Aboard Romance Reunites Vera and Ralph on Ship
Vera Chalmers suspects Ralph Maynard of disguise on a honeymoon voyage and tests him with his bogus wife. Ralph admits he booked Somerset Lane and wife to sail with Vera, planning a return as himself. The two echo past Pinehurst memories as a risky, playful engagement unfolds.
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Ralph
Vera
Ile
Phil
Pinehurst
Ralph Maynard
Somerset Lane
Self
Philip
Virginia
Carolina Beach
New York
Sis
Miss Chalmers
Mr. Maynard
Tuttle
London
Hustler Father Marries Off Impatient Suitor
A drummer recounts hurrying away from a young woman in Indiana after a fast courtship. The girl's mother and father observe, the father calls a preacher, and the couple are wed the same day, forcing the drummer to depart at dawn.
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Indiana
Little Girls Long Vigil On High Mountain
Five year old Anna Martin kept a forty hour vigil beside her injured collie on High Mountain New Jersey. She fed him water from her hat and offered comfort as rescuers finally found them the next morning after two nights of solitary watch.
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High Mountain
N. J
Anna Martin
Armna
Anna
One Test for Astigmatism by Professor Coleman
Professor Walter M. Coleman explains that increasing astigmatism in children stems from unequal corneal curvature. Proper reading posture and eye development are stressed, with a simple test: if certain lines appear brighter, astigmatism is present.
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Walter M. Coleman
A. B
Savage Nations
Illinois inventor introduces auto locking shoe stretcher
An Illinois man patents a simple shoe stretching device that locks automatically as it presses into the boot. Two levers pivot near their ends fit the heel and instep, with a tooth rack and V edged link drawing the levers together to stretch the shoe. The curved rack locks at each tooth, usable at home or in a store.
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Illinois
Big Gold Nugget Found at Ballarmat Australia
A gold nugget weighing just under 30 pounds was found at Ballarmat in Australia. Experts estimate it will yield at least 15 pounds of refined gold.
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Ballarmat
Australia
Man's Strength and Portable Wealthes Trial
A playful and exaggerated calculation traces how much a man could carry. It contrasts carrying 200 pounds with various currencies and large sums, noting amounts in cents, nickels, silver dollars, gold coins, and enormous $1,000 notes to illustrate scale and portability.
Physicians Shield Themselves In Manchuria Plague
Doctors fight a plague outbreak in Manchuria using rubber coats gloves and helmets while treating patients. The protective gear is soaked in iodoform to prevent infection and limit transmission during operations.
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Manchuria
Spider Silk Beats Silkworm For Strength and Lightness
Spider silk proves lighter and stronger than silkworm silk in tests, suggesting potential for high performance materials. Researchers note remarkable tensile strength and toughness, opening paths for bioinspired fibers and advanced composites.
U. S. Coast Submarine Mine Demonstrated by Illustration
Popular Mechanics explains the submarine mine used by coast artillery to destroy enemy ships in war. Mine planters with troops practice planting these mines. The diagram shows the mechanism and how electric discharge from shore detonates the mine. A buoy marks the mines above water.
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United States Coast Artillery Corps
Finding Weight of a Carat Across Nations
The article surveys carat weights used worldwide from 254.6 mg in Arabian measures to 188.5 mg in Bologna and 205.9 mg in France, noting 21 different standards. In 1905 the International Bureau of Weights proposed a uniform 200 mg carat, with France first to adopt.
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France
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Varied 19th century tech and science notes excerpt
A diverse set of curiosities and discoveries is summarized. Topics include bulb cultivation on thousands of acres, the world’s estimated useful domestic animals near 1.5 billion, odor removal from cutlery by soil exposure, and marriage longevity statistics. It also notes airship propeller testing expenditures, English rural death-rate differences, phonograph horn magnification, moving picture camera attachments for horseback use, quinine cargo details, a French submarine power feature, Siberian mammoth remains with unknown vegetables, and a phonograph violin attachment producing near perfect notes.
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Holland
England
Wales
Philadelphia
Brazil
Siberia
Wisconsin
Greatest Play I Ever Saw by Tinker and Evers in Cubs history
Former Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn three baseman recalls a legendary fielding sequence in a 3 to 2 game against Philadelphia. He details standing near second as Magee attempted a bunt, Tinker charging the ball, and the famous double play that followed, praising the duo while reflecting on his own brief role in the moment.
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Joe Tinker
Johnny Evers
Tinker
Evers
Philadelphia
Cubs
Magee
John Titus
Tinker and Evers Save the Game in 1911 Fielding Effort
In a dramatic turn, Tinker fielded against Magee as he slowed near third, Evers yelled for the ball and tossed it to Tinker who connected with Magee as he loafed home. The narrator credits Evers and Tinker with a brilliant game-saving play that fans misread as a blunder.
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Magee
Tinker
Titus
Evers
W. G. Chapman
Wreath of Locusts Showcases Locust Wing Art
James O Richline of North Bethelehem Pa has created a wreath and star entirely from locusts wings as a late 19th century relic. The two foot by three foot piece features a star center and six pointed form, built over four years from thousands of locusts. Richline, aged seventy four, collected insects during the 1885 locust invasion to craft this unique novelty.
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James O. Richline
North
Bethelehem
Richline
Sailor collar dress pattern with six gore skirt
In this pattern notice a simple blouse with a large sailor collar opening over a chemisette, sleeves set below the elbow. The seven gore skirt features a back flat box plait and a side front gore closure with buttons. Uses pongees linen taftetas novelty cottons and light wool. pattern 5431, sizes 32–42 inches bust. medium needs 5½ yards 36 inch material. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department.
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Pattern Department
Ladies shirt waist design with chemisette collar
The pattern shows a blouse style shirt waist with a standing neck collar and attached chemisette. It features a roll collar, a front closing with buttons, tucked shoulders for a paneled look, plain sleeves, and is offered in wash fabrics from calico to pongee. Pattern 5422 fits busts 32 to 42 inches, needing 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch material for medium.
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Pattern Department
Honor for Ancient Historian Kojil Author
The writer of the first Japanese history Kojil was Oone Yasumura who lived about 1200 years ago. The Emperor of Japan has posthumously conferred on this venerable figure the junior third rank.
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Oone Yasumura
Japan
Bede
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