Thanksgiving Heirloom and a Professor's Return
A Bascom family endures hardship as a harsh New England winter nears. A letter from the professor promises a Thanksgiving visit and a new opportunity for John Bascom with a possible job in New York. The professor sends a grand feast and reveals a stake in a quarry deal that could secure ten thousand dollars or a yearly contract for the Bascom farm.
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New England
Bascoms
Ella
Upper
Bascom Nout
Mr. Bascom
John
Ella Bascom
Prince’s Escort Incident Spurs Command Ban
A royal Windsor road journey ended with a gallant captain shaking his fist at the young Prince of Wales. The frightened prince cried out as the queen learned of the act and ordered the officer never to command her escort again.
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Windsor
M. P
Prince of Wales
St. James
His Preference: Mabel Finds Theory Then Sedative Joke
The piece depicts a physician father weary of hearing his daughter Mabel practice scales. She reveals studying music theory and playfully calls a tonic. He quips he would prefer a sedative to calm his patience, highlighting gentle humor in a domestic scene from the Washington Star.
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Mabel
Washington Star
The Safety Point In Floors
The Engineering News warns that builders may increase beam spans to save costs, risking greater fire destruction due to weaker floors when exposed to high heat, as architects and structural engineers know little about floor safety compared with other building elements.
Builted Better Than He Knew Hat Mishap Laughs
Mrs Jackson jokes about trimming a hat that retained its style after a misadventure. Mrs Johnson enthuses over the hat’s stylish look while recounting how her husband accidentally sat on it, giving it the perfect twist.
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Jackson
Johnson
Boston Courier
Lighthouses in Europe Reach Varied Light Powers Across Regions
A series of Engineering papers by Du Riche Preller compares lighthouse luminosity on Mediterranean coasts to the Channel and Bay of Biscay. It notes that Mediterranean lamps of 500 000 candles reach 44 miles, while 5 000 000 candles in the Channel match that. Among French, Corsican, Algerian, and Tunisian sites, mineral oil lights rarely exceed 35 000 candles, about 80 miles in calm weather, with electric flash lights far brighter. Cape Bréaurn’s Cape light stands at 6 000 candles, 751 feet above sea level, with 25 miles range, illustrating that geographical range often exceeds luminous range for high towers, unlike typical electric coast lights.
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du Riche Preller
Europe
Mediterranean
Channel
Planier
Marseilles
Bay of Biscay
Cape Brearn
Oil Lubricant Degrades Bearings In Lead Zinc Copper Tests
Mr. Dewrance reports at the Civil Engineers' institute in London on experiments showing olive oil darkens and thickens after passing bearings. Filtration reveals oleate of lead and oleate of acid in the oil, with acid attacking lead zinc and copper. Copper is less affected, tin and antimony unaffected. It is urged to prove alloy yield points above expected loads before use. A bearing test shows a hard iron tool leaves no mark on softer metals.
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Dewrance
Civil Engineers’ Institute
London
Rome’s Great Fire and Nero’s Persecution
In A D 64 a major Rome fire destroyed ten of fourteen districts. Hundreds of lives were lost and property value was unestimable. Thousands were left homeless as rebuilding began by imperial command. Nero blamed Christians to divert blame, sparking early Christian persecutions.
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Rome
Nero
Techniques For Re-Browning Gun Barrels And Birds Sign Of Weather
Instructions describe rusting gun barrels with antimony chloride and olive oil then brushing and linseed oil. It notes peacocks scream before weather changes and mentions Kublai Khan as the first mogul emperor of China called the Murderer due to family tragedies.
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Kublai Khan
China
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