The Jennings hat machine intrigue and Mr. Ely’s gamble
In a crowded exhibition room on a noon hour, Mr. Robert Ely pursues the Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Machine stock deal amid a web of debts. He watches a rival machine run with speed while fearing a stock collapse that could ruin him if the public learns it runs only half an hour before cleaning.
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Ike
Ely
Rito Aly
Jenning
Lily
Jennings
Alustrious Jennings
Edison
Mechanics
Jennings Automatic
Stendhall
Miss Willams
Steadball
Pantic
George
Pye
Fly
James Melknight
McKnlight
Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Machine Company
Steadhall
New Jersey
Telegraph
Cly
Stendball
Stendhali
Jennings Automatic Straw
West Indies
Jack
The Electric Straw Hat Machine's Rise and Fall
Ely and inventor Jennings face a volatile stock battle over the Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Machine. A dramatic fire and a hostile stock plot threaten ruin, but quick minds and risk takers push a comeback. After propaganda, lawsuits, and a bank trap, Ely emerges ahead, securing health and wealth and ready for new trouble.
Color Combinations in Factory Eye Injury Case
A factory worker sues for compensation after a hammer strike to the left eye. An oculist test reveals the claim is fraudulent. a green and red color test exposes the supposed blindness. The defense shows the right eye reads with red glass while the left pretended blind eye cannot. London Standard reports the court’s exposure of perjury.
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Ile
London Standard
The Swiss Army and its Citizens’ Duty
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Switzerland can mobilize four army corps quickly despite its small population. Every able bodied Swiss aged eighteen to forty four serves, with minimal training time after initial boot camp. Citizens freely train, shoot at village ranges, and take pride in their regiments, while the army totals 100 infantry battalions, 24 cavalry squadrons, 48 field batteries, 10 position batteries, and 2 mountain batteries.
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First Air Thermometer Described From 1621 Dutch Physicist
The article explains Cor nelius Van Drebbell's 1621 air thermometer invented in a nitric acid solution. It used a sealed tube with air that expanded and contracted with temperature, causing a floating squid to move, but it had no fixed principle and little practical use.
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Cornelius van Drebbell
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