Balloon scheme brings Burleigh back to sanity in Woodlawn
John Burleigh a coffee merchant in Ban econ street loses memory after aiding David Bradley the inventor who seeks funds for a dirigible balloon. Bradley’s Butterfly fails midair exposing its non dirigible flaw. Burleigh’s rescue and a charitable return to aid Bradley restore his wits and business faith.
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John Burleigh
Burleigh & Fields
Banecon Street
Lower State Street
Monadnock
United States
Burleigh
Septimus Thomson
Bradley
David Bradley
Mr. Burleigh
Thomson
A. M
F. R
David
John
Woodlawn
John Burleish
Mr. Fields
Melds
Mr. Bradley
Scientific American
Cragville
Pikedale
Roseburg
Woodlawn Sanitarium
Dave
Maids and a Millionaire at the Brown Flagon
Mr. Pelham, a hungry millionaire, endures two hours of comic dining as six maid wonders serve him in turn at the Brown Flagon. He eyes the clock, laments the meal, and finally orders the Red Death around, vowing to depart this hill town.
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Mr. Pelham
Juno
Pelham
Adirondack Weekly Pioneer
Compact hollow block house plan outlined in 1900s article
Editor describes a 26 by 28 foot hollow block house built to fit a fixed site with exact door and window openings. The design emphasizes efficient layout, a small but functional staircase, a combined furnace and kitchen chimney, and dry, solid walls achieved by hollow blocks.
Ten Stick Island and the Cement House Vision
A tale of Ten Stick island in Southwest Bay New Hebrides bought for the crown to end native compensation disputes. The article shifts to cement block construction and ventilation, praising cement houses as storm safe and fire resistant. Edison predicts cement houses will become universal American habitation, noting low material costs and labor as main expense.
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Southwest Bay
New Hebrides
Ten Stick Island
Edison
Women Convicts Work on Streets in Greenville
Greenville residents witnessed for the first time in the city the sight of negro women at work in the streets. Convicted before the recorder and assigned to the gang, they were placed on light tasks such as cutting grass to reduce trouble from previous conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Recorder
S. C
Banana Peels Spur Philosophical Slip In Street
A street philosopher, rising from the pavement and rubbing his jarred body, quips that banana peels make fine slip pers. The remark blends street humor with observational wit, highlighting a moment of improvisational philosophy.
Peculiar Australian Bird Kookaburra Laughs On Demand
The Sidney Times notes the kookaburra as Australia’s odd ornithological sight. Once called the settlers clock the bird now laughs at will, especially in excitement or during violent events like a mother-in-law’s death, with wounded birds triggering a chilling communal cackle heard across trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Australia
Japanese Methodists plan large Seattle church and pastor
The Japanese Methodist Church in Seattle intends to construct a large institutional church for Japanese residents. The plan includes installing Rev. S. Yoshiaki, the preacher from the First Methodist church, as pastor.
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Methodists
Seattle
S. Yoshiaki
First Methodist Church
Philippine Commerce Trade Totals in last year
Philippine trade showed imports at 80453810 dollars and exports at 33097867 dollars for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jands
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Shortstory Pub. Co
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
A.radford
Bath toOxae
Noor
Island
Japanese Methodist Church
Philippine Commerce
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