Sixth Degree Clairvoyance and Hypnotic Trance Training
A Victorian-era guide explains clairvoyant stages from the fifth to the sixth, detailing how hypnosis deepens sight beyond travel. It describes training methods, deep trance, and the ability to read minds, see absent persons, and visit distant places, with cautions about timing and control. The piece quotes professor rhetoric and notes the role of character in successful clairvoyants.
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Svengall
Fairyland
Gulf
John Elfreth Watkins
London’s Civic Flag and the dagger in the city arms
The Pall Mall Gazette explains the London flag's dagger is not Wat Tyler related but a symbol of St Paul. the dagger is a short sword depicted in the shield as an emblem of the patron saint. The legend ties to Wat Tyler is debunked by dates, with the 1381 seal arriving before his death.
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Pall Mall Gazette
City of
London
Brussels
Wat Tyler
Red Cross
Richard II
Smithfield
William Walworth
Fishmonger’s Hall
Walworth
Tyler
Richard
St. Peul
Guildhall
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Heralds
The People Who Drown
Washington Star quotes Robert Anthony of Staten Island arguing drownings at bathing resorts come from overconfidence and foolhardiness. He cautions against teaching youth to breast the waves and notes most deaths result from self-inflicted risk in shallow waters.
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Washington Star
Robert Anthony
Staten Island
Monument for Alamo heroes sparks Texas tribute
The Indies of Texas led by San Antonio supporters launch a drive to fund a granite memorial for Alamo defenders including Crockett, Bowie, and Houston era figures. One hundred thousand dollars has been subscribed and the tribute will inscribe those who fought and died at the Alamo. James Bowie is highlighted as a central figure. The narrative recounts Bowie's background, birthplace uncertain, and anecdotes from Governor James Madison Wells about Bowie's life in Louisiana and his fiery temperament. The piece blends legend with questionable sensational detail about Bowie's early life, slavery, and personal actions in the 1820s.
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Washington Star
Texas
San Antonio
Republic of
Houston
Albert Sidney Johnston
Alamo
Crockett
Harding
Bowie
James Bowie
Bowles
James Madison Wells
Rapides
Louisiana
James Bowle
Maryland
Tennessee
Kentucky
Stephen Bowie
Baltimore
Rezin
Arkansas
Rezin Bowie
Lafoundre
James
Governor Wells
West Indies
Africa
South
J. Newland Moffitt
Mr. Moffitt
Colonel Crain
Shreveport
Natchez Island
Crain
Wells
New Orleans
Galveston Island
Tra Harding
Sam Houston
Ned Burleson
Sidney Johnston
Ben Davis
Deaf Smith
Texas House of Representatives
Smith
Jim" Bowie
Bowie of Texas and the Alamo Siege Legacy
The account recalls Jim Bowie’s rise from Texas colony settler to colonel of the First Texas Regiment of Rifles, his capture and murder at the Alamo, and Santa Anna’s downfall. It notes Bowie's famed knife, crafted by Pedro in New Orleans, and its storied return to Texas.
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Mexico
Santa Anna
Sana Anna
Bowie
Texas
Johnston
Chihuahua
Matamoras
Tesurrectos
Republic of Mexico
Ned Burleson
Travis
Fannin
Deaf Smith
Ben Davis
Alamo
Europe
Gen
Sam Houston
The
Sentinel
Excellenza
Bowle
Cassius M. Cisy
Kentucky
Austin
New Orleans
Ublic
Pedro
America
A Community of Silence at Mount Melleray Monastery
A visitor describes Mount Melleray Trappist monastery in Ireland a silent austere life with strict prayer work and minimal meals. Monks rise at 2 am long hours of toil and prayer while guests are welcomed in a hushed guest house atmosphere amid bells Gregorian chant and stark cloisters.
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Mount Melleray
Ireland
London
Cappaquin
Waterford
Knockmeredown
France
Louis Philippe
Tours
Balzac
Angelus
Aubor
Mount Meljeray
Roosevelt as a traveler in Leslie's Weekly portrait
G B Luckey highlights President Roosevelt as a democratic, adaptable figure who blends with all people. He visits Western towns, meets children and old soldiers with warmth, shares simple meals with cowboys, and earns wide respect for his practical grasp of Western needs and genuine good humor.
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G. B. Luckey
Leslie
Roosevelt
Huge
Cal
New York City
Far West
Venezuela's New Minister in Washington
General Hernandes, appointed as Venezuela's new representative in Washington, says the outlook for his country is auspicious. He is nicknamed Til Mocho for the many wounds he suffered in revolutionary warfare.
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Hernandes
Venezuela
Washington
Til Mocho
The Wife's Pocketbook And The Private Income Debate
A South Carolina women’s clubs convention debates a wife’s right to independent income. Opinions split between fixed allowances and equal partnership, with advocates for mutual trust and shared wealth arguing against a dictated sum. The discussion ends by asking who should decide how a wife’s pocketbook is filled.
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South Carolina
Miraculous Vault at St Michan’s Church in Dublin
Visitors tour St Michan’s Church vaults where Handel is said to have composed Messiah. The dry air preserves 200 year old portraits, with families’ recesses, graves, and the eerie vaults beside the Earl who was murdered decades ago.
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London
Dubin
St. Michan’s
Handel
Messiah
Robert Emmet
Earl m
Anaes
Frora
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Department of the Philippines
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Frank P. Sargent
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Meridian St
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
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Ind
F. Ziegfeld
Michigan Boul
Chicago
Ill
Dramatic Art
Lake Front Park
Cennel
Oem Music
Dr. F. Ziegfeld
Emile Lauret
Louis Falk
Hans von Schiller
William Castie
Rudolph Ganz Berman Devries Bernhard Listemann
Theodore Spiering
Felix Borowski
Hart Conway
School of Acting
Sauret
Knickerbocker Hall
Mary Helen Yorkes
Principia
Central Avenue
Indianapolis
Tudor Hall
Indianapolis, Indiana
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F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis
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