Mount Washington tower Quimby works six thousand feet high
A survey notes that the upper floor of Mount Washington's tower, where Professor Quimby has begun work, sits 6 323 feet above sea level. It mentions various international topics, including Emerson’s orchard talk and plans for Mont Blanc tunnel studies, with multiple brief notes on public figures and events.
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A City Street Car Full of Schoolgirls and Gentle Reflections
The author recalls a street car crowded with schoolgirls returning home from work and the uplifting effect of their cheer. A stern passenger softens, a mother mourns a lost daughter, and the piece muses on how polite daily conduct shapes a girl into a gracious woman.
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Hair Angles and Frizzle Tops Spark Medical Theory
A Michigan doctor outlines a book on human hair arguing that follicles enter the scalp at angles causing “frizz” and misbehavior of hair. He compares it to misaligned feathers on a hen and notes how fear or anger alters hair posture. The piece also notes women’s reading of ads and cites 40,000 cars built last year with a projection of 50,000 this year.
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Heart as helm fits a boy in every parent’s care
A moral urging to win a boy’s heart through kindness and trust. The author compares a child’s heart to a ship’s rudder and a locomotive’s brake, arguing gentle guidance, sympathy, and small acts of love can steer youth away from trouble and toward loyalty and good conduct.
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A Word to Young Ladies on Influence Over Young Men
A religious message urges young ladies to model consistent Christian conduct to influence young men. It states that men revere a virtuous lady, and simple requests or faith-based invitations can deter wrong behavior, preserve Sabbath observance, and encourage Bible reading.
Justice delays but comes for Raven reciter
A San Francisco judge discharged a man charged with assaulting a professor who performed Poe's Raven in the next room. The piece satirically warns readers that evildoing could go unchecked when poetic recitals provoke violence, hinting at a future unnamed tapping.
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Burglar Hiding Behind Portrait Drops Six Shots
A Southern lady, alarmed by a portrait she believed winked, fired six shots into a head of a framed painting, finding no burglar present and spoiling a $2,300 picture. Presence of mind clashes with imagination as servants rush in.
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Scottish minister and the passage to be explained
An old Scottish minister taught Scripture book by book, chapter by chapter, and when faced with difficulty he urged readers to face it boldly and pass on. Rev Dr Swing predicts women will grow in beauty until the angelic difference shrinks to less than 0.5 percent. A friend notes men bear the blame for a joke about hugging girls tightly.
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