Where Was John North Hidden Away At The Church Vestibule
In a quiet Wyman household for a delayed wedding the guests wait as John North is delayed by a trap in the church vestibule. He returns distressed after a chaotic escape from Sybil Darcy, planning to marry Mary the next day and handle the scandal with humor.
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Bobby Luce
Bobby
Ella Lamb
John North
Ella
John
Mary Wyman
Mrs. Wyman
Mary
Aunt Jenny
Kitty
Jenny
Hugh Mainwaring
Sybil
Gebpair
Sybil Darcy
Drugs That Prevent Blood Clots Found in Sweden and Russia
The Baltimore Sun reports two anti clotting drugs new to medicine one from Sweden called heparin derived from animal organs and another from Russia named hirudin found in leech saliva. Drs Blumenthal and Skold describe leeches applied to veins and successful vein injections to prevent clot formation and dangerous clots.
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Sweden
Russia
Baltimore Sun
N. L. Blumenthal
E. Skold
Ostrich in Munich Dies by Own Action for Love
A Munich ostrich reportedly killed itself after its mate died, thrusting its neck between cage bars and using legs and wings to pull its head free. The event followed the loss of its partner by a week.
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Munich
Bavaria
Rubber House Built in England With Rubber Walls and Roof
A house in England is reported to be constructed entirely from rubber. The roof floors wall panels and window frames are all rubber while bathroom and kitchen fittings use ebonite.
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England
Secret of Macaroni Process Revealed
The European Cook notes Naples long served as a macaroni hub with a road worn down by constant transport of wheat and flour. It cites that macaroni making was guarded until the fourteenth century when a Frenchman learned the method and carried it to France.
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Naples
France
Push Button Postal Informer At Charing Cross Post Office
An automatic machine at Charing Cross post office in England provides public info. By pressing a button, inquirers receive solutions on mall issues and postal services. It is known as the mechanical informator.
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Charing Cross
England
Sparrows' Eggs in Henry VI Era Priory Accounts
In the Bicester priory records from Henry VI’s era a curious entry lists 12 pounds of sparrows’ eggs for 13 pence. The purpose and extent of use or sale remain unknown, noted by F. H. Crossley in the English Abbey.
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Bicester Priory
F. H. Crossley
Austrian officer bravery medal once awarded for disobedience
The Austro‑Hungarian army allegedly issued a medal to officers who disobeyed higher orders on the battlefield and succeeded. If the officer failed, he faced execution by firing squad.
Smokeless Flashless Powder Promises Hidden Fire Source
Popular Mechanics notes a new smokeless flashless powder blending two properties, offering wartime concealment of firing sources. A patent for a combined powder recently granted, with prior versions existing separately.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Devil’s Revenge legend stalls Cologne cathedral saga
A legend says the devil helped design Cologne Cathedral but was cheated of payment and caused the project to languish for generations. The gothic masterpiece, started over six centuries earlier, was not completed until 1880.
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Cologne
Evesham Carnival Crowns Empty Crown Bid Fails
Organizers of a hospital carnival in Evesham England advertised for a carnival queen and recruited outside judges with secret candidate names but no local girl applied for the throne, leaving the crown unclaimed.
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Evesham Hospital
Evesham
England
Size of Sequoia cone defies tree size
The giant Sequoia of the West shows that cone size does not always correlate with the tree’s overall dimensions. Its cone is much smaller than cones of many conifers that do not grow nearly as large.
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West
Wedding Party Arrested in Polish Communist Roundup
During a government police sweep in Poland a wedding party that included the bride the groom and bridesmaids was arrested. The night round up touched five hundred people and the weekly total surpassed one thousand arrests.
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Poland
Taft Buried Outside His State
The article notes Taft, the only president elected as an Ohio citizen, buried outside Ohio. It adds that Grant and Harrison, though native Ohioans, were elected as residents of other states and entombed elsewhere. It also mentions two presidents assassinated who were Ohioans: Garfield and McKinley.
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Taft
William H. Taft
Ohio
Uncle Sam Name Given to Grant at West Point
A historical note explains how Ulysses S. Grant acquired the nickname Uncle Sam at West Point. Born April 27 1822 at Point Pleasant Ohio he was listed as Ulysses Simpson Grant in early records due to a mistaken middle name Simpson. The error persisted though his formal commission used Ulysses S. Grant.
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Sam
Grant
West Point
Hiram Ulysses
Ulysses Simpson Grant
West Point Military Academy
Thomas L. Hamer
Hamer
Ulysses S. Grant
Simpson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Secretary of War
U. S
Point Pleasant
Clermont County
Ohio
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