Graphology Experiments Cast Light on Famous Names
Prof Alfred Binet experiments in graphology critique handwriting of Renan Vid al Taine and others. Analysts offer mixed judgments from a mind mediocr e to a thinker while noting violent writers like Vidal provoke contradictory assessments. The overall verdict says graphology finds little science in the field.
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Alfred Binet
Sorbonne
Renan
Ronan
Vidal
Onethority
Taine
Prof. Binet
Birds at risk in fashion and trade threaten extinction
Reporting on the slaughter of ornamental birds and feathers for millinery. Massive sales in markets include 12,000 hummingbirds and 28,000 parakeets, with millions of birds traded globally. Laws and leagues form to curb the slaughter. public concern rises over feather use and trade.
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France
America
Tonkin
India
England
Germany
London
The Fault Finders Mirage in a Mirror Tale
A fragment reflects on fault finding and the paradox of seeking flaw. A just man sees no blemish, a wise man questions every detail, and with a crystal mirror he contemplates truth versus perception in a concise moral vignette.
Unbilled Play Ends With Secret Romantic Note
In a rain swept city theatre lobby, actress Mile Dupont attracts two men as she waits for a carriage. John Faircourt, smitten, learns she is surprised by Parker’s tardiness and by Mile’s flirtations. A wager among guests exposes Mile’s real identity and a hidden confession from Elizabeth Farnley reveals a practical joke and a possible second chance.
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Dupont
Mlle
Parker
Milo
John Faircourt
Monsieur
Idm
Miles
Monsieur Parker
Joan Faircourt
Thomas
Faircourt
Mike
Ternoon
Gordon House
August Parker
Farnley
Nancy
Texas
Mile, Dupont
Camille
Elizabeth Farnley
Ayre Vetr
Duncan’s Punishment Leads Boy’s Surprised Reply
A children’s anecdote recalls Duncan, aged 244, tied in a high chair by his mother as punishment. His father returns, asking why he is restrained. Duncan points at his mother and declares he is completely surprised at that lady.
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Duncan
Ster
The Melancholy Man at the Boarding House
An amiable elder lady tries to engage a gloomy young man at a wea aide boarding house. He calls the place the worst he has visited. He predicts war or revolution and hints the sooner the better. A pink-clad sweetheart sits opposite, yet they never speak after quarreling.
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Wea Aide
Swells in the world and the wild carouse gag
An excerpt in Cassell's Journal notes Jenkins, the quiet man in a Houston hash house, facing a temporary deafness and a run of odd events as the proprietor jokes about sending him to the customers complaint department while the setting hints at life in a bustling city venue.
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Houston Post
Jenkins
Cassell
Nature's Endowment and Family Music Echoes
An archival note from the Chicago Tribune recalls Miss Millicent playing piano beautifully. Grandfather Greevius confirms the family’s musical talent with a colorful reminiscence about playing Ole Dan Tucker and Ole Bob Ridley on a Jewsharp as a boy, capturing local pride in inherited music.
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Millicent
Grandfather Greevius
Dan Tucker
Bob Ridley
Jewsharp
Chicago Tribune
Profitable summer boarding house anecdote from Judge
Detroit Free Press notes a witty exchange about handwriting letters from a wife abroad and a boarding house's profitability. A judge remarks that guests bought many crackers, making every village grocery store pay dividends.
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Mercy
Detroit Free Press
Veterinary Powers First Horse in Hospital Visit
A staged exchange notes one horse’s condition after a two week stay at a private hospital. The dialogue hints at veterinary prowess and medical care for animals, reflecting a light editorial tone from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Pres
The Proverb on Poker and Marriage
The Proverb suggests married men are better at poker than bachelors. A brief witty exchange notes that love misfortune may coincide with card luck, echoed in the Cleave land Leader’s quip.
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Cleaveland
Miss Anteek and Her Paradoxical Lineage
Washington Post quote contrasts Miss Anteek's appearance with expectations of her ancestry. The exchange playfully questions whether she stems from an ancient family or a notably young one, highlighting genteel wit in social observation.
Willing to Divide
A seedy character in a published short exchange taunts a prestidigitator during a grand gold-piece act offering to split ill gotten gains. The other speaker agrees to share, highlighting a sharp but fleeting street crime vignette from the periodical’s mock dialogue.
A Bad Job Florence Wise Admiration Unearths Judge Words
A Florence note praises Mr Wise as a self made man while a judge condemns a Jence for his shameful conduct. The terse remark reflects local sentiment about character and accountability in public life.
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Florence
Mr. Wise
Jence
Periscope Eyes of the Submarine Revealed
An analysis of the periscope as the submarine’s eye notes its optical design using mirrors later prisms, two-tube arrangement, and upraised movable section. It explains how the device works, dangers of wake, and the need for redundancy and vigilance against decoys or debris.
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A. Sauvaire Jourian
la Nature
Literary Digest
Mr. Jourdan
Improved Potato Knife Promises Faster Prep Across Kitchens
Inventors still seek must have household devices and a potato knife is touted to cut eight pieces in one stroke. Six small blades and one center blade attach to a handle enabling a single stab to divide a potato. Hotels and restaurants could save labor by using this rapid utensil. A new patent also notes makers of pens from tartalum tin alloys.
A Lamp of Science and Early Aviation Terms
A lamp of science notes the Cooper Hewitt mercury vapor lamp as a steady monochromatic light source for optical experiments, superior to mercury arc lights in efficiency and suitability for interference studies. It also mentions early aviation terms by French authorities, including aeronef for heavier-than-air craft, listing helicopter aeroplane and orthopter as types.
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Cooper Hewitt
Youth
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