Rival automotive race tale leads to a factory venture
In a long twenty four hour race Stanton's Mercury driver dies, Stanton meets Miss Carlisle aboard a train, and Floyd reveals his twin Jessica. After a near-fatal crash Floyd motivates a plan, and Stanton proposes a partner deal to revive the Comet motor cars.
Chance for Jessica On a train the Mercury unit makes race plans
Stanton and Floyd, close at work and in conflict, race toward a future with mutual danger and deepening bond. The two visit Floyd's factory at Buffalo to face memories of his father and weigh a sister's fate as Stanton proposes marriage if Floyd approves.
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Jessica
Mercury Company
Stanton
Mr. Green
Floyd
Mercury
Blanton
Comet
Tke
Branton
Buffalo
Flip Domain
Edgar Floyd
Little J's
Jes
Lake Erie
Shegs & Woman
Jes Floyd
Terest
Buill
Glender
Blowing a Card Off a Pipe Demonstrates Air Currents
A Popular Mechanics explanation shows blowing a card off a pipe bowl is difficult. A pin fixes the card to prevent sliding. Air flows sideways as the card rises, and a downward air current from above keeps the card pressed against the bowl, resisting dislodgement.
Patience Learn’d From A Little Boy’s Bee Sting Memory
Lady Henry Somerset’s work for London slum children is inspired by a boy who endured hospital pain with a buzzing sound. He explains he pretended a bee was stinging him to make the suffering bearable and keep from forgetting the sting.
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Lady Somerset
London
Henry Somerset
Riddles and puns from a lighthearted Q and A
A humorous exchange presents jokes about Eve and Adam, a horse with six legs, a gun and a jury, a looking glass, and marriage timing. The quips play on wordplay and homonyms, with light religious and social references for a casual audience.
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Eve
Adam
Army Mule Vindicates Ability to Deliver Goods in Army Contests
The piece praises the army mule's performance against motorized rivals in Iowa rough-road contests. It argues the mule remains a reliable public servant, capable of pulling heavy loads and fulfilling tasks when no alternative exists, and should not be discharged without due pension or honor.
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Econ
Teato
Congress
Iowa
Joker Dinner for Congressmen Delays Harrison Mystery
In Congress Hall dining room fifty members waited for Rep. Francis Burton Harrison of New York who never came. At 6 30 the truth emerged that Harrison planned a surprise dinner. He later dined alone and invited others to join, delaying legislative duties.
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Congress Hall
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Mr. Harrison
Pajamas Proposed to Spare Lobsters Claws
A Humane Society member in Pennsylvania urged dressing lobsters and crabs in pajamas to prevent claw and limb injuries in captivity before cooking. Officials argued cold blooded creatures feel little pain, while crustacean dealers dismissed the idea as impractical, joking about fashion trends.
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Pennsylvania Women's Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Washington
John P. Heap
Humane Society
Heap
Skink Surprise for National Museum Curator
R Leoni Stejneger, head curator at the National Museum, displays a Florida skink named leoseps repnoidsi. The creature, five inches when mature, is unusual for its paralysis of legs, sand swimming ability, and resemblance to Persian and Mediterranean skinks, surprising scientists.
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National Museum
R. Leonhard Stejneger
America
Wood
Florida
Leoseps Repnoidsi
Leoseps
Persia
Mediterranean
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Jimmie
Lnfaranca
Hien
WHAW
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