Keelys Motor Works Apparatus Claims Gravity Annihilation
An inventor George W Browne demonstrates a device at 1422 North Twentieth Street Philadelphia claiming to float iron weights in water by magnetic and mechanical action triggered via a transmitter and resonant rods. He asserts gravity can be annihilated without external air or hydraulic means, replicating Keelys famed motor through a glass water jar, weights, and magnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Browne
Keely
Keel
North Twentieth Street
Philadelphia
Keely MO
Mr. Browne
Bo Mr. Browne
On the Wings of the Wina and Other Fragments
A reading page blends lyric snippets with prose on physiognomy and crime. It recounts tales of lovers, a Bolton centenarian, and a 17th century marvel, then shifts to medical mists about scented injections and a Bond Street apparatus.
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Sodogran
Bond Street
Remarkable Case of Annual Nail Shedding Described
A Neapolitan physician reports a woman with hysterical symptoms who sheds both finger and toe nails yearly in June. Tingling starts in thumbs and great toes, then nails detach within a week, described as shedding like snake skin. Doctor links this to disordered nerve function.
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M. D
Chally Learns He Is A Cipher In Four Hundred
In a wry remark Miss Flyppe tells Chally he would be a central figure in the Four Hundred if he were in New York. The notion amuses him for three days until the idea sinks that being central in 400 is not real prominence. Indianapolis.
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New York
Miss Flyppe
Chally
Indianapolis
Tower of Diana rises above New York skyline at Gilmore’s Garden
A towering Diana wind vane stands 20 feet high atop a New York City attraction on the Gilmore’s Garden site. The Seville style tower reaches 340 feet above ground with 602 steps, a roof garden, an elevator loggia, and a rock base 12 feet thick. The Diana figure was created by Augustus Saint Gaudens and weighs 1000 pounds.
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Binép
Seville
Harper's
Louisville
Diana
Augustus Bt. Gaudens
W. H. Mullins
Salem
Ohio
Sage Sayings from the Saturday Evening Gazette
The printed lines offer aphorisms on self reliance, virtue, truth, and temperance. It contrasts vanity with contentment and notes moral lessons about anger, honesty, and inner peace. The piece ends praising steady spirit and directing affections rather than idle chatter.
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Saturday Evening Gazette
Hints to the debutante from a Philadelphia source
A Philadelphia Music and Drama notice offers dating tips for debutantes. It cautions against dwelling on schooling or season, advises charm through dress hair and demeanor, and urges daily reading of the newspaper and a good magazine. It praises smiles and a sweet voice as lasting favors.
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Philadelphia Music and Drama
Madison Square Garden Tower to Open with Giant Diana Figure
The article describes the 341 foot high Diana statue atop the Madison Square Garden tower and its illumination. It notes the World Building height, scenic views over Central Park and Long Island, and plans for electric lighting and a powerful searchlight system. An elevator will carry visitors to the observation level with ample staff on duty.
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Madison Square Garden
Diang
New York
Neversink
Lang
Central Park
Lem
High Bridge
Yonkers
Orange
New Jersey
Lyn
Long Island
Diana
Notable Resemblances Among Public Figures Cited
The passage notes striking likenesses between M Constans and Mr Blaine, Senator Squire and General Logan, and a British primate and a Senator. It also mentions two Jackson Michigan men with no relation, and peers named Mitchell with matching wives and children. The excerpt blends quirky compare and contrast observations with unclear local color references.
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M. Constans
Blaine
Squire
Logan
Church of England
Kentucky
Jackson
Mich
Alder Mitchell
James Mitchell
Christiana Beset
Observations on love and humility in a gilded world
A reflective meditation on sham glamour and enduring love. The piece contrasts humility with vanity and praises selfless sacrifice, noting the modern lover avoids excessive attachment and the pull to sacrifice friends as well. Kate Field’s Washington column tone pervades the fragment.
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Kate Field
Fateful Clashes of Youth and Age in a Morbid Drama
Fragmentary meditation on youth’s craving and the burden of emotion. The speaker questions why youthful desires amuse themselves with emotional turmoil and why aging finds such pursuits perplexing. It notes social misunderstandings at weddings and the gap between friends and a successful person.
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Keely's Motor Works
Tlowe
Chambers’ Journal
Vice
Ia Ign
Fowler
Methusalah
Henry Jenkins
Bolton
Lancashire
England
Anna Saville
Akin
Flodden Field
Henry VIII
Worthallerton
Old Parr
Shropshire
Jenkins
St. Louis Republic
New York City
St. Gandens
Union County
Baal
Sos Greet Ee
United
Cash Grocers
Flemington
Eet Dereseeees
Rowers Association
O. M
Alrigh
West Front Street
Jacot
Elkwood Cafe and Restaurant
J. B. Miller
Plainfield Produce CO
Ratitan Mills
North
R. J. Shaw
Benat
Shaw
Front Street
Park Avenue
Tyey
Omyomar
Hallock & Davis
Brown &Sharp
T. Sharett
Pierson
Woolston and Buckle
North Avenue
Lehigh Coal
Olive
W. & B. Yard
Madison Avenue
Mr. Leal
John Leal
Plainfield
A. M. Griffen
East Front ST
O. M. Dunham’s
West Prost Street
Derby
Somerville and
Easton
Stina Ee Rem
Airect Mall
Trenton
Ourday
Malia
Pope, P. W
A.D. Cook & Bro
Lehigh
J. T. Vail
Real Estate and Insurance No
Rte. Ochslyr
C. 4. Brown
American Steam Laundry
JH. W. Marshall
Prop
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