Murder Masquerade at the Avery Estate
Mrs. Avery hosts a Friday masquerade at her Stow house as Ace Blaikie and friends arrive. Sylvia joins as a child guest, while Molly Eames and Caro Prentiss mingle with Bruce Hexson and Doctor Marden amid undercurrents before a fateful discovery looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Blaikie
Molly
Caro
Doctor Marden
Ace
Bruce Hexson
Bruce
Eeuona
Sylvia
Dorinda Belle
China
New Year's Mush Feeds Kindness Amid Snowbound Visit
Leah Merwin serves a spare New Year dinner of mush and milk to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Madison who seek shelter from a blizzard at Borger area. A stranger's generosity inspires a promised year of free mush from Mr. Madison in exchange for a modest home meal.
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Eah Merwin
Leah
Jake Merwin
Wei
Wan
Tom Madison
Borger
Tom Junior
Merwins
Madisons
Madison
Sega Markets
Cross Road
New Year's Resolution for a Happy Life
A dialogue between Marcia and Jerry on New Year’s Eve proposes a pact to keep grand thoughts, time and space in mind. They vow not to dwell on small personal concerns and to remember the sun moon and stars to keep their outlook broad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia
Jerry
Gossip and reminiscences fill a baseball talk fest
The article roams through old days and current conjectures with scouts like Paul Krichell weighing a young Yale player and Moe McCormack recalling classic matchups. It threads stories of Joe Cambria, Bob Feller rights, and Har vard football prospects, mixing London boxing chatter and New York sports figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Yale
Paul Krichell
Krichell
Yankees
Cleveland
Bob Feller
England
Judge Landis
Baldwin
Gene McCann
Joe Marty
Sn Francisco
Cubs
Tertory
Newark
Joe Cambria
Albany
Jersey City
Hague
Harvard
Emile Dubiel
Sydney A. Syme
Judge Bleakley
New York Supreme Court
212Th Coast Artillery Armory
American Bowling Congress
New York
Phil Scott
Devonshire
Charley Rose
Phil
Joe Beckett
Provinces
Squire
Widow Mary Avery Hosts Summer Visitor at Spinney Estate
Mary Avery, a widow living on her estate, hosts a visiting eight year old girl from Prance during the summer. They attend a masquerade with Paul and Lore Encces and their daughter. The Spinney woods feature a tiny log cabin and a circular pond named Merry Mere near a lane wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Avery
Prance
Tve
Paul
Lore
Ee Ee
Mary
Beginning of the Year Observance Mentioned in Historic Text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Janus inspired event marking the year's start and a person named Kokenane linked to a past ritual or feast. The wording suggests a ceremonial context with a two-faced deity attribution. No clear location or date is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janus
Kokenane Pie
New Year Bell Traditions Highlight Abrupt Changes
The text notes bell ringing as an ancient death signaling method and describes English customs for New Year’s Eve including muffled bells before midnight and unwrapping to let bells ring loudly. The piece emphasizes longstanding ritual use of bells in marking time and death.
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Rom
England
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Mattie
Benigi
Paris
Sarah
Sylvia Sard
Mrs. Avery
Molly Eames
Caro Prentiss
Europe
Botticelli
Meg
Bee
America
Mr. Hexson
By Luella B. Lyons
By Mortha B. Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
New York Port
Bervica
Port of Aching Dogs
Fee
Aching Senos
Second Street
Moose McCormack
Moose
Ty Cobb
Mordecai Brown
Giants
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Loop
McGraw
Little Mac
Old Park
Birmingham
Arthur Pletcher
Fred Jnodgrass
Sheehearne
Sinb
Austin
Houston
Texas
Grimes
Cards
Joplin
Joe Becker
Brooklyn
Ray Impellitiere
Impel
Fred Ritter
Princeton
Magerkurth
Elem
Joe Shannon
Shannon
Brannick
Dodgers
Gorman
Montreal
al Schachi
Nick Palmer
National Guard
Palumbo
Charlestown
National Hockey League
Bill Dwyer
Colgate
Tulane
Buffalo
Fordham
Blood Horse
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