Rouen’s Gothic Marvels and Joan of Arc’s Echoes
Tour through Rouen highlights the Notre Dame cathedral and its twin towers, the tour de Beurre with its butter-indulgence origin, and the Jeanne d Arc street leading to St Vincent. The city’s old lanes persist in relics amid modern boulevards, while Mont Ste Catherine offers views over the Seine. A note adds Glasgow’s idea to convert motor vehicles into dust vans and street-cleaning lorries.
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Paris
Joan of Arc
Place de la Puscella
Place de Vieux
Marche
Theater Francais
Jeanyne d'Arc
France
St. Vincent
Jeanne Cha're
Tour de Beurre
St. Romain
Geriace
Massage device mixes massage and exercise in one apparatus
A proposed apparatus features a flexible rope core with wooden rollers wrapped in rubber, forming a massage device that can be wrapped around the body. Movements of the handle roll the device over flesh while the user exerts muscular effort, improving back shoulders arms and chest tone.
A New Anaesthetic Discovered by Hungarian Chemists
The London Lancet reports a new alkaloid anesthetic called ceidine hydrochloride from Gasu Basu leaves used in dentistry. It yields lasting corneal anesthesia at low concentrations but causes corneal ulcers at higher ones. Subcutaneous injections do not induce anesthesia. the drug appears chiefly useful in dentistry.
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London Lancet
Dogs
Rabbits
Vapor bath curtain device for tub use invented
H. G. Batchelder of Allston Massachusetts describes a vapor bath system that fits inside a standard bathtub. A window shade style curtain with a wire frame attaches to the tub end, a central slit allows head insertion, and a woven basket holds the bather. Vapor comes from medicated oils or steam, with a pawl and ratchet to roll and dry the curtain and a tub edge seal to keep vapor in.
Temperature measurement of a furnace using a filament lamp
A small estron filament incandescent lamp placed inside a telescope on a tripod points at the furnace aperture. With no current the filament shows as a black line against white hot firebrick. as current increases, the filament brightens and changes appearance.
Peat Fuel Could Power Ireland For 250 Years
A report on carbonized peat fuel claims freshly dug peat contains heavy water content yet yields significant heat. Ten tons of peat may produce about one ton of good coal energy. If applied, Ireland’s peat could supply 100 900 horsepower of electric energy for about 250 years.
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Ireland
Handy Shaving Mirror for Traveling or Fixed Use
A compact foldable shaving mirror attaches to the body with a waist strap and a rod bracket. The mirror frame adjusts via two end screws to the proper height, enabling clear lighted view for accurate shaving whether traveling or in a fixed room.
Wireless Tests End For De Forest System At Navy Yard
The board of wireless telegraphy experts concluded final tests between the Washington navy yard and the Annapolis naval academy. Ten cipher messages were sent from Annapolis and ten from Washington at a transmission speed of thirty five words per minute. Four foreign systems were also tested from the same ranges. the department will buy a working De Forest outfit and continue tests from this post and Annapolis once maneuvers return.
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de Forest
Board’ of
Navy Yard
Washington
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mavn Department
Bea
Remedy for Poisonous Bites with Egg Yolk Poultice
A tested remedy advises mixing egg yolk with table salt to form a thick poultice. Apply to the bite and bandage tightly, watching for color change as poison is drawn out. When the solution clears and absorbs the toxin the patient should recover fully.
Pardonable Indignation in The Ghetto Scene Fallout
James A. Herne used a real New York Ghetto mob and a Yiddish interpreter for authentic mob scenes in Children of the Ghetto. In London the plan backfired as cockney supers faced off with mismatched makeup. George Tyler of Steller forces ripped wigs and noses while cast members reacted to the shattered buckles.
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James A. Herne
Apostle of Naturalism
New York
William Norris
London
George Tyler
Steller Forces
Tyler
Super
Paul Gilmore Shines in Melodramatic Roles
Paul Gilmore, acclaimed actor, earns praise for his compelling work in melodramatic plays. He remains a favorite of critics and audiences, renowned for his stage presence and versatile performances in the gallery of classic theater.
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Paul Gilmore
Char
Paul’ Gilmore
Hoods
Mary Anderson and Atkin Lawrence Recall Youthful Theatrical Ambitions
In reminiscence, Mary Anderson recalls her youth as an aspiring stage actress in the East. She describes wearing a vest with three buckles that she tightened to appear slimmer and recounts a night of describing her imagined palace before kneeling to pray.
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Pauline
Atkins
Mary Anderson
Atkin Lawrence
Ciith Mary Anderson
Sid Grant Recounts Sullivan Jailhouse Gag and Hamlet Tangle
Sidney Grant a vaudeville monologist recalls John L. Sullivan’s fall from grace as he visited the jailed pugilist and the comic quip about crawling through bars. The note also mentions Virginia Harned Southern and her husband actor in Hamlet and a Providence New York trip with a special matinee.
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Sidney Grant
John L. Sullivan
John L
Grant
Sullivan
Virginia Harned- ‘Southern
New York
Providence, R. I
Mrs. Southern
Dress Reform Fervor Roils New York Theatre World
Oscar Hammerstein urges guests and critics to dress in evening attire for theater events. He judges sack suits and free seats as lazy. his remarks spark debate over proper onstage manners. The piece notes parallel premieres of Resurrection in New York, London, and Paris with Italian adaptation by Eleanore Duse.
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Oscar Hammerlstein
Ttheater
New York
Sand
Blanche Walsh
Victoria Theater
Beerbohm Tree
London
Paris
Eleanore Duse
Miss Walsh
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Seine
Lisch
Jeanne d’Arc
Rtn
Navy
Glasgow Corporation
Idanne d’Ars
Popular Science
Stephen Mayon
Xirays
H. G. Batchelder
Allston
Mass
Rieda Clary
Hilde Kathryn Clark
Frederick Stanton
Grima
Donna
Roswell
Flower
Bello
Tom Kiernan
Tot
McAllister
Fourteenth Street
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Conjes
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