Safe Key Mystery at River Bank Millinery Firm
In an old brick house by the river, Martin Bentz keeper of a non fireproof safe entrusts the key to his son in law. A colorfully described tale follows Mabel Bentz, two suitors, and a midnight burglary attempt by Graham and Daily aided by a stranger. Graham spots the crime, retrieves the key, and unravels Daily as the thief, revealing the tense family episode.
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Enrio
Ieneth
Martin Dents
Old Grayley
Martin
Bentz
Fishtown
Mabel
Mabel Bentz
Second Street
George Graham
Graham
Daily
Mr. Grayley
Daisy
George
Father
Philip Daily
Key of a long lost romance ties fates across time
In Philadelphia a sailor named George Graham revisits a past love, Mabel Bentz, now Mrs Sands. A mysterious key from an old house unlocks memories of marriage, wealth, and a family tied to the Bentz/Sands line. The tale ends with Graham’s reunion and remarriage, and the key’s faded legacy.
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Slaruin
Graham
Gilham
Bentz Hiad
Mabel
George
Goodby
Inna
Martin Beata
Mr. Grayley
Sands
George Graham
Philadelphia
Delaware Avenue
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Bentz
Fulton’s Nautilus submarine and torpedo history
The article notes the first practical submarine by American engineer Fulton, built 1801, tested near Paris and at Brest and Havre, its cigar shaped twenty one foot hull, and its torpedo origins. It recalls Napoleon’s initial doubt and Fulton's death in 1815, then mentions a joke about a happy father using a formula telegram ending with Tandem.
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Fulton
Seine
the Invalides
Paris
Brest
Havre
Pennsylvania
Napoleon
Denver News
The Danger of Drinking Milk Too Fast
The text explains that rapid milk intake causes distress as a gulp reaches the stomach and forms a single hard mass. It recommends taking at least four minutes to drink a glass of milk so it distributes and coagulates as a sponge rather than a solid lump.
Quaker William Penn Question on Hats Before Court
Charles II meets William Penn who entered the court with his hat on. The king, mirthful, removes his hat first prompting Penn to ask why one person must remain covered. Charles replies that it is the custom in this place.
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William Penn
Penn
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