Timely Topics Discussed By Miss Wight
Emma Howard Wight questions psychoanalysis of love by Dr. Davie Forsyth of London. She argues love resists scientific analysis and remains a timeless mystery, citing poets, politicians, and cultural norms while lampooning the idea of clinical dating.
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Miss Wight
Davie Forsyth
London
Haseen
Adam
Eve
Lea
Lone Wolf on Indian Courtship and War Paint
An amusing critique of Anglo attitudes toward Native Americans. The speaker, using Lone Wolf as a foil, mocks white notions of Indian courtship and war paint while suggesting misperceptions about dignity and propriety. The piece hints at reformer stereotypes and questions claims of progress versus civilization.
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David Forsyth
Heaven
Earth
Lone Wolf
New York
Life Insurance Emerges From Maritime Risk Practices
Historical view notes life insurance grew from early ship and cargo risk methods. Owners insured ships against the skipper’s death, with policies issued by individuals before the rise of formal companies.
Local Markets and Prices in Daily Quotations
Local wholesale and retail market prices listed for flour corn butter eggs chickens and stock items. Baltimore wholesale figures show wheat corn eggs and livestock rates as of the trading day.
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Star
Avebeea Ces
Baltimore
Ink bag enabled camouflage for small devilfish shoals
The passage describes the smaller devilfish swimming in groups and changing color to blend with surroundings. It notes a device called the Ink bag that allows escape when pressed, enabling them to pour a dark fluid that thickens and clouds the surrounding sea.
Iowa study shows corn silage diet boosts steer gains
Iowa State College experiments find steers fed corn and corn silage with cottonseed meal alfalfa hay and salt yield strong gains and $13 profit per head. Cottonseed meal proves safe in balanced rations, while other roughages varied in profitability.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Obstacle in Raising Swine and Parasite Prevention
A wartime era note explains that swine production faces parasites, notably roundworms, causing major losses. It emphasizes prevention as the best cure and mentions several worm remedies as less effective.
Wife's Privilege to Buy Food Debated by London Judge
A London magistrate ruled that a wife's privilege to spend on food applies across social classes in a matrimonial dispute where the husband, unhappy with meals, took over food purchases. The decision centers on who controls household provisions in early modern domestic law.
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London
England
How Women Avoid Surgical Operations with Lydia Pinkham
Vermont and Burlington testimonials recount women curing female troubles with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors deemed surgery necessary. Letters praise restored health and urge others to try the remedy to avoid operations.
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Rence Ave
Chicago
Vermont
Lydia Pinkham
Burlington
Ipana
Burlington, Vt
E. Pin
Lydia E. Pinkham
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