Bridge Engineer Meade Fights for Lives on Failing Span
Meade discovers a 1 3/4 inch camber in the cantilever C-10 R threatening the great International bridge. He warns Abbott and travels to New York to stop work, while a crisis unfolds as the Martlet company scrambles to relay orders and avert disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martlet Construction Company
Bertram Meade
Ilis
Bertram Meade, Jr
Helen Ifingworth
Colonel Wingworth
Meade
Rock of
Gibraltar
Abbott
Schmidt-Chemnitz
Jacks
Illingworth
Martlet
Martlet Company
New York
Meade, Sr
Moses
Republic
United States
Pennsylvania
Helen
Bert
Johnson
Colonel Illingworth
Curtiss
Father
Mercy
Gold Flood at New York Assay Office A World Heavyweight
The New York assay office is described as the government purchasing agent with vast imports of gold. Foreign gold, sovereigns, francs, and bullion are melted and refined to 999.5 fineness. Fifteen melting pots operate as workers transfer coins and bars into the smelting process amid towering stacks and organized piles.
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New York
United States
Farm Relief and War Effort Rally for Canada and U S
The piece urges farmers to boost crops as national service amid World War I. It notes rising prices, calls for land ownership or rental, and highlights Western Canada as a prime wheat producer offering near-free land to grow the war effort. It emphasizes unity with the United States and Canada in defeat of autocracy and securing a lasting peace.
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Chicago Journal
United States
United States Navy
Canada
Europe
Western
Western Canada
Aftermath of a Crash Unfolds in Next Installment
The next installment continues the crash story as the Meades and Illingworths face the consequences and the vast trouble stirred up by the incident, promising thrilling chapters ahead.
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Meades and
Illingworths
Waste Bark Replaces Rags in Felt Roofing
A Madison Wisconsin forest products lab has developed a method using waste hemlock tan bark to replace 20 to 80 percent of rag stock in felt roofing. Mills using the bark report equal quality to rag-only production and potential substantial cost savings in manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Forest Service
Balloon plans for New Guinea give way to air exploration
A German proposal once sought to drift balloons over New Guinea to survey its interior. It never happened. Now Dr. Eric Mjorberg of Sweden plans to use an airplane to explore the inland regions and is in the United States studying new aviation advances.
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Germany
New Guinea
Eric Mjorberg
United States
Beware the Loaded Gun Perils of Unloaded Firearms at Home
A warning essay notes that returning hunters should not leave loaded guns in corners or on walls as this creates a hidden death trap. It stresses the danger of the familiar phrase we did not know was loaded and urges extreme caution with every loaded firearm.
Mirthful Exchange Over Economy Sparks Banter
A witty dialogue features a wife teasing her husband for an odd notion of economy. He argues he can save money by avoiding bargain sales, prompting a humorous back and forth about frugality.
High Cost of Art Insight Though Composers Loved Craft
A witty remark notes many great composers died poor yet could have saved money by hearing their own music without paying. The quote contrasts art’s value with financial strain and irony in creativity.
Blossom Remains
Crimsonbeak says his atta keeps his nose to the grindstone. Eg bert notes the effort but doubts the red comes off easily.
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Egbert
Debauch of Matches Sparks Gas Saving Debate in Paris
In Paris, a humorous quip from Le Rire ponders why a mass of matches is wasted, asking Marie about the meaning of the scene. The reply claims the fiery display is a practical scheme to save gas, framing a domestic joke as a commentary on energy use.
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Marie
Paris le Rire
Railroads sought higher icing charges for refrigerator cars
Courtroom chatter in the city column notes railroads pushing up icing fees for refrigerated cars sparking public concern over higher shipping costs. The exchange frames the issue as a cold deal for consumers.
Local quips on business success and idle boasting
An old saying notes that some men enjoy talking about their business triumphs while others would boast if they ever achieved anything worth mentioning. The remark hints at vanity and the gaps between speech and action in entrepreneurial circles.
Equating Mystery to Womanhood in a Thoughtful Quip
A quoted line ponders why a man seeks the secret behind a woman’s nature. It suggests that if such mystery were fully solved the woman would cease to be mysterious. The remark reflects literary humor on gender and perception.
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WEB OF Steel
By Cyrus Townsend Brady
Young Meade
Helen Illingworth
Martlet Bridge Company
Mr. Meade
Welen Illingworth
Seri
Wilchings
International
Colonel Islington
Exploration of
Marine Eya Remedy Co
Chicago
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