Opal Ring Sparks Dog Ad Romance at Hustler
Rodney Jackson of the Hustler office helps a lost King Charles spaniel find its owner Miss Della Baesden, whose ring swap and dog hunt rekindle old feelings. The dog match leads to a brief reconciliation as Jackson hints at buying a ring while noting the sister’s involvement and a restored romance.
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Rodney Jackson
Spain
Della Baesden
Daily Chronicle
R. J
D. B
Jackson
Hustler
Esther
Black's
Mr. Jackson
Teddy
Fraud in Old Books Exposes Rare Volumes Faked for collectors
A noted collector bought a 1489 Aldus impression for $1000 but experts proved it a modern fake. The article explains widespread doctored leaves and copied pages in rare books including Shakespeare First Folios, Dickens editions, and counterfeit colophons.
Well Dressed Ham Prank Triumphs In Courtroom Jest
Lord Russell, while practicing at the Bar, questioned John Tomkins a stockbroker and sharp dresser. He labeled him a well dressed ham, a taunt that unsettled the witness and made the point clear. The audience burst into laughter as the tactic succeeded.
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Ham
Lord Russell
John Tomkins
Tomkins
The Man Who Coached Kipling
Rudyard Kipling spent a winter in Washington and sought the expert on steam engineering. He was directed to Chief Engineer Melville, who named Jim Perry as the man most knowledgeable about steam engineering. Kipling visited Perry for half a day and later wrote about him in Between the Devil and the Deep.
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Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Washington
State, War and Navy
Mr. Kipling
Melville
Jim Perry
Perry
Saturday Evening Post
The Novelist's Mission in Victorian Thought
Disraeli's fiction is undervalued as a serious pursuit for statesmen. The author argues that novelists reveal human nature with intelligence and humor, probing life’s depths while others skim surfaces, a task demanding acute observation.
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Disraeli
Mebville
Water finding by rods tested at Bristol college
Professor Wertheimer led 28 experiments with six dowsers to gauge the divining rod's ability to locate wells and water channels. Results showed no consistent signals among experienced dowsers, with movements attributed to subjective causes rather than objective truth.
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Wertheimer
Merchant Venturers’ Technical College
Bristol
England
Not a Laborer in the House of Commons
An English parliamentary reporter recalls a famed House of Commons moment by Lord Althorp, then Robert Spencer. In immaculate dress he declares I am not an agricultural laborer, a line that provoked riotous laughter lasting about ten minutes.
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House of Commons
Robert Spencer
Lord Althorp
Speaker
Lucky Men Wealth From Admirers Across Europe
Admirers shower money and property on famous figures from Kaiser William to Queen Victoria. The German Emperor, Chancellor Buelow, and William Jennings Bryan are cited among recipients with large bequests and real estate. English and other European benefactors also figure in the roster of generous legacies.
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Hamburg
Kaiser William
Prince” Buelow
William Jennings Bryan
England
Lord Allerton
Dr. Jameson
Bell
Queen Victoria
Nield
The White Slaves of the Grand Banks
P T McGrath in The Wide World Magazine exposes brutal working conditions of Newfoundland Grand Banks youth crews. He describes no Sabbath rest, continuous labor from daylight, brutal skippers, squalid quarters, foul-smelling rooms, unsanitary living, straw beds and salt bag coverings, and meager pay.
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Grand Banks
P. T. McGrath
Wide World Magazine
Newfoundland
Clearing neglected lands with plow and harrow method
Professor Jarvis of the Connecticut experiment station outlines two routes for reclaiming neglected land in New England. A quick approach uses plow, harrow, and quick-sown crops. cutting brush in fall and breaking the land in spring accelerates control and enables earlier pasture or orchard establishment.
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Jarvis
Connecticut Experiment Station
New England
Connecticut
Movable Partitions in Piggeries Improve Cleaning and Use
A farming authority describes swinging partitions for pig pens using a two by four top, inch board panel, and a half inch iron rod to secure the divider. V shaped troughs of two by ten and two by eight wood allow easy cleaning, reduce mud and moisture, and enable simple removal and replacement between posts.
A Storage Pit for Apples When Space Is Scarce
American Cultivator explains a makeshift method to store apples in a pit filled with straw and later earth during cold weather. The pit should have a bottom barrier of boards or straw to prevent contact with the soil to avoid earthy flavor. This is a fallback method if proper storage space is unavailable.
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