Synthetic Gentleman The Duke In A Southampton Summer Home
Barry Gilbert, a penniless twenty three year old, takes shelter in a Southampton summer house. He pretends to be Jack Ridder, meets the household staff and Patricia Hambidge, and pockets a hundred dollar bill meant for his mother. Ridder Sr uses The Globe to accuse Judge Hambidge of corrupt orders tied to Tammany Hall.
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Southampton
China
Barry Gilbert
States
Willetts
Evans
Jack Ridder
Germany
Jack
Barry
Montauk
Judge Hambidge
Patricia
Jack Tidder
Mr. Ridder, Sr
the Globe
Judge
Duke Ridder junior faces a jail claim over a spotted murder
A midnight visitor claims to be John Clarke Ridder Jr’s wife and drops a bombshell linking him to the killing of Mike Kelly, a Tammany Hall figure. The Duke grapples with shame and a suspected arrest as political intrigue and a missing Southampton letter loom over his future.
Night Shadows on a Hot Tin Roof
Barry and Peggy, two damaged souls undercover as Ridder and Rogers, face a murder case implicating John Clarke Ridder Jr. While the Duke tries to steady Peggy after hearing Boss Kelly was murdered, Peggy reveals she and her partner adopted new names and a boy who believes his father is someone else.
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Peter Winslow
Patricia
Peter
Barry
Winslow
Tharry
Mrs. Winslow
Darry
John Clarke Ridder, Jr
Winslows
Willetts
Evans
Mr. Ridder
Trom
John Clarke Ridder
Europe
Kelly
Rosg Kelly
Process of making cotton nitrocellulose lacquer ingredient
The text explains cotton is treated with nitric acid to produce nitrocellulose, which is dissolved in a solvent to yield a clear liquid. A coloring matter is added to this liquid to create the final lacquer component.
Adventurer meets Cuban bear in a war-time nightmare
Bronx soldier Harry Goldin recounts a chaotic night in Pinal del Rio during the Spanish American War. After heavy drinking, he and a buddy become separated in darkness and stumble into a garbage pit where a huge black bear emerges and attacks. The encounter ends with Goldin learning bears don’t fight fair.
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Harry Goldin
Bronx
N. Y
Harry
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Seventh Regiment Cavalry
Pinal del Rio
Aguardiente
Bats Nurse Their Young Like Mammals Do
Bats rear their young rather than laying eggs and hatchings. They belong to the mammal family with bodies resembling mice and wings formed by skin stretched over long toes. Fruit bats lack tails and spread wings two feet wide, while insect eaters use their tails to support flight.
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Washington Star
Tropics
Doan
Beauty and Power in Trees Exposed to a Gale
A discussion notes how leaf shape arrangement and branch habit let a tree resist strong winds. It describes leaves bending, swaying, and roots alternately acting as tresses and taut cables to counter the gale’s pull.
Adlerika claims deep cleansing for gas and digestive issues
Dr. H. L. Shoub of New York reports Adlerika cleanses both upper and lower bowels, removing old poisonous matter that causes gas pains sour stomach and headaches. He says it reduces bacteria and colon bacilli beyond ordinary laxatives.
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Adlerika
H. L. Shoub
New York
Forest Fire Destroys Billboards Along Forest Highways
A forest fire sweeps through a woodland area burning extensive brush and destroying all roadside billboards along the forested highways, with authorities assessing damage and containment progress.
Cardui Advice Guides Women's Health Belief
Mother advises daughter to take Cardus Carduis praised by many women for relief from cramps nausea and faint spells. Mrs F C Allen of Smithdale Mississippi shares how Cardui eased two to three days of nervous sickness and fear of fainting, urging others to consult a doctor if it helps or not.
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Cardus
F. C. Allen
Smithdale
Miss
Cardui
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Channing Pollock
Cherbourg
Nauheim
P. S
Hambidge
Civic Association Links Holding Corporation
Tammany Hall
Jefferson Street
Supreme Court
Mike Kelly
Boss Kelly
Tammany Alls
Ridder
Peggy O'Day
Adteline
Florida
Jay Rogers
Jay Rogers, Jr
Floyd Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
iMac Gvoryty
Black Bear
Sidney Franklin
Adierika
Auyy
Louisiana
King Louis XIV of
France
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. NY
Wny—L
Elena
Doans
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