Island House Search Reveals Rooms and Hidden Leads
Rawson and Bassett inspect Miss Saunders room and the empty Tracy chamber, finding a dress, gloves, money, and a steamer trunk. They map the island from attic stairs to the balcony crowding Flora and Mrs. Cornell, while questioning Flora about the murder scene and Miss Saunders. Williams pushes for a detailed timeline, probing Stokes and Mrs. Stokes.
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Rawson
Miss Saunders
Bassett
Sybil
Williams
Miss Pinkney
Joe Tracy
Tracy
New York
Cornell
Stokes
Shine
Frightened Sybil Fell After Hidden Pistol Murder
In a house guest investigation, Rawson Bassett and Williams inspect the summer house near the Point where Sybil fell. Fragments of gold fringe from her sash are found, linking her to the room and suggesting a sudden, frightened flight pursued by a hidden assailant with a pistol. The team pieces together the sequence, noting the murder likely occurred inside the room as she fled toward the Point.
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Stokes
Bassett
Williams
Rawson
Summer House
Sybil
Anne
Pompey and Caesar clash ends in Pompeian defeat
The Kansas City Star recounts Pompey’s hesitancy to strike with 500,000 troops in northern Greece allowing Caesar with under a third of that force to rally and win. Pompey pursued a cautious path, failing to cross into Italy or grind Caesar down. Caesar’s forces regrouped. Pompey fled to Pharsalus, then Egypt where he was killed by a subordinate.
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Pompey
Rome
Greece
Caesar
Italy
Pharsalia
Egypt
Kansas City Star
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad From Past Ad
A historical advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on Bayer Aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity and safety. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and reminds consumers to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin, noting decades of physician approval.
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Bayer
Skeletons Sold For Thirty Dollars In Vienna Trade
Austrian authorities disrupted a growing traffic in human skeletons shipped to England and America. A group of Vienna medical students profited by selling whole skeletons for about $30 each f o b Vienna, with skulls arms legs and other parts priced separately sometimes as low as ten cents. Skeletons were obtained legitimately from medical schools or by disinterring bodies from cemeteries the Socialist government ordered vacated.
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England
America
Vienna
Cole's Carbolisalve advertised for quick relief
The advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve for burning skin diseases offering rapid relief and scarless healing. It claims no medicine cabinet is complete without it and lists 30c and 60c sizes at druggists or from J. W. Cole Co. Oak Park Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Euclid Ave
Oak Park
Iil
Irish Wife Confronts Husband Over Ball Game Confusion
A Boston Transcript joke: an Irish woman accuses her husband of being late from work. He confesses that he saw a lookalike at a ball game, insisting the man was not him. The humorous exchange ends with the admission of the resemblance.
Permanent relief for eczema advertisement notice
An advertisement promotes a two dollar mail order for eczema relief from the Madden Company, Box 872, El Paso, Texas, claiming usage under a noted doctor's guidance and urging customers to follow directions before ordering.
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Madden Company
el Paso
Texas
Too Previous. Muriel and Hazel in Parlor Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds as Muriel complains her photo is posted in the beauty parlor and Hazel counters with a quip about its printed caption. The light dialogue captures small town gossip vibes and everyday social teasing.
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Muriel
Hazel
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad for Digestive Relief
An advertisement promotes Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills as a remedy for indigestion constipation liver complaint and biliousness. Offers a trial box sent to 372 Pearl Street New York with no cost to the reader.
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Wright
Pearl St
N. Y. Adv
In Different Class Agent
A Boston Transcript item notes a doctor suitable apartment contrasted with cheaper options for a mere patient in a real estate listing style. It frames classed housing choices for professionals versus patients in a concise exchange.
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Boston Transcript
At Home Varicose Vein Remedy Promoted by Druggist
An advertisement urges readers to ask their druggist for Moone's Emerald Oil a two ounce bottle to apply night and morning to swollen veins promising reduction in size and noting its strong absorption for piles. The notice emphasizes self treatment at home and repeats the brand claim.
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Moone
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Mrs. Stokes
Flora
Mrs. Cornell
Wii.u
Geraldine Bonner
The
Bobbs-Merrill CO
Dr. Pierce
California
Fresno
Kerman
Cali
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Parker
Hiscox Chem. Wks
Pate N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
P. O. Box
Burlington
Sta
Omaha
Nebraska
Haarlem
Goto Mepal
San Francisco
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Dept. BX
Goshen
Indiana
Cuticura Baberstories
Malden
Mass
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