The Assassination in Corsair of the South Seas
A dramatic scene opens as Colonel St Jude learns of his brother’s murder at Olly's tavern. Isabella De Courcey, famed for England’s beauty, contemplates a personal tragedy while Lt Lorisen and Miss De Courcey discuss rumors and motives amid grand parlors and shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Henry
Isabella
Isabella de Courcey
England
Mary
Madge Ndicoit
Madge
Papa
Colonel St. Jude
Lorisen
Savella
The Missing Miniature and Murder at Ollys Hotel
Colonel St Jude probes the February murder at Ollys Hotel after the death of a captain. He learns of a missing miniature of Isabella de Courcey, the Count Dorodes plotter and a web of suspects, including an Italian nobleman and a mysterious Irish guard. The quest for justice ties into a harrowing family tragedy and a county-wide mystery.
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Olly
Bond
Tie
Tapers
Cannel Dear
Son of Honor
Mesif
Walney Marsh
Cuanel
Henerforth
Sabel
Isabella
Isabella de Courcey
Miss de Courcey
Peck's Boy Sees Thanksgiving Dance Turn Into Comic Wreck
In a Pecos Sun spoof, a boy recounts a church Thanksgiving gathering with a jovial deacon and a clumsy dance that ends in a chaotic collapse. A grocery man jokes that the catastrophe stems from beeswax on the floor while the boy fantasizes about becoming a living skeleton for a museum exhibit.
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Peck
Dearen Perkins
Deacon Perkins
Fanny
Sheraf
Notable Mantelpiece Invite Affects Home Welcome
A fragment describes a visitor being greeted and a note about a small paper left on the mantel shelf. The dialogue hints at a respectful outgoing host and a family setting, with a tone of caution and hospitality.
A Villain Revealed Through a Lady’s Illusions
Mrs. Albertson, widow of reduced means yet rich in body and charm, maintains a grand house with costly rooms rented to wealthy visitors. An Italian signor, handsome and enigmatic, moves among her circles displaying wealth and secrets. His guarded gaze and refined manners hint at danger as he courts high society.
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Tapers Bill
Cannel
Signor Barrillo
Thim
Albert Palace
Signor Barklie
Barrille
Isabel
Isabella de Courcey
Cortes
Signor Barrille
Signor
Count Dorodes
Count Deuredes
Signer
Pardenez
Madam
Partes
Muse
Albertson
Mme. Albertson
Paris
Ribet J
Count Doredes
Colonel St. Jude
Windsor Hotel
Leadville
Kansas City Star
Charley Hicks
Bacchus
Sanwuine
Charley
Tin Cup
Albuquerque
Alice
Oble
Tabor
Senate
Hoe
Taber
Hilehe
Connors
Tom
Colorado
Ed Braden
Tortane
Denver
Mintu
Braden
Fred
Luke Fuller
Bowdein
Chicago
Fuller
Saul
Nan
de Courcey
Mystery at St Jude Manor Rhoda Murder Rumor Spreads
Mrs St Jude's household reels as Lilly and Rhoda fear a killing after Rhoda is found or rumored dead. Dr French arrives to assess the scene while the family grapples with shock and whispers of foul play. Rhoda’s fate remains uncertain as tension mounts in the chateau on St Marys Hill.
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Norton Bury
Millington
St. Jude
Lilian
Rhoda
Lillian
Henry
Philip
Lilly
Jamma
Mother
Koda
Phil
Mrs. St. Jude
Mamma
Little One
Lily
Dr. French
Chalk Withers
Mrs. Withers
Sally Norman
Colonel St. Jude
Yeepeion
Ead
Doctor French
Completous
St. Mary’s Hill
Lungs Consumption Case Praises Compound Oxygen Cure
A testimonial from Fountain City Indiana dated April 17 1882 reports rapid improvement from consumption after Compound Oxygen treatment by Drs Starkey and Palen. The writer J Lindon Parker describes severe hemorrhages night sweats and weight loss then states cough diminished and health returning, urging others to try the remedy and providing address for further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain City
Nplana
Drs
J. Lindon Parker
Starkey & PaLen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
Wisconsin Girl Wins Wrestling at Wedding
An old-fashioned wedding in Rantoul Wisconsin drew attention when a local girl defeated a guest from Chilton in a wrestling match. The ceremony happened on Thursday with three days of dancing and amusements as part of the wedding festivities.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee Sentinel
Rantoul
Wis
Mr. Albbert
Bertha Gruett
Henry Gruett
Gentieman
Chillon
Meadows of Maryland Miracle Cure Claim
Springfield notes a testimonial from Charles Addison of a Meadows of Maryland product praised for joint stiffness and knee pain relief. The reader is told a worm syrup also cures feverishness restlessness worms and coinst tastes at 25 cents per bottle.
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the Meadows of Maryland
Springfield
Priver Groveet
Charles
Addison
St. Javots Gil
Merner Swan
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Isabel de Coureey
Isabel de Courcey
Lazares
Chalkington
Luny
Nd Street
Wien
London Bridge
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Shilo
BO Boy
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