Incoherent Metallurgical Notes and War Industry Fragments
Fragmentary article reports on mechanicals and salients of wartime industry. It referencesSelentivn materials used for upholstering, production of flannel, arsenic testing, and a broad inventory of war goods including coins, papier mache, jewelry, iron and copper wares, pins, screws, spikes, bellows, and brass. It also mentions experiments in glass engraving, mechanical engines, and a dramatic deep well bore narrative with geological and explosive events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emen
Uist
Gosse
Forbes
Luidia
Dcidnce
Mechanic Arts
Birminarte
Andy Spikes
Ward
Popular Science Monthly
Wonderful gas-well wonders in Butler County Pennsylvania
A Millersburg correspondent describes a massive gas field in Butler County Pennsylvania. He recalls forty nine burning wells, roaring explosions, and flames seventy feet high casting light over two acres of barren ground while surrounding hills stay green. The narrative compares gas pressure to cannons and locomotive blasts, noting extreme pressures and dangers from exploding gas and tubing failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae
Colieges
Birgest
Moimytes
Dike G
Eee
Alan Faa
Rai
Harley Will
James Bip
Murra
Fontowert
Reese
Jo Femen
Ckens
Leb Swassehilgo
MS Oag
Millerstowb
Butler County
Pennsylvania
Florida
Unfading Echoes of a Sacrificial Galaxy Theatrical Revelry
A vivid account of a distant theater where 1800 patrons endure twelve hours of diabolical music played by drums flutes and sitars as actors in priestly robes perform in a mixed crowd. Women are not allowed on stage and men impersonate female roles with convincing voice and dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yédad
Moe
My Baby In the Old Straw Coat and Boots
Poem excerpt from Ida Whipple Bendoim reprinted in Youth's Companion. A mother describes a child’s clothing and features to identify her lost baby, asking the reader to recognize him by coat, frock, and small details. The verse depicts longing and hope amid a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Ida Whipple Bendoim
Noisy table scene teaches polite eating by a mother
A mother recalls four children aged eleven to three at table. They fight, snatch food, and make a noisy, greedy scene while the mother steps to the kitchen. She uses the episode to urge proper table manners and warns readers that rudeness at meals reflects on character and social polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Frank
Minnie
Freddie
Blaggard
Tarry
Lipa
Harrisons ‘Wetllersfialdt
Francisco Wayland
Bistieratt
Jon Sigurdson of Iceland A Lonely Farmboy’s Tale
In a harsh Icelandic village, Jon Sigurdson stands out as the lone boy with few neighbors. His father Sigurd, a cheerful but poor farmer, lives far from others along lava ridges near Mount Hecla. The scene describes a fortresslike homestead, a hot spring, a small garden, smoky peat fires, and a dim interior with a single sunlit visiting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Jon
Sigurdson
Thiorva
Hecla
Sigurd
Lilm
Avithin
Fragmentary Leaf Folklore Mention in January Era Text
A damaged excerpt mentions a leaf laid down as if from heaven and connects to Saint Nicholas and January, recalling historical or folkloric imagery about seed strps and seasons referenced in an old chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O . Este
Taylor
Religious and Educational Notes Across Regions
A survey notes public and private school enrollments, with Catholics dominating in some areas, and a report on U S and international religious education. It highlights missionary work in Siberia, German universities attracting U S students, and funding shifts in church education and Sabbath teaching efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hes
Sibes
Young Wen
Bdin
United, States
Germany
Jobin N. B
Anglican Church Mission Society
Mtesa’s PLC
Africa
London
Nicolls and
Brookes
General Assembly
Congress
Anecdote of Bret Harte and a Philadelphia Lecture
A humorous Bret Harte anecdote from a Pennsylvanian lecture recounts a committee member joking about the city’s healthy death rate until Harte reveals the “death” was just the day’s average. The piece then notes Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo achieving notable professional success through targeted preparation and wide influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
Pennsylvania
Harte
Key
Servan
Missouri Republican
St. Louis
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N Y
Lim
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New Bedford
Kalk
Syed
Loleidren
Boston Pilot
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Masonchusetts
New Hampshire
New England
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