How to Tell a Good School and Views on Alaska
A collage of tips on judging schools from student chatter, noting genuine praise and affection for masters signals quality. Also a mix of antiquated myths about Enceladus and Sicily, Alaska’s revised farming prospects in Yukon valley, England’s aerial defense, and comments on suffragettes influencing labor votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henner
Appleton
Soandso
Jenson
So-and-so
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
Yukon
Six Fingers in Art and Bible Dreams Highlight Sixth Sense Theory
The piece examines six finger occurrences as hereditary malformations, not signs of superiority, citing biblical giants and medieval beliefs. It notes Pope Sixtus IV and Saint Joseph in Raphael paintings as examples where a hidden six finger or toe signals the sixth sense of prophetic dreams, revealed only on close inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Sixtus TV
Raphael
St. Joseph
The
Joseph
Rampant Commercialism Shapes National Leadership
The piece argues business elites dominate politics and society, financing philanthropy and churches, while Europe’s aristocracy guides industry differently. It critiques immigration, praising noncommercial public conscience as a counterforce against sales-driven policy and a race-to-the-bottom approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Future gas engines to power sailing ships and battleships
Master shipbuilder Lewis Nexo envisions gas engines transforming marine propulsion. He predicts auxiliary propulsion for sailing ships, fuel efficiency gains, stronger lighter alloys, and upcoming fireproof passenger steamers. He also foresees radical changes in propellers, masts, conning towers, and armor in warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foo Minh
Corsican Vendetta Romance Amid Flight and Kidnap
Burton Barnes, wealthy American, aids his Corsican partner Marina and the abducted Enid Anstruther in a perilous Corsican pursuit. A taped note, hidden in a cabin, reveals a planned ransom and a course for rescue as the trio flees toward Bocognano. Barnes battles time, deception, and a vendetta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton HM. Marnes
Corsica
A Ushieutenant
Edward Gerard Anstruther
Marini
Enid Anstruther
Ajesto
Mars
London
Marveille
Marina
Batnus
Barnes
Lady Chartris
Correo
Nice
Ent
End
Curslen
Alart
Anstruther
Enid
Monsieur
Signore Barnes
New York
Bocognano
Laboeuf
zeroMans
Madame
Burton Mr. Barnes
Khore
Coron
Thompson
Ciey Stone
Euae
Danela
Bone
Visine
M Volow
Ming
Corsican Escape Amid Night Plans Onboard Yacht
Marina and Barnes plot a swift retreat from Corsica aboard a yacht. They outfit two ponies and prepare for a veiled ride toward Vico, wary of hidden foes and a vendetta as Enid lingers behind.
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Marina
Muvninen
Rome
Baliye
Tomadao
Sagone
Marina Sas
Vico
Monte Rutonde
Monte del Oro
Sumer
Martua
Howe
Pasent
Hottie
Barnes
Bérions
Signore Soliceti
Consica
France
Exis
Enid
Dush
Corsica
Perpetual calculating machine and market mischief
A humorous scene unfolds in a merchant's office where a man touts an universal calculating device. He demonstrates using chickens, a coop, feed, and crops, claiming flawless results. The merchant challenges the math, reveals a $126.80 loss, and contemplates using the machine to track profits from his own celery and cucumbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix Exes
Eyes and Vision Tales of Looking Sideways
The passage describes how turning the head limits eye exercise and notes various eye types. It contrasts front gaze with sideways glances and mentions women whose eyes appear to roll without head movement. It also characterizes detective eyes as small and ferret like.
Emperor and butcher meet on village road tale
In a curious encounter Emperor Francis Joseph rides into a village and asks a butcher for directions. The butcher, eager for a glimpse of the Kaiser, probes him about meeting the ruler and provocatively jokes he has shaved him often enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Joseph
Mann
Francis Joseph
Weil
Aldo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silver Messenger
Challis
Italy
Enceladus
Jupiter
Virgil
Mount Etna
Sicily
Strait of Messina
Scylla
Charybdis
Ecrom
Sirena
Sirena Lived On An Island In the Neighborhood and Charmed Warfore
Odyaseus
Binsadora
England
Mont
Henry B. Hersey
Talbor Wattson
Lewis Nexo
Master Shipbuilder
Mr.Barnes
Archibald Clavering Gunter
Mr. Barnes
Mr. Darnas
Mr. Potter
Ete
Dodd Mead & Go. N
Umm Na Suaains
Valndaer
Leboent
Madame Anstruther
Harnes
Uld
Edwin
Ajaccio
de Belloc
Gravona
del Oro
Felix
Graham
Villefranche
Lebowut
Beas
Aple
Machine
Merchant
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