Only children show traits of selfishness and poor manners
A study of nearly three hundred only children finds most are selfish and ill tempered, spoiled by parents, and unable to compromise with playmates. The note suggests parental discipline matters more than child behavior, with broader commentary on social expectations and personal conduct from early 20th century thought.
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Odd Bits Of News From Across The Nation
Bellévue Illinois reports a two year old murder misidentification where a body was mistaken for Matt McAllister, later found alive. York Pennsylvania notes a haunted house yielding 200 pounds of honey after bees drove workers away. New York stories mention fur collar disease and a chauffeur forging funds by selling hospital blood to save a patient. Cape May Point weighs whether a missing or present husband’s teeth were swallowed. Madisonville Kentucky tells of a freak apple. A war nurse tale adds a golden page to history as torpedoed lifeboats saw many brave men choose to die fighting.
Prominent Man Not Always Great in Proverb Insight
A reflective aphorism notes that prominence and greatness do not always coincide, and a family loafer seldom bears the family burden, suggesting social critique of status and responsibility with wry surety.
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