The CLARS SPY Mystery of a Silent Love
William Le Queux presents a tale of Gregg aboard a ship and in London as he uncovers a web of deception. A torn photograph links Lola to Muriel Leithcourt while Woodroffe hides a dangerous secret. Elma Leath, deaf and mute, holds crucial truths.
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the Clars
de Chevalier
William LE Queux
Rhodes
Gordon Gregg
Horn
Hornby
Lola
London
Gregg
Olinto
Dumfries
Muriel Leithcourt
Muriel
Martin Woodroffe
Murlel
Woodroffe
Ranned Wood
Olinte
Rannach Wood
Armida
Wood
Gress
Elma Leath
Baron Oberg
Abo
Finland
Rannoch
Tth
Hylton Chater
Kajana
Elma Inmison
Ravers
Elma
Himo
Sampalinna
Taventehus
Viborg
Petersburg
Custom House
Addreaas
Hotel de Paris
Morskaya
Mademoiselle
M'Ajeur
The Englishman and the Runaway Lady Revealed
In a tense sequence the baron’s menacing refusal to destroy a key document leads to its destruction by the speaker. He escapes, fearing reprisal as he travels to Abe, then searches for Felix the droge dy and learns the Englishwoman has boarded a steamer to Petersburg with a mysterious Englishman, Martin Woodroffe.
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Excellency
Martin Woodroffe
Abe
Petersburg
Boranski
Tammerfors
Finland
Bonda
Baron-Qherg
Abo
Herla
Helsingtorg
Arerny
Euse
Saghallen
Escaping Russia and a secret letter to a Red Priest
In Petersburg, Elma Heath seeks to flee Woodroffe who hides a hostile purpose. The narrator plots Elma’s escape, delivering a note to Olga Bressulevitch and meeting Otto Kampf, the Red Priest, as revolution looms.
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Mademoisella Elma Heath
Madame Stassulevitch
Mademoiselle
Russia
Red Priest
Otto Kampf
Recorda In Deep Sea Diving Proves Safe With Precautions
Navy tests off New England in fall 1914 used standard diving outfits on about one hundred dives. No mishaps occurred and depths reached 274 feet, with officials believing 300 feet or more can be achieved without serious danger.
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Navy Department
New England
Household Hints for Cleaning and Moth Prevention
Create a chalk paste from common white chalk and water to treat ivory surfaces. For preserving old cloths, wash with soft flannels and warm water, then wrap each item in stiff brown paper to keep moths away, sealing airtight in boxes.
Old Mr Tiddleby Slips On Pavement Laughing Crowd
A passerby slips on ice and falls, then rises with an eye injury as a bystander laughs. A larger, serious grohin threatens to thrash the laughing boy, urging restraint while warning of retaliation if the disturbance repeats.
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Monsy
Tiddleby
Alfred’s candle timing method used wax candles for hour marks
The text describes Alfred noting a system where twelve inch wax candles are divided into equal distances. It states an hour’s passage could be measured by burning candles between the marks, referencing a method for timing during a burning event.
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Alfred
Seance Visitor Seeks Mr Brown and Browns Shades
A visitor at a seance asks to speak with Mr Brown who is recently deceased. An attendant, recalling a department store past, offers to show the gentleman the latest shades of Browns. The exchange hints at memory gaps and a retail echo in a supernatural setting.
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Mr. Brown
Cuticura Samples and Irish Wit Feature in Local Tale
A Boston Mail advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment as superior for skin hair and hands with free samples by mail. The piece also recounts a humorous Irish joke from Lieut. Andy Rohan told to night police reporters at the old city hall about leaving Ireland and seeking America’s gold and opportunity.
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Dept. XY
Boston
Andy" Rohan
Old City Hall
Ireland
Matty” White
Manny
Amerikky
Annybody
Mither
Chicago Herald
Please keep my book out a bit longer asks London boy
A small boy at a London public library asks to keep his book out for another hour. The librarian agrees the library stays open late on Saturday night. The boy explains he cannot go home because he will need a bath.
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London
Can Be Remedied. A Peerless Daughter Dialogue
A fragment from a dialogue shows a character named Mr Billyuns speaking of his daughter and remarking he can buy her a peer any day. The tone hints at social satire or matchmaking humor in a dated setting.
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Billyuns
Building Master Men Potash and Mineral Salts Deficiency
Potash sodium lime and iron are vital mineral salts needed for muscle brain and nerve nourishment but are not found in proper abundance in white bread and many foods.
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Baron
T Hat
Felix
Drogedy
Geiver
Ceiied
Elma Heath
Fuat
Ashe
Muriel Lylthcourt
Pever
Terious
Providence
Saghalien
Pers
Olga Bressulevitch
Mediate
Seredal _Prospect
Hogle
Morskaye
Papal
Nicholas
Telat Dtolath
United States
Sean Ir
Roonng Mata
Seattle
Minn
Jaya
Kato Resey Tin
J. A. Malora
Monga Ta
Delorsich
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