The Firm of Girdlestone Controled Murder at Kimberley
Ezra Girdlestone plans to leave the diggings as jewel thieves Burt Farintosh and Williams raid his room. A pursuit follows along the Capetown road with police troopers, a confrontation at a bend, and Farintosh killed by Ezra. The story ends with Farintosh revealing new diamond fields at Jagersfontein before dying.
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Ezra Girdlestone
London
Fife
Warintosh
Burt
Williams
Girdlestone
Tarntosh
Blue
Ezra
Farintosh
Capetown
Kimberley
Oriental Hotel
Lnte
Omne
Omne,” Auld
Ainslie
Hall
Pete
Griqualand
Tara
Jin
Earn
Hara
Vara
Gald
Fern
Hes
Jagersfontein
Bara
Larintosh
Ashune
Airgeant
Wzrn
Ambusenis
Foeintush
Mavk
Wavintosh
Himsell
Williame
Efe
Bart
Marintont
Trinity
St. Patrick’s
Jacobs Dal
Gera
Jim
Orange Free State
Russia
Accidents and Fraud Across Insurance Claims
A surgeon warns about fake knee injuries used to claim accident insurance. He cites traveling con artists who fake slips, inflate swelling, and collect large sums before moving on. One man allegedly defected over $11,000 in nine years through such schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveildent
Feltir
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Love is Dear and the Kiss Debate at Home
An irate mother confronts her blushful daughter about a football player kissing her. The daughter admits the kiss but explains the player wore ear guards and could not hear her when she shouted Stop.
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Blushtog
Proved Correct and Migles Debate Smoking Rule
In a snippet from an old column Miggles recalls a rule against smoking in the office where he played out. Wiggles asks for more details, Miggles notes a cigarette caused a firing, illustrating the adage where there is smoke there is fire.
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Migles
Wiggles
Miggles
Mottos and lines from a colorful passage
A close passenger with a multi colored te speaks of his motto saying there’s always room at the top. A hardware drummer asks for a line and the heavyweight explains he manufactures a halo table.
Woman Wins Fame as Millionaire’s Niece Letter Writer
A long trial records Mabelle Snell McNamara as key claimant in the Clinton millionaire Thomas Snell case. Relatives allege his niece earned vast sums from letters and essays that prompted cash, real estate, stock, and other collateral, with payments varying by word and letter.
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Mabelle Snell McNamare
Thomas Snell
Clinton
United States
Madelte McNamara
Maddelle MacNamara
Snell
Klug Midas
Fragmented snippets of witty dialogue and social quips
A collage of light verse and street humor from various columns and papers. Snippets include lovers quips, asking about Friday weddings, a photographer’s joke, remarks on art and memory, and a jailer’s exchange over a stolen ham. The tone is breezy and satirical with scattered names and places.
New Zealand coal reserves and world science notes
An article notes New Zealand coal reserves estimated at 1.2 billion tons with only about 20 million touched. It covers remarks by Hon. R. J. Strutt on radium in earth rocks, a Mad rid exhibit motor, a limon limestone toad at Butte, an official Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota, and Canterbury Institute plans for a magnetism expedition to Auckland and Campbell Islands seeking clues to an ancient antarctic continent.
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New Zealand
Royal Institution
London
R. J. Strutt
New York Zoological Society
Butte, Mont
Jewel Cave National Monument
Ila National Forest
South Dakota
Canterbury Philosophic Institute of New Zealand
Auckland
Campbell Islands
Auckland Islands
Antarctic
South America
Wedding Sermon Sparks Single Tax Debate in Western Town
At a small western wedding the officiant urged guests to offer words of wisdom. The father of the bride spoke of sadness, then a neighbor, and finally the speaker seized the moment to advocate for the single tax, amid an uneasy crowd and passing remarks on family pride and generational imagery.
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Muatchneny
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Firm of
A. Conan Doyle
Wohl
Hamaral
Washhigan Star
Kam
Molly
George
Mall
George-Ile
Lonlaville Courier-Journal
Ahrodl
Washington Sur
Baker
Marker
Uaker
New York
Kayuter
Miss Brigue
Bigge
Diggs
Achicago Daily News
Phylis
Charley Litewaters
Wonterle
Maud
the Tatler
Tommy
Ommy
Son
Philadelphia Record
Sobbuth
Noj
Philadelphia
Nellie
Chicago Record-Herald
Yassalb
Onieer Tucker
Walter
Lemanuel al
Finaiuiuel
Seti
Ronald Tuwes
Madrid
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