Electric Cat and New Instrument of Correction
The piece describes a French penal device named the Electric Cat or Electriciam, an automated whipping machine used in some penitentiaries. A wheel driven by an electric motor rotates behind a restrained prisoner, delivering blows from a whip attached to a spoke, with adjustable velocity to control severity. Proponents claim impartial, even-handed justice compared to manual floggings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agsul
Merv
France
Ted
Man’s fasting experiment challenges fitness myths
Mr. Milton Rathbun of Mt. Vernon, age 52, fasted twenty eight days with only water and later resumed eating gradually. He lost forty two pounds, from 200 to 195, and reports no hunger or ill effects while keeping his regular routine. he credits his results to abstaining from food occasionally to benefit the system.
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Tanner
Herucel
Dr. Tanner
Milton Rathbun
Mt. Vernon
Lester
Iin
Mr. Rathbun
Spain
Rathbun Holla
Lion and Animals Form Alliance Over Heats and Spoils
A fragmented fable describes the Lion leading a coalition of animals to claim a heat related spoils. Disputes arise as the Lion confronts an official and shuns another claimant, while parts of the prize are allocated among allies and foes. The tale centers on leadership, division of rewards, and the lion’s bid for kingship.
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Fares Guefatlon
Gervicas
Ancient Egyptian Tombs Reveal Dawn of Craft and Trade
An exploration by the University of Pennsylvania and M Amelineau traces 6000 to 7000 B C civilizations in Nuffer and Egypt. Artifacts show early pottery, tools, doll-like carvings, metalwork, imported rose marble, ivory instruments, and a baby nursing bottle in an earthen vase, with tomb interiors and friezes illustrating early social structure and adornment.
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Earth
University of Pennsylvania
Nuffer
Hilprecht
M. EL. Amelineau
Gomme
Bernt
Sisga
Tmeinger
Ligne
Furst
Nebneafer
Dead Man's Island Tales Amid Texas Ghosts and Grief
A reflective piece describes Dead Man's Island at the Trinity River mouth near Anahuac Texas as a cursed, swampy 10 acre ground. It recounts murders graves and disappearances tied to a murdered Anahuac chief and details eerie plant life and night sounds that locals link to the island’s haunted history.
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Trinity River
Dead Men's Island
Texas
Anahuac
Dead Man's Island
Lafitte
Genin
West Pres
Atia
Armen
Enior
In Blue and White Story Sparks Military Moral Trial
The tale follows a young man Humphrey sworn to service and discipline as General Washington questions his Guards candidate. A dramatic chase ends with Humphrey capturing a man and saluting the General amid wartime slang and rural imagery.
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Washington
S&s
Brook
Lothrop Publishing Company
Humphrey
Massal
Educational Institute Fall Term Enrollment Notice
Educational Institute announces fall term offerings across College Preparatory Classical II College Preparatory Scientife TH Normal Course and Business Course at four Texas of San Viens Bada locations. The notice lists courses for students entering or continuing programs.
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Texas
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Electric Cat
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