Coast in Flight and Escape from a City Murder
Garrett Coast meets Douglas Blackstock and Katharine Thaxter in a New York City tale of love and betrayal. After Blackstock shoots Van Tuyl, Coast is arrested for murder, then freed when Dundas implicates Blackstock and kills himself. Coast vanishes toward a quiet hotel life and a dawn of uncertain freedom.
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Garrett Const
New York City
Douglas Blackstock
Blackstock
Katherine Thaxter
Coast
Mamed Dundan
van Tuyl
van Y
Dundax
Forties
Broadway
Crainord West
Philadelphia
Butittle
Cross
Brainerd West
Earth
Rice
Sixth Avenue
Longacre Square
Katherine
Garrett
Drift of secrets at Fairhaven shipyard and chandlery
In Fairhaven on the Acushnet river Gar rett Coast visits the Huxtable ship-chandlering establishment at day’s end. A tense exchange unfolds about Mrs Gresham, a disputed marriage, and rumors of infatuation, with Huxtable and Const discarding propriety amid a cluttered desk and doorway conversation.
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Huxtable
Fairhaven
Acushnet River
Garrett Coast
Const
Huxtable and Coast Discuss A Boat In The Yard
In a humorous exchange Huxtable clings to tradition while Coast notes a boat as a practical purchase. Huxtable contemplates sailing and a center-board cat with a motor as the conversation shifts toward a possible boat buy. The scene ends with an invitation to view the boat yard as the tale continues.
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New England
Huxtable
Delicate Hint Awaited in Turbulent Household
A young married mistress grants a new housemaid special favors including frequent calls and guidance on topics. After a day of clashes, Mary asks to call her pastor, Father Grim, to pray for the mistress to curb her selfish demands. The prayer goes unanswered.
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Anya
New York Sun
Mary
Father Grim
Pethon
Deaths notice recalls similar death of former rector
A queer coincidence follows the death of Rev. J H Hammond of Great Comberton near Pershore Hug land, who was killed when flung from his horse a few days ago. The previous rector of Great Comberton also died in a similar manner in the war era, suggesting a repeated fate.
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J. H.hammond
Great Comberton
Pershore
Hugland
Dry Roots Create Intense Heat From Aromatic Pile
A fragment describes dry roots producing an extremely hot fire with no smoke. Warnings urge careful handling of drift piles, noting the material burns vigorously and yields a porous, cork-like appearance.
Inheritance Seeking Efforts Grow in Bavaria
In Rhenish Bavaria two groups organize to claim a $400,000 Dutch inheritance from 1876. Field Marshal Baron von Orntolin linked to the case amid reports of new efforts to recover roughly $17,600. Von Halde allegedly confessed on his death bed that the fortunes lay in his bank.
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Rhenish
Bavaria
Baron, von Orntolin
von Halde
Recipes for Hearty Southern Chicken and Corn Dishes
The excerpt outlines methods for preparing stock flavored with browned meat and milk, smothered chicken with bacon and gravy, fried corn with bacon drippings, and a sweet pickled paninioupe style dish. It includes steps to thicken stocks, bake or roast chicken, and finish with biscuits.
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Lane Joseph Vance
Louis Joseph Vance
Soames
Tim
Katog
Germany
Tondra
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