The Amazing Exploits Of Houdini In Railways
A railway chief and Houdini ally discuss a mysterious invention named Clearviewit that could see through walls. The dead inventor Dacre Dowling left Harry with the device to aid crime detection on rail journeys and luggage thefts. Forder hopes the device will be perfected to stop robberies and impress investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacre Dowjing
Fermnus
Roke Pver
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Dade Dowling
Houdini
Breeze
Hadyn Gale
Gale
Ratapoona
Maui
Burma
Farrington Forder
George
Forder
Dowling
Stele
Sup Bose
Harry
Dacre
Care Of The Hands For Real Beauty And Health
A column advises daily care for hands worn by work or gardening. Lemon juice removes stains, cold cream and Vaseline protect skin and nails, gloves protect hands, vanishing cream and powder prepare for sun and cold exposure, and regular massage and nail care keep hands firm and presentable.
Precocious child prodigies in music and literature described
A survey notes child prodigies across music and literature from Mozart at age five to Mendelssohn and Chopin, detailing early public performances, prolific early works, and enduring legacies. It cites Verdi, Bach, and Liszt era icons, plus poets like Dante and Browning, highlighting astonishing early achievements and later fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dain
Fay
Mozart
Earliess Opert
Karls
Weber
Cherubini
Flass
Thirtee
Meyerbeer
Musart
Bichon
Eublee
Wesley
Verdi
Mendelssohn
Berlin
Charles Halle
Hummel
Mosart
Chopin
Rubinstein
Sir Edward Mlgar
Vienna
Imusic
Macaulay
Malatar
Douglas Jerrold
William Henry Ireland
Browning
Milton
Alfred Tennyson
Bacon Regan
Dante
Beatrice
Tasca
Schiller
Rauber
Campbell
Child Prodigies in Art and Poetry Mentioned
The piece notes young prodigies in painting and poetry, citing Moore at thirteen translating Anacreon, Mirabeau at ten publishing books, Pyron composing love verses at ten, Millais earning a Society of Arts medal at nine and Academy gold at eighteen, and Sir Thomas Lawrence painting hundreds of portraits before age twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Anacreon
Mirabeau
Pyron
John Everett Millais
Society of Arts
Academy
Thomas Lawrence
How Would They Know How Would They Know
A doctor offers a pill for the kidneys indigestion and nerves while a patient asks how the little beggars inside will know where to go, highlighting a humorous miscommunication about medical remedies.
Coatbridges Unearths Nine Ton Daily Pit Dig Deep Coal Find
A coat found during street work in Coatbridge Lanarkshire Scotland is being excavated at about nine to ten tons daily. The underground pit is reported to be thirty five feet deep.
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Coat
Coatbridge
Lanalshire
Scotland
Flies Without Fathers
A tribe studied by Dr. A D Peacock shows male fies nearly extinct as offspring are born to females without male involvement. Fatherless Alychildeen are predominantly female, risking eventual elimination of males from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fies
A. D Peacock
Galvanised Vessels and the Bin Plates Inquiry
The text discusses galvanised vessels and a concept called Bin plates, noting material origin from ordinary mill products and potential revenue from by products. It suggests a plan where pig raising could support by products, with a belief wealth can be unlocked if properly utilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oahu
Frightened Dog Turns Grey After Car Crash in Galveston
A black and white Airedale named Mutt, chained to a car that rolled three times in a fatal crash killing its owners, was later found cowering under a house with its head greying from fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutt
Galveson
Tex
Manning Board
REAL SKY PILOT SEEKS AERIAL AID FOR REMOTE PARISH
A NSW parish priest with 40 000 square miles asks the Colonial and Continental Church Society for an aeroplane to reach 19 000 miles of travels annually. He currently uses a decrepit motorcar and rides to distant places only two or three times yearly. In France a farmer buying a fowl found a valuable diamond inside, proven to be of great worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Daniels
Wilcamnia
New South Wales
Colonial and Continental Church Society
Tie
St. Etienne
France
Enormous Tanganyika reptile bones stun sixteen men
A Tanganyika Territory dig unearthed prehistoric reptile bones so massive that sixteen workers were needed to lift a single fragment. At Netherby Hall Cumberland Scotland mentions Lochinvar and lines to a poem. London County Council weighs apartment block concepts with five story plans six feet high.
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Tanganyika
Africa
London County
L-C.c
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Pluster OF
Halle
Ec and
Toush
Herve
Roman
Blankerton
Victoria
Paddington
Railway Company
the Countess and the Crocodile
Countess of Clovelly
Dex
Lena
Furder
Mendelssonn
Mas Urdang
Harlem
Daughters of
Terael
Real Sky Pilot
Netherby Hall
Cumberland
Lin Scott
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