Mind reading versus trickery and tests of true mind reading
The piece argues true mind reading is rare and defined as reading a unspoken thought without contact. It recounts two tests showing genuine mind reading under passive conditions, notes skeptics fail to replicate, and cites sensational claims of thought waves and photographic plates as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirpose
Percy
al- Ayr
Sald
Chad
Victor Huge
Wronz
Thomas
Jim Smith
Rlent
Ed Warman
New York
Joseph BR. Bowles Eckles
The House With Twin Gables Plan Featured for Wide Lots
A Mr Willem A Redford advices on building a wide frontage home with twin gables. The plan favors wide lots, a front veranda and sturdy framing. Details describe veranda materials, paints, and lattice work, emphasizing lasting construction and curb appeal.
Gossip and Pretended Hair Salons Stir Innuendo
Miss Passay and Miss Knox exchange sly remarks about a pretend hair pulling incident. Their playful banter centers on fabricating a tale to sway perception, with light humor about aging and deceit. The dialogue reflects social gossip among peers in a casual setting.
Water wagon cures thirst with on wheels sterilizing plant
Washington notes Uncle Sam uses a mobile filtering and sterilizing water plant to supply soldiers. The system includes a boiler driven pump, seven faucets per side, and mules to draw the wagon. Sterilization reduces typhoid, dysentery, cholera and general illness, with sickness averages dropping from six to five percent under austere conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Cast and Geodetic Survey
Isthmian Canal Commission
Duck Hawks Return To Postal Tower For Winter Refuge
A pair of duck hawks again inhabit the Pennsylvania avenue post office tower, making daily trips to the Potomac to prey on waterfowl. Though some urged shooting them as a menace to game, bird lovers and officials opposed eradicating the hawks, noting their cosmopolitan nature and the protection offered by their urban roost. The first assistant postmaster general, ornithologist Frank H. Hitchcock, is likely to champion any proposal to kill the hawks, with the Biological Survey also showing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Potomac
Post Ofice Department
Washpeton
Hawks
Frank H. Hitchcock
Biological Survey
Pink Rose Hat Prank In Roosevelt Box
A Washington theater tale describes Mrs. Roosevelt and the Longworths in the presidential box. Miss Hagner wore a large hat with a pink rose, which seemed to sprout from Mr. Longworth’s bald head as spectators watched.
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Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Washington
Mrs. Longworth
Mrs. Roosevelt
Longworths
Ethel Roosevelt
Hagner
Mrs. Long
Mr. Longworth
District Committee Opposes Dry Town Prohibition
The District of Columbia committee, dominated by large-city members, is likely to pigeonhole any prohibition bill. With 11 of 19 members from large cities and three opposed to prohibition, anti prohibition forces hold 13 votes, making Washington stay wet for now though a winter campaign is planned.
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National Capital
Washington
District of Columbia
Cannon
Wmal
Prohibition
House
District of Columbia Committee
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Edward BL Warman
A.M. Hygienist
Chicago
James H. Eckles
Grover Cleveland
Hekles
Albany Law School
Sckies
Cleveland
Eckies
Ecxles
White House
Willem A. Redford
Ey Figree
William A. Redford
Firth Ave
Radford
Mrs. de Style
Australia
Gilgandra
New South Wales
Pemen
Lier
Irene Wen
Miss Passay
Miss Knox
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