The Leading Lady By Geraldine Bonner
A tense interrogation unfolds on Gull Island as Rawson, Williams, and Bassett quiz Joe Stokes about Miss Saunders murder. Stokes accuses Joe Tracy and hints at jealousy, rage, and revenge, while Bassett reveals a volatile gathering of suspects and a conflicted motive web. Rawson plans to probe Tracy’s movements as tension mounts.
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Williams
Gull Island
Rawson
Bassett
Stokes
Joe Tracy
Aleck
Hayworth
Sybil
Mr. Stokes
Mr. Bassett
Joe
Patrick
Tracy
Anne
Stokes questioned as Bassett gathers details for murder case
Bassett, Flora, and Shine locate Stokes in his room and escort him toward the library. Rawson questions him for alibis about the previous evening’s movements from entering the house to hearing the gunshot. Stokes claims readiness to comply and provides a straightforward account of his actions.
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Bassett
Stokes
Flora and Shine
Rawson
Miss Saunders
A Sunny Smile Brightens a Day in Verse
A short poem from 1927 celebrates a simple mood of happiness. The lines describe a sunny smile and loving word at morning, noting how such small gestures lift daily cares, brighten the day, and nurture hopeful feelings.
Varied 19th Century Pork and Fish Dishes for Winter
A collection of era recipes uses salt pork in a rich pork cake and several fish dishes. Broiled smoked herring is brushed with butter and citrus, while jellied chicken is layered with gelatin and eggs. Vienna steaks, paprika schnitzel with veal, chicken with macaroni, sardine sandwiches, and an oat meal sausage mold round out the menu.
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Vienna
Snakes in Britain scare cattle and panick deer
The article notes rare snakes in Great Britain provoke no fear in cattle but foreign deer panic at a snake. Elephants ignore large snakes, trusting thick skin as armor, while lions and tigers flee when snakes are nearby.
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Great Britain
Dead Shot claims cure for worms in New York ad
An advertisement at 372 Pearl Street New York proclaims that a single dose of Dead Shot can expel worms or tapeworms fully, challenging common beliefs about deworming. The claim appears as a brief classified style notice.
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Pearl St
N. Y
Adv
How Sound Travels Through Different Media
Liberty notes that sound moves over four times faster in water than in air. In water sound travels about 4,700 feet per second, while in air it travels around 1,090 feet per second.
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Water
Liberty
Castoria Official Ad Claims Safe Relief for Infants
An old advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria claiming over 30 years of use for relief of constipation, flatulence, wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It asserts calming feverishness and aiding digestion without opiates, noting the genuine product bears a signature.
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Fletcher
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Satan
WNN
The
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Mr. Rawson
Tolstoi
Chapter
Western Newspaper Union
Doan
Doan’s
Lambert W. Cox
Westover
Foster-Milburn Co
Mig
ChemBuffalo
Fayette Writing Co
Dept
Washington D. H
Ohio
Howall Co
W. Lake
Chicago
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
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