Tesla apparatus and haunting seance reports at London labs
A detailed account describes a seven-foot Tesla apparatus at the College of the Immaculate Conception in Montreal and its high voltage output. The piece also covers séances reported by Mr Bolton with materialized entities, spectral visions, recovered hairs, and the controversial claims of Archdeacon Colley, asserting tangible evidence of spirits and paranormal phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesla
Physical Laboratory
College of the Immaculats Conception
Montreal
Father Gendreau
Bolton
India
Eaton Square
Lord Wolseley
London
Mr. Bolton
Archdeacon Colley
D. D
Brockton
Warwickshire
Weymouth
St. Paul
Rev. Colley
Ghosts in Salt Form and the London Ghost Question
A historical report recounts alleged spectral encounters during a London investigation into postulated ghostly phenomena. It describes translucent figures with radiant features and eerie sensations, detailing experiments by investigators including Bolton and Crookes associates.
The First Market Letter Cites Solomon on Market Timing
A New York house possesses a market letter from a London trader claiming King Solomon framed market timing in Ecclesiastes. It cites a line about a season for every purpose, urging readers to discern whether the present is a time to gain or to lose and applying ancient wisdom to modern trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
Suuru
New York
London
Solomon
Red heat and green relief in sunlit summer life
An 1890s style cautionary column advises avoiding red clothing to reduce heat and sunburn, praises green as cooling, and discusses thunderstorms and lightning safety. It explains red rays cause heat stress, suggests green shades indoors and outdoors, and outlines lightning types, safety practices, and historical protection methods.
Remarkable wasp uses big spiders to feed offspring
A Kansas City Star report describes Pepsis formosa, the tarantula killer, paralyzing spiders then placing them in a wasp nest for larvae. The two inch wasp hunts tarantulas in the Southwest, provisioning larvae with paralyzed prey over two weeks until emergence as adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William Settles
Earlsboro
Oklo
Formosa
Safety During Electrical Storm U New York
An article warns of lightning danger during thunderstorms and stresses public education. It explains how lightning conductors work, the need to ground them properly, and why trees and sheds are risky. Advice includes seeking shelter in buildings, avoiding exposed positions, and staying away from water pipes or fireplaces during a storm. It notes the Eiffel Tower as a giant lightning conductor example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cacses
St. Elmo's
St. Elmo
Arctic
Antarctic
St Elmo's
Bouthin
Peru
New York
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Storma
New Sanitary Device Replaces Towels in Public Lavatories
A Washington DC district official introduces an electric hand dryer named the air towel. Installed in the main public lavatories, it dries hands quickly without touching surfaces and operates via a foot pedal. It aims to replace towels for health and economy, claiming low energy use and simple setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Ward
Washington
No More War Correspondents Foretold by Historian
A writer predicts the decline of traditional war correspondents as modern warfare and censorship erode battlefield access. He argues telegraph control by each nation will limit reports, leaving only distant observers in major capitals to relay events, while fronts will be shrouded from direct reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russells
ESAS
Archibald Forbes
New Times
Oae
Scipe UI
MekJen
Russia
War Office
St. Petersburg
Revenue Cutter Service Aims and Early Actions in U S History
Indianapolis News outlines the origins and duties of the United States Revenue Cutter Service formed under Treasury, detailing its expansion to ten cutters, patrols from Maine to Georgia, anti smuggling efforts, and enforcement of maritime laws. It highlights cutters in wars from 1812 through the Spanish American War and notable rescues and patrols, including Arctic aid and quarantine duties during yellow fever outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Newsburge Wasiington LM
United States Revenue Cutter Service
United States
Maine
Georgia
Treasury Department
Navy
Revenue Cutters
Vienne
Paraguay
Dewey
Manuva Bay
Einsign Bagley
Aréenas
Cuba
Uncle Sams
Fundy Co
Alaska
Arctic
Point Bare Row
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polytechnic School
Earth
West Hempstead
Psychological Society
Harmonium
Miier Holton
Stevie Gambler
Bulton
Tayal ¢ Werer Wutoor
Conan
World Ratabhical Society
Leokuter
Mer
Scientific Investikalur
Les
aileeo-Inch Walat
Shipely
Maud
Tiaien
Egypt
Mrs. Corner
Sesernî Fee
New York Sun
Bethere
Lestzer J
Bern
Vienna
Berlin
St Petersburg
Battlefelds
Revenue Cutter Service
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