A Scheme That Failed
A tale of Ben and Jim Coverdale and Adele Weatherby unfolds as inheritance schemes, ill-gotten posessions, and a torn codicil trigger a long court dispute. Miss Mildred Conyngham pursues a share while Adele contends with family secrets and a vanished will in a melodramatic drama of wealth, betrayal, and mystery.
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Ben
Jim Coverdale
South America
Jim
Jenying
Adele Weatherby
Henry
Ike
Adele
Mildred Conyngham
Coverdale
Miss Conyngham
Tie
Jim Cloverdale
Sim Coverdale
Ras Gil
United States
John Williams
Ben Coverdale
Williams
Miss Conqueham
Shn Goverdale
Ben Goverdale
Adale Weatherby
Miss .Gonyngham
Janus Coverdise
Conyneham
Ste Wis
Willams
Mildred Gonyngham
Cutle
Tam
Mildred Con Yugbing
Oldest Inn of Chancery Stands Amid London Echoes
A London letter in the Christian Science Monitor notes Clifford's Inn, oldest of the inns of chancery, survived a near demolition and in 1909 hosted the Dickens fellowship. The inn connects to Chancery Lane via a side entrance while the Dickensian entrance is described as Through Mr Boslin and John Harmon.
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Silfford’s Inn
London
Clifford's Inn
Inns of Chancery
Christian Science Monitor
Dickens Fellowship
Chitford's Inn Hall
Chancery Inne
Mr. Boslin
John Harmon
Grifford’s Inn
Roaring Street
Burmese lacquer and its potential industry growth
The article describes Burmese varnish from thist used to waterproof cloth and paper, for wood cover and religious objects, and notes several lacquer wares from Pagan Mandalay and Manipur. It highlights tsil as a cement in Burmese glass mosaics and suggests Burma could expand a lacquer industry leveraging local material and Burmese artistic skill.
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Bunun
Pagan
Frome
Mandalay
Manipur
Diet in Singapore Yields Very Low Calorie Intake
Prof. A Argyll Campbel notes a meager diet among 4 Chinese Tamil or Malay students in Singapore providing about 1600 calories daily. By contrast Anglo Indian need 9800, Filipino 2680. Moist tropical climate may reduce heat loss and food needs, with similar brain work and little physical activity.
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Tropics
Singapore
A. Argyll Campbel
Europe
New Wire Splint Replaces Wood In Wound Care
A galvanized woven wire splint replaces wood in dressings, molded by hand and welded into a single piece. It is sterilized, porous for air flow, and prevents loose ends. The product, marketed by Popular Science Monthly, offers a lighter alternative to wooden or plaster splints.
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Popular Science Monthly
Putting Out to Sea
A London surgeon testifies that among thousands of dying patients he has seen, with few exceptions, the dying are ready to go. The rich and poor alike, those with hard lives and easy ones, often face death cheerfully when the time comes. An old servant grateful for years of service was cared for by the family’s daughter, who notes the dying person’s calm will and acceptance.
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London
Hnts
Hanister
Dame Nature's Gifts and the Chain of Life
The fragment discusses nature's gifts and the study of evolution as a chain linking seasons, thoughts, and life. It reflects on whether readers are suited for large tasks, notes time’s loss of links, and observes the prodigal sifts of nature in beauty and renewal across generations.
Nature's Endless Chain and the Earths Ages
Fragmented text discusses nature as a chain linking flora and fauna through earths ages. It mentions scholars studying airoles and data to inform about evolution and living doings appearing on earths surface, with nature described as a stream through time.
Qerbstone Law and the Common Law Tradition
Fragmentary notes describe curbstone law as a tradition based system similar to common law. It is presented as a fegel system, stood in contrast to codified law like Napoleon’s code, and tied to votaries who follow it rather than formal statutes.
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Western Newspaper Union
Pittsburg
Rosenbaum
Sinset BP
Tuy
Patna
Bethany
Ste Sitet
Certain-teed Products Corporation
Citino of America Manufacturare Eth
Certain-teed
Indiana Lumber & Supply Co. Cor
TENTH
Oak Street
Indiana
Carl Vrooman
International Harvester
Gibson-Clark CO
DELCO
Delco-Light
Omestic Engineering CO
Dayton
Ohio
Lightcap Electric Co
Indiana, Pa
THE
Homer City
Homer City, PA
C. Sheile
Cashtew
Gag
Pitty
Inirgh
Peterson
Hardware & Stoves
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