When a Detective Helps a Couple Reunite on a Train
Miss Clement recounts a case where she used a staged stateroom mix up on a Chicago to St Louis train to expose how outsiders meddle in marriages. Brent and Jeanette Douglas confront miscommunications and choose to rekindle their vows, aided by a clever ruse.
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Miss Clement
Evanston
Tve
Cupid
Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Clement
Mrs. Dougglas
Chicago
Joliet
St. Louis
Baby
Juliet
State Room
Jeannette
Brent
Byttle
Mrs. Douglas
Jeanette
Douglases
Brent Douglas
Building a Boy Swing Frame for Easy Yard Fun
A 1912 guide by A Neely Hall describes constructing a sturdy swing frame beside a fence or shed using two by fours and long uprights. It covers rope or pole suspensions, seat notching, cleats for seat protection, and methods to secure the frame and rope ends, including ring bolts and clove hitches for safe use.
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A. Neely Hall
Love match on a postcard from Karlsruhe sparks royal debate
A mailed postcard shows Princess Victoria Louise with Prince Carl August and Prince Oscar in Karlsruhe park. The caption jokes about the three figures walking with a girl, two men smoking, hinting at a controversial union and the issue of propriety in royal circles.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Victoria Louise
Prince Carl August of Cumberland
Prince Oscar
Palace
Fireworks Snap Shot by Air Camera Won Approval
Alfred Maul’s air launched device reaches perfected stage after twelve years of trial. German military authorities adopt the invention for wartime use as air scouting becomes impractical by conventional means.
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Alfred Maul
Sleep for School Children Boosts Health and Behavior
A mother should ensure her school child gets ten to eleven hours of sleep with an early supper and bedtime. A well ventilated room and hot milk aid sleep, while tired nerves cause irritability and mischief.
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Euffer
Artificial Diamonds Produced in Berlin Claim
Report from Berlin describes a new method to form carbon crystals by decomposing coal gas with metallic mercury amalgams. It notes the maker faces no danger and contrasts this approach with prior attempts that sought to imitate nature via extreme heat and pressure.
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Berlin
Nature
Stutterer Holds Up Court in Milwaukee Case
Hugo Greysmuhl, before Milwaukee District Court on a theft charge, stuttered through questions about his age. He finally says he is stuttering and hard to tell his age. The judge jests about six months in reform school before moving to the next case.
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Stutterer
Hugo Greysmuhl
Milwaukee
Hugo
House of Correction
New York Telegram
London Barber Metaphor Tells Of Police Blunder
District Attorney Whitman likened a bungling detective method to a London barber. He described how a barber slaps on lather without clearing the lips, forcing the subject to bite tight. The tale recalls an American in Bond Street who spat out a mouthful of lather and quipped about not needing teeth cleaning.
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London
Whitman
Bond Street
St Paul
Pekingese Dogs Once Ended as Imperial Palace Privilege
The Pekingese, called the Hon dog, was once the sole property of China's rulers and removing one from the palace was a capital offense. After Pekin fell in 1860 two were taken to Europe, and descendants of those dogs formed early American specimens of the breed.
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China
Imperial Palace
Europe
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Rei
W. G. Chapman
Mama
Ravinia
Croesus
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