Overhead Electric Railway Connecting Barmen and Elberfield
Special correspondent describes a remarkable suspended railway between Barmen and Elberfield, along the Rhine. The double track system aims for frequent service every two to three minutes, with stations over the river, unique signalling, and cars of about fourteen tons carrying fifty passengers each.
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Charles Edward Shull
Germany
Elberfield
Barmen
Ita
Eugene Langen
Biberfield
Rhine
Power of the Mind and the Myer Gesthesiometer
A historical note describes the myer gesthesiometer and its use to test mind driven muscular energy. It explains how the device masks increased effort and measures a pupil's ability to perceive small differences in muscular force. The article discusses training to improve discrimination and the link between mental focus and physical precision.
Do You Not Love the Month of September
Washington Star recalls a playful exchange about September poetry. A woman asks if love for September exists and a man responds he likes it though craves better rhymes than ember and remember.
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Washington Star
Sartorial Art An Artistic Tailor Explored
Indianapolis Press discusses the concept of an artistic tailor. Reginald defines an artistic tailor as one who makes "correct" clothes that no artist would paint. The piece explores how tailoring intersects with art and craft.
Hypnotized Age by Henry Van Dyke on faith and freedom
The essay argues between two religious creeds, endorsing a personal, living Christ over impersonal Nirvana or devalued faith. It warns the age drifts toward fatalism, calls for religion with clear truth, and emphasizes liberty through self-exertion within Christianity.
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Henry van Dyke
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Jude
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Jesus Christ
Allence
Pushcart Woes In London Too
London Express reports a mass meeting in Berwick Street and Litto Pulteney Street Soho where coster leaders argue police move-on rules allow abuse and harm thrifty shoppers. They vow support for costers noting the barrow man’s role in attracting customers and the broader street life of London.
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London Express
Berwick Street
Litto Pulteney Street
Soho
St. James
Toope
Marylebone
Costers’ Union
Regan
Blake
Costers’ Federation
Costers
London
Clapham Junction
Barrow
Clapham
Curious Facts From Then And Now
In Berlin some public houses cater to women. Cremation leaves about eight ounces residuum. Seven of ten newspapers are printed in English. Parisian restaurants charge for table cloth use. Among stevedores cotton is hardest to stow and railway iron the easiest.
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Berlin
Growth of Human Hair Across Individuals
Authorities differ on hair growth speed and variation among individuals. Most estimates place growth at about one and a half inches per year. Men rarely reach twelve to fourteen inches if allowed to grow long, while women can reach seventy to seventy five inches in rare cases, though averages sit around twenty five to thirty inches.
Extorted Claim Over Family Bible Sells for $15
An Indianapolis Journal report notes Ferdinand sold his great grandfather’s Bible for fifteen dollars. He quips that he felt bound his ancestors should assist him, saying how or not at all they could help him that much. The fragment frames a personal exchange around a historic family heirloom.
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Ferdinand
Indianapolis Journal
Progress of Man in Theige Theige
A reflective overview links future human progress to scientific laborers in hidden labs rather than politicians or media, arguing for new energy tech to conserve dwindling coal and spur industrial growth. It notes rapid invention raises resource drain, urges further breakthroughs, and cites curious facts about animals, cities, textiles, and a New Zealand editor king.
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Great Britain
Tempting Providence
Kansas City Journal notes a historical thread on rail travel and providence, recounting President Kruger's rail headquarters and Dom Paul’s cautious journey to Cape Town with prayer for safety, illustrating early beliefs about railways and fate.
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Kruger
Dom Paul
Cape Town
Kansas City Journal
New French Duel Code Aims for Eyespot of Blood
Prince Bibesco drafts a French duel code declaring future duels must end with the eye of blood and prohibiting publication of proceedings unless the insult causing the duel is published. The measure targets how duels are conducted and reported.
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Prince Bibesco
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