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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1906

Page

14

Memoir of a Senator and the House on the Knoll

In a reminiscence of Washington during the 8s the private secretary to Senator Strate recalls a tense case. A hidden tragedy linked to Grace Calder unfolds as investigators uncover the Calder house and a grave confession lands on the senator’s desk amid Library of Congress site battles.

THE Washington Post Jane Post Senator the Knoll Washington Capitol Park East Capitol Strate Duff Green Row Abraham Lincoln House of Representatives Capitol Congress Senate van Ness Calder New Bamy State Department Col Join Stanton Grace Calder Academy of Fine Arts Huffum Buffum Walworth John John Walworth Col John Calder Colonet Grace Ale New York London Central Asia Paris Italy Col Calder Stamps Gracé United States Library of Congress B Streets Wiglint Tirelass Jonn Calder Senator Strate Calder Houge Virginia Seward

New Phrenology Cult Uses Calipers Over Bumps

A new phrenology craze crowds a glassed room on a busy Saturday as a woman professor of bumps advertises calipers, rejects bump reading, and proclaims a future era of head examination for careers and even presidents. She cites Edison and Rockefeller as examples and argues head shapes reveal temperament, intellect, and potential.

Prof John D Rockefeller Frederick the Great Rockefeller Arthur de Farnas

The Brugshkin Girl Dominates The Illustrated World

A fragmentary column notes the rise of a figure called the Brugshkin Girl in popular illustrated literature and magazines. It discusses changing ideals, American types, and how heroines shift from modest maid to public, fashion conscious figures. The piece ends with a plug for Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a cure-all.

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