Brain weight as a mind index debated in 19th century science
The article surveys whether brain weight reflects mental capacity, noting variables such as body size age and disease that may distort results. It cites Cuvier, an English laborer with a heavy brain, and figures like James Fisk Jr., Webster, and others, discussing skull measurements by J. S. Wight and LeBon’s gender skull differences and civilization’s influence.
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Thomas Dwight
International Review
Cuvier
England
Milton
James Fisk, Jr
Daniel Webster
Chauncey
Wright
Dupaytren
Fisk
LeBon
Polynesia
New Caledonia
The Boy Verdi Learns Music From Youthful Fire
Giuseppe Verdi showed early musical talent born in Parma to an innkeeper father and a peasant mother. He hummed tunes at age four and whistled at six as he listened to street music, showing a lifelong, vigorous passion that shaped his prolific career.
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Verdi
Rancold
Duchy of Parma
Giuseppe
Les
Curious Notes On Times Past And World Wonders
The text surveys the seven wonders of the world, followed by notes on medieval monastic records Albert Henry VIII era, Roman liberty caps, and French bankruptcy badges. It then recounts the Bunker Hill monument construction, dates from 1825 to 1842, and discusses the origins of the word month, calendar reforms by Julius Caesar, and rough chronologies in official documents.
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Italy
France
Bunker Hot
Quincy
Lafayette
Washington Monument
Washington Square
Philadelphia
Breed’s Hill
Fanny Ellsler
Julius Cesar
Augustus
Augustus Cesar
Tumblebug
England
Victoria
United States
Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup Promoted for Teething Relief
An advertisement claims "Your babies" will always be soothed with Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup during teething. It markets as a reliable remedy priced at 25 cents, asserting quick relief for infants.
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Dr. Bull
Expense of Living in Germany Shows Rising Costs
The piece notes Germany's living costs rising fast over ten years. Heidelberg University students illustrate this trend with average yearly expenses climbing from about $150 in 1871 to over $340 in 1875. The author links such costs to the French war and its toll, mentioning Malt Bitters as a remedy.
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Germany
Heidelberg University
Puzzle fire engine exhibit at Berlin Fish Fair
A Berlin Fish Fair display delights visitors with abundant variety and rarity. Amid the exhibits a fire engine figure with horse team and seated men puzzles Prussian observers over its department of pisciculture.
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Berlin
Department of Pisciculture
Vegetive in Powder Form Sold By H. K. Stevens
Vegetive powder form offers two bottles of liquid from a 50c package containing barks rents and herbs with full directions. Sold by druggists. price of one package is 50c and two packages $1. Send stamps to H. K. Stevens Boston Mass for return mail delivery.
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H. K. Stevens
Boston
Mass
Liver Health Guide Free Offer by Dr Sanford in New York
A book on the Liver its diseases and their treatment is sent free. Includes treatises on Liver Complaints Torpid Liver Jaundice Biliousness Headache Constipation Dyspepsia Malaria and more. Address Dr Sanford 162 Broadway New York City NY
On Thirty Days Trial for Electro-Voltaic Belts
The Voltaic Belt Co of Warshall Michigan offers Electro-Voltaic Belts on a thirty days trial. An advertisement in this paper headlines the trial. Also notes that red or yellow axle grease wears off and recommends the genuine Frazer product.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Warshall, Mich
World’s Largest Sapphire Hidden in Polytechnic Society
London Telegraph reports a Berlin owner possesses a nearly fifteen ounce sapphire valued at perhaps 3 200 000 pounds in pure color. Though impurity limps its value, princes and connoisseurs have bid, all declined, and the gem remains an heirloom in state custody awaiting its origin story.
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London Telegraph
Berlin
Polytechnic Society
Yard or ground there three feet wide in inquiry
An indignant buyer questions a rear yard size of an elegant house as a broker replies that three feet make a yard. An Elkhart buggy and harness maker advertises ships with examination before payment and price lists. Also promotes Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners and an Oregon and California mention. A miscellaneous card offers a free cure for youth indiscretions via a missionary in South Africa.
Benson Celery and Chamomile Pills Promise Quick Cure
Dr C W Benson offers Celery and Chamomile Pills claimed to cure Sick Headache Nervous Headache Neuralgia Nervousness Sleepless ness Paralysis and Indigestion. 1 box costs 5hots or 6 boxes for 2.50 post free. Parsons Bangs Co Portland ME guarantee satisfaction and invite orders at once.
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C. W. Benson
Parsons, Bangs & Co
Portland
Maine
Consumption Cured by Simple Vegetable Remedy Promoted
An old physician claims a universal cure for galloping throat and lung ailments including bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers to mail the remedy recipe free of charge in German French or English to any reader who requests it by sending a stamped letter to W. W. Sherar at 149 Powers Block Rochester New York.
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W. W. Sherar
Powers' Block
Rochester
N. Y
Be Wise or Happy
The writer urges readers to abandon costly doctors and humbug cures and rely on nature's simple remedies for all ailments. He promotes Hop Bitters as the greatest remedy and directs readers to see another column.
Kidney-Wort Promoted For Mental Fatigue Relief
Advertises Kidney-Wort as a remedy to sustain the action of all organs during periods of mental exhaustion and hard intellectual work.
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