Mystery of Judge Ostrander and the Dark Hollow Murder
A curious crowd follows a veiled widow to Judge Ostrander s home as a plan to clear her husband s memory unfolds. Deborah Scoville uncovers clippings about the Etheridge murder, links a shadowed stranger to Oliver Ostrander, and reveals threats and hidden loyalties amid a web of deceit and danger.
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Judge Ostrander
Deborah Scoville
Algernon Etheridge
Etheridge
Deborah
Reuther
Oliver
Miss Eeks
Not Guilty at Last Ostrander Trial After Public Scandal
Deborah Scoville confronts a bitter town fight over Judge Ostrander and a life case. A torn anonymous note and public accusations shake the courthouse as Ostrander collapses under pressure. The verdict is not guilty, but the judge is left ruined and the crowd demands retribution.
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Reuther
Deborah
Shelby
Ostrander
The Misfortunes of My House in Courtroom Silence
Deborah observes Judge Ostrander falter under a loaded memory as a troubling letter resurfaces. The courtroom empties in a hush while Deb orah, the sole woman present, prepares to flee the tremor of powerful presence and public scrutiny.
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Deborah
Ostrander
Pigs Spark Frontline Battle and a Feigned Corpse
A Paris dispatch recounts two pig episodes from the war. In Ban de Sapt a pork quarrel sparked a night battle that left 30 Germans dead while one pig was dragged to safety. In Flanders a Belgian hid a killed pig in his bed to fool a German intruder.
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Paris
Ban-de-Sapt
Saint Die
Flanders
Differentiating Dirigibles Over London Skies
A London crowd gazes at airships and debates whether they are friendly ships or Zeppelins. The Schutte Lanz airship resembles a nonrigid balloon in shape but uses a rigid aluminum framework akin to a Zeppelin, and Germany builds many of them. The name combines designer Schutte and builder Lanz.
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London
Wheat surplus and war era prompts Canadian expansion
A grain expert notes about two billion bushels of wheat are in war countries, nearly half the world total. He cites the United States Canada and Argentina as key to filling a prospective deficit, with Canada urged to boost acreage to meet future demand and exploit vacant lands for wheat and livestock production. The piece promotes settlement as a path to greater wheat output.
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United States
Canada
Argentina
Dominion of Canada
No Gloves In Stock Prompt Odd Exchange
A brief exchange notes lack of gloves in stock and a quip about gloves always being on hand. The dialogue contrasts expectation with inventory shortage.
Cuticura Appeal for Free Sampler of Soap and Ointment
An advertisement offers Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective remedies for pimples blackheads redness roughness itching and scalp dandruff. It invites readers to sample by mail with a free book and provides a Boston Department V address for requests, noting availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. V
Boston
Andy
Accomplished Yes He Is A Fool In Many Languages
A terse exchange labels a person as accomplished yet calls him a fool on many subjects and languages. The remark hints at a notable reputation for pretense rather than expertise.
Mrs Williams Long Sickness in Elkhart Ind
Mrs. Sadie Williams of 455 James Street Elkhart Indiana reports fourteen years of organic inflammation female weakness and related pains. After six doctors offered only temporary relief she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for four months and says she is greatly helped. The advertisement touts the product as non narcotic and invites letters for confidential advice.
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Elkhart
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sadie WilLiams
James Street
Indiana
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Sour Grapes on Tombstone Inscription
In a California town cemetery a visitor found a tombstone engraved I would not live alway with an added note Sour Grapes scrawled beneath by an irreverent passer.
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California
Alway
Porser
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Mrs. Scoville
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Miss Weeks
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Nawgers-On
Oliver Ostrander
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Samuel Pitcher
Fochelle Salle Anise
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Mrs. Williams
Lydia E. Pinksham
Lydia E.pinkham
Carter
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Paterson
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Dept. D
Jusof Sales Company
20Th St
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