Daughter of Rich David Brown Pursues Independent Life
Mary, daughter of a self made millionaire, believes her identity is defined by lineage and seeks to prove herself alone. She has a million dollars and urges her father to fund a bold, unconstrained venture as she forges her own path.
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David Brown
Mary Brown goes off to chase her own fortune in Paradise Valley
In 1913 Mary Brown rejects financial help from her father Davie Brown and accepts a job as Engineer in Chief with Paradise Valley. She plans independence and romance beyond wealth while her father fears dangers and watches her depart for New Orleans on a private rail car. The story follows their uneasy parting and hints at the challenges ahead.
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Chapter II Miss Mary Has a Job
David Brown returns from a New York banking house to his Hudson home to find the house in wild confusion during an early fall day.
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Explosive Cause of Knocks in Auto Engines Identified
University of Michigan engineering findings explain engine knock as a shock wave explosion that travels ahead of the normal burn. Professor George Granger Brown notes two conditions trigger it: compression of unburned gas and disturbances from the initial spark.
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Modern musical scale tied to physical vibrations says Etude editor
An Etude editor argues that musical intervals and accidentals have fixed vibration counts within an octave, while tuning by ear remains common. The notion of scale degrees relating to celestial bodies is dismissed as ancient superstition, noting the Chinese five tone scale had believed links but no physical basis.
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Etude
Foofaraw Origin Tied to French Foufaraud Dandies
The term foofaraw derives from French roots foufaraud meaning foolish dandy. French voyagers introduced the word, appearing in old diaries and later works.
How to Handle Age and Witty Wisdom in a Letter
Collected reflections from ED HOWE on aging, enduring friendships, and the wisdom of a Brooklyn doctor. An extended note discusses veterans, government spend, and the tension between idealism and practical living. References include General Frank T. Hines and Goethe.
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England
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All Meteors Cold When They Reach the Earth
Meteor authorities skeptical about fiery meteor myths. Charles C. Wylie of Iowa argues in Popular Astronomy that no authenticated case of meteors starting fires exists and that meteors glow only briefly aloft before cooling, remaining cold on impact.
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Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promotes Strength
Advertisement proclaims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes women strong with no alcohol and available from druggists in tablets or liquid form.
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Held Up Artless- Why not write the Great American Novel
Short column from the Louisville Courier Journal muses on the difficulty of composing a defining American novel and compares it to choosing between golf or hockey slang as a literary staple.
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