Recklessness of Kneeland in Firefighter Rescue
Kneeland a new recruit in Hook and Ladder Company No. 6 acts rashly during a warehouse fire. He wrestles with a police officer and attempts a daring rescue, ultimately saving a woman and earning a hospital stay. The captain reveals the woman was Kneeland's wife once, and the crew debates whether the rescue earned him glory or repayment for past wrongs.
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Kneeland
Hook and Ladder Company No. 6
Burke
Casey
Department
Moses
Thurke
Best Workers Are Spaniards and Their Dining Diets
A globe trotter praises Spaniards in a New York Press interview, extolling Andalusian endurance for Panama canal digging. He recalls labor in a copper mine, mentions Spanish meals of bread and oil, vinegar and peppers, and melon, contrasts meat consumption with health, and cites historical figures and diets as proof of stamina.
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Globe-Trotter
New York
Panama Canal
Castle of Solomon
Panama
Europe
Francis Marion
Swamp Fox
Plato and Socrates Debate Senses and Speech
A playful exchange between Socrates and Plato notes humans have two ears two eyes and two nostrils but one mouth. Socrates dismisses Plato’s flippant remark and urges restraint before publication of the debate.
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Plato
Socrates
Salt as a universal necessity across races and animals
A noted scientist declares salt essential to food and found in all peoples and animals. He notes Africans trading for salt, uses ash as seasoning, and mentions animals drawn to salted waters. He cites salt in the body and the phrase salt tears as poetic imagery.
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Central
Africa
Force of Habit and a Little Alberta
A western congressman famed for affable manners and absent mindedness greets his daughter at his hometown station after a two week campaign. He beams, asks after his dear old father, then accidentally misnames his child Alberta, revealing his forgetful charm.
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Alberta
Succesa Magazine
World's Largest Bowlder in Victoria Australia
The Leviathan Rock is the world’s largest bowlder in Victoria Australia with an estimated bulk near 100000 tons. It lies on its side with a resting area of about 10 yards square. The immense mass could shelter hundreds from storms or sun.
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Victoria
Australia
Auctioneer Promises Great Frame Bargains
Connoisseur complains about price while praising the frame, claiming the frame alone is worth the cost. The auctioneer urges bidders with strong sale talk, stating more art is available and a bargain awaits.
Harp burglar alarm greets burglars at the door in a novel defense
C R Lerch of Brooklyn creates a lyre shaped harp alarm strung with mandolin wires and a piano tuned octave. When a door moves the weighted strings strike the wires for 90 seconds of music to awaken sleepers and confuse intruders, a treat for visitors but perplexing for burglars.
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C. R. Lerch
Winthrop Street
Brooklyn
New York Tribune
Hhe
Laws Without Teeth Explain High Velocity Cutting
A modern explanation using microscopic inspection shows a soft steel high revolving at high velocity cuts hard steel by heating only at the contact point. The fusing paint is brushed away, with temperature confined narrowly to the contact area. The disk’s large surface area prevents overall heating, while contact area shifts continuously under friction.
Novel Water Heater for Gasoline Engines
An illustrated method describes a water heating device using a pump driven from a line shaft to circulate water through an engine jacket. The system eliminates gravity feed, places the tank near the exhaust, and uses a large exhaust conduit for heat transfer. Boiling point ranges 160 to 170 F, with precautions to avoid overheating and water leakage.
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New York
New Yorker
Make a Scoop from a Tin Can for Pantry Use
Instructions show how to cut and unfold a tin can to form a scoop for sugar flour bran and similar items. Use a broom handle or shaped wood for a handle and reinforce the seam for strength. The piece ends noting Georgetown College in Washington DC as the oldest Catholic college in the United States.
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United States
Georgetown College
Georgetown, D, C
Chesapeake Flag Returned to England in Fair Fight Tale
A New York Times critique argues England rightly owns the Chesapeake flag, presented in London by William Waldorf Astor after an auction price to an American buyer. It counters dramatized naval myths, recounts the 1813 clash with the Shannon, and notes Capt. Lawrence's decision to meet single combat with a ship considered in peak condition.
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United Service Museem
London
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
England
Chesapeake
New York Times
Shannon
Lawrence
Guer- Tiere
Java
Peacock
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Boston
James Lawrence
Broke
Worldly Eateries Reflect American Appetite for Global Flavors
A reflection on how Americans seek diverse cuisines from Chinese, Jewish, Italian, German and other restaurants in major cities. It notes immigrants retain native dishes, Americans’ unfamiliarity with many foods, and contrasts Western tastes with far eastern and Mediterranean delicacies.
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New York
Chicago
San Francisco
London
Philadelphia
Toms
America
Europe
Far East
Chinatown
Asia Minor
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France
Capt. Lawrence
Trinity Churchyard
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