Firebrand Saves Nellie Woods in River Rescue
In a dramatic chase Benny pursues Firebrand toward the Woods place. The horse leaps into the river to rescue Nellie Woods clinging to a plank. Nellie resurfaces and is saved as Firebrand retrieves her dress fringe and ferries her to shore. Jasper Woods, grateful, offers Benny reward while Benny insists Firebrand belongs to Nellie. A relieved Jasper later brings mortgage release to the Tascott home, recognizing deeper values.
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Benny
Firebrand
Woods Place
Nelile Wood
Mr. Woods
Nellie
Jasper Woods
Renny
Jasper Wood
Tascott
Mr. Tascott
Manuscript Forgeries Baffle Experts Across Oceans
Collectors and booksellers in Britain Europe and America worry about a surge of forged manuscripts. The Paris origin is suspected as the source of many forgeries claiming originals by eminent authors such as Shelley Kipling and Hudson. Signatures are counterfeited to deceive buyers with forged first editions sold at high prices.
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Great Britain
America
Shelley
Anatole France
Rudyard Kipling
W. H. Hudson
The
London Post
Paris
George Washington
Atlantic
Strange Eyes Grow on Glass Dish in London Meeting
T S P Strangeways and Dr H B Fell showcased an experiment before the Hoya society in London. They opened eggs incubated 64 to 70 hours, removed embryonic eyes, and implanted them in a blood plasma and embryonic tissue extract medium. The eyes grew and developed in a surprisingly normal way.
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Hoya! Society
London
T. S. P. Strangeways
H. B. Fell
The Unfair Sex Court Exchange Cartoon
A solicitor in an English police court quotes a husband wanting his wife to curb her temper and be reasonable. The magistrate asks what is reasonable in a woman, and the solicitor responds that it is unobtainable.
Carbon dioxide used to stimulate plant growth in greenhouses
Popular Science Monthly reports experiments near New York showing plants fed by carbon dioxide from furnace exhaust can grow two to three times faster. Plants breathe oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide in sunlight, using the gas to manufacture growth.
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New York City
Popular Science Monthly
Cleaning method to remove grease using fuller's earth paste
A historical note describes applying a thick paste of fuller's earth on water to a grease spot. After drying, cover with a pauper, let it set for days, then brush away with dry fuller's earth to make the stain disappear.
Defense and Offense in a Changing World
F A Walker argues about naval arms races and defense vs destruction. He notes that evolving tech makes it hard to predict future threats and stresses the need to stay prepared and ahead of potential adversaries. The piece reflects on how nations seek balance between offense and defense amid rapid invention.
Gay-Feathered Birds Make Best Warriors
London naturalist C H Henshaw argues gay feathered birds are hardy athletes in nature. Males display vivid plumage to attract mates, but must be alert to survive and raise a family. Female choice favors dangerous, vigorous mates, boosting virility across descendants. Science Service.
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C. H. Henshaw
London
Alr
Henshaw
Mr. Henshaw
Science Service
Excess of Gratitude Not a Common Fault
A compact contemplation on gratitude arguing it is a duty not a guaranteed right. Citing Goethe and Baizac, the piece suggests gratitude can become a manipulating claim rather than a genuine benediction. It challenges readers to distinguish sincere thanks from expectation and merchantlike motives.
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Honore «de Baizac
Frank Hanson
Los Angeles
Agreed With the Jury in Still Case at Bar
An elderly man, slightly deaf, was arrested for illegal whisky production under Colorado still possession law. The jury, remaining in the bar, found him guilty. The lawyer’s quip about degrees in a still case highlights the unusual verdict.
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Dis Fe
Colorado
Everybody's Magazine
Dickens Not Fine in Delineation of Women
The Westminster Gazette notes Dickens treated women as individuals not via fixed theories. His strongest heroines like Mrs Nickleby and Suirey Gump show vivid peculiarities that kept readers engaged, while Miss Wardle’s pathos reveals his struggle to fully render women’s universal emotional depth.
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Dickens
Westminster Gazette
Miss Wardle
Hazle
Hunting Polar Bears No Longer Perilous
Roy J. Snell explains that early Arctic bear hunts were deadly for both hunters and bears. Four men tracked a bear with harpoons and spears, risking injury or death as one maneuvered and another attacked. Modern hunting uses dogs to run the bear while rifles are fired from a distance, making the hunt safer and more controlled.
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Roy J. Snell
North
Arctic
Idaho
Moving Picture Darkness Hidden by Fast Screens
Moving Picture Experts say the screen is dark about half the time a picture plays due to rapid projection. Each image is shown three times per pass with a six‑part disk and intricate synchronizing device, creating darkness the eye cannot discern.
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Ught
Florence Crittenton founder Charles Nelson Crittenton
Charles Nelson Crittenton an American philanthropist from Adkins New York entered the drug trade in New York City in 1801. After his two year old daughter Florence died in 1882 he dedicated his time and wealth to Florence Crittenton homes for homeless and unfortunate girls and their infants. In 1855 the National Florence Crittenton mission was incorporated to carry on this work, spawning over 70 mission homes across the United States and abroad in cities like Marseilles Tokyo Shanghai Mexico City.
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Woods
Ilo
Firebrand
Jasper Woods
Lin Benny Tuscott
Benny
Gould
Itde Beony
Tunscott
Lascott
Grubber
Joan
Dobbin
Mrs. Tascott
Tow Dubis
Hfe
Tascotts
Charles Nelson Crittenton
Adfins
Jefferson County
N.Y
New York City
Florence
Florence Crittenton
Wn Curry
Stabat Mater through the ages in music history
The medieval poem Stabat Mater, of uncertain authorship likely by Giacomo or Pope Innocent II, gained popularity in the 13th century though lacked early musical settings. Its lyric beauty inspired many composers, dating from Josquin des Prez in 1519 to later figures such as Pergolesi, Haydn, Stark, Dvorak, Verdi, and Stanford.
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Jicppone
Innocent II
Josquin Des Pres
Pergolesl
Hiydn
Steffani
Claro
Asteurga
Whter
Raimonil
Dvorak
Verdi
Ernat Walker
Sir C. V. Stanford
Iterary Digest
Bridge in 2000 Miles China spans Yangtze with only one intact
Fragmentary OCR describes a single remaining Yangtze bridge in China during a distant journey. It mentions a suspension design with two piles and six chains, noting poor repairs and lost bridges at Chaotung due to raids. The text hints at Chinese captives during the raid era and the erosion of multiple crossings.
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China
Yangze
Tzullist
Chaotung
Clock That Tells Motion Of Sun And Time For All
A clock by Felix Meyer of New York completed in 1960 after a decade of work. It displayed local time including hours minutes and seconds, days of the week months seasons and zodiac signs, solar system motions, and time differences among Washington La Francisco Chicago Crake Melbourne Constantinople Peking London Paris Bern Vienna and Saint Petersburg. A sequence showed figures at quarter and half hours as Washington presented the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Presidents entered and saluted before leaving.
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Felix Meyer
New York
Washington
la Francisco
Chicago
Crake
Mebourne
Constantinople
Peking
London
Paris
Bern
Vienna
S Petersburg
Leningrad
United States
Election Districts Updated for Denton Precincts
Third Election Districts First Precinct located in Denton and Second Precinct scheduled for Tuesday October 12. Local voters advised to check polling places and hours for the election event and any required identification.
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Denton
Ihusboro
West Denton
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