New Staten Island bungalow tale with neighbors and confessions
Mr and Mrs Reynolds move into a Staten Island bungalow and a neighbor Mrs Collins calls before things are set. Dick Meade a cynical socialist visits and warns Bob about John Brand while Jane recovers from a pretend illness and confesses spending for a new hat. Brand, a wealthy member of the system, calls and reviews the balance as rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Reynolds
Staten Island
Mrs. Collins
Dick Meade
Reynolds
Jane Reynolds
Bob
Jane
John Brand
Brand
Thig Jetter
Radcliffe
Tonneau
The Pecos dam scheme tests Reynolds and Brand
Reynolds debates a bribe offer from Brand over refining cement for the Pecos River dam contract. Brand argues the extra cost is worth the gain, while Reynolds weighs conscience against profit as his wife Jane witnesses the confrontation and its emotional toll.
Brand and Jane Reynolds Plot to Aid Bob
Reynolds invites Brand to help rescue Bob Reynolds from a narrow path. Jane Reynolds letters reveal a willingness to conspire to change Bob’s mind while Brand travels to the Reynolds cottage to discuss the plan. He previews personal life and suggests shared aims with Jane as the plot continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lejed
Jane Reynolds
Earthquake Saves Lovers From Island Peril
Bruce Elliott and Eleanor Dewar face a cannibal island crisis when British natives seize them for sacrifice. An earthquake tears the stake free, they escape, reach Hedza and are later rescued. The tale ends with an engagement and wedding set in motion by the peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedza
Dewar
Elliott
Harper
Hedra
Bruce Elliott
Eleanor Dewar
Briti
Hedsza
Eliott
Nees G
Eleanor
Bruce
Conspiracy and Discovery Unfold in Manhattan Office
In a luxury suite on the seventeenth floor a Hudson Cement president reads a personal letter amid a set of secret correspondence. The note praises a Mr Reynolds and mentions Bob as a capable worker but a dreamer, hinting at potential machinations and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Manhattan
Hudson Cement Company
Mr. Brand
Reynolds
Bob
Police trace car crash after stalled vehicle mystery
A Kansas City salesman Mr. Samuel P. Quarles reports a minor collision in Penn Valley park. Patrolman Johnson recovers a grease cup from a front spring and locates the other vehicle and repair shop, revealing the crash details and Quarles's Broadway address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Quarles
Penn Valley Park
Mr. Quarles
L. S. Milne
Broadway
Beden the Seale
Gared Ouf
Standers
Johnson
Quarles
Kansas City Times
Letters From a Contented Man
A Louisiana Twices- Week Times editor receives a letter from a contented man claiming no domestic or financial troubles no love entanglements and no swindles among neighbors. He notes peaceful relations without poultry or goats and suggests a pleasant surprise to the editor by offering a contrast to the usual fuss.
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Louisiana
Problem for Inventors in British Honduras
Hundreds of thousands of gallons of nut oil are lost yearly as no practical recovery method is found. The cohune nut yields rich oil used for cooking and lighting. Palms bear 800 to 1 000 nuts per cluster. Three patents exist for crushing shells without kernel damage, but none fully successful. An injury-free kernel extraction would profit from a quart of oil per hundred nuts, unlocking vast waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand
Bob
Reynolds
Jane
British Honduras
Digestion At Night And Sleep Study Findings
The article explains digestion continues during sleep with the evening meal digested overnight and midday meals causing drowsiness if heavy. It notes morning waste accumulation as evidence of nocturnal digestion and autopsy results linking time since last meal to elapsed death, useful in coroner inquests.
Elizabeth Fry and Her Prison Reform Work
Elizabeth Fry devoted her post marriage years to reforming prisons. She first visited Newgate in 1813 and in 1817 founded the Association for the Improvement of Female Prisoners in Newgate. Her influence extended beyond Britain to continental prisons.
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Elizabeth Fry
Newgate Prison
Association For
Newgate
Great Britain
Dress and character clash in witty exchange
In a sharp skit, Miss Cayenne retorts that humans resemble salads where much depends on the dressing, while a ready made philosopher notes clothing does not make the man. The exchange highlights wit over appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Mrs De Swelle Arrested in Europe on Spy Charge
A fragment reports Mrs. De Swelle was not operated on for appendicitis. She was attempting to return from Europe when she was arrested on a German spy accusation.
Duke of Wellington Responds to Wardens Over Old Organ
In a humorous note, Lord Mornington and Arthur Wellesley once owned the organ now tied to St Stephen's church. Wardens sought a donation, writing to the duke who replied that he would have played the organ only as an infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand
Reynolds
Wellington
St. Stephen's Church
Lord Mornington
Dublin University
Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Stephen Seed
F. M
Manillas the Copper Horseshoe Money of West Africa
In southwest Nigeria and coastal towns, copper manillas shaped like a horseshoe serve as heavy currency. Weighing over eight ounces, seven coins equal 245 cents, with one dollar's value making a very heavy coin. Once widespread, they now circulate in a few bush towns and small seaboard places. Curio collectors prize them for scarcity and for serving as silver plated serviette rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Africa
Seaboard
Bonry
Brass
Akassa
Wide World Magazine
How to Lessen Tardiness in Los Angeles Schools
A Los Angeles public schools method uses iron sockets beside each classroom door to display a flag when tardiness occurs. Rooms with no tardiness display strive for weekly prestige by earning a valued statue, as part of a broader plan to encourage punctuality.
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Women’s Home Companion
Los Angeles
Cal
Outdoor Odors and the Sense of Smell in Japan
Lafcadio Hearn describes a smelling party in Japan where guests name many scents from burning cense sticks. The piece argues scent appreciation enhances outdoor experience, comparing it to musical discernment, and praises nature's perfumes even without trained olfactory skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafcadio Hearn
Japan
Iron Remedy Restores Damaged Watch Case
A young man with a brass appearing watch case sought a replacement under a 20 year guarantee. The jeweler suggested iron-containing medicine could tarnish the case. The man recalled taking such medicine and the case was polished back to new.
Machinery's Wondrous Power In Steamship Turbine
A description of turbine power comparing twelve men to one horsepower and stating 70 000 horsepower on a large Atlantic steamship would need 840 000 men to match. On eight-hour shifts 2 520 000 men would be required to move the vessel across the ocean. The text emphasizes the concentration of power in a single engine.
Optimistic Thought
A fragment from a historic page reflects optimistic sentiment in a brief note. It references hopeful thinking and personal contemplation without extended context or clear events.
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United Construction Company
Pecos River
Pennsylvania
West
Pecos
Gauchette
Nelle Scott Barbour
W. G. Chapman
Shelving
Wach
Tam
Borneo
Sherlock Holmes
Kansas City
West Africa
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