There is Something Better Than Gold
An extended narrative blends poems on virtue with a rescue at sea. Sidney and Mr. Kent survive a perilous island ordeal, race to reach mainland view, endure a tropical hurricane, and later risk another expedition to find missing companions as a storm rages, ending with a cliffhanger tease.
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A. van Derwerken
Mr. Kent
Hammond
Sidney
Mexico
Central America
Simon Pence
Idney
Morton
Rockwell
Carmody
Haven
Pence
Non Pence
Morton's Bay
Vincent
Nature
Bungalow
Mr. Morton
Carm
Kidnapped Millionaires in the Tropics Coast Adventure
Frederick A. Adams narrates a perilous sea passage as two men, Kent and Sidney, strip to swim for safety beyond a rocky gate. They battle heavy breakers and towering rollers, Sidney dives through a breaker to rescue Kent, then struggles to reach shore together amid the dangerous surf.
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Mr. Kent
Mercury Vapor Selective Converter Concept Invented
The article describes Peter Cooper Hewitt developing a selective converter using mercury vapor to favor current flow in one direction over the reverse. It explains the device’s principle as a space filled with mercury vapor of specific attenuation guiding certain wave portions for easier transmission of power.
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Peter Cooper Hewitt
Selective Converter Bridges AC to DC With Simple Vapor Globe
An early 20th century report describes a compact selective converter that allows only certain waveform components to pass, generating direct current from alternating current. The glass vapor globe houses terminals for both circuits and a starting terminal, enabling continuous operation once started. Hewitt’s device is noted for its small size and potential to unify AC and DC applications, impacting storage and electrolytic work.
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Hewitt
Star of Bethlehem linked to Halley’s comet theory
Londoner David Forbes argues the Star of Bethlehem aligned with Halley’s comet, which last appeared in 1835 and would recur around 1911. He notes historic comet sightings and contends Dionysius fixed chronology with a 15 year error, suggesting the year 1888 as the correct date.
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Bethlehem
David Forbes
London
Halley
Pompey
Mithridates
B. C
Josephus
Jerusalem
Mr. Forbes
Christ
Forbes
Dionysius
New Use For Automobile By New York & Stamford Trolley
Charles A. Singer, president of the New York and Stamford Trolley road, plans to introduce an automobile as an adjunct to rail service. A 45 mph car will patrol trolley tracks from Larchmont to South Beach, replacing the belated cars and breakdowns that disrupted beach traffic last summer. The line already uses a telephone system to call wrecking crews, but Singer believes the automobile will improve operations. A second item notes Dr. Sigmund Graenicher reporting a new bee species named Andrena Cockerelli after Prof. Cockrell, observed among early willows.
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Charles A. Singer
New York & Stamford
Larchmont
South Beach
Singer
Sigmund Graenicher
Mil
Wisconsin History Society
Andrena Cockerelli
Cockrell
Curiousities of Sound in Nature and Technology
The piece explains how sound varies with environment from mountains to mines and diving bells, noting ears hear a fixed musical key in ordinary life. It cites rapid air vibrations, engine puffs as potential music, octaves, and experiments with glass tubes and gas jets, all in a Victorian tone from the Baltimore American.
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Tyndall
Baltimore American
Unique fire escape promises safe roof to ground drops
A novel fire escape design mounts rigid platforms on alternate sides of a well or between buildings. Cushioned, sequential drops absorb shock as a person slides platform to platform, finishing with exit doors. Inventor Philip H. Dedrick of Grandview on Hudson, N Y. Also notes on air tablets, sandblast cleaning of ships’ hulls, Bank of England balance, and Swiss hotel wine lists.
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Philip H. Dedrick
Grand-view-on-Hudson
N. Y
Chicago Daily News
Bank of England
Pioneering Oneida Woman Laura Cornelius Weaves Native Legends
Laura Miriam Cornelius an Oneida from Wisconsin at 23 has finished a six year course in four years at Gton Hall seminary despite ill health and prejudice. She collects Indian legends from the reserve, plans an Indian grammar, and aims to write literature that reflects the Native view. Her work includes translating from the vernacular to English and detailing historical movements and a Daniel Bread oration.
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Laura Miriam Cornelius
Wisconsin
Gton Hall Seminary
Miss Cornelius
New York Tribune
Seymour
Oneida
Wis
Corneliuses
Daniel Bread
Cornelius
Grafton Hall
Fond du Lac
Daniel
NEW CABINET WOMAN MAKES WASHINGTON DEBUT
Mrs. George B. Cortelyou wife of the secretary of commerce, well known in Washington society, has lived here five years. A mother of four, she survived a measles outbreak and enjoys music with her husband at their Capitol Hill home. Her maiden name was Lily M. Hinds, daughter of Dr. John Hinds.
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George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of Commerce
Washington
Cortelyou
Lily M. Hinds
John Hinds
Hempstead (N. Y
Roasting Vs Baking Of Meats Advocated By Chef
A Philadelphia Record interview with a hotel chef argues Americans overcook by baking meats rather than roasting. He says true roasting on a spit, with constant turning and basing, yields sweeter flavor and better digestion, and that appetizing presentation boosts gastric juice.
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America
Philadelphia Record
The Enigmatic Neck and the Woman of Character
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt analyzes female types by neck shape, linking the swan-like long neck to alert yet sensitive females who stay silent in pain when betrayed, and the obstinate short neck to athletic, persistent women who guide homes, host platforms, and push for women’s progress. It notes the enchanters’ graceful necks praised by poets and artists, and ends with a remark on conversationalists whose neck length harmonizes with their frame.
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Helen of Troy
Brooklyn Eagle
Society Girl Works Farm at North Dakota Claim
Miss Bertha Edessa Nilsson of Sycamore Illinois, a noted society woman and vocalist, moves to North Dakota to farm her quarter section. She filed a claim after a prior trip, harvested flaxseed crop last year, and recalls a frightening encounter with intruders while sharing a shack with Miss Jennie Beardsley of Genoa.
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Bertha Edessa Nilsson
Sycamore
North Dakota
Miss Nilsson
Alfalfa Seen as Cure for Hog Cholera
W S McAuley argues in Southwest Stockman that switching hog herds to alfalfa forage reduced cholera by over 50 percent in Kansas. Pastures fed on alfalfa yield healthier sucklings and hogs, with sows and mothers benefiting from access to the field. He predicts widespread alfalfa planting will end pig disease and transform hog production.
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W S McAuley
Southwest Stockman
Lad
Kansas
Egg Drawer and Turner Aids Hatching Process
Breeders turn eggs daily or every other day to prevent germ sticking to the shell. An illustration shows a combined egg drawer and turner adapted from an old incubator device to turn eggs, aiding hatch success.
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Turner
Egg preservation device with rotating cloth covered roller
Orange Judit Farmer describes a drawer implement where a roller fixed at one end winds a cloth roll to jostle and save eggs. Partitions from an egg case fit inside, enabling gentle turning with a crank. She notes that frequent turning may be overemphasized and reports success with both turned and unmoved eggs.
Hogs On Cement Floor And Salt In Poultry Food
Excerpt discusses cement floor setup for hogs with raised slope, and argues salt is essential in poultry feed especially in winter. Written by The Farmer Who Succeeds, it links farm success to businesslike record keeping, efficient labor, and better regulated hours amid laborer cycles.
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