The Marble Hill Press Capsule Hints and Observations
A miscellany from The Marble Hill Press comments on the international yacht race, U S flag presence in Suez passage, a tree yielding grain and fat for bread and butter substitute, critique of a New York war dispatch, Flint glass workers plan for a cooperative factory, and English small fruit farming findings urged for study in the U S. The piece blends opinion, travel note, and economic suggestion with multiple named topics and persons.
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Africa
Mr. Gladstone
England
Ingenious torpedo device could alter coast defense
Navy inventor LieuTENANT Hatrin unveils a small steam powered torpedo that can be steered back to its origin and travel at twelve knots, potentially altering fortification strategies. A Baltimore jeweler was defrauded by two crooks selling cheap spurious ornaments, illustrating warning signs of get-rich-quick schemes.
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Hatrin
United States Navy
Baltimore
French canal begins trolley current using storage batteries
In France a canal line will soon use storage batteries to power boats moving at two and a half miles per hour via a trolley system fed by water levels at di Turent. The New York idea to move canal boats by trolley awaits Niagara Falls motors.
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New York
Niagara Falls
France
Grafted skin boy 12 faces long recovery in Montclair
Freddie Griffith, a 12 year old in Montclair New Jersey lies in bed with 2000 skin grafts from donors. Doctors warn 4000 more grafts needed before his epidermis is restored. The case prompts a moral and medical puzzle about prayer and fate.
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Freddie Griffith
Montclair
N. J
Freddie
St. Peter
Burning of the Dead in Hindu India Sermon Tour
Rev Dr Talmage reports from Benaras and Benares on Hindu cremation rituals along the Ganges, describes the Golden and Monkey temples, the monkey temple reverence, fakirs and a Makir dialogue, and defends Christian missionaries against charges of luxury while praising their sacrifice in India.
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Brooklyn
Talmage Todlay
Brahma
Buddha
Mohammed
Christ
Heathendom
Mecca
Jerusalem
Henares
India
America
England
Ganges
Benares
Singland
Sentimental Devupanna at the Club Late Night
A fragmentary dialogue shows a husband asking about late night club activity and a wife answering with a tender affectionate line. The exchange centers on their intimate relationship and emotional tone rather than explicit actions.
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Devupanna
Smoke free by Belgian engineer method tested in chimneys
A Belgian officer Col Dulier proposes a simple economical device to remove smoke from London air. A chimney shaped XN uses steam jets and water spray to absorb soot and noxious products, releasing mainly vapor. The system costs about 250 dollars for factories and 12 to 15 dollars for homes.
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Erewess
Col. Dulier
London
Wealthy Miss Sylvia Green and her frugal habit
The article profiles Miss Sylvia Green who inherits 33,000,000 from her grandfather and fears poverty. She avoids spending a cent on herself while living quietly with Mrs. Hetty Geen and arranging various banks to save spare change. Friends say upbringing shapes her thrift, likely to ease when she inherits more from her mother.
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Miss Green
Sylvia Green
Hetty Geen
The Naval Reserve Praised For Gunnery Skill
The naval reserve is commended for its handy gunnery and fighting prowess but judged deficient in seamanship. The author notes seamanship on a modern steamer is less relevant as smokestack and brass dominate, reflecting a shift from traditional sailing to steam power.
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Guna
Pelicans Show Notable Wingspread and Size Variations
The pelican often has a spread of fifteen feet and can exceed twenty five pounds in weight. The passage notes the bird’s large wingspan and substantial body mass as distinguishing features.
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Marble Hill Press
Marble Hill
Uncle Sam
Missouri Penitentiary
Suez Canal
China
Yalu River
Trig Dow
Paris
Jesus
Dr. Talmage
Monkey Temple
Siva
Heaven
Hell
Benarest
Aries
Scotland
Christendom
Iim
Bernaut
All India
Naomi
Windham
Arie
Mount Pisgah
Calcutta
Caleb
New Jersey
Col, Dulier
Anis
Bristol Times and Mirror
Bristol
Lommey
Remidin
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