Spiritism and telepathy in dead living communications
The piece argues against spiritist claims that dead spirits convey knowledge to the living. It explains telepathy as the source of so-called messages, notes dangers of psychic development, and cites Dr Hudson. It cites Christ’s parable of Lazarus to argue spirits do not communicate with the living. It warns of mental derailment from unchecked psychic practices.
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Hudson
California
Reason
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Christ
Lazarus
Sex Revealed By A Cough In Flatdweller Flat
A humorous exchange follows Mrs. Flatdweller’s cold. Mr. Flatdweller jokes about coughing upstairs and a whispered reveal that the unseen cougher’s sex can be told by the cough’s sound. The tale ends with his silent realization of the gag.
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Mrs. Flatdweller
Mr. Flatdweller
Long Words Cause Misunderstanding in Town Tale
Plute Pete recalls an accusation of untruthfulness, noting the speaker used long roundabout words. The tale shows confusion as the speaker left town before Pete fully understood the meaning.
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Plute Pete
Hyes
Remember, my boy, there’s always room at the top remark
A brief Chicago Journal snippet shows a veteran saying there’s always room at the top to a young man who counters that few people reach the peak. The exchange hints at ambition and social commentary from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taan
Chicago Journal
Elevator Rat Delays Three Men In Baltimore Billiard Hall
An 11:10 PM mishap trapped three men in a Baltimore East Fayette street billiard hall elevator for nearly three hours after a curious rat chewed at pulleys and ropes. Electricians freed the men by 2 AM as the lifeless rat was recovered and the car lowered.
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Baltimore
East Fayette Street
Mr. Matnally
Sevral
Walter Jamis
Jamis
Gers
Fayette Street
Matron Doffs Girl In Public Dressing Struggle
Philadelphia Mary Wells of New York, called the prettiest prisoner, refused to dress as police searched her after arresting three women tied to a New York pickpocket ring. In the hourlong standoff at City Hall matron’s room she resisted until heat was turned off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mary Wells
New York
Central Station
City Hall
Laura Bigger
Nellie Ring
Wells
Nellie King
Pueblo
Col
L. W. Stanley
Callie Fauchter
Stanley
Rattler Intrudes In Waterbury Poker Game Night
Waterbury reports pandemonium as a rattlesnake rented from Walsh’s box crawled across the floor during a poker session. The reptile haunted rooms, sneaking under a table and transom until it was captured at dawn after several frightful hours.
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Waterbury
Conn
Whittmore
John F. Walsh
Walsh
Max Taichenberger
Julius Meyer
Richard Linde
Joe Marechito
Hazleton
John Wittacher
Conyngham Valley
Wittacher
Building with Stucco Plaster and Expanded Metal Lath
William A. Radford offers free building advice, noting his authority from experience as editor author and manufacturer. A simple square house could be built using new stucco plaster with expanded metal lath, replacing wooden siding though past efforts like roughcast decayed in patches.
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Germany
England
Stucco Finished Porch Gains Solid Look for Modern Homes
The article explains stucco as a cheap, durable alternative to clapboard and roughcast, detailing cement mixes with lime and sand, metal lath, and fastened boarding. It highlights colorable walls, reduced painting, and the aesthetic relief of heavy front porches, noting adaptations for two story homes of 24 by 22 feet six inches and costs from $2,200 to $2,500.
Royalty’s Privacy Shifts with Modern England Dianas
The article contrasts historic and modern royal movement freedoms in England noting Queen Victoria’s daughters never separated from her except Princess Louise after Albert’s death. It records Patricia, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, enjoying wide freedom, traveling to Sweden with only Hon Lady Wger ton as attendant.
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England
Queen Victoria
Louise
Prince Albert
Mme. van der Weyer
Windsor
Duchess of
Price of spring chickens shocks town buyers
A reader recalls asking the value of spring chickens at 15 cents each, only to pay half a dollar for a large bird in town, illustrating the gap between stated worth and retail cost. The Houston Post quotes the speaker noting the difference between value and price in a humorous exchange.
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Houston Post
Fragmented Gotham chatter references fatirona and Plattron building
A fragmented dialogue mentions Gotham Sharks and Silas Redtop-Back from New York. A quick vent about the town blends in a clue about a Plattron building and fatirona production, with unclear details about flats or purchases.
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Gotham
Silas Redtop
New York
Hiram Hardapple
Plattron
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A. M
Spiritism
Rattler
A.radford
Floor
LWA Roo
Porcay
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