Miss Jardine and the Jelly That Brought a Bride
Margaret Jardine returns to Mrs. Muncie for rest and work on jelly making in a small town. Gilbert Keith guides her life from a mountain retreat to a townhouse in Melton where she becomes manager at a large firm. He travels back to propose, and the couple inherit Rosemount as their new home with Mrs. Muncie joyfully welcoming them.
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Mr. Keith
Margaret Jardine
Mrs. Muncie
Mrs. Wray
Margaret
Miss Margaret
Miss Jardine
Jessup County
Jerry
Gilbert Keith
Scotland
Melton
Rosemount
Gibert Keith
Uncanny Fire Flash in Italian Village Baffles Scientist
In Berbonno Italy a persistent flame phenomenon frightens villagers. Professor Fabani witnessed a shifting tongue of fire rising to 25 feet that moves along roads toward a churchyard. The flame resists wind rain and attempts to touch it fail. its origins remain unexplained.
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Berbonno
Italy
Fabani
Ideal Vehicle Emerges as City Mainstay
An electro mobile offers simple operation and low on road skill. Experts note 10 percent driving effort versus 90 percent upkeep in the stable. With a 25 to 40 mile radius, it is seen as ideal for city use and potentially soon supported by widespread charging stations nationwide.
Octopus of the Uelle Reported by Belgian Officer
A Belgian officer returning from the Congo Free State says the River Uelle teems with a octopus species called miga. He claims the creature attacks native canoes, capsizes them, and drags victims to its cave for meals, with tales that seem fit for Rider Haggard.
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Uelle
Antwerp
Chicago
Congo Free State
Rider Haggard
One Inventor's Fantasy On Earth Heat Sinking
A prominent city engineer discusses a 19th century idea to sink boilers to tap earth heat as fuel. Forian, a wealthier Washington inventor, proposed a deep shaft with bottom accumulators to supply unlimited steam. The plan, critics said, was based on false heat figures and collapsed amid scientific opposition.
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Washington
Forian
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Hudson River Bridge Plan Approved By Secretary Root
Secretary Root signs off on a $60,000,000 double deck Hudson river bridge linking West New York to the port of New York. The six rail tracks on the main level and four trolley tracks on the upper deck create a major public works project, with roadway and pedestrian paths and a combined suspension cantilever design. Construction cost exceeds $1,000,000 per mile plus later boulevard ornamentation and approaches.
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Root
Hudson River
Port of
New York
West New York
Hudson
Lightning's Deadly Bolt
The article estimates yearly US lightning fatalities at 312 with a 1 in 240000 chance for Americans, noting farmers are most at risk. It advises staying 75 to 100 feet from taller conductors during storms and warns against sheltering under trees, which conduct best in firs beech pines larches ash and birch order.
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United States
Pocketbook guard patent to stop purse snatching
William Erk of Pennsylvania has patented a purse attachment that prevents snatching. The device attaches quickly to the purse, folds away when not in use, and projects beyond the flap edge to allow a finger in the eyelet for security.
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William Erk
Pennsylvania
Cheaper steel price drop spreads through industry
The American Steel and Wire Company started lowering prices for steel and iron products, inspiring other firms to follow. Eastern manufacturers of structural steel, previously in a price pool, waited until last week before cutting prices, ending their bid to keep prices high.
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American Steel and Wire Company
Tarantula’s Aerial Foe in Mexico and Southwest
In Mexico and the southwestern states a large wasp called the tarantula hawk hunts the tarantula. It paralyzes the spider with one sting and drags it away to feed its larvae. The wasp even opens tarantula nests to slay its foe inside.
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Mexico
Scientific Jottings and Library Braille Progress
A metals worker drew 5 700 feet of wire in a test. The carp uses 4 386 bones and 321 veins per breath with 99 muscles. Braille printing advances in England include 500 books in Birmingham’s Central lending library and 250 volumes in Plymouth public library, plus other libraries with similar collections.
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England
Birmingham
Shakespeare
Browning
Sir Walter Scott
Tennyson
Ruskin
Plymouth
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