Oscillating Propeller Aims To Drive Ships At High Speed
Washington officials examine Joseph Turner's "Oscillating" propeller device, a two sided hinged plate system driven by steam that imitates fish motion to move ships with no wake. Turner envisions 60 to 75 mph ocean transits, patent efforts, and Franco British funding for trials and European protections.
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Spain
Washington
Joseph Turner
York
Mr. Turner
Turner
Naval Department
United States
Secretary Long
Zahm
Patent Office
Artistic mix up shocks Hollenden hotel maid
A well known attache at the Hollenden hotel employed a dusky maidservant who posed for photographs then sent copies to friends. The maid, wearing Sunday clothes, visited a studio and had photographs mailed. Upon opening the package in the kitchen a dull sound and screams followed.
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Cleveland
Will Enekline
Missy
Rastus
Miners Seek Blessing in Welsh Coal Mine Sanctuary
In Mynydd Newydd Colliery near Swansea a chapel carved in the mine walls serves as a unique place of worship. For fifty four years miners gather each Monday to pray before the week’s work, with divine invocations echoing through whitewashed caverns and a motto claiming God reigns under the mountain. The mine is owned by Vivian and Sons, with the late Lord Swansea supporting the devotional rites.
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London
New Mountain
Swansea
Wales
Mynydd Newydd
Messrs. Vivian & Sons
Lord
Atrocious Washington conundrums amuse dinner guests
A local Washington's birthday party featured atrocious conundrums posed by the hostess. The guests enjoyed the riddle game, with questions about Washington crossing the Delaware and other playful scenes, while a London Coal Exchange note mentions a unique compass inlay crafted from over 4,000 wood pieces showcasing British varieties.
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Washington
Delaware
London Coal Exchange
Hudyan cures nervous and rheumatic troubles claims
Whitman of Montpelier Idaho and M F Whitman of Ft. Unian Home report Hudyan remedy improved and cured long standing nervous weakness heart palpitation back pain indigestion and rheumatic symptoms after weeks of use. Glenn and G Glenn attest to relief and urge readers to seek Hudyan doctors.
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Hudyan
M. Pf, Whitman
Idaho
Hudyan Remedy Co
Glenn
Cai
Snakes in the Eye Delirium Tremens Explained
An eminent boourist states that snakes seen after heavy drinking arise from dark pulsating blood in the eye veins. Delirium tremens visual hallucinations include serpents in nine percent of cases, linking perception to alcoholism.
Stole a Brick House in Budapest Suburb
A real estate agent recalls a missing suburban cottage once occupied by a summer tenant. City officials sought land for a public building, and the agent claimed vacant property though a brick house stood intact. Bricklayers later demolished the dwelling and hauled away the bricks, leaving investigators puzzling over the disappearance.
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Budspest
Budapest
Diay
Prn
Sailor Witness Challenges Vocabulary in Courtroom
A sailor testifies in a case, failing to grasp legal terms like plaintiff and defendant. The lawyer asks where the altercation occurred aboard, and the sailor replies abaft the binnacle, prompting a sharp retort about the term from the learned man.
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Ventor
Lyons
Europe
Canada
Turney
George
Custis
Whitman
Montpelier, Idaho
Louis Bader
Hudyan Kemedy Co
G. Glenn
Huydan Remedy Coo
Stockton, Ellis and Market Sts
San Francisco
California
HE Turner
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