Edison protege Huston wins six hour exam prize
Wilbur H. Huston of Seattle, sixteen and son of an Episcopal bishop, won the six hour test at Thomas A. Edison labs in West Orange. The prize includes a scholarship and expenses paid to any technical school. Huston plans to study chemical engineering at MIT.
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Wilbur H. Huston
Seattle
Wash
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
N.J
Young Huston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nails misheard by child sparks classroom clarification
An educator recalls a kindergartner tale where a little neighbor girl mispronounces nails as female and explains that nails are used to build houses, while the boy suggests nails are for pounding boards. The exchange underscores early language learning quirks and gendered word usage.
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Johnny
Treasure of the Bucoleon Ends In Mystery Trail
In a storm drenched pursuit across a ruined courtyard, Nikka and his lovers fight a knife duel with Touton while Kara switches sides. After subduing Tokalji’s gang, the group drags captives to the House of the Married, then tries to reach the legendary red stone treasure beneath the city. A hidden stair leads to a sealed sewer passage, and the crew contemplates the Byzantine evidence, hinting at a deeper mystery. The expedition ends with a cliffhanger as Hugh laments the fruitless chase and the crew steels for more discoveries.
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Touton
Bey
Nikka
Urhi
King
Warty
Nikke
Touteo
Silm
Kara
Tna
Touter
Tokalji
Father
Watkins
Tokaiji
Tokaljt
Jack
Watry
Hod
Torton
Toutuu
Korfe
Niki
Prenchmane
Nikki
Nikika
Toutou
Nika
Bugh
Gus ‘Teutou
Hugh
James
Nikia
Waase Mikoli
King and
Anud Kara
Tere
Wasso Mikal
Mhvst
Betty
Rose
Mikal
Watkine
Andes
Nate
Prout
Lidy
Jock
Peru
Wisso Mikali
Nikko
Gumphi
Poe
Vernon King
Wasso Mikali
Vernon- King
Sbe
Foustein
Androuikas
Hugi
Avett
Hough
Augh
Silme
New York Leads All in Orgy of Waste, Says Bakeless
John Bakeless argues in The Poruta that New York embodies America's supreme orgy of waste. He contends the city’s rapid pace and vast wealth enable unprecedented consumption of food, clothing, and shelter, surpassing imperial Rome and any other city.
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New York
Amertes
Rome
Duad
America
John Bakeless
Poruta
Scrap Waste Fuels Big Savings for Railroads
Scrap piles drive a shift in railroading with bright tin buckets and other salvaged goods repurposed from old metal, empty powder and carbide containers, broom handles, canvas, and steam pipe coverings. The thrift practice saves carriers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
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Illara
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Pauline Killer
Green Bush
Mass
Claire Mae Fahy
Los Angeles
Treut
Herbert J. Fahy
Santa Monica
Cleveland
Arthur D. Howden Smith
W.N. U
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