Mezzotint invention and sense of smell across eras
The article traces the mezzotint birth around 1611 with Siegen at court of Hesse-Cassel and Prince Rupert’s later testing in Brussels. It also discusses the sense of smell as a basis for judgment, noting instinctive odor cues in social perception, doglike trailing in Australian children, and the physical basis of likes and dislikes.
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Siegen
Hesse-Cassel
Svelyn
Prince Rupert
Brussels
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Ergravers
Raphael
The Mammoth Cave Hat Cavern Rat Description
A cavern rat from Mammoth Cave Kentucky is bluish with white neck and feet and enormous irisless eyes. It moves blindly in sunlight and dies, yet in darkness it roams using extremely sensitive whiskers. Its diet centers on pale yellow cave crickets.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Navy slang tale shows family humor at Washington social
A Washington anecdote about naval officers notes how the term Hugo is used in officer families especially by women. The youngest daughter jokes that her sister’s engagement to a captain will leave a gap as Tam advanced a number in status.
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Hugo
Navy
Washington
Tam
Somnambulist seeks vanishing point in dream
A mathematics professor dreamt his son lay under a radical sign and could not be freed. A Boston drawing teacher shared a similar dream, studying perspective when her sister heard her wandering the room and opening and closing bureau drawers. The somnambulist cried out I can't find the vanishing point.
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Boston
Mary
Christian Register
Minister Returns Home After Long Holiday
A Scottish minister arrives back with his wife after a lengthy trip. At a prayer meeting an elder gave thanks for the pastor's safe return and added a remark about preserving "man and beast" that drew unintended attention to the minister's wife.
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Hard Om
Lorillard on the race horse as passion and business
Quote from Pierre Lorillard on how the race horse captivates the human spirit, blending the world's greatest sport with a harsh, costly business. He notes longevity of fascination beyond wealth, politics, and social pursuits.
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Pierre Lorillard
ITV Too Early to Tell in Wedding Exchange
A groom replies that ITV is too early to judge their marriage as the clergyman begins the vows. The watermarked Boston Post quote captures a lighthearted exchange where the couple asks for time before assessing their union.
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ITV
Boston Post
There is no law against laughter on earth
A concise reflection notes that people are entitled to sunshine and joy. It emphasizes natural happiness as a basic freedom without legal constraints. The message frames laughter as universally permissible and uplifting.
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Earth
A Japanese Wedding Ceremony Traditions and Beliefs
A description of a quaint Japanese wedding notes the bride in white shikimono and veil facing her fiancé. Tables hold five cups a sake bottle and a double spouted kettle as a symbolic drinking rite. A mini pine tree and tortoise stork symbolize longevity and happiness.
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Oberfelders
A. Pease & Sons
Sidney
Nebraska
Finware
Roe
Che
Tobin & Wasem
Schlitz Beer
Milwaukee
T. B. Dawson
Rose Street
Sidney, Neb
B. F. Mitchell
Prop
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Zang
Front
Qeneer Dreams
Essave
St. Louis
Chicago
Woolson Spice Company
Toledo
Ohio
Prise Masano
Lion Coffee Woolson Spice CO
Timate
Woolson , Co
Inside Informawon
Ugh Hye
Fred Kauffmang
U.B.A
Scientifc Aed
Fred Kaufry
Bergmans, Sidney
Nebr
Taligg
Fredd Kauffmar
Smt
Tide
Red
Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Points
East
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Union Pacific R. K
H. C. Cheyney
Chicago & North-Western
Neb
A. R. Smith
B. Z. Russell
Farmer
Farnam Street
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