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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
2
A readable compendium on senses notes that shade of eyes can dull hearing, water cools vision briefly, and smell strength varies by nasal space. It explains eye focus, distance cues, color effects on taste, and how optical blind spots mislead us, with examples of musk and floral scents.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls George Francis Train and his Conzens House hotel in Omaha built after a broken window pane spurred a grand project. The hotel opened with fanfare, but a gas plant collapse caused the failure, leaving Herndon House crippled and the hotel eventually obsolete. The tale blends anecdote with historical boast.
A historical survey recalls a dozen centuries of animal trials for human harm. Bulls and sows faced homicide charges with death sentences, while a cock was burned as a sorcerer. Beetles, beetle-behavior, and court coinages appear in late medieval records, illustrating strange legal customs in France and Basel.
In Philadelphia a well educated Black man recounts encounters with a famed voodoo doctor who claimed to thwart legal action with charms. He recalls escaping a witch cat dream and paying $5 for a spell that seemed to ward off danger. The piece also notes South Carolina witch lore and a Lincolnshire silver rabbit trade, followed by tips to break a cold quickly and cautions on recovery.
A St. Louis Republic reminiscence recalls the era when all type was hand set and copy read by printers leading to humorous misreadings. Examples show phrases misprinted as blushing bride or Irish district court, with proofreaders correcting absurd errors and preserving newspaper tone of the era.
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