The Rouseabout Inn and a Christmas Plot Gone Wrong
In early days at the Rouseabout Inn a London traveler is hidden by a sharp young woman Ellen and a loyal Jack Thoroughgood to thwart a Christmas joke gone murderous. The Raffertys, owners, are captured and punished as the hotel keeper and Ellen escape with the truth and money gone.
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Raffertys
Jack Thoroughgood
Flore
Ellen
Hustonis
Taly
Lugano
Ici
Dells
Ted
Wireless at Christmas Aids Unemployed Homes
A columnist urges cheap wireless receivers for the jobless to ease winter hardship. He describes a plan to install crystal receivers and local loudspeakers in villages, plus inexpensive wiring inside homes to spread music and entertainment during the season.
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South
South Wales
Utensil Safety Rule Against Gas Ring Placement
A note warns never to place used sea fire utensils over a gas ring. Soot coating from gas acts as a nonconductor of heat, causing gas wastage and reduced efficiency.
Measuring candle power in light standards and tests
An explanation of candle power based on the Parliament defined standard candle made from spermaceti, its weight and burn rate. It describes the paper gauge with greased spots, balancing two lights to equal intensity, and how distance and area affect the final candle power reading, noting a typical standard lamp of 10 candle powers used for tests.
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Lambeth
London
Beggars with Bank Balances Expose London Mendicancy
A tale of beggars with fortunes reveals the practice of professional mendicants in London. Old men feign poverty, yet save funds, purchases carriages, and employ schemes to maximize takings. A blind beggar trained in charm earns a daily wage with a smiling weather note.
The Airs Weight and Barometric Impacts
The piece explains that atmospheric pressure averages 15 lb per square inch and barometers measure weight. A one inch mercury rise changes weight by about 0.5 psi on the surface, while a tenth inch equals eighty eight thousand tons per square mile, and an inch over Britain’s land area totals over one hundred trillion tons.
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British Isles
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Rouseabout Inn
G. B
Joseph
Due
Joe
Mrs. Rafferty
Jack
Joe Rafferty
Rafferty
Ters
Sol
Mra. Rafferty
Mr. Rafferty
Tissus
Gulthie
Arttur M Burrows
Tom Woller
Programmen
Tam
Bagman
Nelly
Birmingham
Post Office Savings Bank
Waterloo Bridge
Thames Embankment
Muany
Cab-Minder
Piccardilly
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