The Sign and the Silent Debt in De Wolfe Case
Peter DeWolfe and Smallwood pursue a hidden volume and its clues across New York. A wealthy collector, an auditing expert Eldegard, and a handwriting doctor race to verify a forged or masked signature tied to Parmalee and a mysterious call. Brena Selcoss arrives with urgent, unsettling news as the chapter ends.
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Peter
Dewsiie
Bmallwood
Smallwood
Gwense
DeWolfe
Eng
M. E
Elder
Eldegard
Russia
Gibraltar
de Wolfe
DeWolfer
Parmalee
Ciites
London
Speere
America
Jim Hennepin
Compton Parmalee
Brena Selcoss Parmalee
Descent of Peter at a New York club
In a grand New York club after dinner with Colby Pennington Peter feels revolt against his society. He questions Pennington’s pious restraint and imagines a highway robbery and a potential pistol reveal, yet hesitates as Pennington speaks.
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Peter
Brena Selcoss
Colby Pennington
North River
Pennington
New York
DeWolfe
Grave Purpose Behind Writing of Fiction
Emerson argues fiction reflects deeper human aims not personal whim. He cites Plato and medieval writing, noting magic and preternatural powers symbolize nascent science and the mind’s urge to shape reality to its will.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Peculiar Whistle Lets Dog Hear Shrill Call
An English scientist devised a whistle with an adjustable plug that increases shrill vibrations beyond human hearing yet remains audible to dogs that will leap at the call.
Wealthy New York doctor sued by two women
A prominent New York physician faces suit from two women who accuse him of inappropriate conduct after he paid them attention. The remark about keeping doctors away from temptations is cited from Arkansas judge Thomas Caf.
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New York
Thomas Caf
Camels Lose Ground as Arab Leaders Embrace Cars
Desert markets show a shift from camel transport to automobiles with Near East leaders requesting American cars, signaling a change in mobility preferences and modernization trends.
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Near East
Farm Buildings Value Sets Record Nationwide
The latest federal census shows farm buildings across the United States valued at 11 486 439 548 with an average of 1 781 per farm. Iowa leads with 922 751 718 total and 4 323 per farm while the District of Columbia averages 6 967 and totals 1 421 221.
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United States
Iowa
District of Columbia
Must Have It
The Detroit Free Press quips about marital banter and fashion tails. It notes the wife desires the last word, humorously tying it to hats gowns and hosiery.
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Detroit Free Press
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Richard Washburn Child
New Orleans
X.D
NeWolfe
East River
France
Brena
Beconshire
Carlos
L. E.R Dutton
WNU
Peru
Green
Florence Merriman
Portland
Maine
Doan
Tob
Missouri
Viola Pruitt
von Foster-Milburn Co
Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N
Corns Scholl
Corns
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