Burglar Wanted as Paul Duncan Vanishes Amid Rivalry
Paul Duncan disappears without trace after inciting Mortimer Capesthorne’s fury over Ellen Corbielle and a disputed inheritance. Ellen's daughter Mabel, with maid Mary, explores a vacant mansion linked to the Capesthorne family. A cuff-button with turquoise, once worn by Paul, emerges as a potential clue. The search centers on Gwern, Mortimer Capesthorne’s old estate, where Paul’s fate is believed to lie.
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Mystery in Nant Gwern Deepens as Duncan Case Seeks Link
Mrs. Duncan uncovers fragments about Mortimer Capesthorne and Nant Gwern while pursuing clues to her missing husband Paul Duncan. She visits agents, London bankers, and lawyers, learning partial ties to Capesthorne, a troubled estate, and a new plan to confront the mystery.
Wanted criminals mocked in London advertisements of 19th century
In a London daily from January 5 187_, a Want ads reel asks for an experienced burglar with secrecy guaranteed. Comic weeklies lampooned it with imagined wants for a garrotter assassin highwayman pickpocket forger and more, ribbing sensational crime prompts.
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How Poodle Was Taught to Be Musical by German Professor
A Darmstadt household bred a dog named Poodle to join musical evenings. The professor beat time with a cane for wrong notes, teaching the spaniel to howl at mistakes. The dog evolved into a literal musical critic, attending concerts and reacting whenever a performer erred.
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Poodle
Not Even Ducking in the Horse Pond Cured Molly
A Gloucester shire scold endures a ducking stool ordeal in the village horse pond. After repeated sousings Molly resists, declaring she will not stop scolding. Her husband claims she would rather drown than surrender, and later, during a Court Leet, John reports Molly remains loud but no longer improves from the punishment.
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How an Illinois Church Procured a Preacher
A Illinois congregation sought a new pastor by entrusting a prominent member to solicit candidates. He sourced names from Chicago church papers and a commercial agency, reviewing each minister’s past work, salaries, and sermons to select a suitable preacher, who apparently remains unaware of his recruitment. Ice house construction and French poultry fattening are briefly described as practical farming notes with guidance on design, ventilation, and feeding practices.
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Endurance cyclist learns sleep is essential on cross country ride
London News reports Mr Mills completed a grueling bicycle journey from Tand’s End to John O’Groat’s. Near the end he slept seven hours, not from fatigue but strong drowsiness, despite friends’ urgings. He now believes at least two hours of daily sleep are essential and remains confident he can finish in about three and a half days under favorable conditions.
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Ghostly notice ends at quarter’s end in ruined quarters
In Nou velles a la Main a landlord complains to a visitor about a crowd of sight seers drawn by a ghost. The ghost has just given him notice to quit at the end of the quarter, punctuating a humorous scene of haunt and housing trouble.
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Farmers Corner on profits and cow herd management
Article urges efficient farm management to maximize profits. It stresses testing each cow for milk and calf value, removing unprofitable stock, and focusing on items like manure value and calf returns. Also discusses beekeeping tips and drone control for bee colonies.
Breeder Seeks One Queen to Strengthen Bee Colony
The buyer seeks a single high quality breeding queen to add to a robust bee colony. The goal is to enhance vitality and production by introducing a queen with proven lineage. No additional setup details provided.
Sows and boars selection for spring pigs and dairy farm
The Farm Journal advises choosing sows with smooth, well proportioned bodies for spring litters, and boars with good bone and constitution. Provide warm stables and space of up to half an acre for exercise, with a varied winter diet. Plan arrivals in March and April, and consider raising brood sows for two litters yearly to profit from skim milk and whey.
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Farm Journal
Preparing Cattle for Winter Feeding and Pasture Use
The National Stockman advises a gradual shift from grass to hay and meal before frost, with linseed meal for health. Cows may graze while weather allows, but should be confined once ground freezes. Exercise and freedom Help maintain appetite until full winter rations begin.
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National Stockman
Principles for Successful Farming from Historic Advice
An old farming exchange extols strict land use, home consumption, direct-to-consumer marketing, and debt avoidance as keys to wealth. It stresses husbandry, clean water for cows, proper milk handling, record keeping, planning for winter, and investing in family labor, stock care, and timely manure management.
Painstaking French Soldier and a Pocketed Policy
A French soldier at a gallery enforces strict stick deposits before entry. A man with hands in pockets is told to fetch a stick to pass. A German lady’s postscript about borrowing money notes she regrets asking and sent the bearer to retrieve him.
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Temple Bar
New Branches of Industry in Public Street Humor
Four tramps meet in a public thoroughfare and joke about a dental business in humorous chatter. One says he helps horses shy and gets paid, then shares in the money. The others reveal they are employed by a practical dentist who stages fights to promote his card distribution after the event.
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Lude
Piteous Appeal Under Church Entrance
A poor shivering woman with a baby asks for charity beneath a church doorway. A passerby jokes that the infant is pasteboard, then she apologizes and explains the real baby is at home, remarking on the cold. The exchange echoes a poignant, icy plea observed by a bystander.
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le Progres de
Prominent Syrup of Figs Praised for Laxative Value
The high position and universal acceptance of Syrup of Figs as the most excellent laxative known illustrate the value of its qualities and are gratifying to the California Fig Syrup Company. "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not."
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Fortune-Teller Joke Reveals Past in Unmarried Life
A visiting fortune teller boasts of predicting a man’s past. The man admits never marrying and has only stayed in his village. The exchange ends with a pun as the fortune teller wrongly claims he lost the half crown payment.
Too Confiding Reveals Marriage Talk Between Browns and Jones
Brown proclaims he tells his wife everything and keeps nothing hidden. Jones counters that the wives share every word, and his wife chastises him for it. The exchange highlights domestic tension over transparency and privacy.
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Hostetter's Stomach Litters Proclaimed Remedy
Rack and Thumbscrew were scarcely more torturous than the twinges of rheumatism. It is described as one of the most agonizing chronic complaints. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Litters as the finest blood depurient and claims to eradicate dyspepsia constipation biliousness and malaria.
The Only One Ever Printed Word Search Ad
A 3 inch weekly display ad from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co invites readers to find a unique word among every word pair, noting only one word repeats across editions. The Crescent symbol marks their products and publications. readers are urged to guess the word for a free lithograph offer, with a playful challenge about love and language.
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