The Gentleman From Paris and the Richelieu Watch Heist
A European couple leave a West home in charge of a venerable caretaker whose forged letters prove his treachery. Detective Dougherty follows clues through New York pawnshops and antique dealers to recover the Richelieu watch and the Cellini grape design, leading to the suspect’s Milwaukee hideout.
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West
Polis
Carolinal Richelieu
Artiist
Benvenuto Cellini
York
New York
Sixth Avenue
Coates
Rogues’ Gallery
Rue Madame
Dougherty
Dougherty Jong
Milwaukee
Doc
Muffins and Popovers guide a baker through different kinds
A verbose home baking guide outlines muffins and popovers, detailing light versus rich textures, batter consistency, pans, and oven temperatures. It covers plain tea muffins, fruit varieties like blueberry and date, bran and Sally Lunn, plus leavening with baking powder and buttermilk.
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Sally Lunn
No Mending at Home Little Sadie Observes Chicken Prep
Little Sadie visits a neighbor and watches the Sunday chicken being prepared. She approves until the fowl is sewn up and quips that they never mend their chickens that way.
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Sadie
Early Patents Show Streamlined Train and Air Cooling
The Chicago Daily News notes two Civil War era inventors, S R Calthorp of Rexbury Massachusetts and J R Barry of Philadelphia, were granted early patents on a streamline railroad car and an air conditioning system for passenger cars. Barry’s patent is numbered 12851 from 1855, Calthrop’s 49227, illustrating pioneers whose ideas preceded practical use by decades.
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S., R. Calthorp
Rexbury
Mass
Jack Diamond
Chicago Daily News
J. R. Barry
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio
Inventor Barry Charts 1855 Railcar Ventilation Plan
Barry's May 15 1855 patent outlines a system to ventilate and cool railroad cars and other vehicles using pulleys, wheels, fans, and water wheels behind an ice packed box to push cool air through an air tube. He notes it predates any airplane ideas and could extend to ships and buildings as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Omry
Pennsylvania
Mystery Of Monte Alban Ball Courts Hints At City Age
Archeologists at Monte Alban in Mexico uncover tlachtil ball courts dating to early centuries, suggesting the ancient city’s age may be read through its games. Frans Blom of Tulane finds ball courts across Mayan sites, linking sport to religious practice and time depth.
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America
Science Service
Mexico
Monte Alban
Frans Blom
Tulane’ University
Ancient Mesoamerican ball courts contrasted across cultures
The article surveys Ball court designs in Chiapas Guatemala and Yucatan noting H shaped courts with sloped walls and central altars. It traces evolution from round altars in southern courts to vertical walls and stone rings in northern sites and places Monte Alban as a transitional site likely occupied a thousand years ago.
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Chiapas
Guatemala
Yucatan
America
Monte Alban
Hygienic Paris Butcher Shop Showcases Germ-Proof Meats
A Paris physician opens a hygienic meat shop with glass chamber display. Salesmen wear white tunics and antiseptic gloves, while air is filtered and kept at 45 degrees. Customers view from outside, but entry is restricted.
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Paris
Meat packaging gets germ proof skin innovation
The article notes a collaboration between a meat company owner and a patent inventor on a liquid skin applied to articles, forming a barrier against contamination. The skin complements germ proof paper bags used for meat packaging, serving as a second defense.
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Montreal Herald
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Millions have found Calotabs a valuable aid for colds. Take one or two tabs the first night and repeat on the third or fifth night if needed. Calotabs cleanse the intestinal tract and act as a diuretic to help eliminate cold poisons from the blood. Economical at twenty five cents for the family package and ten cents for the trial package.
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True Detective
Vance Wynn
Public Ledger
Mr. Coates
Viscon
U.s
Streamline
Barrys
Calthrops
Howard
United States
Calthorp
Calthrop
Simi
Garfield
Doan
Dean’s
Peachtree St
Atlanta
de Luxe
S.S.S
WriteMarine Co
Dpt
Chicago
Cuticura
Malden
Miami
Shoreland Bldg
Miami, Fla
First National Bank
Rite Pan Americam Mate Corp
Broadway
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