Ghosts of the Capitol haunt legends in Statuary Hall and beyond
A historical account recalls spectral tales at the Capitol. A prank with a cat and walnuts sparked rumors of footsteps in the rotunda. Accounts cite sightings of John Quincy Adams and Gen. Logan, plus a demon cat that pounces but misses observers.
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Garfield
Capitol
Statuary Hall
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Gen. Logan
Committee
Wilson
Senate
Solitary Rock of Wase Pillar in East Africa
A basalt column called the Gob ron Dutsi or Solitary Rock rises near Wase in British East Africa. Over a thousand feet high, it is said to hold a river atop its summit and inhabitants unseen by climbers. Local lore warns anyone reaching the top would not return or come back as a madman. Birds and baboons are the only apparent residents.
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Wase
British East Africa
Mount Calvary Relics at Santa Croce Rome
The Church of Santa Croce in Rome houses relics linked to Mount Calvary said to be brought by Empress Helena. A fragment of the cross, the inscription, and one nail are venerated as authentic, reputedly revealed by a miracle.
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Santa Croce
Rome
Helena
Constantine
Mount Calvary
Christ
Calvary
Twelve One-Eyed Men Dine in Muncie Hotel
Twelve men attended a dinner in Muncie Indiana served by one of their group. Each guest wore a glass eye and after the meal twelve glass eyes were removed and presented to the hotel proprietor for inspection. The package was opened in front of a telephone girl who fainted.
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Muncie
Ind
Jie
Lightning Strikes Bar Iron Beam at Monessen Plant
A lightning bolt struck a 29 foot iron bar at the Pittsburgh Steel Company Monessen plant, bending it into an S shape and knocking out twenty two workers. Several were unconscious and two suffered internal injuries.
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Pittssburgh Steel Company
Monessen
Pigeon Themed Flying Machine Exhibited by Inventor
An inventor modeled after a pigeon displayed a flying machine designed to mimic a pigeon's linen body and wing imitation. The contraption features a good imitation of wings and tail though its overall form is described as an eloised body.
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Gett
Igood
Theater Claque of Greece and Ancient Audience Tricks
The article traces theater claque origins in Greece with early examples from Alciphron and Aristophanes tales of hissers and disruptive fans. It notes young town men seeking mischief by booing plays and a tastemaker who applauds reluctantly. The piece mentions Theophrastus’s sketches and Aristotle noting spectators who supply provisions during dull moments.
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Alciphron
Theophrastus
B. C
Aristotle
Fortune For A Pet Dog Inheritance Suit
A Paris court will hear a suit filed by angry heirs of Mme Stella Bela Czebo seeking to disinherit a small griffon dog. Czebo left her house, horses, carriage, and $2,000 annual income for the dog, which enraged relatives claim their inheritance rights were unjustly cut.
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Paris
Mme
Stella Bela Czebo
Money Makes Shoe Pinch in Indiana Crash
Carl Blakeley of Muncie Indiana found 1200 in cash after a borrowed shoe pinched his toe. He and a young woman were thrown from a car when steering failed and landed in a water puddle but were not seriously hurt. Dry clothing and the valuable shoe were supplied at Oro Odle’s home nearby.
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Carl Blakeley
Muncie
Ind
Blakeley
Oro Odle
Novel Calcimine Brush Unit Boosts Painting Speed
An Ohio designer created a unique brush array for calcimining large surfaces. A block with longitudinal furrows holds multiple flat brushes, each ending with its own brush, and a band around the group forms one large square brush. The device holds about a pint of calcimine, enabling quicker coating of expansive areas.
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Ohio
Power From Sawdust: London Plant Trims Fuel Costs
A London box and packing plant owner reveals a patent gas plant that converts waste sawdust and refuse into high calorific gas. He says power cost drops from about 25 dollars weekly to virtually nothing, as Engines run on in-house gas.
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London
Mr. Clarke
Messrs. Clarke & Co
Groveroad
Bow
Tam
Town Hill Church Spire Crashes in Windstorm
During a fierce windstorm the tall spire of a Town Hill church in New Hartford Connecticut was blown off and fell through the roof. The structure has stood for nearly a century, and the incident sparked rumors of murder in the vicinity.
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Town Hill
New Hartford
Conn
Concrete city homes touted for wage earners in Pennsylvania and Illinois
The article describes model reinforced concrete houses being poured in Nanticoke Pennsylvania and a cement city near Washington by Milton Dana Morrill. It notes waste materials reused in construction, a rail mounted mixing car, and six inch walls costing about eight cents per square foot. The homes are dry and warm in cold weather.
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Nanticoke
EH. N. Lewis
Edison
Scientific American
Washington
Milton Dana Morrill
Virginia Highlands
Pennsylvania
High Lake
Chicago
Kerosene Torch Promises Efficient Plumber Utility
A new kerosene torch designed for plumbers and gasfitters burns kerosene as well as gasoline in the old style torch. The hollow handle serves as the reservoir with a screw cap. Fumes exit through top perforations, a plunger can close these holes to regulate a hot blast, and the blast size and force are adjustable.
Revolving Self-Dumping Body on Coal Trucks
A popular mechanics note describes a revolving turntable body for motor trucks delivering coal. The design allows coal to be shot in any direction and enables the truck to stop by the curb without backing.
Manufacturing in New York City Employs More People
The article notes that New York City manufacturing establishments employ more people than any state, including New Jersey and Ohio, highlighting the city’s strong industrial base.
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New York
New York City
Gey Bistatea
Ohio
New Jersey
Industrial progress and inventions cited in early 20th century report
A survey notes about eight million Brits in regular jobs, coal as long used fuel, cement rising in value, aluminum pulleys reducing belt wear, coal powering 27 million horsepower in the U S vs five million from water, Germany's loom with huge felt disks, an Ohio inventor's soldering torch for fuel saving, a Maine man’s combined gasoline tractor and thrashing unit, and a French engineer’s water fed gand box for locomotives.
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
Ohio
Maine
Lydia E Pinkham Compound Receives Mothers Praise
Rochester New York and Stoutsville Ohio mothers report relief for dizziness cramps headaches and irregularities in their daughters after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The company at Lynn Massachusetts notes hundreds of such letters from grateful mothers.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Richard N. Dunham
Exchange St
N.Y
Stoutsville
Ohio
Cora B. Fosnaugh
R.F.C
No. 1
Digestive health claim for Garfield Tea
A reader wonders if two men can live frugally yet meet ends and a promotional claim suggests Garfield Tea cures digestive issues by addressing unhealthy digestive organs. The ad implies relief from stomach problems and improved health outcomes.
Milkmaid costume query sparks playful family banter
A child asks to wear a milkmaid outfit to a fancy dress ball, is told she is too small, then quips about dressing as a condensed milkmaid, prompting lighthearted parental exchange.
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A& Cor
Writer Uses Dialect to Repair Broken Letters
A busy author explains he must write in dialect because several letters on his typewriter are broken. He notes the unusual tool forces a different linguistic approach and shapes his storytelling accordingly.
Ripe Corn Milk Process Described By Postum
A brief advertisement-like note explains how kernels release a vegetable milk during ripening and how it hardens as corn matures. It mentions Post Toasties and Postum Cereal Company of Battle Creek Michigan, with reference to careful cooking, sweetening, and toasting to a brown finish.
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Marquis Arconati Visconti
United States National Museum
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette
Edmond de Lafayette
Marquis Visconti
Theater Claque OF
Greece
Roman Carnegie
Timgad
Iby
Idineotica Bertea
Elty- Authority
JO AE
Willis
Post
Emi Oo
Sheeeieep Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, 'Mich
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