Expansion Sale Offers Cloth Editions of Popular Books
The catalog lists many classic novels and bestsellers offered in a special cloth edition at a low price. Titles include The Hound of the Baskervilles Graystark Senator North The Eternal City Resurrection In the Midst of Alarms The Manxman The Choir Invisible The Girl at the Halfway House Tristram of Brent and more from leading authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Conan Doyle
Geo. Barr McCutcheon
Senator North
Gertrude Atherton
Hall Caine
Count Tolstoi
Robert Barr
James Lane Allen
Tristram of Brent
Anthony Hope
Substitute for coal from marsh mud sparks Boston study
Boston scientists report a potential new fuel from swamp mud or grass peat. Insurance engineers led by Edward Atkinson and MIT’s Professor Norton find mud can be dried, coked, and briquetted with heating power near that of soft coal. They propose small pilot plants to test cost, uses, and profitability for domestic and industrial fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Boston
Mass
Edward Atkinson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles L. Norton
United States
Insurance Engineering Experiment Station
Atkinson
Norton
Insurance
New England
New Jersey
Virgina
Everglades
Florida
Georgia
Gulf
Mexico
Ireland
Scotland
Massachusetts
New River
Mr. Atkinson
Institute of Technology
Amulets and Charm Wearers Sweep Bathhouse Crowds
The New York Sun reports a broad culture of amulet use among bathhouse patrons and beyond. Women of all classes wear varied charms and talismans from jade bracelets to Persian stones, with symbols meant to ward off evil and attract fortune. Interest spurred by psychology, fortune tellers, and clairvoyants fuels growing demand from jewelers and department stores alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Saturn
Engagement Secret Fades After Confession
A fragment shows a character fretting that a secret engagement cannot stay hidden long, admitting they told the girl and triggering speculation about exposed plans. The terse dialogue hints at romantic tension and public anticipation.
Thirteen at Table in a Washington Star Read
A Washington Star report recounts superstition about the number thirteen at a dinner. A well known guest tells of a New York tale where thirteen at a banquet led to fear and tragedy, prompting a move to fourteen and a subsequent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
New York
Europe
Fifthavenue Hotel
Butey
America
Banqnet
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Enew York Store
Butterick Patterns
la Vida
Serosis Shoes
Indiana
Sorosis Shoes
Members Merchants’ Association
Worth
Madras
Priestey
Priestiey
London
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Indianapolis
Soc
Eves
Wilton
Brussels
Sultana Brussels
Itba Ricer
China
Irnica Ricer
Royal Wilton
Axminster
Vie Haviland
Revees
Sasem
Manahan
Ideal Food Choppers
Fairbank’s Ark
Cer
Bevels
S Erwin
Talenr Williams
Rick
Chinaman
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