Autumn Lovers in Benfield and Tregarthen
A narrator recalls Miss Pembarthy a wealthy widow and Mr Trelawny a widower who clash over propriety in Benfield with Miss Pembarthy moving to end her loneliness then yielding to a quiet romance after a staged pew arrangement and a public apology before marriage vows. The tale closes with reflections on love and a lingering autumn mood.
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Banfield
Neweg Ag
Prudence
Gossalt
Peckham Rye
Benfield
Venice
Patience Pembarthy
Mr Pembarthy
Miss Prodance
Miss Pembarthy
Tregarthen Church
Tregarthen
Misa Pembarthy
Mr Trelawny
Papa
United Kingdom
Mistresa Pembarthy
Mr Trelany
Bottelara
Miss Pembarth
Cat
Pembarthy
Trewarthen
Austrian surgeon claims NAECOTIC bomb invention
A surgeon in the Austrian army announces the invention of a NAECOTIC bomb that can be fired from any platform. The report notes the device's claimed portability and potential battlefield applications.
Miracles and Experiments on Weather Prediction Prize
Washington scientists seek a fixed weather basis enabling monthly forecasts. Senator Bard of California sponsors a bill offering 100000 dollars for accurate thirty day forecasts over half a year and proof of scientific basis to the Weather Bureau. An extra 50000 dollars is offered for rainfall predictions.
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Washington
Bard
California
Senate
Weather Bureau
GREAT TELEGRAPH ANNIVERSARY MARKS SIXTY YEARS OF MESSAGES
The piece notes the 60th anniversary of the first Morse telegraph message sent May 1 1844 between Baltimore and Washington. It cites global telegram volumes and lists leading nations by yearly totals, mentions the first submarine telegraph in 1850 and the vast expansion to 935 625 miles of cable, and notes rising telephone importance in the United States.
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United States
Baltimore
Washington
Henry Clay
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Belgium
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Dover
Cape Grisnes
Salent
Flying machine prototype hints at air-screw powered takeoff
An inventor described a two-surface flying device with a 2 hp benzine motor driving an air-screw at 400 to 600 rpm. Designed from kite principles the craft can run on ground like a motorcycle and glide 40 meters from a roof launch, signaling progress toward a practical flying solution.
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E. Seenet
Hens Ry
Desi
Nemethy
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