Chicago Families Average Fewer Than Five Children
A survey of 25 000 Chicago families finds the average brood under five and four fifths have wage earning spouses. Divorced and lodging-home families show few children. Raising a four child family spans twenty four years with staged child care. Capper's Weekly report.
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Capper
Ungrateful Man and Wife in Marital Dispute
Dialogue shows a husband and wife amid a tense exchange over finances. The man laments the marriage game while the wife retorts about salary and tax, reflecting domestic conflict and power dynamics.
The Colfax Bookplate Mystery at Darrows
Constance Yuller, at Barrow’s Book Shop in New York, witnesses a murder in a scene sparked by a forged Colfax bookplate bought for 510 dollars. Detective Almy investigates as Julia Grosvenor, granddaughter of the slain man, and Peter Burton reveal a hidden key in the forged bookplate.
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Barrow
New York
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Peter
Nancy
Darrew
Catalogue chaos at the bookstore escalates with a missing rare book
In a busy Virginia catalogue shop, Miss Wilkes negotiates for a rare Clarihen volume while Mr Case and Mr Darrow’s absence complicate sales. A damaged bookplate hides a key and a sudden theft threatens reputations as Miss Fuller suspects a cousin in law book intrigue.
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Mr. Case
Miss Wilkes
Miss Burton
Juddes
Nancy
Clarihen
Richmond
Wilmer Ponsonby Juddes
Sturgis
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Congress
One Hundred and Forty-Ninth
Congressman Sturgis
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Inventors and Claims Beyond the Famous Figures
A discussion questions who truly invented key devices beyond Archimedes Ericsson and Edison. It traces telegraph origins claims from Morse Vail Sommering and others, notes friction match multiple claimants, and compares the aneroid barometer disputes between Vidi Bourdon and Leibniz's early suggestion.
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Scotland
Paris
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Kuoming Tang Translation and Purpose Described
The article explains Kuoming tang as a Chinese association with the aim to place the country in the hands of the people. It interprets kuo as country min as people and tang as association, noting the group is described as half patriotic and half political.
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China
Childrens Humor In A Tiny Tale About Agnes
A five year old named Agnes, featured in the Children section, is recalled at breakfast after play. Her mother asks her to wash, and Agnes replies she will wash her hands but has not used her face since washing once before.
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Agnes
Peanut Kinship and Botanical Relations
The peanut is a legume related to beans and peas, belonging to the same plant family as these crops. It describes botanical classification and kinship within the legume group.
Arctic balloon attempt ends in disaster in 1897
Swedish explorer A Berg Andree and two companions tried to reach the North Pole by free balloon. They launched from Danes Island Spitzbergen on July 11 1897 carrying five tons of supplies. The balloon vanished within an hour and a buoy message was found nine hours later. No further trace followed amid later unconfirmed rumors linking Siberia and Canada.
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North Pole
Danes Island
Spitzbergen
Kings Collect Coins and Royal Interests Revealed
The king of Italy publishes a series on Italian coins and owns a personal collection of 100000 specimens, the world’s largest. King George of England also collects, with other rulers said to be keen. A reflective note concludes that discovery lags behind shared knowledge and wealth.
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George
England
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