Garretdom:
That which inhabits a room on the top floor of a house, typically under a
pitched roof; an attic.
Quodlibetical: discussed for curiosity or entertainment.
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There's
something fascinating about reading old newspapers. The language of
the times seemed so poetic compared to the dull, colorless, duty-bound
words which fill modern papers. The tragedies seemed somehow more profound
and the atrocities more shocking - as if such things weren't supposed
to happen in the alleged "good old days". Perhaps we think
of our ancestors as chaste and stoic - as stiff and unemotional as the
photographs they left behind. But the newspapers of the time enlighten
their times and point out the trivial and the profound, the eclectic
and the mundane, the tragedy and the comedy of their hard lives. If
you've never explored the world of 19th century newspapers, your modern
eyes may be surprised by what you find on the forthcoming pages: the
racism is repellent; the advertisements laughable; and the tragedies
horrific. However, I'm sure you'll agree that there is something genuinely
moving about the care taken in the choice of words, and the poetry of
the imagery. And perhaps you'll agree that you can never read a modern
newspaper again without a tinge of sadness at the lack of artistry in
comparison.
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Death
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Quackery
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Just
Plain Weird!
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Racism
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Insanity!
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Illness,
Injury & Close Calls!
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Crime
& Punishment
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