The House of the Three Ganders Part 17
Colonel Blake and Shad plan a staged capture on a river yacht to arrest a desperate suspect. Tram’s impersonation and covert dispatches escalate as they approach Brockville and Ogdensburg, with a masked confrontation looming at a Morristown dock.
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Shad
Western Union
Binké
Tram
Tonh O'Brien, Jr
Windsor
Ont
Canada
den Revel
Ville
Argent
Blake
John O’brien Jr
Watertown Times
Algyre
Ashfield
Pinkerton
Coronel
Trom
Flo
Mumuivers Club
Tling Algyve
O'Brien
Brockville
Nin
Perry
Charley Hutch
Ol Aust Doran
Canton
Ruth
Gydensburg
Ogdensburg
Shail
Winchester Isles
Shade
Ogdengburg
Hall
Colewell
Shaw
Morristown
Greece Credited With First Pleasure Gardens
The early history of Greece around 800 B C shows no garden development records until later public parks. Gardens formed as social spaces with seats and recreation, while extensive landscaping remained rare, influenced by contact with oriental and Egyptian styles after Alexander the Great’s campaigns in Persia and India.
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Greece
B. C
Alexander the Great
Persia
India
Tesa
Babylonia
Hit the Mark Men Win by Aiming True
The Florida Times Union notes that marksmen succeed not by weapons but by focus and accuracy as skilled shooters pull the trigger and hit their target, underscoring precision over armament.
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Florida Times-Union
Passing Observation of an Egomaniac Gaze
A brief remark noting that an egotist believes he sees himself as others see him when peering into a mirror. The wry observation reflects on self perception and vanity in everyday life.
Notorious Minnie Arden Brings Bride to Quiet Town
Thomas Arden weds Minnie Dupont and brings her to his stone house. The town shuns the couple, Minnie’s charm fails to win support, and the tragedy deepens as Minnie dies and Tom faces lasting isolation. Dotty Ravenel’s pleas echo the town’s sting.
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Thomas Arden
Hona
Minnie Dupont
Silence
Thomas Ardens
Minnie
Om Hind
Tont
Wes
Arden
Tom
Arden House
Datty Ravenel
Dot
Ravenels
Lucy Ravenel
Fee
Mipple
Min
Htve
Dotty Ravenel
Camile
Mintile
Tuey Ravenel
Tomi
Mint Tile
Gha
Dotty
Yakoo
Buffalo Herds in East in Eighteenth Century
The article traces bison in the eighteenth century across the Midwest and East. It notes historic eastward sightings in Michigan Wisconsin Indiana and Ohio, near Onondaga salt springs and Vincennes, with decline as permanent settlements grew. It quotes Jesuit and explorer accounts and links Buffalo to place names including Buffalo city and nearby regions.
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Mississippi
Plains
Michigan
Wisconsin
Great River
New York
Ono
Indiana
Ag Inte
Indigan Geological Survey
Edwin Lincoln Moseley
Gallery
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Vincennes
Middle West
Detroit News
Tea advertisement in Garway's coffee house tone
An old British museum advertisement extols tea virtues and promotes Garway's coffee house as a seller from 15 to 50 shillings a pound. It claims tea strengthens the body, aids digestion, clears headachy feelings, and purifies the blood while warming the heart and aiding the liver.
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Lritish
Garway
Giarneau
Woman's Window Garden Becomes Family Jest
A mother tended a simple sweet potato grown in water as a proud "win dow garden" while her younger son, Bob, mocked it as merely a vegetable. When the leaves yellowed and dropped, he quipped that the potato was turning sour, highlighting family teasing.
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Bob
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedeke claims Kruschen Salt helped her shed ten pounds in seven days. The letter urges taking one teaspoonful in a glass of water each morning before breakfast and promotes a four week supply at a low cost with a money back guarantee.
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Betty Luedeke
Dayton
America
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promise for Quick Pain Relief
An ad suggests Bayer Aspirin offers relief for fatigue and nagging pains from nerves to rheumatic discomfort. It claims a single tablet halts a threat of headache and two or three stop pains, encouraging home and office use and citing efficiency like a secretary saving the day.
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Corry
Bayer
Usea
Firemen Use YMCA Pool to Fight Berwick Fire
Firemen pumped water from the Berwick YMCA pool in the basement to battle a third floor blaze. Water lines feeding the pool were opened simultaneously and were expected to supply water for about three hours of firefighting. The piece notes the stress of marriage to high strung people.
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Berwick
Ad Prompts Reunion in Newport Court Case
A Newport miner, legally separated from his wife, placed an advertisement seeking a widow with a child. He received one reply and wrote several letters to a mysterious correspondent. He finally arranged a meeting only to find his estranged wife awaiting him with a court order for maintenance.
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Newport
England
Tie
Slontly
Committee Personnel and Aging Views
A brief discussion defines a committee as one person or several chosen by a larger body to provide a service. The text notes no explanation for why some men err except that they are demented and suggests concealment of age is tough unless someone chooses to reveal it.
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Irving Bacheller
Irving Bacheiler, Owha Bervine
Brock $G
Colonel Binke
Ned Lever
Algyte
Ita
Mociure
Syndi Gvau
U., Sioux City
Fellows Syrup
Trafic Cop
Joneses
Jill
Bridge
Alice
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