The Mysteries of Psychic Force by Amille Flammarion
The article discusses Amille Flammarion, famed French astronomer, and his view that mental telepathy spiritualism and hypnotism reveal a universal psychic dynamism. It outlines his belief in a soul independent of the body and the ongoing potential for science to study these phenomena alongside electricity and radium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amille Flammarion
Marcon
Ptolemy
Wong
Odeon
Allan Kardee
Parfelan Society For
Rome
St Logie
Victorien Far Dou
Roraaswr
Wercard Peircey
Joes of Arc
Girardi
Dancing for an Empress in Two Years In the Forbidden City
Princess Der Ling recalls the dowager empress questioning European dance customs and curiosity about dancing. The empress asks to see how people jump and whether music is needed, prompting plans to use a gramophone for demonstrations amid court interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walia
Aniahed
Ste
China
der Ling
Forbidden City
Europe
Her Majesty
Fragmented OCR Summary From A Local Page
A distorted OCR fragment mentions prices and names with unsure context. It reads like an incomplete public notice or advertisement and lacks clear actions or dates. The readable parts offer minimal factual content suitable for a terse card.
Filling the Firebox and the Rise of Automatic Stokers
The article argues that skilled men are scarce for fireman roles as automatic stokers loom. It contrasts the easy pay and social perks for some with the brutal, exhausting reality of shoveling two to three tons of coal per hour aboard a jolting locomotive, noting limits often exceeded on fastest NYC to Chicago runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association
United
Cornfield
Kinnes
Tural
New York
Chicago
All Loyal Men and the Pride in Railroad Work
An excerpt reflects on railroad workers dedication, grit, and pride in keeping locomotives and schedules running. It recalls a traveling auditor praising resilience, the craft of maintaining engines, and personal anecdotes of Hennessy Regan and others showing responsibility, initiative, and confidence from supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Hennessy
Myself
Steven Regan
Hennessy
Sterling Bridge
George
Highest types in demand for passenger locomotives
President Albn B Johnson of Hardwin Locomotive works in Philadelphia notes a shift from light American type engines weighing over 60 tons and costing 10 000 to 12 000 to heavy Pacific type locomotives weighing about 136 tons. These new engines feature driving wheels around 79 inches, a trailing truck, and cost about 25 000 each, with engine tender rates per pound not higher than 86 years ago.
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Albn B. Johnson
Hardwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Graft on Russian Railroads Sparks Card Toll Tale
A traveler recounts a railroad trip across Mussia where a bearded uniformed man extorted coins at each station for playing cards. Four passengers were shaken down by demands ranging from kopeks to rubles during a whist game, until they bribed the conductor and found no more harassment at stations thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biberia
Alee
Montreal Plans Costly Rail Terminal and Tunnel
A Canadian Northern subsidiary completes plans for a three mile tunnel under Mount Royal to enter downtown Montreal. The tunnel and terminal are projected to cost 26 million dollars in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Northern
Mount Royal
New Friction-Reducing Truck Bearings Demonstrated
The article compares two methods to cut friction from journal bearings. An English technique uses short rollers of large diameter, replacing ordinary ball bearings. An American railroad truck running on roller bearings is also illustrated, showing the practical gains in reducing resistance.
Cheap Fares in India
In India third class fares, cp all rath Pande, are at the rate of less than one half cent per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
English Car Equipped With Anti-Friction Wheels
An English car model is claimed to achieve over 28 percent power saving and at least a two thirds reduction in friction with wheels designed as anti friction devices. The system mounts friction reducing wheels along the vehicle axle ends to cut energy loss in normal operation.
Servants Turn Writers in a Newport Kitchen Poem
A narrator notes household staff including a cook and a butler scribbling poems and manuscripts while serving meals. The piece playfully blends observations of class, talent, and hidden ambitions as servants moonlight as writers, with lines about grapes coffee and rhymes amid domestic chores.
Silent Watches of the Night Mystery Cited by Mr Dease
The fragment shows Mr Dease interpreting a phrase about silent watches of the night as he fuels up near a sleeping policeman. It reflects an unclear account with garbled wording and missing context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dease
Horseless carriage fuels clash in verse debate
A chaotic newspaper exchange shows the Poetry Editor and Horse Editor arguing over rhymes about a horseless carriage. The Horse Editor insists the verse must bend to the era’s new technology, while the Poetry Editor counters that the lines do not rhyme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postry
Bestar
Vented typewriter promise echoes in unsure speech
A garbled note imagines a vented typewriter that could listen and write aloud. The fragment hints at choosing between Mina and Vu and expresses uncertainty about the device’s reliability and the speaker’s approval of the idea.
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Debbe
Mina
Ake
Fragmentary medical note about reading and emapstic context
A garbled note references reading in a medical paper and an implied emphasis on empathy or empathetic care. The text is incomplete, offering few clear facts or names to identify a source article or confirm context.
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Camille Flammarion
Victor Hugo
Jersey
Wireksrelegraph
Princess der Ling
Mer Sieter
Dowager of
Aurreeal
Salem
Mussia
Atleton
Asien
Upton Minclair
Newport
Pape
Hall Caine
Ts Tamtog
Papa
Mamma
Reat
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