Asbestos the Mineral Paradox in Ancient and Modern Use
From the Philadelphia Ledger the piece touts asbestos as a remarkable mineral with fibrous and crystalline qualities. It notes heat and electrical non conduction, fire resistance, and diverse uses from clothing to wall coverings, citing London firemen and Paris plastering as examples of its practical utility.
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Philadelphia Ledger
London
Paris
The Mysteries of the Catacombs of Paris
Paris Correspondence describes a vast underground world under the city. Rail tunnels, ancient quarries, and galleries connect under the Latin Quarter and Gobelins areas. The piece details cave-ins from rain, hidden mushroom farms, secret refuges of robbers, and rumored royal and noble hideouts, with notes on engineers and police awareness.
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Paris
Chicago
ocord-Hoerald
Police
Mme. Chevalier
Louvre Palace
Palais Royal
Rue de Tourlaque
M. Lepine
Sur
Joan of Arc
Satanas
Hardy de Passavant
Duke of Burgundy
Pantheon
Boulevard Saint Michel
Sen
Woicen
Metro
Latin Quarter
Trocadero
West Latin Quarter
Jardin Des Plantes
Dunkel
Delesse
Lefebvre de Rey
Hotel de Ville
Mushroom Syndicate
Eear
Rue d'Enfer
Place Denfert-Rochereau
Francis L
Henry III
Napoleon II
Italy
Orsini
Napoleon
France
Chaillot
Champs Elysees
Pompadour
Elysee Palace
Carbonari
Compantheia
Montmartre
R. C
Gaston Leroux
Anecdotes of Birds From Goodrich Birth Reader
A collection notes birds capacity for attachment to human feeders and protectors. Thrushes and mocking birds seek human company. parrots imitate speech, answer questions, and perform actions. A Dublin court case crowns a pet parrot as true owner after its affectionate obedience. A thrush rescue scene shows birds feeding nestlings and singing in gratitude.
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Goodrich
Henry VII
Thames
Locke
Brazil
Marignan
Goldfinchey
Linneta
Canaries
Court of Justice
Dublin
Poll
Norma
Tom Reed and Justice Lamar Predict 1892 Result
In 1892, Speaker Reed and Supreme Court Justice Lamar debated the presidential race on a Boston to Maine train car. Lamar forecast Cleveland's landslide victory, while Reed doubted that outcome and foresaw a long Republican interlude, to lasting implied party realignment. Copyright 1910 by E. J. Edwards.
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E. J. Edwards
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Thomas B. Reed
United States Supreme Court
J. Q. C. Lamar
Boson
Maine
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Reed
Lamar
Harrison
Portland
Speaker
Mr. Reed
Justice Lamar
Airplane Dreams In 1910 Gasps From Nashville Crowd
A Nashville Tennesseean describes desire for the newest aeroplane brands in 1910. The narrator imagines envy on the street as a modern airship lands and rises, yet practical costs and mounting expenses derail the fantasy, leaving only a curious urban whim.
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Folke
Paternal Love From Youth's Companion
A young mother checks on her sleeping son then sees her husband by the crib in a touching domestic moment from a Youth's Companion piece. The scene highlights parental care and family warmth.
Amusing Remark Sparks Sympathy at Crib Purchase
A reader recalls a tender moment as Amelia gazes at a child, tears in her eyes at Frederick’s devotion. He then exclaims with humor about the inexplicable ability to assemble a crib for 3.05 dollars, a line that lightens the scene.
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Frederick
Amelia
A Friend in Need From the Washington Sitar
James KR Keene discusses hunting in a satirical piece on contesta at New York horse show. He writes about fox hunting producing savage selfish men and recalls a frigid scene where Jones abandons a friend to safety, shouting duck as he leaps.
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Washington
James KR. Keene
New York
Jones
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