A Miz up in Overcoats and a Romantic Mixup
Clyde Brewster and May Worthington face a comic train depot mixup when a man steals his coat and May suspects a rival. A mistaken love letter and a wild coat swap trigger family tensions until Miss Lansing reveals the truth and a wedding is teased.
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Clyde Brewster
May Worthington
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Payne
Roger Payne
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Worthingtons
Miss Lansing
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Brewster
Primitive Fire Lighting Methods Across Cultures
The article surveys early fire starting techniques from various cultures. It describes the stick-and-groove method of the Tahitians, Australian aborigines with a hand-rotated stick, and evolutions like the Gauchos brace, Eskimos wind drill, Sioux bow-drill, and pump-drill used by the Iroquois.
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Pampas
Forehead figures as Almost-Every-Woman debates beauty
In a salon scene Almost-Every-Woman questions a beauty specialist about whether her forehead is high or low. The clinician explains high foreheads denote intellect while Almost-Every-Woman insists hers is notably low and asks for confirmation with eager repetition.
Submarine Concept Pioneered by French Thinker
A French inventor first explored practical submarine ideas, attempting to apply a usable method, though the effort did not succeed. The report notes this early attempt as foundational yet not fully realized.
Books of the Past and the Rise of Submarines
A Schenectady Union Star retrospective notes early submarine experiments, including De Son’s 17th century 72 foot craft with clockwork motive power that failed to move, and traces modern submarines to that seed of thought. It also surveys E P Roe and Pansy Elsie fiction’s Sunday-school roots and cultural influence.
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de Son
Rotterdam
East Indies
France
E P. Roe
BE. P. Roe
Chestnut Burr
Roe
Elsie
Billy Sunday
Belshazzar
Hilsie
Schenectady
Relics of Old Race Discovered in Nevada Cave
University of Nevada archaeologists near completion of a Nevada cave dig sealed 3,000 years ago. They uncover relics of an ancient civilization predating known American peoples including a skull claimed to be over 5,000 years old. The hunt traces to 1844 explorer Fremont and Piute legends guiding researchers to Humboldt Lake near Lovelock.
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Archeological Department
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University of Nevada
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Kent
England
Fremont
California
Rockies
Humboldt River
Humboldt Lake
Humboldt Range
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Winnemucca
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J. C. Jones
State University
Sarah Winnemucca
The Puritan Fallacy in a Long Island Sound Poem
A modern poet Can rad Aiken comments on a steamer trip and rejects the Puritan belief that beauty and sensitivity imply sin while sternness proves virtue. He argues life on earth is a spiritual experience enjoyed by the heart and soul, not a harsh contractual burden.
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Canrad Aiken
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New England
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Glass bricks may light homes and apartments
Architects favor glass bricks for houses and apartments to admit more light and ease cleaning. Blocks of good size with pleasing tint should withstand weather, be usable between pilasters domes and friezes, and be set under verandas with a smooth top and prismed bottom to direct light into rooms.
Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Case Sparks Sanity Defense
An upstate man sought to avoid a manslaughter conviction by pleading guilty to murder and arguing insanity. The Milwaukee Journal reports he attempted an insanity defense as part of his bid to free himself from the more serious charge.
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Sfilwaukee Journal
Cost Ranges for Barbed Wire Fence in North Dakota
The U S department of agriculture estimates fence costs in North Dakota due to transport of all materials. Maximum per rod costs are 26.5 cents for a threswire, 32.2 cents for a two-wire fence, 29.7 cents for a four-wire fence with two rod spacing, and 50 cents for a five-wire fence with three rod spacing.
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North Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Plans for Tangier government under international rule
Tangier would be governed by a 35 member assembly elected by popular vote with 24 Moroccan and 11 foreign delegates. A mixed court would include two Frenchmen led by a president, two Spaniards, two Englishmen and one German with a Spanish public prosecutor, though war could derail the plan.
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Tangier
Morocco
Egypt
Learning to Keep House in Democratic Denmark
Edwin G. Cooley notes that in Denmark the education of country girls in housekeeping has developed as a natural complement to training country boys receive in agriculture.
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Denmark
Edwin G. Cooley
Deplorable Fate of a Nice Lady in Comic Exchange
A fragmentary exchange recounts a harsh turn for a virtuous woman as a scoundrel’s actions are debated. The dialogue centers on reputational impact and the oddly phrased insult Googenspinner, suggesting a humorous or satirical tone within a troubled social scene.
Canaries evaluated by critics at East Fourth Street event
A committee of bird music critics gathered at Labor temple in East Highly-fourth Street to judge hundreds of canaries from the Central Society of Canary Breeders of America. Birds sang after coming from a dark room while critics assessed trill and quaver, with prizes to top vocalists.
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Labor Temple
Highly-fourth Street
Central Society of Canary Breeders of America
Yellow Bird
New York Sun
Referee Delays Divorce Hearing After Wealth Claim
In a divorce proceeding the referee says the case will be decided next week while counsel argues the appellant is very wealthy. The referee accepts the point and adjourns the hearing, stating the matter will be advised.
Gliding Into Her Affections Wins Heiress’s Band
A vain friend questions how the dancing man secured the heiress’s favor. He reveals he won her attention by graceful charm and smooth moves, claiming his approach lingered in her heart. The tale hints at social intrigue and romantic pursuit.
The Grindstone Obscures The Usual Stone Turning
A concise note reflects on the grindstone as the only stone a typical boy avoids turning, using a proverb-like line to sketch a rural or workaday military or schoolyard tone.
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