The Recluse of Fifth Avenue Chapter XII Continued
Floyd Malet and allies plot a Florence life for all, while Barnes faces tests of character and a showdown with Robin McKimber. Malet pursues a risky plan to reclaim a tarnished future and secure Nita’s happiness amid shifting loyalties.
Milman invitation stirs political intrigue in New York
Robin McKimber navigates dark ambitions as Peter Milman hosts a wary gathering. Milman hints at a link between sculptor Floyd Malet and a ruined career while financier Milman tests Raxon for a senate bid. The scene ends with Bradney joining, as the plot thickens toward a dangerous reckoning.
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Malet
Peter Milman
Brewer
Milman
Raxon
Bradney
Robin McKimber
New York
Robin
Paul Raxon
Fifth Avenue
Roxon
Milmans
Floyd Malet
Mr. Raxon
Senate
Fleming Bradney
Wizards of Light Set Record With 3.6 Million Volt Generator
At General Electric Pittsfield laboratory I W Peek Jr announced a new high voltage generator producing 3.6 million volts, the highest yet and about seventeen times the typical transmission line. The device stores energy in artificial clouds then discharges in a fraction of a second to simulate real lightning.
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St. Louis
General Electric Company
Pittsfield
Mass
I. W. Peek, Jr
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Peek
General Engineering Laboratory
Schenectady
Wings for the Aimless Soul Parodied as Angelic Failures
The passage argues that self perfection requires action now and mocks the idea that merely arming a dull person with power would transform them into an angel. It stresses growth, sympathy, and readiness for a noble career.
When Old Age Arrives
A Boston Herald quotation notes that old age starts when regrets outweigh hopes, contrasting aging with changing outlook rather than a fixed date.
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Boston Herald
Cost of Helium Cut to a Few Cents per Foot
Washington reports helium costs sharply down from prewar levels as science and new sources lower the price. Director Scott Turner notes 1926 Fort Worth plant output at 3.41 cents per cubic foot, rising to 4.37 cents with Petrolia gas depletion and steps planned to develop alternatives.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Scott Turner
Bureau of Mines
Hoover
Fort Worth
Bureau
Petrolia
Norge Explorer Plans Polar Light Measurement Flight
Umberto Nobile of the Norge proposes to fly from Leningrad to the North Pole next summer to measure the amount of light with a special photoelectric cell device already made for him.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Umberto Nobile
The
Norge
North Pole
Leningrad
Blind girl Angeline Ramert tops Johnstown students
Angeline Ramert seventeen a blind junior high student ranked highest in studies last month among 150 students. She lost her sight seven years ago when a bomb exploded in her home.
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Johnstown
Angeline Ramert
Angeline
Alls
Magical Power Fails Wizard in Emergency
In Pitts burgh the magician Howard Thurston astonished crowds by feats like pulling rabbits and coins from unlikely places. A charity visit to a destitute miner’s home impressed the wife with a display of $1 bills from her hair. On a later stop at the Post Gazette office his gifts failed to appear as he searched for a pencil.
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Howard Thurston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Dr Pierce Herbal Remedy and Radio Paper Tests
A physician Dr. R. V. Pierce created Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription a tonic for women’s pain and ailments available as tablets or liquid. Maine papermanufacturers use radio tests to measure paper moisture and thickness to ensure proper drying on paper machines.
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R. V. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Maine
Boston Brown Bread Recipe Steps
A recipe outlines mixing graham flour salt and baking powder with corn meal. Then sift the meal and flour, add molasses and milk, and steam in a greased steamer for about three hours with constant boiling water.
Moon Delays Clocks When Moon Is Westward
Dr. Robert R. Morgan of the Naval Observatory reports that clocks run slower when the moon lies in the western sky. The effect is tiny, detected only by sensitive instruments, with one half of a day five-thousandths of a second longer when the moon is west.
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Robert R. Morgan
Naval Observatory
Washington
Popular Science Monthly
Dentist Visit Sparks Chat Between Mrs Green And Mr Green
Mrs Green complains about an hour with the dentist keeping her mouth open. Mr Green quips that if he had her mouth shut that long it would have killed her.
We Lie Around the House All Day and Yawn Analysis
This line questions purpose for a lazy day, suggesting a lack of direction or goals. It implies boredom and aims to identify why a person or people spend time lounging rather than pursuing tasks or activities.
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