Bold scheme of a girl to save debt ends in fortune
An 18 year old teller in a failing telegraph office uses a forged telegraph order and a secret loan to manipulate Versailles Electric stock. She tricks the governor and broker, aiding her fiancé Frank Stanley to gain stock and a division superintendent post. Within two months Versailles Electric recovers, and the couple secures wealth and a villa.
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Sach
Frank Stanley
Frank
Old Continental
Telegraph Company
Elverson
Edgewater
Rassel Hussell
Hussey
Versailles
Versailles Electric Railway
Edgewater State Company
Hassell
Eeen Elverson
Versailles Electric
State House
Lorment
Corseted London Style Spreads Amid Growing Wasp Waist Trend
A London fashion authority predicted men would wear corsets, and the trend is becoming visible in contemporary life. Reports note hips padded tailoring and an increase in the corset as a fashionable device to create a wasp waist, challenging traditional masculine silhouettes.
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London
Artin Architecture Designs a Modern Vestibule House
A historic architectural write up describes a house plan featuring a front vestibule, reception hall, and a stair hall. Upstairs hold five bedrooms and a bath, with a brick veneer exterior built for about 5000 dollars. The design emphasizes proportion, functional flow from hall to parlor and dining room, and practical storage including a large pantry and china closet.
Family Memory Echoes on a Snowy Hill
The speaker recalls a boy named Constin’ dragging a red Christmas item up a hill as his little brother cried, reflecting on the child’s stubborn task. The scene evokes a family Christmas memory with parents guiding and teasing about the brothers’ efforts and patience.
Home Made Theater From a Soap Box
Readers are shown how to build a toy theater at no cost using a wooden soap box a crosscut saw and simple household materials. Instructions cover constructing a stage curtain footlights proscenium scenery and mounting toy figures for tableaux such as A Storm at Sea At the Station and The Holdup in the Woods.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Venom of Serpents and Their Poison Apparatus
The article explains how snakes use venom selectively, describes movable and immovable fangs, and notes the solenoglyphes as best poison injectors. It details fang structure, venom ducts, and the role of saliva glands, with notes on venom appearance and coagulating properties.
Absolute alcohol a lasting danger to blood and nerves
The substance described as absolute alcohol dries into a varnish like coating and retains its dangerous powers for years. It acts as a poison to both the blood and the nervous system, posing long term health risks.
Poison in Perfumes Shows Odor Paralysis in Frogs
A German physician conducted experiments on frogs to test perfume vapors, finding effects similar to chloroform. Some scents act quickly, causing excitement, paralysis, slow breathing, and eventual death, while musk and other scents vary in action speed. Prof Meunier reports a rok cane forming under Place de la Republique in Paris.
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Paria
Meunier
French Academy of Science
Place Republic
Boy's Land Yacht Builds A Sail Powered Cart
A French boy, staying with his mother at a seaside resort, built a land yacht by attaching a sail to a carriage. He used a mast and a triangular sail on an old box with four wheels and powered it along the beach. Any boy can replicate with simple materials and wind.
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France
N. Y
Spider Crusoe and a Dog Rescues Baby Irene Godfathers
A childlike tale of a spider roaming a water mast and discovering a homeward path to liberty. A Great Dane named Bruno rescues 3 year old Florence Rogers amid a California forest fire, delivering her to safety. Princess Irene of Prussia's 4,090 godfathers stem from a wartime christening, honoring peace.
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Mr. Robinson
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Desert Island
California
Yuba
Butte
Bruno
Florence Rogers
Florence
Rogers
Bruio
Irene
Prussia
Prince Henry of Hesse
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Serota
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