Marasmus Causes and Nutrition in Disease History
The article discusses marasmus as a persistent wasting condition tied to defective nutrition across ages, noting its presence in mortuary records among children in summer and the elderly in winter. It explains nourishment basics, the role of digestive organs, and how poor conditions in tenements or bottle-fed babies lead to severe wasting and possible recovery with careful management. It also references mathematical anecdotes about Fermat, Euler, Colburn, and a number 641, highlighting problem solving and memory.
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Marasmus
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Fermat
Euler
Colburn
Lovehange
Feats of Zerah Colburn At Age Five
The article recounts Zerah Colburn solving 268 336 125 cube root without training, outperforming a seasoned computer. It notes his speed by writing digits and compares it to standard root extraction, highlighting his prodigy status and Fermat’s remark on 2 294 967 297.
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Zerah Colburn
Proctor
Colburn
Fermat
The Crown Prince’s Scissors at Turin Ball
At a Turin state ball honoring Prince Humbert’s wedding a Princess of Piedmont tore her gown. The Crown Prince of Prussia retrieved a pocket emergency set and cut away the wreck, then credited his wife for the foresight. The moment drew praise from guests and Victor Emmanuel.
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Turin
Prince Humbert
Ofiedmont
Lancers
Crown Prince of
Prussia
Victor Emmanuel
Fritz
Nine Rats Move Potatoes Over Edge in Cellar Line
A reader recalls a rat infestation in a cellar recess once used for a dumb waiter. Nine rats assemble above a potato box, one pushes a potato over the edge and the others roll it along a line to stash it away, until the observer interrupts with a stamp.
Bastinado Punishment In Morocco Widely Misused
An American visiting a Moroccan prison was shown bastinado on a captive. A passerby was whipped to satisfy curiosity, all to please a foreigner. The incident highlights brutal methods used for mere curiosity and public display.
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Morocco
Height of Humans on Rise Through Ages
An English writer argues humans have grown taller over time, about one and a quarter inches per millennium. Old armor shows English aristocrats rising in stature over five centuries, while ancient Roman coffins imply average heights around five feet five inches. Egyptian mummies average 61 inches for males and 55 for females, Cleopatra’s mummy around 54 inches, and Egypt’s oldest king about 52 inches.
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Great Britain
Cleopatra
Arkansan
Love Again Trimphant and a Father’s Demand
A dialogue excerpt from the Omaha World, where a daughter recalls a year-old betrothal to a book keeper who has since decamped with her fortune. The father notes a dispatch from Montreal claiming the suitor is now rich yet willing to marry a poor man’s daughter, highlighting themes of wealth, promise, and marriage.
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Trate
Yeu
Montreal
Omaha
Bastien-Lepage and the Prix de Rome controversy
Ripley Hitchcock recounts the Prix de Rome struggle between Jules Bastien-Lepage and Comerre, detailing the strict competition rules, the 1874 Annunciation to the Shepherds entry, jury disputes, and the emotional public reaction with wreaths for Bastien-Lepage despite Comerre winning.
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Bastion-Lepage
Rome
French Academy
Academy of Fine Arts
Paris
Madame Caen
Jules Bastien-Lepage
Pris de Home
Christ
Bastien-Shepage
Bastien-Lepage
Beaux Arts
Comerre
Cabanel
Mademoiselle Anna
Cbastien-Lepage
Cometre
Ripley Titchcock
St. Nicholas
Military Spirit in Austria and Its Historic Impact
Blackwoods Magazine highlights Austria as a nation repeatedly defeated yet decisive in wars. The essay credits its alliances with champions like Marlborough and Napoleon’s foes, notes Austria’s strong recuperative power, and attributes resilience to a largely agricultural populace supplying hardy soldiers and cautious rural support for stability.
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Europe
Napoleon
Marlborough
Blackwoods Magazine
Convict Suffrage Ruling Sparks Penitentiary Visit
A practical joker flippantly asks a politician about news. The Supreme Court declares convicts possess voting rights under the Constitution. The politician reacts by planning a penitentiary visit to gather statistics on convict labor.
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Supreme Court
How to Select a Wife and the Value of Convictions
A concise essay argues four essentials for a good wife health morals sense and temper. It links health to mood and looks and warns that lacking them reduces happiness. It cites Dr Pierce patent medicine for female weakness and notes the difference between opinions and convictions guiding action. The piece ends with a quip on those unacquainted with grief and the folly of teaching refinement.
Lost Art of Legible Handwriting in Modern Times
The San Francisco Post laments the decline of neat handwriting as a fashionable trend. It contrasts graceful Italian hands with unreadable signatures from bank presidents and railroad managers, noting composers and editors suffer from this shift while typewritten manuscripts ease the type-setter’s burden.
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San Francisco
Arcola man loses at poker and jokes about busting
An Arcola man who played poker until 4 am returned home intoxicated and short of money. Unable to enter through the window, his wife told him to open the shutter and raise the blind. He replied with a hiccup that he could not raise the blind because he was busted.
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Arcola
Arcola Record
Mad Stone Charm and Everyday Quack Bits From Puck
A mashup of oddities and ads. a boy in Christian County sells a mad stone claimed to drive dogs mad, plus patter for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Brown's Broncho Phosphates. Scattered mentions include Nellie’s beauty cure tale, a code of fashion, and railroad promos for the Wisconsin Central Line with trips to New Orleans and Lake Charles.
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Christian County
Illinois
Nellie
America
Jackson
Tennessee
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Heamond
Crowley
Jennings
Welsh
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Cairo
Miinois
New Orleans
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
Southern
Manchester
Iowa
J. I. Mooniay
West
Consumption Surely Cured Letter to the Editor
Dr. D A Slocum claims a positive remedy for consumption curing thousands, offering two free bottles to readers who mail express and postal addresses. The brief note invites trust and suggests immediate action from sufferers. The closing line shifts to a sentimental note on love, warmth, and sunshine.
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Ino
Express
P.O
D. A. Slocum
MM. C
Pearl St
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Pullman
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Claix
C. 1. 000 & CO
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Dac Mate
U.S
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Indianapolis
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Pettit
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Lebanon
Ohio
Liptuncutl's
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Philadelphia
Florida
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Moody's
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Warie
Spay Bronson
Detroit
Mich
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
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Metropol'n Bus
Chica
Warrinero
Bayang’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
Stowe
Charlestown
United States
Honan
Ciicago Ledger
I. Ross & Co
Toledo
Lausernace & Co
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Fuagi
Nasby
PALER
Latedo
Ely
ELY Bros
Greenwich St. N.Y
G. Root
M. C
New Yor
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Wai
Kiddeh & CO
Steketer
Stekuyee
GEO. G. Steretee
Grand Rapids
Steretee
Chile
Chigags
NION
Peanklin
Dakota
Minnesota
H. Wannen
Ger
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Frank Leslie
Prince Lucifer
Bretta W. Pierce
Sreciven Corres
Tank Prack
New York
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
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West Havem Publishing CO
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