Mystery of the Missing Shirt Sleuths
Fatson and Shames pursue a bankrobbery linked shirt theft case. Dalrymple, a doughnut founder, reports his knitted undershirt vanished after club events. The detective duo deduces the culprit using a staged restaurant rendezvous, a taxi, and a ledger of clues, only to reveal the mysterious shirt was removed by a mere thread tug at the club.
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Fatwil
Somes
Teun
Mr. Shames
Watson
Uy Ek
Chiar Sinster
Desiperaty Desmond
Dane Ger
Dalrymple
Shomes
Ulwas
Desmond
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Magnie
Wilson's
Shomer
Patson
Neterliary
Fataon
Shomvus
Jatson
Inet
Shames
Stomes
Eclub
Smith
Mr. Dalrymple
Herlock
Making of Wall Paper Is an Ancient Industry
The history of wallpaper spans centuries with a charter to a paper guild under Henry IV of France around 1300. It notes early guilds, the Cabinet de Sullgut example from the 17th century, and wallpaper’s rise through tapestry precedents. It mentions Chinese paper imported by the East India Company and German examples in Frankfort and Worms as popular rivals. The evolution traces from tapestries to painted canvases and decorative cloth imitations.
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Honry IV
France
Agera Am
Catinet Maters’ Company
Cabinet de Sullgut
Paris
East Intet Company
Frankfort
Worms
Germany
Sword in Japan and the soul of the samurai
The sword is tied to Japanese history with legends calling the blade a soul of the samurai. Authorities note that ancient Japanese blades rival Damascus or Toledo in quality, according to the Japan Advertiser.
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Japan
Damascus
Toledo
Glass-roofed railcars boost Catalina tourist traffic
In Romsdale Norway a railway firm fitted glass roofed coaches for runs to Catalina Island off California. The new coaches let passengers view mountains from their seats, raising sightseeing traffic and improving comfort on scenic routes.
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Catalina
Sland
California
Romsdale
Norway
Architectural Beauty and Value in Building Design
The piece argues that a building’s beauty and structural strength enhance commercial value. It stresses that refined design reflects owner status and invites patronage, with hotels exemplifying hospitality. The architect’s training enables realization of an appealing, utilitarian aesthetic.
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Chicago
All Business Helped by Improved Homes
A public education push by business and trade groups aims to promote home ownership and proper furnishing. Homeowners are seen as permanent city builders and patrons of retail trade, boosting industry, economy, and community stability while discouraging wasteful spending.
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Uona
Attractive Shrubbery Planting Concepts for Home Foundations
The guide outlines foundation and corner plantings with shrubs placed at walks and property edges to create privacy. It recommends low to medium height evergreens as accents and notes light considerations to avoid shading windows. Shrub species such as Spiraea Anthony Waterer and Japanese barberry are cited as safe options.
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Anthony Waterer
Garden City Idea in American Soil Debate
A New York World commentary weighs transplanting European garden cities to the United States. It questions fit with American individualism, considers a modified model, and argues such cities could relieve overgrown urban pressure and housing strain.
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Armerica
America
New York World
Carved Grass Message in Maine Hill Restored Twice
A Maine farmer near Phippsburg carved letters in grass about seventy five years ago spelling Dame on a hillside with wood ashes. The large letters read "s, H. Rogere" and remain readable from afar as the grass renews each spring. Only twice since creation has the message received a fresh coat of wood ashes.
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Phippsburg
Maine
The Cost of Poor Roads to Motorists
The article argues bad roads drain gasoline efficiency from 15 to 12 percent, increasing fuel costs and wear. It cites tire life dropping from 10 000 miles to half on poor surfaces, and depreciation rising as road quality harms trucks and cars. It urges owners to consider wider social gains from better roads.
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Oaifornia
Raya
Ambitious Road Program for All National Parks
The Interior Department announces a major highway development program across 17 national parks and monuments in the United States and Alaska. A $7,500,000 appropriation, with $2,500,000 now available, funds paving, bridges, and road upgrades in parks including Glacier Montana Yosemite California Mount Rainier Washington Crater Lake Oregon Sequoia Arizona Rocky Mountain Colorado Yellowstone Montana Wyoming Idaho Hawaii Mount McKinley Alaska Lassen California Hot Springs Arkansas Lafayette Maine Mesa Verde Colorado Platt Oklahoma Wind Cave South Dakota Pinnacles California. Projects include a trans mountain route across Glacier, paving Yosemite, bridges at Mount Rainier, and the Rock Mountain park road to 11,707 feet elevation. Yellowstone receives a smaller share due to 356 miles of already completed roads.
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United States Department of the Interior
United States
Alaska
Glacier National Park
Montana
Yosemite National Park
California
Mount Rainier National Park
Washington
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
Sequoia National Park
Arizona
Rocky Mountain
Yosemite
Mount Rainier
Rocky Mountain Park
Yelowstone National Park
Smaller Part of Roads Carry Most of Traffic
A Maine bureau survey shows that 7.1 percent of the primary road system carries 53.4 percent of traffic while 16.4 percent carries 8.7 percent. Overall 13 percent of total mileage serves more than a fifth of traffic, highlighting the primacy of federal aid and state roads.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
Bureau
Maine State Highway Commission
Cost of Good Roads in England 4 Mile
A proposed 220 mile highway between London and Liverpool would cost about 325000 dollars per four miles. The route would have no cross roads or towns, be double with separate lanes for slow and fast traffic, and impose a toll of one cent per mile.
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England
London
Liverpool
Ycrub bull eradication drives spread in Kentucky counties
United States Department of Agriculture notes rapid adoption of scrub bull eradication campaigns by Hopkins County Kentucky agents. Survey across 360 farms counted 1 024 mature grade cows 636 grade heifers 101 mature purebred cows 81 purebred heifers with over 80 percent bred to scrub or grade bulls and about 19 percent to purebred bulls. Fifteen bulls were sold in a county sale as campaigns ran with 80 meetings drawing 1 092 attendees. multiple counties including Buncombe North Carolina and Chester South Carolina reported bulls placed and prospects for purebred stock.
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United States Departments of Agricultura
United States Department of Agriculture
Hopkins County
Hopkins County Farm
Buncombe County
N.C
Cheater County
S.C
Alka
Some Mineral Mixtures Help Swine Diets
Simple mixtures provide calcium and phosphorus for hogs. Equal parts ground limestone and salt or wood ashes and salt supply calcium but little phosphorus. A mix of ground limestone salt and bone meal or rock phosphate adds both calcium and phosphorus. Nine parts bone meal or rock phosphate with one part tankage feeds calcium and phosphorus. minerals are most beneficial with unbalanced rations or limited pasture.
Skim Milk Improves Ration for Market Hogs
The Ohio experiment station fed skim milk with corn and tankage to market hogs weighing 255 pounds, enabling earlier market readiness by almost three weeks and saving 78 cents per hundredweight in feed costs. Daily gains averaged 1.83 pounds on a 4.66 pounds corn and 0.28 pounds tankage plus skim milk diet, with limestone aiding growth.
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Ohio
Baseball Tale From Campus Frat Game Recalls Clan Names
A fragmentary Boston Transcript item recalls a campus baseball game with players named Eve Rog and Cass making a hit while Abel and Roger appear in the narrative. The text mentions a sacrifice by Abraham and a prodigal home run in a loosely described post fall setting.
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Eve
Tyla Roger
Cass
Ani
Abel
Roger
Abraham
Boston
Not Guilty Rr and Bootblack Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue records a brief, unclear exchange about guilt and presence with misheard names or terms. The readable text shows two speakers with minimal context and a one year reference.
In the Right Place
A loquacious stranger walks a village street and pauses to observe. He compliments the scene and asks a local where else he could have found such a pretty village.
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