Tenants and near disaster at Rhyd cottage
Phineas Peel opposes Herr Schmidt the naturalist moving into Rhyd cottage fearing a menagerie. After a midnight confrontation, Schmidt is captured with forger Edward Harper by a police squad, aided by Mrs. Peel and the couple’s brother John, who reveals the scheme and credits Mary Marsden.
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Mr. Peel
Mrs. Peel
Herr Schmidt
Phineas
Phineas Peel
Mary Marsden
Mary
Rhyd
Maserr Sehinite
Thineas
Natal
Phneas
Herr Schiméidt
Mra. Peel
Herr Selmildt
John
Herr Schmdt
Gaarden
Luis
Rhyd Cottage
Kineas
Herr Schidt
Mgr. Peel
Schmidt
Phinea
John Peel
Edward Harper
New Scotland Yard
Harper
Adlas Lehmaldt
Naturalist
The Chinese Are Self-Helpful in Century View
A Century article notes Chinese immigrants rely on kin networks for welfare and medical aid, contrasting perceived self-help with public philanthropy. It describes clan-based loan funds aiding sick or struggling men, repaid to sustain ongoing relief.
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Jnstine Thomas
Chingman
The Rise of Motor Carriages and Niagra Falls Age Theories
A discussion on motor carriages versus horse-drawn carriages cost of fodder and road wear, plus observations on rain pit formations and winds. Then geologists debate Niagara Falls age from 55 000 to 82 000 years with cataract ages around 31 000 years and historic fall heights cited.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Great Lakes
Charles Lyell
J. W. Spencer
Ie Falla
Mount Mazima and Crater Lake Revealed as Vast Volcanic Basin
Oregon's Crater Lake, now named Mount Mazima, sits in a extinct volcano crater in the Cascade Mountains. The lake reaches 2000 feet deep, spans six by four miles, ringed by 1000 to 2000 foot cliffs, with Wizard Island rising 340 feet above the lake.
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Oregon
Cascade Mountains
America
Wisard
Yellowstone
Yosenite
Grand Canyon
Colorady
Electric Plowing Experiments May Aid U S Farmers
Details on German electric plowing experiments suggest possible cost reductions for U S farmers where water power or similar conditions exist. Figures come from a specific installation and can be adjusted in many cases.
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United States
Power Plowing by Windlasses Promises Cost Savings
A method using two fixed windlasses driven by current can plow 43 500 square meters in ten hours with about 28 horsepower per windlass. The installation costs 8 250 dollars for 120 days yearly, with wages for five men total at 26 50 per area. plowing by horse costs more, and beet sugar factories could reuse idle power to cut costs further.
Opening the Olympic Games amid Christian acclaim
The crown prince urged the king to proclaim the opening of the Olympic Games, and King Ia-Ing declared them open amid Christian-led praise. An archbishop of Athens attended as Pere Didon lauded pagan Greece in an Easter sermon. The Olympic ode by Samara was performed by a 150-voice chorus.
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Ia- Ing
Theodosius
Samara
Jong of Arc and her devotion to the king in tragedy
The passage portrays Joan of Arc as the personification of Frances and her unwavering loyalty to the king of France. Guillaume Everard accuses the king of heresy during the trial, and Joan declares with fervor that the king is the most Christian of all Christians, defending church law and authority. The text contrasts noble sacrifice with a note on suffering and family life.
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England
Jartore
Birmingham
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