The Silver Rood Mystery unfolds in a web of clues
In a tangled tale, Mantieth plots disinheritance by forcing Mary to wed David Forrest. A lawn party at the Forrests ends with Mon’s murder and a silver rood as the alleged weapon. Suspects include art expert Lardeau, gardener Prauman, maid Nola Morin, and film of forged checks links to Zurich. A missing Van Dyck painting ties to a shady payoff by Mrs. Nola Lutzmann. The sleuthing narrator and Judge Wentworth scheme to uncover the truth, leading to a staged house search and new leads from a hidden box of old letters.
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Mantieth
Mary
David Forrest
Forrest Place
Mon
Stounds
Montieth Library
Stevenson
Nola
Wally Foxcroft
Griswold
Nola Lutzmann
Zurich
Switzerland
America
Nola Morin
Montieth
Hil
Greatport
Foxcroft
Lardeau
Brest
Judge Wentworth
Godfreys
Mr. Stevenson
Morin
Hoboken
Phil
Snowfall and travel notes in 1927 Gazette item
The column reports a first heavy snowstorm of weeks on January 12 1927 with ongoing snowfall expected through the night. It notes Miss Janet Brownlie's Mediterranean cruise and visit to north Scotland, Joseph Fousek's rib fracture on North Eighth Street, and Helen F Townsend traveling to Corpus Christi Texas. Also mentioned is the sudden death of Chandler Pump Company official at North Western terminal in Chicago en route to Florida, plus Quaker Oats mill operations resuming after a two day strike involving 700 workers led by Fred A Canfield who chaired the strike committee.
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Janet Brownlie
Mediterranean
Chandler Pump Company
North Western Terminal
Chicago
Florida
Quaker Oats Company
Fred A. Canfield
Hedges Talks on Needed Legislation in Des Moines
January 12, 1917, George T. Hedges is in Des Moines to address the Iowa Federation of Real Estate Dealers on the subject Needed Legislation. Charles H. Chandler serves as president.
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George T. Hedges
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Real Estate Dealers
Charles H. Chandler
Labor Federation Represents Company Figures
Federation of Labor and figures George Laird and Arthur Poe serve as representatives for the company in ongoing negotiations and disputes.
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Federation of Labor
George Laird
Arthur Poe
The
Company
Local News Briefs From The City
B L Sheldon returns after 18 months of postgraduate medical work in Vienna Berlin and London. Howard W Clements fell and broke his arm while skating yesterday. Louis Stepanek narrowly escaped drowning today after breaking through ice near the Sixteenth Avenue bridge. Bert Minor rescued him and got him onto solid ice. W J Donovan elected president of the West Side Mutual Insurance Company.
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B. L. Sheldon
Vienna
Berlin
London
Howard W. Clements
Louis Stepanek
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Bert Minor
W. J. Donovan
West Side Mutual Insurance Company
Just Folks and the Obsession with Wooden Tees
The poem notes a golfer who hoards wooden tees, grabbing each one as a ball takes flight. It laments his feverish search on hands and knees for even tiny tees, treating them as precious finds despite their abundance. It contrasts golfers chasing par and cups with the obsession of tee hunting.
Home recipe promises best cough remedy with Pinex mix
A popular home remedy instructs mixing Pinex with sugar syrup to create a pint of cough medicine. The guide claims it relieves severe coughs quickly, loosens phlegm, soothes throat membranes, and offers money back if unsatisfied.
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Allen Browne
Fellows
Atlantic City
Harper
Sally
Harley
1914
Mason
Davison
Doan
Owls Club
Williams
Mal
Trwilliams
Edgar A. Guest
Tee Hunter
Angeles
California
Phoenix
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Asaeee
Los Angeles
SCOUT
Loseles
D. M. Spangler
Ssiden Des Mi Moines
Iowa
Xanthi
Cavalla
Smyrna
Samsoun
Turkey
Greece
Carolinas
Georgia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
Ile
Liccerr & Myers Tobacco Co
Expoy Chesterfollle
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