Traced memory feats across ages and minds
The article surveys remarkable memory talents from Magliabechi and Spofford to a New York book clerk and Willliam Ash, noting famous recall feats and discussing memory as a potentially distinct talent rather than a broad mental power. It cites diverse figures, from Leibniz and Dante to Hicks and Moffat, illustrating memory's reach and variability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyder
Louis Agassiz
Asa Gray
Harvard
Joseph Leidy
Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia
Johnson
William Trowbridge Lancers
Lippincott’s
Antonio Magliabechi
Florence
Magliabechi
Spofford
William Cullen Hicks
Kentucky
Adam Clark
Mofffat
Africa
Moffat
Corned Beef Hash Recipe Steps and Tips
A basic corned beef hash method uses two parts cold boiled potatoes to one part corned beef chopped fine. Season with salt and pepper, heat butter, add the meat and potatoes, moisten with boiling water, and cook covered for five minutes. Form a crust, then brown the top and serve immediately.
Peach Split Cake with Cream and Peach Slices
The recipe describes a peach split bread or cake using a short dough of flour butter salt and baking powder with sweet milk. Bake quickly, split hot, butter, and fill with sliced peaches dusted with sugar then cover with more peaches and serve with cream or vanilla ice cream.
Rendering Suet Without Odor For Frying
Many housekeepers avoid rendering suet due to odor. Beef suet is the best fat for frying and only obtainable by rendering at home. Use a small covered pot and a low simmer to melt suet without smell.
Stewing Fruits Advice From a Clever Chemist
A clever chemist warns housekeepers that sweetening sour fruits while stewing wastes sugar and can alter color due to acid chemistry. Rhubarb and sour berries should not be sweetened before cooking. add sugar to taste while the compote is hot and do not reheat after.
Creamed Chicken on Buttered Toast Squares
A four pound chicken boiled until tender is cooled, skin removed and meat diced. In a chafing dish melt butter then flour, whisk in one pint of sweet milk until thickened. Add chicken, salt and pepper, and serve atop buttered toast squares.
Lima Bean Pulp Croquettes with Tomato Sauce
Prepare fresh shelled lima beans by boiling until tender, mash and press through a sieve. Stir in salt pepper a teaspoon butter per pint, two beaten eggs and enough breadcrumbs to form a thick mixture. Shape wrap in greased paper bake twenty minutes serve with tomato sauce.
Practical Household Hints For Daily Use
Short suggestions cover labeling cans with adhesive plaster, preserving silk colors with sugar or lead in wash water, daily screen cleaning, gentle heating of wire, removing color runs, cleaning bottles with hot water and torn paper, preventing tinware rust with lard, safe use of a pine apple knife, window glass to hold recipe books, ironing tips, salt in boiler water, creamy coffee custard, and peppier egg salad with peas olives and buttered yolk on lettuce.
Old Favorites The Three Sailor Boys
The verses recount three jolly sailors returning from South America with pockets full of money and plans to flirt with fair Portsmouth women before marriage. The poem praises the sea, shore life, and the lure of travel, contrasting romance with prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amerikee
Janeiro
Gibraltar
Theo Marzials
Severe Des Moines Storm Drowns Cattle and Destroys Property
A fierce Des Moines storm brought hail rain and high winds, uprooting trees flooding cellars and downing telegraph poles. The Des Moines River hit record stage 13.10 feet as cattle were drowned and floated downstream. In Boone trees toppled and a local elevator burned from lightning. A C G McDonald aged 60 was killed in Cincinnati during the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Boone
A. CG. McDonald
Cincinnati
A Builder's Lesson Poem by John Boyle O'Reilly
A reflective poem urges breaking bad habits by patience and undoing hastily built gains. It compares habit formation to thread, stone and bridge work, urging careful effort to regain freedom and contentment. The speaker cautions against wasting years, urging deliberate change and rebuilding with restraint.
Boy Struck Six Times by Mules Near Mead Neb
In Mead Nebraska Seth Magley fifteen year old son of Mrs J Magley was found injured between a team of mules at a barn after going to harness them for a day in the field. He suffered six mule kicks but regained consciousness and his doctor says recovery is possible if there are no skull fractures or internal injuries.
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Mead
Neb
Washington
Atlantic Cities
Weather Bureau
New England States
Yuma
Ariz
Huron
8. D
San Antonio
Tex
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Philadelphia
Evelyn Thaw
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Kara
Thirty-third St
James Hanson
J. P. Hanson
Fremont
George Minning
Bernard Minning
Howe
Dr. Lutchings
Auburn
Densmore
The
Burlington
Negress Amazes Berlin Crowds Nursemaid in Public Parade
Lula Covington, an American nursemaid for David H. March of New Orleans, draws vast attention in Berlin as she and the baby walk Unter den Linden. Crowds part for them to Brandenburg Gate, then police escort needed to clear traffic. She plans to stay indoors for the remainder of her visit.
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Lula Covington
Berlin
Unter den Linden
New York Times
Lula
Germany
David H. March
New Orleans
Bristol
Miss March
Brandenberg Gate
March
Leipzigerstrasse
Transept Tablet Honors Mrs Gillet in Memory
Dialogue notes a tablet in a church transept honoring Mrs Gillet and questions whether she drew people to the church. Mrs Perry retorts she wore a new hat every Sunday for three years, illustrating her social presence.
Girl compliments spark man to ride seven times a week
A girl declares the man the finest driver she has seen and he responds by hitching up to take her riding seven days a week.
Life in a Japanese Prison: Industrious Convicts and Fates
A Wide World writer observes Tokyo prison life, noting varied convict classes, a jealous manslaughter case, and skilled labor like bamboo carving and army uniforms. Wages reach five to eight cents daily, some inmates supporting families. An elderly burglar-turned-tailor reflects on Manchurian battles and a son’s fate near Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Manchuria
Nogi
Port Arthur
Sugamo
Wasted Opportunities and Household Money Views
The passage discusses how people judge money use after a relative’s death, with Mr. Saga criticizing Elizabeth’s spending and noting she left no inheritance. It links to a broader “insurgent” theme in politics as a familiar family dynamic and ends with a quip about a hair census showing a spring increase.
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Elizabeth
Mr. Saga
Cattle Imported From Spanish Honduras To New Orleans Market
Arrangements for large scale importation of cattle from Spanish Honduras into New Orleans have been perfected. George Blardens, who came from Puerto Cortez, announced the plan. Local meat dealers expect the movement to grow to significant proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Taft and the Whisky Men
In the cabinet room President Taft weighs the question of what constitutes whisky as experts and lawyers debate exceptions to the Solicitor General’s opinion. The session follows Roosevelt era controversy and consumes the pre-meeting time with legal arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Bowers
Nebraska Notes Highlight Local Deaths and Events Across States
A rundown of notable items includes Gotthilf Moreman's death in Wayside Wisconsin, agricultural and weather notes from Elsie, Beatrice factory plans by Dempster, and Kearney County corn show ambitions. Also covered are a Dunbar Masonic lodge charter, York temperance rally setup, Rising City deaths, and several local incidents including lightning damage, a horse fall, a shooting accident, and drownings near McCool and Shelton.
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Kearney
Commercial Club
Omaha
Patterson
Dunbar
Lee P. Gillette
Lee P
Living Truth in Daily Life and Faith
Henry Cope argues that religious thinking must stay flexible and living, not sealed by old creeds. He contrasts two mind types, urges truth as a living, growing concept, and urges applying belief to life through love, service, and personal conduct.
Victim and Fire Injuries Reported In Denver Event
The body of Wallace Percy aged 77, father of Mrs. D. W. Colson of McCook, arrived from Denver and was killed in Denver by a taxicab. A gasoline stove explosion at Mrs. Mary Debter of Beat Rice’s home caused severe burns removing the stove, with the building catching fire but kept from major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Percy
D. W. Colson
McCook
Denver
Mary
Beatrice
Plea for Optimism by Rev. Ernst A Tappert
A sermon argues that Christians should be optimists, believing all things work for good for those who love God. It contrasts pessimism with faith, cites a Potsdam sun dial, and urges valuing serious hours of struggle over mere pleasant moments for inner growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst A. Tappert
Royal Gardens
Potsdam
The Power of Habit in Moral Life
A sermon on habit forming as a moral force. Virtues and vices become automatic patterns shaping conduct. With discipline and divine aid, enduring change is possible, even for lifelong improprieties, through steadfast practice and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
St. Paul
God
Sermonettes on Virtue and Humility in Life
A string of aphoristic reflections urged readers to seek true value in small duties, reject hypocrisy, and cultivate compassion. It warns against overzealous zeal, self-importance, and shallow religious show, while stressing inner virtue over outward displays.
Donts for Churchmen in Moral Guiding Sermon
A sermon warns churchmen to measure life by outgoing deeds not income. It cautions against chasing wealth, printing the golden rule on elastic yardsticks, and blaming Providence for trouble. It urges choosing right paths, serving on the right road, and avoiding pride in making others feel inferior.
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Portsmouth
Posey
Margaret
Trimset Sal
Sweet Kitty
Countree
Gulf
John Boyle O’reilly
Madison, Neb
J. M. Murphy
Congress
Puerto Cortez
Ers
Taft and
Whisky Men
Nebraska
Gotthilf Moreman
Jacob Schunk
J. B. Dauer
Wayside
Wis
Blue Fill
Wisconsin
Elsie
Dempster Company
York
York Business and Commercial Clubs
Chautauqua
Solomon Shrader
Rising City
Blue River Bridge
Surprise
Madison Woodmen of America
Martinsburg
Madison
Samuel Wright
Bradshaw
Fred Bowers
Harry Pratt
L. D
Raymond DeLong
McCool
Milt O’neal
Platte River
Shelton
Meisner Ranch
Chicago
Henry ¥. Cope
John
Irving
Christ
de Witt L. Pelton
Saints
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