Cement as building material proves durable and fireproof
An article from Cement extols Portland cement concrete as superior to stone and brick in fire resistance, moisture and vermin proofing, and durability. It cites tests by New York City and Paris officials, praises Roman use, and notes early American monuments and notable buildings like Villa Zorayda, Casa Monica, Stanford Museum, and St James Church as cement constructions.
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New City Oval
Franklin W. Smith
W. E. Ward
John Smeaton
Eddystone
England
Port Chester
N. Y
America
Saratoga
Washington, D. C
Congress
Observatory Hill
Boston
Rome
James Renwicke
New York City
City of New York
Building and Engineering Department
United States
Villa Zorayda
St. Augustine
Florida
Casa Monica
Fla
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
St. James
Brooklyn
New York
Cleopatra and Billiards Through History
A lively survey notes that women played billiards since Cleopatra and Mary Queen of Scots loved the game. French ladies attend professional matches, Adelina Patti bought a New York table for 2500 dollars, and Josephine used billiards to lift Napoleon’s mood. The piece also extols billiards as a health booster with full body benefits. An auction reading blunder rouses the crowd as a catalog reader stumbles over hieroglyphics.
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Shakespeare
Cleopatra
France
Mary
Glasgow
Josephine
Napoleon
Adelina Patti
New York
Freak Calculation Puzzle From Canton Saturday Roller
A puzzle titled Freak Calculation explains a method to compute numbers of living brothers sisters and deaths. It instructs doubling brothers count adding three multiplying by five adding sisters then multiplying by ten and subtracting 150 to reveal deaths on the right, sisters in the middle, brothers on the left.
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Canton Saturday Roller
Wasp Grub Delicacy From Butter Frying Report
The London Tablet notes young wasp grubs fried in butter may not seem appealing but are deemed delicious by adventurous tasters. The insects feed on fruit juices, imparting a delicate flavor, with a suggested method of baking them in the comb for best results.
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London Tablet
Unhappy Suggestion and Complaining Passenger Text
Dialogue snippets from Baltimore papers feature Miss Youngthyng and George debating lasting affection. A Guilford Avenue conductor mocks a passenger for inconsistency and ungratefulness after a strap complaint.
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Miss Youngthyng
George
Baltimore American
Guilford Avenue
Rother
Baltimore News
They Differ Much in Style Between Readers of Books
A Philadelphia Press column notes a bibliophile's delight in first editions contrasts with a litterateur's pursuit of many editions. It adds that hasty speech leads to rash statements, suggesting if minds moved faster than tongues, few rash utterances would occur.
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Newitt
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia Telegraph
Equitable Life Statement 1902 Filed in South Dakota
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States files its annual statement for the year ending December 31 1902 with the South Dakota Insurance Department. Officers James W Alexander James H Hyde William Alexander act as President Vice President and Secretary. Principal office 120 Broadway New York City. Assets total about 3 58 billion with real estate value 37 million and cash on hand 20 million. Liabilities include net reserve and surplus 279 million with total income 69 million and expenditures 69 million. Certificate confirms authority to operate in South Dakota through December 31 1908.
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A. D
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
New York
South Dakota
James W. Alexander
James H. Hyde
William Alexander
Joel G. Vancide
Broadway
New York City
Commissioner of Insurance
Apital
State OF New York
County of New York
Wm. H. McIntyre
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
WM. _H. McINTRYE
Charles Edgar Mills
Department of Insurance
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
The
Newark
I. H. C. Shober
Merre
Skhober
Sinner
Germania Life Insurance Company of
Cornelius Doremus
Hubert Cellin
Carl Heye
Nassau Street
Naples
Seine
Deseraberisi
Soryady
Co. Doremus
Co. Heycratany
Chas. Kappel
Notary Public
Richmond Co
State OF
Pierre
H. C. Shober
Department of Insurance Company
Germania Life Insurance Company
J. M. Kuhn
Mitchell, S. D
Trolleys Beat Steam Roads in Mass Passenger Carriers
The Iron Age reports that last year Massachusetts electric cars carried four times as many passengers as steam roads. City traffic largely explains the gap, and street car systems were already fairly complete seven years ago. Trolley passenger figures have doubled since then while steam passengers have declined.
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Massachusetts
Methodist University Planned with Pierpont Morgan Aid
Bishop McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church seeks Pierpont Morgan's help for a proposed American University in Washington. Morgan is reportedly favorable to the project.
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Methodist University
McCabe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pierpont Morgan
American University At
Washington
Morgan
Pierre Loti's Luxurious Oriental Home
Pierre Loti the author owns a lavish residence in Oriental possessions filled with tapestries cushions and Arabian chests from the East. A touch of authenticity appears in a building section through two doors taken from an old mosque.
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Pierre Loti
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M. H. Gosche
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Hiero
Francois
Sevres
New York Press
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Poute Dakota
State OF South Dakota
Insurance Department
J. H. C. Shober
Insurance
Boone
Selees
Weenens
Compas Dewees
Ars, Vanes
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