The Girl in Silver A Hallroom Mystery
Olivia, enthralled by a mysterious guest at the Smiths dinner, encounters a cursed cat's-eye in a silver box. A powerfully unsettling atmosphere follows a blackout and theft claims, with a detective tying the jig to a supposed gentleman thief named Cecil Blake and a later clue pointing to Peter Gordon at the Blackstone Hotel.
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India
Olivia
Olvia
Mrs. Smith
Cecil Blake
Sambo 8
Peter Gordon
Blackstone Hotel
The Debbil's-eye Curse and a Dinner Plot
Olivia and Peter flee a dinner after a theft scare. They race through brilliant streets to warn Peter’s pursuers. At the hall, Sambo reveals the pearls were loose from the idol and Sambo’s fear sparks a bold confession. Peter notes the gown is silver but the heart is gold.
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Mme de Pent
Olivia
Peter
Cecil Blake
Dina
Sambo
Cillyia
Big Attraction Has Gone Child Blase, Old Times Fading
A New York Sun and Globe exchange quotes a man lamenting that children are blasé and uninterested in past thrills. A friend counters that children worldwide are similar and unchanged over decades. He recalls a fire engine’s excitement and wonders if motors would dull future wonder for kids.
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New York Sun and Globe
Coon Hunters Favor Crossbred Hound-Based Dogs
Many coon hunters report best results from crossbred dogs with hound as the base. Crosses such as Airedale and hound or setter and hound perform well, and one hunter achieved good results with a four setter three-fourths hound mix. The same dog type helps track bears. old bloodhounds also prove useful, though the text notes a camel nagging animal is required.
Man at Charity Bazaar Declines Bouquet Purchase
A man drifting through a charity bazaar resists duties as social obligation. Unable to buy due to bulk, a local celebrity pressures him to purchase an expensive bouquet for a loved one. He declines, remarking he is married.
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London
Untitled remark on Benedicts fuels gossip
Brief dialogue notes Flint joining Benedicts drawing sympathy from others, with a sharp retort implying Crane-like self-pity. Subtext suggests social gossip about status and public perception.
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Flint
The
Benedicts
Geo
Him
No Night Life in Cape Town Tea Dominates Daily Life
Cape Town is described as tea centered with meals and beverages arranged around regular tea times at 7 11 4 and evenings. Tea rooms, no cafes, no nightlife, and conservative, quiet social life prevail with milk and sugar served instead of cream.
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South Africa
England
Cape Town
Calf of Man Island Tax Free Yet Overrun by Rabbits
The Calf of Man near the Isle of Man was granted tax freedom by Queen Elizabeth but requires owner consent to land. The retired owner rarely visited, leaving most land uncultivated and overrun by tall-less rabbits and rats. It recently changed hands for about $100,000.
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Isle of Man
Steady Resolve to Overcome Life’s Obstacles
A 1923 McClure Syndicate inspirational piece urges perseverance in any field. It counsels patience firmness and courtesy, warns against envy and rash judgment, and stresses moral effort as the path to triumph over difficulties and reach a noble destination.
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Uto
Treasure Buried at Home Across the Nation
The article notes Americans buried wealth during and after conflicts from the Revolution to the Civil War. Royalists hid money, china, silverware, and jewels in New Jersey Maine and other states. Some lands still yield caches unearthed by floods and wartime exoduses.
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United States
Washington
New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Canada
New England
South
Sherman
Desperate ship crew plans improvised desert island stay
A Pacific freighter departing from a Mexican port with 2000 cases of liquor bound for South America sprang a leak and must beach on an uninhabited atoll. After days of pumping the captain warns of long stay, a quick-thinking passenger proposes to wreck the wireless to salvage the liquor.
Grand promoter urged to join school of accountancy
A scene unfolds as a grand promoter confronts a man who admits losses on a gold mine oil wells and a mushroom farm. The promoter scolds him and hints at costs, then delivers a sharp punchline advising exact accounting. The exchange closes with a jab about joining the school of accountancy.
Pocketed trousers surprise young Billy in Chicago Tribune tale
Billy gains pockets in his trousers and boasts they can hold any small item. The narrator confirms providing him with coins to test the pockets, as described in a Chicago Tribune fragment.
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Billy
Chicago Tribune
Substitute for cork from African tree proposed
The article notes cork cannot yet be fully replaced in practice and points to a tree native to the east coast of Lake Chad in Africa. This tree's wood is described as having even lower specific gravity than cork, suggesting a potential substitute material arising from nature.
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Lake Tchad
Africa
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
M. Bates Stephens
Nellie R. Stephens
T. Pliny Fisher
D. Test
Margaret Pastorfield
Register of Wills
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Prest
T. F. Johnson
J. Virgil Moore
Ceme
Tery
Studebaker Light
Studebaker
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Speedater
Seden
Studebaker Sales & Service Station
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L. B. Towers & Brother
Portul
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BR. Earle Smith
American Corner
Hickman
Vernon
Del
Denton
Goldsboro
Sixth St
Main St
Nuttile & Smith
Cork
Susie E. Patton
Charles B. Harrison
Mary E. Garey, Gay
Jamieson
Provan
Boothwyn
Paul Rubber Co
Saturday Evening Post
Paul Rubber Sales Co
Bond Building
Washington, D.C
Nisi
W. Brewster Deen
William J. Wright
Circuit Court For
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Wrewster Deen
Geo. A. Deakyne
Burrsville
Denton-Greensboro
B. Newcomer
Alameda St
Burbank
Calif
W. A. Smith
Manker St
Denton, MD
Just
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Fisher & Roe
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Abpure
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