Fortune Dispute Over Magician Herrmann Estate
Mme Herrmann argues the late magician Herrmann left little to his widow despite years of lucrative tours. Probes reveal receipts as high as 80 000 in a season, yet administration filings cite assets of only about 2 000. Executors note lavish living, yacht, carriages, houses, and large debts amid a contested will.
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Herrmaat
Mme
Adelaide Kerritanna
Ehermans
Mme. Uerrmann
A. Ti. Uimmel
Weller
New York City
Slerrmann
Hummel
Mme, Herrmann
Herrmann
America
Paris
Power of X rays Tested by Dr Cocke and Blind Men
Reports describe experiments at Boston University Medical School where Dr James Tr Cocke tested perception through X rays and a fluoroscope. A blind man identified letters, shapes, a hammer, and angles passing between light and fluoroscope, revealing surprising sensory impressions beyond light.
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Cocke
James Tr. Cocke
Boston
Boston University Medical School
East Concord Street
London Signs Spell Out American Whimsy in Jest
A New York paper notes amusing London notices seen by a reporter on a summer visit. Signs range from Do Not Ring the Bell Unless no Answer Required to Yankie Cider Is Sold Here and Lair Neatly Trimmed While You Wait, reflecting curious local humor and literal wordplay.
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London
New York Madland Express
Fagligh
Strand
England
Charing Cross
Ancient Advertisements Across Walls And Temples Through Time
The piece traces early advertising from ancient wall albums in Greek and Roman houses to biblical proclamations and papyrus notices over 3,000 years old. It notes temple curses against thefts, including inscriptions found in Thebes and a 1858 discovery at the temple of Demeter in Onidus now in the British Museum.
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Lippincott's
Israel
Thebes
Demeter
Onidus
British Museum
Jokes by Sportsmen in the Woods
A New York Sun described hunting pranks among sportsmen. Tales include a dead deer used as a target, misfired shells and powder tricks, false trails with bear-foot moccasins, fox-dog drag trails, and odd aversions like teeth, the moon, and polished steel.
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Irleka
Santera
New York Sun
John £. Sullivan
Napoleon
Agassiz
de Stael
Louis Niv
Dean Swift
Nolingbroke
Dickens
Riffon
Don’t Bike Poorhouses In Yrelind For Workhouse Relief
In Antrim county pauper sentiment favors avoiding workhouses. Only about 1,000 people remain in six workhouses there, though the facilities could house 5,000. The region shows limited demand for workhouse admission despite capacity.
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Yrelind
Antrim
Education and crime debated at Sing Sing visit
New York Journal reports a philanthropist visiting Sing Sing with friends urged that universal education could curb crime. A convict noted for his intelligence admitted he lacked schooling and joked that proper education might have prevented his forgery conviction, adding he would have avoided misspelling bearer.
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Iintate
Notoan
New York Journal
Sing Sing
Wonkin
Tam
Wanted Epigrams and the Discharged Cook Tale
A speculator who gains wealth tries to rival literary circles and clambers for epigrams at dessert. After guests praise X. the poet, he discovers his cook cannot prepare epigrams and fires him. The Youth's Companion recounts the humorous tale of missing edible epigrams.
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X.'s
Mistletoe on Hats Sparks Modern Chicago Tease
The Chicago Times-Herald notes a new Christmas fad as up-to-date girls wear mistletoe sprigs on their hats. The old Druids’ custom permits a kiss under mistletoe, and hats add a fresh lure for suitors as men eye hidden opportunities around holiday gatherings.
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Chicago
Chicago Times-Herald
Ian
One Woman's Ready Wit in Narrow Rescue
A laborer escaping a freight train is saved by a young woman at a railway crossing who shouts I help and I’m coming. He thanks her, removes his hat in gratitude, and walks away. The Washington Post also profiles Col Wallace Jones, U S consul general at Nome, noting his tact and court presence with Queen Margherita.
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Washington Post
Col
Wallace. Jones
United States
Nome
Italy
Col. Jones
Ile
Margherita
Woarita
America
Art of Yetting On and the Value of Competency
A writer recalls advice from a prominent publisher about women seeking income. She notes that success requires definite knowledge and real skill rather than vague promises of “anything.” Sympathy fades, while competence and focused effort empower advancement.
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Tule
Ant
Lippiventt’s
Squire of the Day: Plea Wins Case After Unusual Speech
A Washington attorney recalls a Maryland country district case where the plaintiff, facing weak evidence, saw a remarkable speech from his own client sway a justice of the peace. The man admitted past wrongs with humor, claiming the horse deal and grain weighing tactics showed the accuser’s character. In five minutes the justice ruled for the plaintiff.
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Maryland
Washington
Washington Star
Justice of the Peace
Squire
Vacuum heating replaces chimneys in industry
A large Singlindlocality plant reportedly abandons chimneys to create a controlled vacuum over fires. Combustion byproducts are collected, cooled, condensed, and reused. German practice sucks furnace gases through water to remove soot before feeding them to a gasometer for utilization, enabling flexible pipe work and cleaner air purification.
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Singlind
Germany
Dickens and the X ray and other curiosities
An Electrical Review note discusses an amusing anticipation of X rays in Dickens Christmas Carol with Marley's transparent form. It mentions early ideas of ghosts and detection, origins of nails from ancient to bronze, Jael’s tent pin, and a claim about Liszt’s extraordinary practice habits over ten years.
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Dickens
Electrical Review
Neroage
Marley
Roore
Invanidl
Society of Psychical Research
Jael
Sisera
France
Valley of the Nile
Liszt
Lisst
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