Ghostly book tests from a son’s messages to his mother
Lady Glenconner recounts a series of posthumous messages via a medium claiming to relay her son Edward “Bim” Tennant. The notes describe book tests, page and shelf clues, and even a Times front page cipher, debated by Sir Oliver Lodge while she argues the messages prove survival beyond death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Glenconner
Edward Wyndham Tennant
Bim
John Lane &’ Co
Pamela Wyndham
Hindoo
Lord
Edward Wyndham ‘Tennant
George Heremon Wyndham
George
Coulds
Wiltshire
Percy Wyndhams
Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Thomas Moore
Martin McDermott
Downey & Co
York Street
Covent Garden
Guy Wyndham
Lfe
Brackett
Richard Fadger
Boston
the Gorham Press
Feda
Christ
Normandy
Glenconner
David Tennant
London Times
Times
Charles Drayton Thomas
Times of Tomorrow
Stephen
Stefano
Rim
Bournemouth
Fontmel Priory
House of Wish
Harold
Famela
Pamela
N. B. Feda
Edward
Alexander
Tennant
Oliver Lodge
Electric propulsion powers sea fleet expansion in the United States
The article notes widespread electrification of ships from fireboats to battleships and merchant vessels. It cites 13 electric merchant ships and 19 electric warships, with Tampa and Haida launches, totaling 925000 tons and 1600000 horsepower. Electric drive replaces reciprocating engines in new builds and coast guard cutters, while turbines and gear reductions remain essential for higher speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coast Guard Service
Tampa
Haida
San Francisco
Boston
New Mexico
S. S. Invincible
Electric drive ships take the helm in modern marines
A historical piece notes the rise of electric drive in ships from 1908 trials on Chicago fireboats to navy usage on Jupiter and later battleships. It highlights the New Mexico and Eclipse as proof of efficiency and reduced crew needs, and forecasts continued growth in merchant marine adoption and Diesel electric production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Navy
U. S. S. Langley
New Mexico
Mississippi
Idaho
United States
Eclipse
General Electric Company
S. S. Invincible
Mariner
Fordonian
Women in Office and the Call to Bite For Change
A 1921 interview with Prof Walter B Pitkin argues women should hold many political posts while men be barred from some, urging women to stand up and bite to force party openings. Pitkin cites education and public health as suited for female leadership and notes English governance shows altruism among office holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Pitkin
Columbia University
Japan
Pitkin
United States
Selectman
Kingston
Sol
Board of Education
England
Cliss
Prof
Prof. Pitkin
United States Senate
New York
Se Press Publishing Co
Strenuous Sports for Girls Debated by Dr. Cowdry
Dr. C Cowdry argues strenuous sports harm girls and women, noting hard muscles and aggressive traits, with health risks and later life issues. He urges recognizing fundamental sex differences and prioritizing motherhood over boyish athletic cults.
Protective coloration in animals explained to boy
A geography lesson describes how animals use camouflage to blend with their surroundings. The zebra tiger polar bear birds and other creatures rely on stripes white fur and streaked backs to hide, while giraffes and leopards remain visible except when seen against distant backgrounds.
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J. E. Jones
ITTLE
Jethro
Jake
George Ade
Illinois
Scuab
Business College
Ezzy Folloson
Guinney
Lyford
Elinor Glyn
Henry
Handsome Jethro
Marguerite
Mooers Marshall
Prof Walter B Pitkin
Dr. C. Cowdry
Crouch End High School
London
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