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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1884
Page
3
A fragment from Wheeling Register discusses a speaker recounting an African belief in the Gandia fish as a cure. It describes tribal uses of the fish for remedies and notes a comparison to ancient Greek and Roman practices. The piece blends travel observation with ethnographic curiosity and hints at primitive “electric” cures evolving into modern concepts.
A garbled OCR style piece recounts a doctor and photographer capturing vocal anatomy of a famous singer. It notes Teener singer's irritability, the doctor’s restraint, and a series of photographic experiments by Dr Leenox Heown of London to image vocal cords and nasal impressions during deep inspiration and singing, with dramatic studio descriptions and a focus on the human larynx in action. The text blends dialogue, technical claims, and vintage medical photography attempts.
A student recalls sleepless nights in a university dissecting room during winter, aided by a lamp. He faced eerie interruptions, a rapping window, and a moving sheet over a corpse, fearing a phantom until a practical joke revealed the prank by actors simulating a ghostly scene.
This piece mocks the mince pie and prints an eccentric description of its making and dangers. It details ingredients and methods for Virginia style pies, including crust and filling, while warning that poor quality mince pie could harm the eater and conjure wild associations.
A rambling slice of rural life with a Gordon setter watching a hunter. The dog damps the mood as the narrator recalls plans to shoot and how the dog’s joy and misgivings mirrored a cautious approach. A brief aside mentions a medicine label and a curious toast to periodic meals.
A lively historical piece traces the evolution of forks from an ornate luxury in Italy to a common utensil across Europe. It notes early resistance, notable forks in Venice and Florence, assorted national quirks in use, and riots over dining manners, with humorous asides and travel anecdotes.
A garbled bulky passage presents a dreamlike theater of memory with names and places blurred. It evokes a faded patina of past grandeur as a speaker contemplates history, virtue, and romance through tangled, archaic phrasing.
An analysis of trance and sleeplike stupor linked to vascular nutrition and periodic bodily variations. A case in Bridgewater where a laborer showed extended trance but later recovered, highlighting diagnostic challenges and the danger of assuming death from faint signs of vitality.
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