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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 31 words
  3. A LEARNED PEASANT.

    Frederick Theil, aged sventy-five, a pleasant living in Eisenberg, Sive-Altenburg, Germany, who has mastered by his own study and without help several deal languages, including [?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  4. A NEW ERA OF THE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.

    Weight of engine and tender, 250 tons. Tractive force. 51 tons. Heating surface, 6,091 square feet. Steam pressure, 220 pounds. Superheating and reheating surface, 1,715 square feet. Cylinders: Two highpressure, 26 inches by 31 inches; two low-pressure, 36 inches by 31 inches. This docomotive enbodies superheating, reheating, feed-water heating, and compounding. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 65 words
  5. A SURVIVAL OF THE DAYS IN WHICH THE CROWN WAS CONVEYED BY WATER.

    In lays of obl. the crown was conceived to the House of Lords by water, and today this custom is brought to mind by the fact that the King's Bargemaster rides on the carriage containing the crown. The presence of the Bargemaster calls, naturally enough, for much speculation on the part of those spectators who do not know of this special duty of his. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 93 words
  6. DOOR SECURES.

    A very convenient device for securely locking doors has recently been invented which should be of particular value to travelling men who often find it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 307 words
  7. AN EGG WITH A TAIL.

    Occasionally, for one reason or another, a hen will lay a "soft-shelled" egg: but one with a tail, like that shown in the accompanying photograph, is decidsily unusual. This egg was evidently the last of a clutch; and, though the hen lacked material for a shell, she had a surplus for the shell lining, or egg pol. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 5 words
  8. A MOTOR CAR RESEMBLING A SWAN BUILT FOR USE IN INDIA.

    IT EXHAUSTS THROUGH ITS NOSTRILS AND HISSES LIKE A SWAN. HAS POWERFUL ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR ITS EYES. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  9. MOTOR AMBULANCE FOR DOGS.

    In curious motor ambulance for dogs is to be seen in the west end of London. This ambulance is the property of the Animals' Hospital, and is used for conveying dog; to and fro. It resembles a Neah's Ark in shape soul is drawn by a 3-horse-power motorcycle, to which it is attached by means of an ingenious coupling device wwhich prevents the ambulance ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4 words
  10. AN UP-TO-DATE BUR MESE FUNERAL.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4 words
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