Strange Encounters and Farther Flung Tales of Strange People
A collage of odd anecdotes includes a Mexican Mexican stockmen duel ending in a fatal abdominal wound, a New York toper in a freak show boarding house, a Paris survivor of Moscow retreat seeking funds, a deaf gardener woman in Virginia, and a Sicilian land survey dispute. Additional notes report a Dutch singer extinguishing flames during a performance, a bull killed by a man defending a woman, a waterless man in Glover’s Mills, and other curious feats from America and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toper
Bowery
Samson
Optic Nerve Links and Mouth Breathing Dangers
Dr. Chauveau reports that stimulating one eye with colored light affects the other eye and the closed eye perceives complementary colors. The piece notes dangers of mouth breathing in children, including attention and memory issues and possible eye and ear problems, and argues for medical school inspections. Muscular exercise improves circulation, aiding waste elimination and reducing related ailments, per Dr. J. M. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coton
M. Chauveau
Paris Academy of Sciences
Moura Brearane Cartpren
Germany
France
England
Max Bresgen
Minister of Public Instruction
Raulin
Gaye
London
J. M. Rice
Popular Science Monthly
Eccentricities of the Stomach Descriptions
A physician notes the perplexing nature of digestion. A chronic dyspeptic finds ease after eating corned beef and cabbage, while another prefers pork. Doctors often let cravings guide meals despite contradictory needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
England Holds Vast African Territory Claim
A report notes England possesses about 1,900,455 square miles of African territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Very Queer Jokes and Social Snippets Across Gables
A collage of quips and humorous exchanges from 19th century papers. Jokes range from college life and dating to waiters and weddings, with items about Harvard honors and generic social foibles. The humor plays on misread motives and wordplay in everyday scenes.
Quotations and Qs From The Press And Humorous Bits
A collage of jokes and snippets from New York press items and magazines. Witty exchanges about court life stage fright and schoolyard quirks appear alongside brief humorous sketches and faux dialogues. The piece showcases light satire and character vignettes.
Lost Mines in Arizona and the myth of vast wealth
The piece explores legendary lost mines in Pima county with claims of ancient mining evidence and old arrangements. It notes many legends persist among pioneers and Indians and Mexicans, yet modern attempts to recover metals have rarely yielded profit. It ends with a curious aside about Florida coconuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
Arizona Enterprise
Diamond proof glass challenges burglars at last
Glassmakers claim a new form of glass cannot be cut with a diamond without powered tools. Patents have been filed in several European countries. The material supposedly marks only by the best diamond and resists all but machinery or hammer blows, threatening to upend burglary methods for fragile private-house windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oak Hill
Busina
Messina
Sicily
Hindoo Witchcraft Beliefs Reported by St Louis Republic
The St Louis Republic describes a belief among Hindoo people that young women are central to witchcraft. Names are written on tree branches and immersed in holy water. withering twigs signal the death of those named to counteract witchcraft and save crops and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
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Tilden
McMullen County
Tex
Andelenacio Flores
Sebastian Garcia
Dolores Villareal
Garcia
Flores
Paris
Moscow
Finance Ministry
Thomas
Napoleon
Beresina
Nievre
Thouse Ces
Chicago
Miss Marcolini
Rotterdam
Holland
J. Mason
M. Mason
Mr. Mason
America
Jack Irvin
Glover's Mill
United States
Mr. Irvin
Washington State
Grand Ronde River
Maine
Greorck Harzer
Kiowa
Kan
S. 5S
Stowe
Marietta
W. Va
Effie
George
Maude
Etfie
Harvard Lampoon
Detroit Free Press
Harper's Bazar
Ricketts
Miss Munn
Ricket
Foolisis
New York Herald
Sandy Smith
Brooklyn Life
Susie Stuckupp
New York Weekly
Corydon
Phyllis
New York Press
Tompkins
Harper’s Bazar
Tommy
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Mr. Laphead
Susie
McFlanagan
Walter
Cork
Frank Leslie
Attalie
Amelie
Dr. Bigfee
Lave
Nellie
Classicus
Centerush
Cash & Co
Sle
Washington Evening Star
Arizona
The
Florida
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