Mystery of the Dead Man in the Fraternity House
Octavus Roy Cohen presents a tense exchange over who killed Pat Thayer. Jim Hanvey and John Reagan weigh motives as Tony Peyton’s integrity and Larry Welch’s alibi test the theory that Vernon staged the scene. The investigation narrows to a confrontation between truth and deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Peyton
Pat Thayer
Larry Welch
Larry
Harvey
Thayer
John Reagan
Jim
John
Welch
Reagan
Max Vernon
Ike
Tony Peyton
Vernon
Tony
Jim Hanvey
Talky Talk with Vernon Narrows Down Truth
In a jail interview Hanvey presses Max Vernon about Pat Thayer’s murder and a bank robbery. Vernon denies the killings and evasively explains the bundle of clothes, money, and a dangerous knife as he insists he wasn’t involved. Reagan and Hanvey note Vernon’s lies as they chase clearer motives and connections.
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Max
Hanvey
Pat Thayer
Vernon
Jim
Steel City
Thayer
Sicily
Reagan
John
Jim Hanvey
Max Vernon
Harvey
Dignity of Housekeeping Through the Ages
Gretta Palmer discusses how housekeeping evolved from a noble art to a modern easy task, contrasting European and American views. She argues the ideal housewife once set standards for women and that reviving homecraft could be a grand adventure for many, if they embrace a bygone spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World- Telegram
Gretta Palmer
Woman's Page
France
Italy
Germany
Europe
America
England
Longevity in Knowing Just What Not to Eat
A column notes that extreme ages result from poor record keeping and unfamiliar lands. It discusses rising US centenarian counts due to better living and diets, suggesting the biblical four score age is now common in thousands of cases. It cites F H Collier via St. Louis Globe-Democrat and hints at not yet knowing ideal foods.
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America
F. H. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Marvels of the Eye Outshine Cameras in Night Vision
A Washington Post summary notes the human eye’s extraordinary adaptability, outperforming cameras in low light, color perception, and dynamic range. It explains moonlit scenes can seem daylike, stars on paper are detectable, and color photography requires long exposures versus eye perception.
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Washington Post
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Octavus Roy Cohen
Octavus Roy Cohse
Maxwell Vernon
Vérnon
Vernop
Marland Tailoring Company
Steagan
Rhoarsely
Pat
Housekeeping
Peterman
Peterman's
ANT Food
Jorge Es
Rex Nalt Aly
Abpinrs
Thomson & Taylor CO
Chicago
Trenchodine Laboratories
Miami
Florida
WNU
Rosalind
Noro
Rinso
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