The Haunting Mystery of the Blithen Place
In Rodolph a sleepy border town, the Blithen place is rented to artist Anthony Gaines and a gang of painters. Dick Shirley and Anne Shirley scheme to keep up ghosts to scare off tenants while Gaines hunts a hidden second keyhole to expose a Chinese smuggling ring and arrest accomplices. Dick and Anne vanish after the takedown, likely fleeing with ill gotten gains.
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Bhitnen
Mrs Shirley
Shirley
Anne Shirley
Bilchen house
GAINES
MARIE
Rodolph
Dick Shirley
pretty Anne
Mr. Gaines
Maurice
Anne
Mrs. Shirley
argna
James Bilchen
Blithen house
met
Anthony Gainesquieth
Bilchen
Bodolph
Roedolph
Pierre
Anthony Gaines
Lawlor
Anderson
Titus
Jim
Bulchen
Ike Thayer
hogshead
Thayer
Canada side
Birthen
James
carry
Rudolph
New Zealand
Gads About Woman Questioned by Chicago Record Herald
A Chicago Record Herald column quotes a man doubting a woman's behavior and noting she often leaves her children unattended. He complains about being unable to hire care for his own babies and being kept away from home when seeking time off.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Where Ma Was Strict Playful Banter Between Children
A light exchange between a girl and a boy about parental strictness. The girl asks if their mother is strict, the boy says he is not, but reveals his father is the strict one, noting the difference in handling rules between parent figures.
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Orful
In This Rapid Age Mamma’s Good Little Boy
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune recalls a child’s plea for bread as the mother rebuffs improper talk. The brief exchange captures a candid domestic moment from a rapid age.
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Chicago Tribune
Quote on life and joy from classical writers
The fragment cites Puck and Spinoza sharing views on joy and grief, comparing sweetness to life. It frames life as a chemical mix of elements, linking sweetness to personal feeling and noting that joy is not inherently bad, while grief is.
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Puck
Spinoza
Treasury relics recount Washington era accounts
Archives of the United States treasury display eight years of G Washington accounts in his handwriting. Receipts signed by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay accompany canceled checks and warrants for major purchases including Lafayette’s 1821 payment, the Louisiana purchase, Alaska, Philippine Islands, and the Panama canal. Also shown are early accounts from Washington and Caleb Gibbs detailing military expenditures and staff costs.
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Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
United States treasury
office of the auditor
treasury department
Lafayette
United States
William A. Crawford
the treasury
Seward
Alaska
F. B. Spinner
treasury
Russias
Siggs bank
Washington
Edward de Stoecke
Philippine Islands
Spain
Jules Cambon
Panama canal
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
J. Pierpont Morgan
canal
G. Washington
Caleb Gibbs
Peter
Peggy
congress
Webster
Harper’s Weekly
Loneliness After Threatening Warning Keeps Man Awake
A man laments sleepless nights after his wife threatened not to speak to him again if he returned home after 10. He admits he stayed out, and his friend comments on the resulting solitude and regret from the vow.
Deaf Mute Exchange Reveals Midnight Row
A brief dialogue shows a couple's domestic dispute as the first deaf mute asks if his wife complained about staying out late. The second deaf mute recalls the wife’s reaction, noting she complained briefly before the narrator turned out the light, ending the exchange with a chuckle.
Fox Hunting Rule Defining Sport Etiquette
The Philadelphia Ledger states that in fox hunting communities catching the fox is the cardinal offense while the sport permits chasing but forbids overtaking the quarry.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Mother's Tongue in Echoed Debate on Language Power
A Buffalo Express excerpt shows a young man praising the mother tongue's power while a young woman agrees, noting the father shares the view. The dialogue hints at literary interest and family engagement in language.
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Buffalo Express
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The Peoples National Bank
DENTON, MD
ALBERT G. TOWERS
Prest
T. F. JOHNSON
Dentonational Bank
T. C. WEST
Cashier
HARVEY L. COOPER
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
DENTON, MARYLAND
KASTENHUBER & ANDERSON
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
H.C
JOHN ANDERSON Assoc
Royal Technical College
EASTON
MARYLAND
H. R. PRITCHETT
H. PRITCETT
Undertaker
GREENSBORO
Pritchett
Hillsboro
Belle Mead’s
Whitman’s
Caroline County
DENTON DRUG COMPANY
Denton
Ridgely
Concord
Federalsburg
Hickman
Williston
Smithville
State Road
CITIZENS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of
Baltimore
ROYAL EXCHANGE
LIVERPOOL
GERMAN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
N. Y
Ss. G NUTTLE
MASONIC BUILDING
Arena DULANY-VERNAY
N. Charles St
BALTIMORE, MD
Mark Cross
THE LOMBARD SHOE CO
Maker
The
euteece
Wieser serpin
SPAPERARL
JOTHAM KINGSLEY
LOYS
James Blithen
fee anty
Auditor’s Office
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