Adventure in the Crimson House Ends With Dark Twist
David Steel negotiates a perilous bargain with a mysterious woman who seeks a rational killer’s plan to fake her death. They discuss a doctor’s act and a forged death certificate as a path to safety. After parting, Steel returns home to find a murder scene and calls for the police.
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Mr. Steel
the Times
London
Steel
Stee
Hove
David
Downend Terrace
Farmers Elevator Aims To Bypass Middlemen In Grain Trade
A Solomon Kansas farmers elevator plan proposes direct export of wheat to German cooperative societies, cutting local grain dealers and commission men. This system ships from Solomon to Berlin, with through rates to Germany and mills owned by German cooperatives, removing board of trade speculation. The article argues high grade wheat earns premiums by farmers avoiding adulteration.
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United States
Boards of Trade
Kansas
Solomon
Farmers’ Elevator Association
Germany
Berlin
Missouri River
New York
C. H. Matson
Board of Trade
How an Indiana Town Was Named
Indiana towns carry quirky names. In Crawfordsville vicinity a railroad tale explains H'town. An old farmer refused sale, dictated town name to builders, who shortened it to H'town with an apostrophe, creating the village name.
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Indiana
Crawfordsville
Verdict on 1553 Norwegian estate jurors on display in Wisconsin
A 1553 Oslo verdict on a Norwegian estate, sealed with twelve sheepskin seals, is mounted in oak and hung in a St Paul bank. The relic, dating to Christian III’s era, reflects early jury practice and parchment use before paper. Alexander T. Lindholm of Stillwater owns the piece.
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Alexander T. Lindholm
Stillwater
Wis
St. Paul
United States
Europe
Scandinavia
Christian III of
Denmark
Erik Bollsea
Lindholm
Bollsea
Margaret Nilsdatter
Mrs Bettie Danbridge and Zachary Taylor Tie In Winchester
Bettie Danbridge, daughter of men, and Zachary Taylor aged 77 reside in Winchester Virginia. She was educated in Philadelphia.
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Bettie Danbridge
Zachary Taylor
Winchester
Philadelphia
Grant's Welcome to Gen Toombs
Gen Robert Toombs, unreconstructed rebel, visits the White House and greets President Grant who jokes about Toombs not being a citizen. The exchange highlights Toombs refusal of political disabilities and lingering loyalty to the Confederacy amidst Grant's presidency.
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Grant
Gen. Toombs
Robert Toombs
Washington
United States
Toombs
New York
Georgia
White House
Gen. Grant
Gen. ‘Toombs
Impure Baking Powder Seized in New York Health Crackdown
Health officials seize nearly two tons of alum baking powder mixtures dumped into the river as dangerous to health. The analysis finds alum and pulverized rock content. Experts urge consumers to buy trusted, high quality powders and avoid cheap store brands to protect family health.
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New York
Health Department
Sixth Ave
England
Missouri
Manners on the Road Prompt a Farmer Retort
A country farmer slows to avoid an old woman gathering turf in the road and snaps that "Women and donkeys are always in the way." The woman calmly replies "I'm glad you have the manners to put yourself last."
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Cassell
The Sun a Poor Timekeeper
A Victorian note from Ladles' Home Journal humorously chides the sun for its erratic timing. It cites April and December as the only months when the sun seems on schedule, and laments February and March for delays and catches up with five minutes of the schedule. The piece also observes days growing longer, with March adding an hour and twenty minutes to daylight, more than any other month.
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Ladiles
Worth of Some London Property on Ordinary Penny
The article notes London land values, citing Cheapside freehold sale and Cornhill rents. It argues high per acre prices for small plots and notes striking price drops when frontage on a main thoroughfare is absent, with a humorous remark about paying 22 pounds for a twelve by twelve inch plot.
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London
Cheapside
Cornhill
Vandiord
Postmaster Remers Reclaims Health After Diabetes Fight
Lancaster New York April 21 1887 Postmaster John Remers speaks on his four year diabetes battle and two year failed treatments before credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for his recovery after taking about ten boxes. He urges diabetes sufferers to seek the remedy and offers to answer letters from sick people.
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Lancaster
N. Y
John Remers
Buffalo
Dodd
The Same Old Parts and a Child’s Mistaken Address
A story from the New York Times recounts seven year old Ben Wilbur son of J B Wilbur president of the Royal Trust Co Chicago correcting prayers to say salt father and mother then noting they are the same old party. The quotation ends with a wag of humor about temper as wisdom.
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Little Ben
J. B. Wilbur
The
Royal Trust Company of Chicago
Ben
Mamma
Papa
New York Times
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