Rich Fool and a House on March Street
A landlady seeks rent on a March Street residence as Mr Dart clashes with tenants and suitors. Olive Melton and Harry Field confront a broker while a widow moves in. Dart’s plan to outwit renters ends with a bachelor setup and Olive’s interrupted romance.
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Mr. Dart
Papa
March Street
Harry
Harry Field
Olive
Olive Melton
Mr. Dent
New York Daily News
Man beats a trust by outmaneuvering them at their own game
A New Jersey visitor recounts how a small car wheel maker foresaw a combine, offered 15 percent confidential discounts to secure two years of orders, and ultimately drove the trust to buy him out. He then ran the plant at 25 percent under cost while turning profits on larger contracts, retiring rich and enjoying the sport of watching the trust struggle.
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New Jersey
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Burial Rituals of a Chinese Emperor At Death
A detailed account by M. Ch. de Harlez outlines imperial funeral rites from 713 A. D. to today, describing mourning periods, lavish sacrifices, and state ceremonies. The process includes removal of attire, extended mourning, tea rituals, libations, and multi day interment procedures ending with cremation and ancestral offerings.
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M. Ch. de Harlez
French Academy
China
Expense of London Season for the Social Magnates
A Boston Herald commentary notes the London social season costs as endless demands. House purchases, numerous dinners and at homes, theatre and dance events, a $100,000 ball, shooting boxes, and fishing privileges create a costly cycle. The multi millionaire finances it while a secretary handles the bills.
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Swellsom
London
Boston Herald
Tangled science notes on tides stars and hornets in brief
The article surveys tidal waves not tied to tides caused by quakes, silicon carbide carborundum for fine ruling lines, and Brussels bank sterilization of bank pots with formalin. It also mentions daylight photography of stars by Draper telescope, a long Atlantic Indian Ocean tide route, and Henry Laney’s hornet defense description from Scientific American.
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Germany
Savings Bank
Brussels
Revue Scientifique
Harvard Observatory
Indian Ocean
Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Patagonia
Atlantic
Scientific American
Mr. Laney
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