A Southern Estate Scheme Slips in Dark Night
Stanton learns of a treacherous plot staged by Boreas to frame him for an old man's murder to seize the Gleason estate. Alice Gleason discovers the parchment note and orders Stanton jailed, while Boreas gleefully watches the web tighten as the night deepens.
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Boreas
GivBeon Cale
States
Ankee
Stanton
Biri
Gleason
Tim
Senor
Glen Oon
Alice Gleason
Branton
Stafiton
Mr. Stanton
Ressness
Alice
Hin
Stanton and Boreas Showdown at the House
In a tense night confrontation Stanton overpowers attackers in his home. Boreas reveals the plot while Loreas pleads for protection as Stanton decides to stay, then forgives and takes Loreas to safety.
Tomb of Omar Khayyam Revealed In Persian Garden Shrine
Maj Sykes is shown a tomb near a shrine in a rose garden where Omar Khayyam is reportedly buried. He notes the eastern wing holds an uninscribed plaster tomb as the poet’s grave, and that trees bloom over it twice a year as Khayyam long predicted.
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Maj. Sykes
Omar Khayyam
Persia
German Industrial Census of 1907 Reports Large Workforce
The 1907 census by the German imperial bureau of statistics counts 4,026,591 industrial concerns employing 14,348,389 people, including 2,510,466 women. Twelve year growth adds 4,097,120 workers. Railroads and postal services are excluded from the figures.
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Germany
German Imperial Bureau of Statistics
Saint Patrick and the Shamrock Myth in Irish Lore
The article traces the shamrock’s role in conveying the Trinity to the Irish, noting pre Patrick reverence for the trefoil among Irish and Persian ties. It cites Arabic shalsh shamrakh and Pliny’s remark on serpents and trefoil, proposing an ancient symbolic link before Patrick’s arrival.
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St. Patrick
Iran
Pliny
Milk Affects Milking When Phonograph Plays
A New Jersey farmer near Great Notch reports cows yield more milk when a phonograph is played during milking. He uses tunes such as the Fishers Hornpipe, the Irish Washerwoman, and the Arkansas Traveler to boost production, calling the finding highly important for farmers.
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Great Notch
N. J
Chamber of Silence at Utrecht Institute Explores Sound
The University of Utrecht Physiological Institute features a 70 by 70 foot noiseless chamber with ventilated sunlight and multiple door systems of varied materials to study sound phenomena. Participants report ear sensations as researchers test internally generated and externally introduced sounds via a copper tube.
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Physiological Institute of the University of Utrecht
Elephant Tooth Pulling In Rio De Janeiro
A bored elephant with an ulcerated tooth endured a long removal process as 15 men used a stout rope attached with platinum wire to extract the molar. Four mighty pulls finally loosened the tooth while the beast remained calm until the final effort.
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Rio de Janeiro
Ladies Cigarette Companion Rings Bracelets Fashion
A fashion replacing the traditional on sory winong, a combined cigarette companion rings and bracelet is popular with the elite. Some designs feature a gold or silver case attached to a bracelet ring, with an exceptionally valuable piece sold in Bond Street, London for 4000 dollars.
New Shakespeare Memorial Unveiled in Southwark Cathedral
London Standard reports a new Shakespeare memorial at Southwark Cathedral. An alabaster semi recumbent figure of the poet will stand at the south aisle onset end beneath Kempe's stained glass window, with a bas relief of St. Saviour's and Shakespeare’s Southwark home near the Bear Garden.
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London
Shakespeare
Southwark
Kempe
St. Saviour’s
Alleyn
Bear Garden
London Standard
Mother's Blessing Rocker Cradle System
An article describes a combined rocking chair and cradle with grooves connecting their rockers. The cradle fits under the chair when not in use, enabling easy operation without labor.
Origin of the toast in banquet tradition
The term toast derives from the old custom of placing pieces of toasted bread in the punchbowl and offering them to the most distinguished guests at a banquet. This explanation ties the practice to the ceremonial drinks shared in honor of respected individuals.
Freak Places for Nests by Braved Sparrows
A bird lover recalls sparrows nesting on a large turntable in a roundhouse. The birds built two nests, one at each end, working alternately as the turntable reversed, and raised a brood despite the noise and activity.
Wheel of Fortune healing wheel in Brittany parish
A wooden rotating device in the Church of Comfort near Pont- Croix, Brittany, features bells on its rim and a cord to spin it. Locals believe that ringing the bells while an invalid has donated coins cures the ill, a cherished rural superstition from the region.
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Church of Comfort
Pont- Croix
Brittany
Warning Rope Sign at Stables for Dangerous Horses
In many stables a rope of straw tied to stall posts warns visitors that the occupant is not friendly and should not be touched. The sign appears notably at racehorse establishments where excitable thoroughbreds pose risks to guests.
Ingeniously Contrived Soap-Powered Skiff
A two inch long wooden skiff propelled by a soap powered motor was built and tested in a bathtub. The soap lowers surface tension, releasing energy from the surface film to drive the boat at about two inches per second.
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Scientific American
Train Schedule Fragments Listed by Agent
The notice lists train arrivals and departures numbered Nos 12 22 46 60 66 480 429 49 81 with times from 2:00 am to 9:55 am and 6:05 pm. It states local freight Nos 81 82 89 are daily except Sundays and identifies H W Russel as the agent.
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H. W. Russel
Train Schedule Notice
Daily railway timetable lists No. 8 passenger at 9 27 a m No 91 accommodation at 10 15 a m No 9 passenger at 66 pm Depart No 10 passenger at 9 37 p m No 2 accommodation at 10 30 a m No 4 passenger at 6 40 p m All trains daily except Sunday J E Kunath Agent
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Pasenger
J. E. Kunath
Train schedule fragment for Westbound lines and services
Fragmentary schedule lists westbound trains with times and routes including No 6 No 3 No 12 and No 8 passenger services. Mentions Chicago Milwaukee connections and a Broadgateh agent heading the service with unclear details.
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Rythym
Loreas
Ploreas
ST. Patrick and the Shamrock
Chamber OF Silence
NEW Shakespeare Memorial
Casew Bros
Co. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Washington
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Law
Lawyer
Washington County
Washington, Iowa
Figher & Livingston
Abstract Department
Edmund D. Morrison
Towa
Z. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
Cc RL & P
Lim
Westhbound
Washington Branch
Cc. M
ST. P
So'west Lim
Chicago Moise
Milwaukee Moise
So’west Lim
Foley
Bright
Lewmon
Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crail
J. Hanley
E. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Washington County Savings Bank
Palmer School
Macon
Austin Sutherland
Harry H. Ross
Alpine Aerie No
G, Fox
W. P
K. C, Dubois
Becy
Moriarty
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
J. W. Morton
Sec
No. 98
C. BS
J. B. Kunath
Chichester
Frank Rogers
Umber
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