Burglars at Sea Captain Titcomb Fights Closet Mystery
In a rural kitchen caper Ez Titcomb sneaks into Clara’s life while a night of burglars and clumsy pranks unfolds. Prissy Tempy Brad and Clara react as Ez confesses an engagement, leaving Clara and Ez to face a comic, tangled romance and a cliffhanger ending.
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Bradley
Peleg Myrick
Clara
Brad
Wrissy
Prad
Cap
Crissy
Prissy
Wells
Tce
Tempy
Sperils
Titcomb
Pie
Fishes in Sleep Study Reveals Color Change and Sleep Positions
A note on fish sleep describes light, irregular sleeping, striking color shifts from iridescent daytime hues to dull bronze at rest. The urinal porgy displays six black bands at night, then reverts to silver when awakened, explained by protective coloration to hide among weeds.
Chasing Rainbows in a Lesson on Happiness
A reflective piece argues that chasing money, status, or perfect circumstances often leaves people restless. It cites a fifty year old man who, despite success, remains anxious and frets about troubles, spreading discontent to family and employees.
Ghost in White Nightshirt Haunts Train Station
A London Lloyds Weekly ghost tale describes Norwood machine minders returning home in the early hours when a pale figure clad in a white nightshirt and silk hat sped past them toward the railway station. It carried a book and folded newspapers, and despite attempts to stop it, vanished as witnesses arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyds Weekly
London
Norwood Machine Mindars
Rren
Nova Scotia Supreme Court frees Chinamen over head tax case
The Nova Scotia court sustained a ruling that Chinamen who entered Canada without paying the five hundred dollar head tax could not be arrested for nonpayment. The majority held only civil action was available, while Justice Drysdale disagreed, insisting the act aimed to bar entry without payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Canada
Newfoundland
O'Connor
Justice Drysdale
Manitoba Officials Warn Teachers on Flag Flying Declarations
The Department of Education requires Manitoba school district secretaries to ensure teachers sign a half yearly declaration on flag flying. The oath confirms Union Jack compliance and flags are in good repair. Rural and city schools show poor flag conditions, with stories of battered replacements reported near Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Martyr to Science: Dr A M Pirrie Dies in Edinburgh at 28
Dr A M Pirrie a promising scientist with Carnegie fellowship in anthropology died at 28 in Edinburgh after illness. He served as anthropologist at Wellcome Research Laboratories Khartoum and undertook Nile expeditions to Bahr el Ghazal and Abyssinia studying tropical diseases. He lectured on his expeditions and continued work for Carnegie Institute and Wellcome Laboratories during illness.
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Edinburgh
A. Maeller Pirrie
Carnegie
Wellcome
Gordon
Abyssinia
Africa
England
British Association
Carnegie Institute
Wellcome Research Laboratories
Khartoum
Soudan
Language of Animals and Mind in Brute Speech
The essay argues animals lack language and thus complex thoughts, having only feelings and simple reactions. It compares animal cries to a child’s cries, noting they signal needs or danger rather than ideas, and shares a personal vignette of witnessing a poacher scream in fear.
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Huxley
Left on My Hands and a Queer Ring Exchange
A brief dialogue notes a man wearing a ring deemed unsuitable for him, with a remark that it seemed worn by a girl in a prior attempt. The exchange ends with a casual line about the Philadelphia rosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabbie
Lovett
Philadelphia
Rosa
Pen Chisel and Brush: Notables and Art Events
Marion Crawford plans Calabria project as Joan Trowbridge marks eightieth birthday at his Arlington home. Vanderbilt hosts John Watson lectures from his West tour manuscript. Knight’s Hall hosts Hamlet statue by the Danish sculptor Hasserly. William M Chase invited to present self portrait at Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The first American honored was G P A Healy, followed by John S Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Crawford
Calabria
Joan T Trowbridge
Hotoe
Ariington
Mass
John Watson
West
Vanderbilt University
Knights
Lronsburgh
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Hasserly
William M. Chase
Florence
Italy
Ferri
Royal Ufizi Gallery
G. P. A. Healy
John S. Sargent
Gleanings of odd facts and curious notes
A column presents assorted items including language trivia in China, cost of public service in Turkey, a large French livestock sale value, life expectancy gaps between England’s sexes, a one legged street performer in Macon Georgia, a kangaroo jumping stunt, James Wight from Rockland Maine receiving a letter postmarked Hell, and a message from a U S warship mailed from a Norwegian village.
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Turkey
France
England
Edward Carnage
Macon
James Wight
Rockland
Hell
Uncle Sam
Norway
Household Hints for Cleaning and Dusting
Dip a cheesecloth in kerosene and let it evaporate then use the cloth as a duster to trap dust and polish. Place a teapot over irons on a stove to heat the frons faster and save gas. Wipe greasy dishpan with a rag dipped in kerosene then burn the rag. Use coal oil on varnished furniture to keep surfaces bright and fresh.
TRAIN AND TRACK
New York City subways carry 80000 more passengers daily than a year ago. Chicago St Louis and Cleveland streetcar firms order Montreal pay as you enter cars. Western Pacific railroad employs 7000 workers from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. 400 miles expected to finish this year. A Frankfurter Zeitung writer denounces the notion American Pullman cars are superior to European first class cars and notes US railways move toward parlor and sleeping cars on European models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Buffalo
Western Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Frankfurter Zeitung
Europe
Hero awaits last voyage as target ship at Portsmouth
The old twin screw armored battleship Hero arrived at Portsmouth to serve as a target in trials of modern armor piercing shells. Toward its doom she will be towed by the battleship Hannibal from the Kyles of Bute. Built at Chatham and launched in 1455, Hero displaces 6200 tons with 4500 horsepower under natural draught and 6000 under forced draught. Her armament includes two 12 inch guns and four 6 inch guns, among others, and she has long served at Porte mouth gunnery school before being relegated to scrap.
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Hero
Portsmouth
Kyles of Bute
Hannibal
Chatham
Portemouth
Ismoukks
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Clero Hopkins
Sartin
Chasing Rainbows
Education Department
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Terget
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