Strange Slippers and a Clairvoyant Voyage Mystery
A narrator aboard a voyage recounts meeting Mrs Delario a clairvoyant who befriends Claire de Ravenol and sparks questions about séances and gem appraisal An accidental slipper mix up leads to a suspenseful moral about stealing and unseen forces as slippers mysteriously shift from toe to wall after the narrator leaves Claire and Mrs Delario behind
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Vevay
Claire de Ravenol
United States
Monsieur de Ravenal
Claire
Delario
Mrs. Delario
Statue of Liberty
Mamma
Mrs. Délario
Hotel d'Angleterre
d'Angleterres
Bis
Mrs. Delarlo
Grandpapa
Jimmson
Waste of Money Magnate and Jail Fear
A dialogue shows a man admitting he paid someone $5,000 to stay out of jail while his wife pleads for restraint, reflecting concern over reckless spending and private affairs.
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Henry
Lizard Eggs Highly Prized In Indian Jungle Lore
A water monitor, a seven foot lizard, is valued for its eggs in India Ceylon and the Malay peninsula. Natives hunt the creature for eggs, though it is harmless. Writers note its agility and fearsome hunting, including encounters with crocodiles and birds. Local practices involve using monitors in brewing a deadly poison in rituals.
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India
Ceylon
Malay Peninsula
Burma
Scientific American
Movable-vaned propeller could aid airplane rise and land
Dayton report describes a new aircraft propeller with adjustable vanes on the hub. The mechanism allegedly allows angle changes to meet needs during takeoff and landing without adding excessive weakness. If real, it could bring closer the dream of an ideal airship by mimicking bird motion.
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Litttle
Belgium
Blank
Claire
Claie
Dayton
German professor charges English student for board during war
A German professor, whose family housed an English student when war began, sent a bill to the boy's father for board and a contract to continue boarding through the term end. London papers jokingly noted the episode, but the situation underscores that lodging and board create debt and the professor's demand for English money reflects a Teutonic view. The Times comments that the tale is not just humorous news.
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London
New York Times
Third Grade Quiz Reveals Chanticleer Confusion
A third grade teacher tests attention by asking a student to define chanticleer. The boy hesitates, then answers that a chanticleer is a hen that enrows, revealing a humorous misreading of the tale Chanticleer and the rooster.
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William
Hin Sensation at Kay See Vod Mingled Mystery
The Kauane City Star reports a muddled interview from Jhmpaow Junction with a gent confessing confusion about a new sensation. He mentions green tea and taste anomalies amid a desert setting, hinting at odd developments in local culture.
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Jhmpaow Junction
Kauane City Star
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A look at the production of a renowned woman's remedy describing sterilization of utensils and tanks and the final degunned safety step. Letters from women restored to health by E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound are repeatedly published to attest to its virtue.
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E. Pinkham
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