Balloon Voyage Ends in Fire and Rescue in Spain
Edward Holmes, a young artist, escapes disaster when a wanted criminal, Casse-tete, hijacks a balloon voyage from a Marseilles fete. After a dramatic ascent cut by the criminal, the balloon crashes near a Spanish road. Holmes survives with injuries while Casse-tete dies. Killick’s balloon is lost and Holmes’s fortunes improve afterward.
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Casse Tete
Girona
Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Paris
London
Marseilles
Killick
Ways of the German Student at Heidelberg
German students, enraged and sobered by Professor Schmoller, face tighter limits on self governed study. Students now must sign in for courses or pay, yet attendance remains their choice and professors often lecture to empty benches. The tale of a misidentified signature and a university drive adds a comic air to campus life.
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Heidelberg
Schmoller
University
New York Home Journal
G. W. Foster
Broadway
New York
The Old Lady's Sure Sign Test for Suitors
A Hudson Republican item tells of an old lady who tests suitors for her granddaughters by offering homemade gingerbread cake. If a man eats it with zest, she consents. if not, she opposes. Her theory: men who love cake do not drink to excess or lead dissipated lives.
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Hudson Republican
Glass as hard as metal tested for railroad ties
Casting Glass, F. Siemens of Dresden reports success in producing glass as hard as cast metal and not clearer than cast iron. Siemens glass foundry at Dresden runs experiments to see if this material can be used for railroad ties. Specimens of the hard glass are made suitable for millstones. The barber tests hair humidity with a bayrumeter.
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F. Siemens
Dresden
Siemens Glass Foundry
Chicago Tribune
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Cincinnati
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S.A. McOmber & CO
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GEO. P. Orr & CO
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H. Spitler
Willimsport
W. M. Allen
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