How to Handle Bucs and Bees in Print
A humorous note exposes a mock scientific article titled How to Handle Bucs. It jokes that working with a bee is easy for most, while calming a frolicsome bee proves tricky. The piece comments on bee handling and a quirky Watermelon Crop report from Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific Journal
Detroit Free Press
Harris
Lime Kiln Club
Toota
Sir Isaac Walpole
Baldy Rashout
The Widow’s Youngest Olive Branch Featured at Academy Meeting
A quirky exchange hints at social customs while a St Louis academy discussed natural coke from Utah’s volcanic coal mine. The exhibit described two volcanic rocks merging to form a combustible specimen. The item closes with a teaser about The House on the Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Dcience
St. Louis
Utah
Travel Etiquette From A Wandering Passenger
A traveler confesses astonishment at moving through many visits and entrusting a dressing case to a discreet maid. The narrator notes it is now unnecessary to take extra precautions and questions the need for such effort.
The Mysterious Night at Geldham Farm Chapter Ends
A vivid extract follows Miss Christie’s rambling night through Geldham House. Carruthers, a charming antagonist, woos her with quiet conversation and moonlit escapades, while party members debate propriety and her pendant vanishes amid intrigue and suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Vow
Mr. Carruthers
Groupe House
Sir Jonas
Lady Mills
Miss Christie
Desolate Return to Alders House and Mrs Rayner
The narrator reenters the ivy clad marsh house and ponders Mrs Rayner’s possible madness. He recalls gossiping neighbors and wonders how their avowed opinions miss the truth behind the Rayners and the family mysteries haunting the home.
Old Corks Reused In New York Bottling Trade
In Mulberry Street a unique cork recycling business buys corks by the barrel and cleans them for reuse in champagne bottles. The dealer pays 25 cents a dozen and sells to American champagne-makers who shave and stamp the corks with the bottler’s brand. A Turkish bath cleaning process and turning machine restore worn corks to look new, enabling root beer and soda makers to cut costs by using reused corks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulberry Street
New York
Makery
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