Sentry Mystery Deepens as Robbery and Murder Stir
Barbara Sentry seeks to sober her escort Johnnie Boyd after a party. A policeman is knocked down during the melee and Barbara’s father appears involved as the case unfolds. Miss Wines is found murdered and the Sentries face growing suspicion as details clash and custody and time disputes arise.
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Barbara Sentry
Johnnie Boyd
Professor Bruce
Harvard
Barbara
Sentry
Miss Wines
Mary
Nefl Ray
Gus Loran
Phil
Sentry Family Fractures Under Murder Case Turmoil
Mary Sentry drinks and confronts family loyalties as press and police loom after Arthur Sentry’s murder case. Phil and Linda seek escape while Mrs. Sentry endures fear of public suspicion, possible indictments, and ruined respect.
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Arthur
Sensitive Springs Made From Quartz For Precise Measurements
Quartz springs resist humidity and high heat, unlike steel, and retain temper up to temperatures beyond common use. A quartz thread six mils in diameter is drawn from fused quartz at 3000F, then heated to 1800F on a brass mandrel to form coils for precise gauging of moisture and weights.
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New York Times
Castle of Old King Cole at Colchester Essex
Visitors tour the Eleventh century Colchester Castle in Essex famed for housing the largest keep in England. The site ties to the nursery rhyme Old King Cole and remains a popular historic landmark.
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Merry Old Soul
Colchester
Essex
England
Cole
Patchwork Toy Kitten From Stocking How-To
A church supported note highlights making a demure kitten toy from a stocking leg with firm stuffing and simple stitches. It promotes Mrs. Spears sewing books selling ideas for Christmas sales and toys, plus an offer for Book 1 sewing for the home decorator and a quilt leaflet.
Begging Letters to Harriman Widow After Death
Collier's Weekly notes that after the 1969 death of Edward H. Harriman Mrs. Harriman received thousands of begging letters. The letters reportedly asked for more than 267 million dollars and were later analyzed in a book.
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Edward H. Harriman
Collier’s Weekly
Wisdom Skill and Virtue Quote Insight
A concise aphorism explains wisdom as knowing what to do next and skill as knowing how to do it, while virtue is the action itself, attributed to David Starr Jordan.
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David Starr Jordan
The Old North Carolina Store and the Poor Trust Sign
A narrator recalls a small town in North Carolina where a stubborn cash-only policy and a sign reading Poor Trust Is Dead shaped local commerce. Owner known as Old Man Cash explains how advertising and honest packaging transformed sales and customer respect, ending old credit habits.
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North Carolina
Old Man
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Linda
Norwood
Pergola
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Brace
Professor Brace
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Pinkham
Chris
Santa Claus
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