Love 13 Blind and the Parisian Charm of Violet
Lord Ronald d Esterre returns from Africa to find his wealthy, scheming relatives plotting a marriage to Violet Harvey. A confrontation over love vs social gain leads to separation and renewed vows. Years later Ronald discovers Violet truly loves him, confessing that his own affection was hers all along.
The Three Magi and the Fire-worshipers Tale
In Persia the Three Magi are buried in Saba near a square memorial. Marco Polo learns of Cala Ataperistan The Castle of the Fire-worshipers where a legend explains why locals revere fire. Three kings bring gifts Gold Incense Myrrh to a Child, receive a stone, and faith burns as a lasting fire in a church. The story links to a fire kept lit in a distant country. The Jefferson Davis Monument project in Richmond awards prizes. Percy Griffin leads with a design featuring a Jefferson Davis statue under a dome, battle flags or generals at corners, gold leaf frieze, and color interior treatment. Estimated cost 200000.
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Brief History of United States Coinage by Law
Indianapolis Sentinel presents a compact history of US coinage up to June 30, 1894. It lists double eagle through minor coins with notes on act dates, weights, fineness, legal tender status, and total minted amounts including totals for gold, silver, and minor coinage.
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Five Cent Nickel and Three Cent Nickel Mint Details
Summary of coinage acts and compositions for the nickel series. It notes authorized coinage under the 1866 act, weight 77.16 grains, 75 percent copper and 25 percent. total coined up to June 30 amounting to 13,432,430.95 dollars. Legal tender for one dollar but reduced to 25 cents by the 1873 act. Mentions the three cent nickel with 30 grains, alloy composition, and that minting was discontinued by a later act.
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Miscellaneous records span science to trade and travel
The record for underwater duration stands at 4 minutes 29.25 seconds. Global wealth totals $166.0000006 billion among the six largest nations. Two thousand Latter Day Saints missionaries reportedly in England. A 600 pound swordfish caught by a New London skipper. Average walking pace tallies 75 steps per minute. There are about 200 varieties of tooth extracting forceps. The coldest hour of each day is 5 a.m. French law requires burial within 48 hours unless embalmed. A Brown City judge fined $40 for a wagon incident with a bicyclist. A traveler notes tea in Caracas hotels is poor and rarely kept. improves only medicinally. Thomas Morris cites drawn wire values: $4.32 per pound, pinion wire $43,200 per ton, hairspring wire $400,000 per ton, and dental barbed wire $2,150,000 per ton. Basic material is cheap ore.
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Electrical novelty for bicycle riders gains crowd appeal
An electrician claims a quicker fortune by selling a seaside diversion. A 100 by 10 foot platform houses many push buttons wired to a bell and annunciator. Riders pay 10 to attempt to depress all buttons and win 50c if successful. The inventor plans to sell platforms with territorial protection during patent life.
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