New Coast Lights by Schirm Berlin Brighten Elbe Shore
New coast light devised by Schirm of Berlin proves brighter than gas or electricity and cheaper to run. A seven by three foot unit uses air through pumice stone with benzine and magnesium powder to produce a flame delivering about 400000 candle power. Clockwork controlled and glass protected, it can provide intermittent light without condensers or fog apparatus, with lenses optional to boost brightness.
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Schirm
Berlin
Elbe
Engineers Move Cheshire Station Buildings On Timber Supports
At Frodsham Cheshire the London and North Western Railway and successors widened a station by sliding the station masters lodge booking offices and waiting room six feet back. Eleven jacks operated under Mr Johnson to lift a 400 ton mass without collapse though a chimney stack cracked and was removed. It claims to be the first English station listed on the American principle.
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Frodsham
Cheshire
Loase
Johnson
London
Surfside quarrel over lost item in Harper's Bazaar
In a Harper's Bazaar joke, Chappie denies being anyone's servant when Ethel asks him to swim out to retrieve her blown away item. The humorous exchange ends with Chappie saying he wouldn't take Ethel for anything, even for a million proposals.
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Chappie
Ethel
Ele
Harper's Bazar
Clever Swindler Preys on Janitors in Ninth Ward Flats
A Philadelphia City paper reports a smooth talking con man posing as a wealthy client seeks a flat for his ailing mother. He tricks a janitress into accepting a three dollar rent deposit and uses a fake check, revealing a growing pattern of similar swindles in the Ninth Ward.
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Byrnes
Grenius
Broadway
Pto
New York Evening Sun
Inheritance Promise Fades for Barbara Reed
Barbara Reed learns she is not the heiress to a £500 legacy after Messrs Dodd & Son declare Elizabeth Drake the nearest kin. Barbara endures a painful wait, faces social pressure from Mrs. Stewart, and declines John Grant’s marriage proposal, while Mr. Lawrence offers support but remains noncommittal.
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James Hlandford
Widston
Messra
Dodd & Son
King Street
Barbara Reed
James Handdford
Messrs
Barbara
Mrs. Stewart
Sam
Mr. Lawrence
Aline
John Crane
John
Walt
John Grant
Miss Reed
Elizabeth Drake
James Handford
Stewart
Butterfly weed lights up New Jersey meadows along the seacoast
A Philadelphia report describes Asclepias tuberosa or butterfly weed blooming orange along southern New Jersey beaches. The plant has deep fleshy roots for dry soils and propagates easily from broken pieces, drawing attention at a Centennial exhibit.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Holland
Moonlit lovers chased by hounds in Mrs Sprague’s grounds
A pair strolling at night were pursued by hounds after entering Mrs Sprague’s yard. The young woman fled while her companion climbed a haystack and was rescued by Mrs Sprague at 3 o'clock. The tale is recounted by Canonchet Cor. Baltimore American.
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Mrs. Sprague
Sprague
Canonchet Cor
Baltimore American
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies Advertised by Hall
An advertisement claims deafness from a catarrhal mucous condition can be cured by constitutional remedies. It promises $100 for any case of deafness from catarrh that cannot be cured, and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure made by F.J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with a 75 cent price and drugstore availability.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
Panpge
Pauper
Old World
Mack & CO
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Ely
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Moore
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M. Steet
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