The Mississippi Bubble and a Wealthy Husband Divides a Marriage
John Rawn, a Chicago businessman, reveals a million dollar estate to his wife Laura, as their strained marriage frays over ambition and a looming divorce. Laura resists wealth, while John argues change and ownership justify a split. The couple agrees to separate, with Laura planning to move away.
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John Rawn
Texas
Laura Johnson
St. Touts
Grace
Charles Halsey
Halsey
Rawn
Chicago
Virginia
Delaware
Grace Rawn Rawn
Misa Delaware
Philic
Omeana
Dark Space Among the Stars
Astronomers note dark spaces around certain nebulae in Milky Way photos. De Kopf reports few faint stars near nebulae, with many inside and far outside. Dr Espino suggests nebula margins may be nonuniformly illuminated yet dense enough to absorb light, explaining surrounding voids and dark lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nerschel
de Kopf
Espino
Curious burial directions left by Lancashire man
James Griffith Dearden a 73 year old Lancashire man left a will with burial instructions. He requested cremation and burial near his dog Pompey in a specified plot with a special urn for ashes. If interments are disturbed within a hundred years his estate is charged £400 to Stamford infirmary and Southorpe bequest conditions apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Griffith Dearden
Dearden
Lancashire
Eng
Pompey
Harnack
Southorpe
Stamford
Portable writing desk for Handy Boys and Girls
A compact portable desk design with a drop leaf front that folds down for writing and locks for storage. It uses a grocery box as the chassis, with pigeon holes, pen racks, and a hinged drop leaf, plus a rubber band pocket to secure an ink bottle.
A Dancing Doll From Dororthy Perkins
A simple make use of thin white cardboard string and paints to craft a dancing doll. Cut patterns from the page assemble with holes and thread and eyes and a tissue skirt. A broom straw stand supports the figure as it dances when tapped on the table edge.
Floating islands of Gatun Lake surprise workers
In Gatun Lake Panama Canal area, large mats of vegetation detach from the lake bottom as water rises. Winds blow them to the surface creating floating islands seen by workers during lunch break, turning a blue lake into a dotted, green panorama.
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Panama Canal Islands
Panama Canal
Saragoosa Sea
Gatun Lake
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Jou
Ctmerson Hough
Ecierson
Graystone Hall
Dennis
Hawi
Howers
Laura
Stowe
Emerzonciea
Joan
Laura Rawn
John
Jobs
Mra
Lawear
Kelly Row
S¢e
Ito
A. Neely Hall
AG Parcel Handle
Dorothy Perkins
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