Elopement Disastrous Train Escape in 1911 Serial
Lieut. Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton plan to elope to a train bound for Reno but a taxicab wreck delays them from reaching a preacher. The cross country journey aboard a Transcontinental train features comic passengers, mistaken meetings, and repeated efforts to locate a preacher as their romance meets ongoing misadventures.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
H&e
Porter
Ira Lathop
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitmb
Malory
Emple
Cut
Temple
Marjorie
Allory
Mallory
Ira Lathrop
Achelor
Annne Gattle
Through a Tunnel Foretells Reckless Trainroom Revels
On a train bound west, Mallory and companions endure social experiments and racy encounters. Mrs. Jimmie Wellington dominates the observation car with smoke while couples flirt and confidences spill as the voyage nears Utah and a tunnel. The chapter ends with a cascade of clumsy entanglements and amused disorder.
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Jimmie Wellington
England
America
Jimmie
Nebraska
Wyoming
Mrs. Wellington
Mrs. Temple
Anne Gattle
Anne
Ira
Wellington
Romeo
Ducky Darling
Prince Albert
Utah
Yassah
Aspen
Fosdick
Ashton
Magnificent Scorn and Revealed Confidence Gap
Mallory notes the Wellington couple in separate compartments and reflects on romantic motives while dismissing Mrs. Wellington’s confidence. The scene hints at shifting loyalties and personal tensions within a boardinghouse or social circle.
Forrest Plays Richard III as Catesby Slips Up
A backstage incident during Forrest’s performance unfolds as a low comedian misplaces a key line from Richard III. Forrest remains composed, later the same actor repeats the line correctly and Catesby challenges him with a bold “I told you so.”
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Forrest
Richard Til
Catesby
Duke of Buckingham
Mr. Forrest
Unexpected Testimonial at Dinner with Bilderson
The scene centers on Mr. Bilderson who dines with a friend and their six year old daughter. The child jokes that she wishes he came to dinner daily. He replies with a warm smile noting there would be nothing left cold to eat the next day.
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Bilderson
Binding Your Own Books Simple Device Invented by Ohio Man
An Ohio inventor patents a simple bookbinding device to let offices bind records with low cost. The tool uses a plate with edge length matching the sheets and notches aligning with holes, grooved tongues guide the needle between holes, and it works with a press to hold sheets while perforation and sewing occur.
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Ohio
New German Water Cycle Craft Paddles Across Inland Waters
An Austrian inventor Herr Kaspar unveils a pedal powered hydrocycle for one rider. Two parallel galvanized tubes form a boat like hull with a bicycle style pedal drive and a front rudder for steering. It weighs 66 pounds and reaches six to seven miles per hour on inland waters and seashore.
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Germany
Herr Fr
Kaspar
Wire cable handles kegs at Ohio plant transfer
Popular Mechanics reports a wire cable conveyor moving empty kegs from the cooperage to the rod and wire department of an Ohio manufacturing concern. The gravity discharge chute at the end is shown in the illustration. The conveyor is powered by a 344 horsepower motor and runs at 60 feet per minute.
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Cooperage
Rod and Wire Department
Ohio
American Bridge Builders Win World Fame in India Race
American engineers again gain global renown as bridge builders in a state railway bridge contest over the Jumna near Allahabad India. Twelve leading firms competed and an American company won with a bid 26.4 percent lower than the lowest British tender.
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Jumna
Allahabad
India
Glass Ventilation Holes Block Dust and Drafts in France
A porous glass product being developed in France features finely sized openings to allow air flow while excluding dust and drafts. This innovation aims to improve ventilation in buildings and reduce particle intrusion.
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France
Aerial Mail Service Experiments Reach Italy
Italy conducts aerial mail trials with an aviator carrying a letter over long distance. The test covers a route of 91 miles in 88 minutes, showcasing early air delivery methods.
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Italy
German tar fuel engine shows promising endurance test
A German designed oil engine run on coal tar distillate completed a 66 hour endurance test at two thirds load. The 100 horsepower unit stayed clean with no internal deposits and showed smooth operation. Plans call for larger engines up to 600 horsepower as tar fuel potential rivals paraffin by weight.
Soldering Ends on Tin Cans From Australia
A compact machine from Australia automates soldering the ends of tin cans. It uses a channel and weighted belt to move cans, with a hot soldering lip applying solder as they pass. The device spaces and compresses cans to uniform size for consistent ends.
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Australia
Coal Mixing Barge Delivers Fuel Blend
An English inventor creates a coal barging craft that blends multiple coal types during delivery to bunkers, aiming to improve fuel economy for steamships.
Industrial Mechanical Notes Summarized
A survey of technical notes covers diverse topics from historical envelope invention to steel rail life. It notes sulfur mining in Louisiana, early pin machinery in 1824, thirteenth century cider in England, and a New Jersey clamp for miter joints. Also mentions motion pictures for railroad training, magnetism in a German welding process, and experiments in Cuba on sea island cotton.
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Australa
California
Louisiana
England
United Kingdom
Belfast
New York City
New Jersey
Georgia
Europe
Cuba
Sea Island
Bridgeman
Harvard
South Africa
Beginning Poultry Keeping For Beginners In Hens
A practical guide by William Zimmerman from Selma Oklahoma advises starting with about two dozen hens, choosing American or Asiatic breeds, and housing them in pens of twelve with a cock. It details age of birds, coop size, feeder tips, and simple care like separating sick birds and using wheat and kafir as lay-stimulating feed.
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William Zimmerman
Selma
Okla
Mark
Breeze
Simple egg storage method using lime salt and varnish
A plain method for keeping eggs involves three gallons of water, one pound fresh slaked lime and a half pint of salt dissolved well. Dip eggs in, avoid cracks, and store one to two years if used promptly after removal. For transport, coat eggs with a gum shellac varnish in alcohol, dry, then pack in bran or sawdust.
Treatment for broody hen in airy screen-bottom boxes
A plan from Iowa Homestead uses boxes with screen bottoms and legs to lift them for air circulation. Place old hatchers inside to interrupt hatching, then keep them in airy quarters for several days until they stop brooding and resume laying.
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Iowa Homestead
Kerosene Touted as Lice Killer and Poultry Remedy
An old farming note says kerosene sprayed on walls roosts and nests will kill lice and vermin. It advises sprinkling nest bottoms and light straw cover. It claims weekly roost applications prevent scale disease and cure scaly legs by destroying red lice at night.
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Henry W. Savage
Rupert Hughes
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Dr. Temple
Mr. Welington
Dearie
Fosdicks
Io Reurmour
Walter
Mrs. Fosdick
Mr. Fosdick
Mrs Whitcomb
Mr. Ashton
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