormon polygamy and Edmunds bill influences
Gath quotes United States Senator Leland Stancorp of California saying Mormons have virtues but must end polygamy as it clashes with public prejudice. He warned two or three existing families could face jail under the Edmunds bill, urged leniency for old families, and predicted polygamy would die out naturally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Stancorp
United States
California
Gath
John Taylor
Sherman Refutes Rumor Of Leaving St Louis For New York
A New York rumor claimed General Sherman would move to the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York. Sherman, questioned by a St. Louis reporter, said he may move next winter but will stay in St Louis until his son graduates Yale next summer. He explains family and cost reasons and adds he will visit California.
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New York
Gen. Sherman
St. Louis
Fifth Avenue Hotel
St. Louis University
Yale
Lieut. Fitch
Fifth Avenue
California
Pasteur Corporation Claims Rabies Virus Sole Manufacture
A claim states that Ar mt M. Pasteur is the sole manufacturer of the rabies virus. The statement emphasizes Pasteur's exclusive production role in the virus supply.
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Mt M. Pasteur
A Simple Ballad Of A Lone Song Singer
The poem describes a tender voice sung to a careless crowd. A distant listener, a worn woman, finds memory and tears in the springtime imagery of the song. After the performance, she prays softly for blessing on the singer and gratitude for the song.
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Chambers
Don Juans Bravery on a Mexican Stagecoach Ride
A December journey from Paso del Norte to Durango includes a first class rail leg, a diligencia, and a colorful cast. Don Juan, an aging Ohio farmer, pretends heroic prowess against brigands, but a swift misrecognition reveals no attack occurred. Governor absolves him, dinner follows, and the tale ends with a reflection on American happiness and culture.
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Paso del Norte
Mexican Central
Durango
Chihuahua
Villa Lerdo
Mexico
Cortez
la Tierra de Dios Y
Old Republic
Chicago
Republic
Pacific
Gulf
Don Juilio
Don Enrique
Hotel de Los Estados Unidos
Plaza de la Constitucion
Don Julio
South
la Iglesia Mayor
North America
Cristoval de Villa
Lerdo
Don Juan
Durango City
Ohio
Why He Was Late In The School Morning
A dialogue records a teacher chiding Johnnie for lateness while he jokes about time and forelocks. The piece closes with a London doctor warning that horseradish irritates the stomach and a overdose can cause days of discomfort.
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Johnnie
M. T
Boston Courier
Proper Sleeping Position For Health and Comfort
Advice on sleep posture emphasizes side sleeping over back to avoid headaches dreams and heart or brain issues. Prefer right side for easier digestion and lung expansion, avoid arms over head to prevent cramps, ensure dark room and ample fresh air, rise naturally after sufficient rest.
Women Who Smoke Cigars In A Broadway Drug Store
In a Broadway drug store a well dressed woman orders two mild five cent cigars and leaves with them in an envelope. A clerk says women buy as many cigars as men, often for home use rather than gifts, with some concealing their purchases while others openly visit the stand. The dialogue includes remarks on brand preference, home consumption, and the social ease of female cigar buyers.
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Broadway
New York Mail and Express
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
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