Women of intrigue and danger in high society tales
A lengthy narrative recounts tales of dangerous, roaming women who ensnared powerful men across continents. It follows Mary Boozer Countess de Pourtales and others, detailing duels, executions, and fortunes built on deception, including the Humbert swindle and impostors in Austria and Germany, ending with moral caution of consequences.
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Africa
China
India
Smany
Mary Boozer
South Carolina
Boozer
Countess de Pourtales
Japan
South
Paris
Count Pourtales
Health Rules for Girls in Busy School Days
Margaret Sangster argues that past ideals of frail femininity harmed health and urges modern girls to adopt sound hygiene. She promotes outdoor activity, plain water over soda, fruit over pastry, regular sleep, fresh air, baths, and balanced diets to maintain vigor, beauty, and study success.
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New York
Mabel
Joseph J. Bowles
Concrete Cisterns Offer Durable Modern Alternative
Concrete cisterns replace old wooden types with a seamless one piece design. A patent forms allows adjustable sizes. construction starts with a four inch concrete floor, then form filling and surrounding concrete with a waterproof mortar finish. The method claims long lasting durability and sectional builds for seepage or cave in risks.
New Roof Scaffolding Invented With T Notches
An improved roof scaffolding design uses hinged two section bars that straddle the roof ridge. Notches on the bars engage bracket hooks to support planks, allowing compact folding for storage and variable reach from peak to gutter. Inventor John Emberson of Whites Plains, New York developed the device.
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Scientific American
John Emberson
Whites Plaing
N. Y
Cure for Summer Shiver and the Gold Miner Cure
A humorous old column describes a “summer cold” with feverish shivers and throat dryness. It cites doctors’ views and pitches the lighthearted “gold miner’s cure” involving hot water immersion, hot lemonade, quinine, and vigorous exertion to induce sweating and a heavy rub down.
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West End
Merchant seeks help as idle work dulls demand
A merchant expresses willingness to hire, noting minimal tasks available. A clerk replies that this would not matter to him, reflecting a quiet period in business and a casual attitude toward employment.
Fresh air and sun baths advised with simple diet
General treatment suggests outdoor time and ocean or sun baths when possible. Avoid tea coffee and stimulants. Eat fruit and vegetables with meat once daily and finish the day with a glass of hot milk before bed.
Almond meal wash forms soft fragrant lather
To use almond meal pour a little in the palm of one hand add a little water rub hands together and you will find a soft fragrant lather that both softens and cleanses the skin.
Birds and Fish Speeds Relative to Land
Several bird species fly more than twice as fast as any land animal can run. No land animal can run twice as fast as many fishes and marine mammals can swim.
Ceremony at the Table Emphasizes Family Meal Formality
The article urges a balance of ceremony and sociability at meals. It cautions against rushing meals, advises quiet requests to waitstaff, and highlights promptness, proper serving forms, and avoiding verbal intrusions during family dining.
Florida Water Recipe From Old Texts
A historic recipe instructs mixing lavender bergamot and lemon oils with turmeric tincture neroli balm and rose oil. Add deodorized alcohol to two pints and blend. Caution notes that excessive perfume is not advisable.
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Florida
What is a turbine
An engineer explains turbines by likening them to paper windmills driven by jets of steam. A turbine consists of a series of revolving wheels on a shaft inside a cylinder with stationary blades between each wheel to extract energy from the steam flow.
Turbine Blade Arrangement Described for Steam Power
A British article explains how stationary blades catch steam and deflect it to the first wheel, driving a sequence of wheels to propel a ship. An illustration contrasts revolving white blades with stationary gray ones to clarify the turbine mechanism.
Gold Sent to America From England in Three Weeks
Within three weeks almost 30 tons of gold specie have been transferred from England to America, highlighting a rapid movement of gold across the Atlantic for financial or trade purposes. The report emphasizes the scale and speed of the transfer.
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America
England
An Appreciative Listener Anecdote About Sir Henry Roscoe
An anecdote recounts Sir Henry Roscoe during a science lecture noting a woman's attentive audience. After the talk she thanked him but asked for clarification whether the celebration mentioned was inside or outside the skull.
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Henry Roscoe
Mountains From Molehills and Bluffs Create Divisive Talks
A reflective editorial contrasts two approaches to disputes with some people turning minor issues into major battles while others bluff and avoid real confrontation, urging clearer communication and measured responses.
Small Gasoline Burner Described For Melting Metals
A Poplar Mechanics correspondent details a compact gasoline burner built from an old coffee flask soldered to a metal pipe assembly. The device uses a needle valve and small cap with a 1/32 inch hole, stressing tight joints to prevent leaks and possible explosion.
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Poplar Mechanics
Cartridges Burn Safe In Fire Test Says Amateur Work
A test funded by cartridge manufacturers shows that loose shells explode harmlessly in a fire. The shell tears open, bullets are not launched, and light fragments pose no serious risk. Cartridges detonate one by one, creating a continual popping rather than a large blast. Firemen worked within 20 feet without danger.
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Humberts
Crawfords
France
Cement for switchboard repairs described in 19th century mix
A historical note describes a cement formula for switchboard repairs where iron must be fastened to marble. The paste is made from 30 parts plaster 10 parts iron fillings and half a part sal ammoniac, mixed with vinegar to a fluid paste and prepared fresh as it hardens on standing.
Power of Good Acting in Theater Echoes Souls
A London observer reflects on acting as a true art that trades with souls through illusion. The theater offers a chance to relive personal lives and endure imagined torments even after a satisfying dinner and a waiting motor outside.
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Observer
London
Tarache Likely From Toothache Ear Bone or Rheumatism
Tarache may be caused by a bad tooth the pain being transmitted or by a foreign body in the ear or by rheumatism. Warm fomentations of poppy heads or poultices will afford relief.
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Mme
Therese Humbert
Toulouse
Stettin
Germany
Anna
Buda- Pesth
Unter den Linden
Countess Rigiano
Katherina
Austria-Este
Ferdinand of
Austro-Hungarian
Saxony
Roumania
Rigiano
Crawford
Nice
Robert Henry Crawford
Therese
Havre
Anna Jameson
Wat
Margaret E. Sangster
Dorothy
Ufe
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