The House with the Eyes of Mars Revealed
In 1895 Dr John Windom moves into a loft with a vast window overlooking Jackson Park and suspects being watched. A night encounter with a girl and an elderly man leads to a telescope that shows Martian men and a cosmic secret before a roof collapse ends the venture.
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John Windom
Jackson Park
Dr. Windom
Tie
Windom
Pie
Fareoff
Pitta-seventh Street
Pleasuive
Calcutta
Winders
Howse
Everett Avenue
Mars
Mary
Caleb Strong
Levis Gatlin
Ian
Hint
Chicago Evening Papers
Chicago
Trecord-Herald
Knew What She Wanted at West Point
Anecdotes recount Albert Craney hosting cadet visitors at the West Point hotel. A rural visitor asks for the Epidemic building, prompting Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln to correct her as the Academic building. Also notes a common celebratory sign at fairs and a saying about guilt and talk.
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Albert Craney
West Point
Mr. Craney
Robert T. Lincoln
A Simple Cardboard Loop Demonstrates Centrifugal Force
A long strip of uniform cardboard is bent at the middle and the ends fixed to wine bottle stoppers to form a loop. A wooden roller runs along the loop acting as a railroad, showing centrifugal motion as it travels from the top to the end without deviating from the track. End with edges turned up to hold a car on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tere
Peculiar Bible Christians sect in America and its limits
A Century old Bible Christians sect with two churches in Manchester and Philadelphia has only about 225 members and modest property value. Its creed bans meat and alcohol, opposes capital punishment and slavery, and promotes vegetarianism. The Philadelphia group led by Henry S. Clute supports a vegetarian magazine and champions long life and health benefits, citing statistics and historical lineage.
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Bible Christians
Manchester
Eng
Philadelphia
W. Cowherd
Mer
Cowlherd
Tt Meade
America
Philadelphia Society
Tenry S. Clute
Chubb
Vegetarian Society
Ftle
Tle
New York
Bible Chrristian Church of
Vegetarian Society of America
Earned His Promotion Long and Varied Military Career of Maj Gen Bates
Maj Gen John C Batesrose through a wide military career spanning three countries. He served on Meades staff in the Civil War and became a lieutenant colonel at 25. He fought in Spain American War and led forces in Cuba and the Philippines, including Mindanao and Sulu negotiations, as a major general in volunteers.
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John C. Bates
Bates
Trian
Cen. Meade
Mississipiiy
Tadian
Columel
Tso
Transvaal stamps by Edward head attract collectors
The Transvaal government issues ten postage stamps in distinct colors from one cent to two dollars. All stamps feature King Edward’s head in a gray black oval with a beaded frame and crown above. Colors range from blueish green to scarlet orange olive green and purple.
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Transvaal
Edward
Lockwood Wipling
Orange River Colony
Orange Free State
Bloemfontein
The Old Home Remembrance Of Thomas Dunn English
A reminiscence on Thomas Dunn English born near Poe and who died at nearly eighty three. The essay praises his ballad Ben Bolt and other nature filled tunes that stir memory of country life and childhood. It argues these poems, simple and homely, carry deep emotion and symbolize heritage.
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Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Edgar Allan Poe
Swanee River
Woodlaw
Killing a Noxious Weed Canada Thistles May Be Extirpated
Farmers warned that Canada thistle is a major crop pest that spreads via long root stocks and seed carried by wind. Cultivate and plow from June onward, mowing repeatedly to prevent growth, or plant potatoes with frequent cultivation. Cross-field cooperation and roadside control are essential to reduce spread.
Combatting weed spread in farming communities described
The article argues that weed destruction is a collective duty for farmers to prevent seeds carried by wind train and water. It notes weeds pose a widespread nuisance and stresses neighborly protection through control, highlighting the Canada thistle as less harmful if actively combated.
Counterfeit Money and the Detective Bank Teller
Bank officers rarely fall for counterfeit notes while cashiers and tellers rely on instinct, feel, and careful checks. Experts say genuine notes use top engraving and paper from government sources, making counterfeits hard to produce. quality gaps reveal fakes.
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Enve Iken
Lost child in Strand led by a Metropolitan constable
An officer of the Metropolitan police helps a crying boy who calls himself lost in the Strand. The constable vows to locate the boy’s mother or father and return him safely, meeting a sergeant on Bow Street who suspects the child’s identity. It is unclear if the parents were rebuked.
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Iere
Metropolitan Police Force
Strand
Sols
Boohool
Bobby
Bow Street
Vin
His Marvelous Cheek and the Abra ham Gruber Loan
A poor constituent asked Abra ham Gruber for a dollar. The colonel lent two dollars as the smallest loan and told him to buy a cigar and return the change. The visitor returned with a cigar and 85 cents, prompting Gruber to ask whether the gesture was for him or the lender.
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Abraham Gruber
Colonel Gruber
Gruber
New York Times
If a man had $1600 what in thunder would he want
A humorous Arkansas anecdote about a man seeking a price for a universal saw-mill and his witty reply that if he had $1,600 he would have no use for a mill. The passage ends with reflections on busy days and time, urging flexible thinking and not clinging to past notions.
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Arkansas
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Chures
Hagland
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India
Ganges
The
Nile
Elwood Meade
United States
Missouri River
Ray Stannard Baker
Century
Bible Christian
Churchill
Gen
Telates
Adi Tiost
Heaven
Viet
Forest Ud Tela
Olpatnion
Canada Thistles
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