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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1885
Page
6
A historical note describes pen paralysis among long time telegraph operators, explaining loss of touch in fingers while still able to lift objects. It notes onset usually six to eight years after steady first class work and links miskeying to diminished tactile sensation affecting telegraph accuracy.
The article extols growing Coffea Arabica as an ornamental indoor plant with glossy leaves and white blossoms. It notes warm room conditions, rich moist peat loam soil, and thorough drainage. It mentions historical notes on coffee spread from Aden to Yemen and Europe, and a stray aside on cross eyed individuals.
The excerpt muses on the misfortune of crossed eyes and its social impact. It contrasts fearful despair and selfish vanity with rare resilience, noting some men overcome stigma to become capable, even heroic individuals, while most falter. It portrays marriage as a battlefield and the ordinary man as fragile under the affliction.
The ailing German poet Peinrich Heine, paralyzed and newly blind, wrote Romancero in exile from pain. He laments his grave condition, marvels at Merlive’s forest, and recalls body and bed as symbols of decline while fearing the slow approach of death.
In Walton-on-Thames a curious instrument called a Gossip Bridle was presented by a Chester named donor. It was meant as a punishment for women whose gossip harms reputations. The item claimed to enroll women’s tongues, with a note stating Chester presents Walter with a bridal to enrolb women’s tonzass tieb wk too idle, 1639. The tale links the gift to a lost estate caused by a gossiping woman, attributed to the girelustanian figure.
The Corea peninsula lies between the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan and spans about five hundred miles with a highland spine from north to south. It has a varied climate, rich mineral resources including coal and metals, and valleys suitable for cultivation. In a domestic scene a baby is instructed to comply as dessert is withheld.
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