Poison paradoxes and paradoxical poisons perplex doctors
A Cincinnati Enquirer synopsis cites Dr Roux experiments showing some poisons become more deadly when diluted with water and notes cobra venom behaves oddly when taken orally versus injected. It also discusses strychnine’s counterintuitive effects and the puzzling results of dilutions on toxicity.
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Examination of Lumber Shows Superior Smooth Grain
The catalog praises our lumber for smooth grain and absence of large knots. It emphasizes thorough seasoning and economy, inviting customers to follow their example and profit from using our products at 306 N. Main St.
Man Refuted by Wife Over Domestic Abuse Claims
Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung reports a man faced court after his wife retracted all accusations. She claimed a mantelpiece caused a black eye and that she bit her own ear, implicating no assault by the husband.
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Peanut Growth and Origin Debated in 19th Century Text
The passage discusses peanut development by noting the seed sprouts into a growing stalk and forms the nut. It debates whether native peanut origin lies in Africa or America and states peanuts are cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, thriving best in the southern United States.
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Flower Granted Then Lost Through Neglect
A man pleaded to the great bestower for a flower of his own. He tended it daily and worshiped its growth, but it died because he forgot to water it. He cursed fate. Westminster Ga.
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Repaying a President’s Favor With Lincoln’s Gracious Courtesy
A Pennsylvania official recalls how President Lincoln promoted Daniel Sickles to honor a past favor. The tale centers on Sickles feeling slighted on the floor of the House, Sunset Cox’s intervention, and Lincoln’s gratitude as he publicly thanked Cox for backing the Democrats.
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Peel criticizes mixing politics and literature scene
Sir Robert Peel declared that literature and idea cannot be cultivated together. Lord Oughton notes a Drayton scene where a copy of Gladstone's Church and State provoked Peel who exclaimed about a young man.
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Light and Life Revealed by Sunlight’s Rays
Boston Globe notes how light affects life and pigment. It argues sun rays cause chemical interactions, skin effects, and moral traits tied to color, claiming blond types decline and dark-pigmented races thrive in sunny zones.
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Not a swimmer but his son in sports of the air
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip a dialogue recalls a woman insisting her son excels in aerial sports rather than swimming. The son is described as filling the balloon for a parachute jumper, highlighting a skyborne talent over common swimming.
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Steam draws splinter from flesh in home remedy
A splinter embedded in flesh can be removed by steam. Heat water in a wide mouthed bottle, place the splinter area over the mouth, press lightly and apply suction. The flesh is drawn down and steam lifts the splinter out in a short time.
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