Practical double door latch device praised for weatherward doors
A detailed description presents a 16 inch steel lever and a pivoted latch system with U shaped guides and sliding bars to secure double doors against warping. It covers installation parts in a step by step, including wear protection, top and bottom plungers, and storm proof joint design. It also includes a pasted aside about Rush Medical College and Dr. Benjamin Rush, noting historical context.
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W. S. Standiford
Popular Science Monthly
Cause of Seasickness
Scientists confirm seasickness stems from abrupt disturbances of the static sense in the ear. Violent oscillations of ear canal fluid, caused by ship motion, jar the canal ends and send signals to the brain via nerves, producing the familiar symptoms.
Doctor at Accident News Sparks Volunteer Call
In a tense moment a doctor asks who will tell the man’s wife he is hurt. A bright boy suggests Jones, noting he stutters, as the crowd seeks a compassionate approach to delivering the news.
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Bright Boy
Jones
Caesar's quip at Brutus stabbing sparks a joke
A humorous line echoes ancient Rome as a mock dialogue asks what Caesar muttered when Brutus struck. The punchline suggests a simple Ouch amid a famous betrayal.
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Caesar
Brutus
Curious Old Ghost Stories Linked to Napoleon Death
Two ghost tales from a century ago center on Napoleon at St Helena. One describes a vision of his wife Josephine who visits him before death and cannot embrace him, the last word he utters being her name. The other tale reports a Napleslike figure resembling Napoleon visiting his mother in Rome at the hour he died, claiming he is freed from suffering.
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House of Secrets
Napoleon
St. Helena
Josephine
Montholon
Rome
Greece
Italy
Egypt
Spain
Norway
Sweden
England
Scotland
Wales
Beauty Comes Before Art in Public Taste
A writer from an Eastern journal argues that the average person seeks beauty through eye appeal and practical benefits. Interest in art grows once desire for better things is sparked, and many rely on interior decorators for guidance and tasteful home improvement.
Old Quaker Meeting House Among America's oldest structures
Easton Maryland hosts one of the nation’s oldest frame buildings, the Quaker meeting house, built in 1683. Its simple upkeep includes only occasional roof shingles and weatherboarding replacements, while its frame and interior woodwork trace to the era of William Penn’s trading with Native Americans.
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Easton
United States
Willam C. Poole
American Forestry Magazine
William Penn
Philadelphia
Honeymoon Mixup At Church Collects Four Forty Seven
Honey and Dear visit Honey's parents for their honeymoon. In church Honey donates a penny while Dear mistakes the amount. The parson notes the morning collection total of 4.37, prompting a joke about giving and marriage.
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Honey
Dear
Tourmaline’s Electrostatic Effects Revealed in Stones
The crystal tourmaline attracts small bits of paper and Straw via electrostatic charge. It loses charge under low temperature sunlight and regains it when heated. If initially negative, reheating yields a positive charge. Other stones show similar phenomena, but tourmaline remains most interesting.
Trunk and Suitcase Debate Travel Tales
A trunk and a suitcase converse about journeys they have taken. The suitcase recalls trips to the seashore country and a grand ride with wealthy hosts, while the trunk expresses sympathy for trunks with fewer labels and longer horizons. The pair imagine future travels by airship and boast of world destinations.
Busy at Coupling
A humorous line compares clergymen to brakemen, suggesting they go and engage in coupling with gusto.
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Fale
North Court St
J. A. West
T. B. Allender
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KASH
Victoria Charlies
Terial
Cal
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the Leader Department Store
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