Mystery at Spencer's Folly Involving Judge and Murdered Lover
Deborah Scoville investigates a twelve year old murder in Dark Hollow. The widow pleads for truth, revealing clues from clippings, a shadow seen the night of the crime, a knife blade fragment, a portrait with eyes shaded, and anonymous letters hinting Oliver Scoville’s guilt as the mob closes in on the judge’s home.
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Judge Ostrander
Fonty
Deborah Scoville
Algernon Etheridge
John Scoville
Dark Hollow
Deborah
Reuther
Oliver
Miss Weeks
Black
Spencer
Spencera Folly House
Dart Hollow
Wilig
Aga
Axabip
Spencer’s Folly and the Storm Murder Mystery
In Shelby, a man named Scoville buys the Claymore tavern causing the narrator to fear exposure of a crime. Spencer and Scoville allegedly plotted, but Scoville is blamed for a murder amid a December storm. The narrator, older now, resolves to tell his father the truth and records the events in a signed confession with witnesses.
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Claymore Tavern
Scoville
Thad
Scaville
Spencer
New York
Shelby
Mo Eney
Grawback
A. New
Siteen
Spencer's Folly
Oliver. Ostrander
Archibald Ostrander
Bhla Jefferson
Debora reads the chilling Telegram and Judge Ostrander confronts a riotous suspect
Deborah, under a brooding cloud, reads a cryptic Telegram linking the murder case to John Scoville and Oliver Ostrander. Judge Ostrander faces a riotous witness as Mr. Black urges accountability, while Deborah asserts Oliver’s possible innocence and Mrs. Scoville denies marriage motives.
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Deborah
Judge Ostrander
Mr. Black
Mark
Ol Catrandet
Ostrander
Magnstrate
Scoville
John Scoville
Orst
Reuther Scoville
Oliver Ostrander
Matter of Office Hours in Wall Street Firms
Two Wall Street officers with clerical staffs near a dozen workers each discussed office hours. One explains he avoids arriving early to foster trust and efficiency, letting employees start promptly while he completes work at home when needed. He asserts frequent early presence unsettles staff and wastes the employer’s time.
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Wall Street
Origin of Old Joke Seen in Whistler House Tale
Harper Pennington reveals the origin of the standing room only quip tied to Whistler’s sparsely furnished home. The anecdote links Abe and Corny Grain in a humorous sequence about a crowded Sunday lunch, reflecting early social humor.
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Harper Pennington
Whistler
Abe
Jed
Jimmy
Giada
Grow ing fruit for home use boosts farm value and flavor
A farmer columnist urges wider home fruit gardens to supply fresh berries for tables and preserve. It covers strawberry beds, trial plantings, raspberry and currant culture, pruning to tree form, blackberry methods, grapes for seasonal use, and integrating fruit trees with berry beds for early yields and year-round supply.
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W. Milton Kelly
Rigketa in Young Pigs Case Hints at Treatment
A fragment notes pigs affected with rickets can be treated and prevented. It mentions some action or guidance but the readable portion is sparse and incomplete. Further details such as locations or organizations are not present in the text.
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Myra Katherine Green
C.D Rhodes
Oli
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