Murder suspense continues at the chateau trial
Rouletabille recounts the chaotic night at the chateau after Mile Stangerson is gravely wounded and her father M. Stangerson confronts the crisis. Robert Darzac is summoned for questioning as authorities probe the killer's identity amid a tense stand at Corbeil and brewing scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance
Bernier
Rouletabille
The
Donjon
Chateau
Rouletabilie
Rouletabitie
Fred
An the
Rouletabne
Girtog
Daddy Bernier
Examinty
Yire
Mathieu
Corbell
Carters
Frederic Larson
Rance
Vesti Dale
Regestrar
Darzac
Stanzerson
Frederic Larsan
Rodlemabille
Larsan
Cady Jacques
Rouleville
M. Robert Darzac
Mr. de Marquet
Mile Stangerson
M. de Marquet
Vallay
Roulet
Nrangersoo
Sylvia
Milady’s Mirror on Facial Expressions and Aging
A professional masseuse warns that drooping lips and corner lines age a face. She advises women to keep a content expression, explains facial massage techniques, and claims repeated rubbing improves skin smoothness and reduces aging lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Beauty expert warns fad dieting harms faces
A prominent beauty specialist condemns extreme diets as dangerous for women’s appearances. He cites all fruit or water fasts and drastic regimens as likely to ruin looks, contrasting with gradual, balanced eating and noting that cultures subsisting on simple staples avoid such drastic shifts. He warns against rapid, extreme dieting and reminds readers that change takes time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berman
Rome
Health and self care tips from a past era
The excerpt offers advice on safe stair climbing for exercise, eye care through proper lighting and routines, pimple treatment with sterilized needles and hydrogen peroxide, and an unflattering portrait of Mile. Poire as a homely Pakistani actress noted for heavy cosmetics.
Motor Plows Transform Western Farming
Terre Haute’s Sachman notes motor plows replacing home plows across central Illinois and Indiana belts. Modern machines, akin to large automobiles, pull six to ten shares, plowing deeper and saving labor. owners with 100 acres or more gain best returns, while smaller farms pool resources to share a plow. Washington Post predicts broad adoption of gasoline machinery in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cory
T. i Sachman
Terre Haute
Uileuts
Indiana
Middle West
Opal Collection From Queensland Draws Global Attention
A celebrated Queensland opal assemblage, about thirty pieces, commands a price well above 000 and showcases vivid, rainbow hues. One block displays a harlequin mosaic pattern, while another oval shard shifts from amethyst blue to a dazzling array of twenty colors.
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Queensland
London Globe
Bernhardt Models Bust In Stage Sculpting Act
Sarah Bernhardt performed a dramatic sculpture scene modeling a bust on stage. Critics praised her technical skill with clay and the reveal of the finished head beneath damp sculpture, noting the unusual artful effect despite mixed reactions.
Autoplane Suggested as New Aeronautics Term
The Gaulois of Paris asked readers for a coinage to name new aeronautical devices. The editors favor autoplane as the best submission so far. Inventor M Marthuer d Acague, a Paris press doyens leader since 1850, cites autoplane as fitting for both biplane and monoplane, while aeroplane would apply to any balloon.
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Paris
M. Marthuer d'Acague
le Jed
Edison on future transport and shops as insulator comment
The editor recalls Thomas A. Edison predicting a future with electrical transportation and automatic shops. He quotes Edison on the best insulator being poverty, noting Edison’s original and striking views from a past interview.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Ange
Professor Researcher Claims Chimpanzee Language Rich in Sounds
Professor Richard Garner spent seven years in Africa studying monkey speech. He explored 400,000 square miles with only two other white men and believes the chimpanzee has a rich language with twenty eight sounds.
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Richard Garner
Africa
Aviators Training Notes From Old Era Enginering Schools
Fragmentary text describes aviation training and graduation at leading engineering schools. Mentions individuals KerBuscle, Blerlot, Aubruan and peers who pursued mathematics and mechanics in private study or institutes. Curtailed by OCR errors and unclear context.
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Frenigh
Blerlot and
Aubruan
Mechanics’ Institutes
Attures London
Warts to Tap Vesuvius Safety Valve Idea
A plan proposes a volcanic safety valve for Vesuvius by drilling a tunnel from the crater to the sea to relieve lava when the mountain is active. The designer argues a channel would carry lava away, reducing danger during eruptions.
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Roma
The Halloween Pie Centerpiece for Tables
A crape paper Jack Horner centerpiece decorates Halloween parties. The pie holds little prizes and favors with each witch figure attached by a string to a handle of the basket. Red devils and black cats perch on the basket handle adding festive whimsy.
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Jack Horner
Ophelia
College Training For Women Says Smith College Leader
Rev Marion Leroy Burton newly installed Smith College president after a year abroad urges universal college training for women. He argues college education enhances abilities, notes foreign women value higher learning, and stresses physical training for health and work power.
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Marion Leroy Burton
Smith College
Abraham Lincoln
Burton
Little Misses' School Clothes Trends
A brief note discusses how modern girls avoid hand me downs due to affordable smart children's garments. It cites shops offering stylish designs for simple, suitable outfits and suggests changing conditions influence dress habits.
Dressmaking Notes On Everyday Coats And Frocks
A fragment describes coats and frocks made with ordinary dressmaking skill. It details a checked black and white serge coat with bright red velvet trim and a frock in red serge with decorative Dattons of Mersian and red velvet accents. Leather belt and black satin belts appear in the illustrations.
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Gaston Leroux
Cabille
Marteres
LA Stangerson
Bees
Simone
Robert Darsec
Chatese
Bait
Mile
Stangerson
M. Darzac
Iagerson
Robert Durzac
Joe
Mlle Stinzerson
Murdeer
M. Stanger Ging
M. Stangeraon
Mlle
Btangerson
Arthur Rence
Bia Valise
St. Michel
Arthur Rance
M. Brangerson
Cartier
M Stangerson
Monsieur
M. Darane
Mother Darzac
M. Robert Darmac
Wervat
Darmac
Dermac
Eploay
M. Daraic
Epluay
Darcac
Mousieur
Tabille
M. Dar
Danaer
Robert
Se Brangerson
A. Darzac
Rouletn
Ollie
Mile Stangerwn
Robert Darrac
M. Darme
Robert Darzac
Darrac
Frederic Larman
Ay Rooms
Rouletabile
Darsac
Milady
Mile. Pohuire
Bo Bys
Wikwer
Wodsan Farming
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