The Case of Alice Clement A Lively Springtime Sleuth Tale
In Lincoln Park Chicago Alice Clement, a young detective, pursues Clayton Rogers a Chicago thief now hiding in Labaddie Missouri. She uncovers a blackmail plot, confronts Rogers, and with swift action helps convict him while saving an innocent love story.
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Lincoln Park
Chicago
Lake Shore
Alice Clement
Detective Headquarters
Alice
Clayton Rogers
Bureau
St. Louis
Clayton
Mississippi
Rogers
Labaddie
Missouri
Henderson
Jim
Miss Clement
Boys' Handicraft Signal Box by A Neely Hall
A 1912 instruction for youths to build a pocket signaling device using a candle light and Morse code. It details box dimensions, wiring like a shutter lever, cord, brush, and a key for long and short flashes to send messages to neighboring locations.
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A. Neely Hall
Supposed Diet Feats Of Books And Pamphlets In History
A curious historical note chronicles individuals forced to eat writings. Visconti made papal delegates consume a papal bull with cords and seal. Other cases include a creditor’s note eaten for debt and a man ordered to swallow a manuscript boiled in broth.
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John Bull
Barnabo Visconti
Oelrich
Isaac Volmar
Bernard Duke of
Saxony
Philip Oldenburger
Scientific American
Naples Mayor Seeks Return of City Gold Keys
A Naples Italy case sees the mayor sue a bailiff after the bailiffs seized the city’s gold keys and other valuables and pawned them following a court ruling in favor of baker Circolo for 1250. The appeal court had ruled against the municipality.
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Naples
Italy
Circolo
Court of Appeal
New York Goddess Is Happy After Major Repairs
The New York Herald notes Miss Liberty stands tall with a raised arm, after $20 000 spent to repair her copper gown steel frame and rivets. Work replaced worn copper, painted steel, fixed drainage pockets and two turnstiles to guide visitors, ending weeks of wobble and wear.
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New York
New York Herald
Miss Liberty
Sam
Sturdy Condition After Reassembly
The object remains in sturdy condition as when first erected, indicating solid construction and stable integrity since its initial installation.
Hypnotism’s double edged power in medical ethics
The article explains hypnotism from its Greek roots and notes its usefulness at times and danger when misused. It emphasizes that outcomes depend on the practitioner's moral character, warning that unprincipled operators pose real risks seen over the past decades.
Demand Exceeds Supply of Coquette Nuts in Mexico
Coquette nuts or little cocoanuts are plentiful in Mexico but soap factories seize all the harvest. Managers complain they cannot obtain enough raw material for their needs. The shortage is blamed on natives’ indifference and the difficulty of extracting the meat.
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Mexico
Woman Bishop Margaret La Grange elected in Michigan
The first woman bishop reportedly elected is Margaret La Grange of a New Thought church in Michigan. Reports say her church draws a mix of young and old, busy and idle, attracted by her blend of common sense and imaginative sympathy.
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Margaret la Grange
New Thought Church
Michigan
Rising food costs hit Germany since 1900
Since 1900 bread prices rose 11 percent in Germany along with 18 percent for beef and 33 percent for pork. In Essen the Krupp Co-operative figures show black bread up 30 percent, potatoes 80 percent, veal 34 percent and bacon 30 percent.
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Germany
Essen
Krupp Co-operative Society
Paste to Clean Paper Walls
Instructions from the New Haven Journal Courier describe mixing a quart of flour with five cents worth of ammonia and water to form a stiff dough. The dough is wiped on wallpaper to present a clean surface and refresh its appearance.
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New Haven Journal Courier
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Courtney Riley Cooper
W. G. Chapman
Franklin County
Mr. Henderson
Goodby
Miss Wilson
Handy Boys
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