Southley Downs Murder Mystery Deepens in Storm Tragedy
Dr. Long and Ernest Southley investigate a brutal murder at Southley Downs after a large storm floods the isthmus. A torn cuff-link, a hat, and a heavy weapon mark a fierce pursuit that culminates in a fatal blow and a suspect list centering on Ahmad Das and local household staff. The arriving investigators include a coroner, an inspector, and a seasoned boatman who delivers fresh leads.
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Dr. Long
Alexander Pierce
Southley Downs
Pierce
Vilas
Josephine Southley
Josephine
Vilas Hayward
Haywards
Southleys
Ernest
Hayward
Ahmad Das
Degroes
Southley
Ahmad Dash
Hayward v
Ahmad
Sam
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Electric Chair Death Denounced in New York Abolition
In 1888 New York abolished hangings and adopted death by electric shock for certain criminals. The move sparked widespread outrage as villagers, preachers, and editors denounced the chair. The piece notes public fear, religious condemnation, and scientific uncertainty about electric execution.
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New York
Frederick Tisdale
Liberty Magazine
Genius Accorded to Old Southern Mammy
An article lauds the Southern mammy as America's first woman artist in kitchen craft. It credits Washington era cooks with shaping hospitality and social life at Mount Vernon, noting their influence on Revolutionary era dinners and early national politics.
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America
Farm and Wireside
George Washington
Washington
South
Mount Vernon
Tells How Girls Can Get Line on France
Doris Webster and Mary Alden U Wopkins in Liberty warn brides to study a prospective husband’s faults and emotional reactions before marriage. They advise assessing endurance of flaws and predicting behavior when anger or sulks. They state no one can change another person’s personality.
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Doris Webster
Mary Alden U Wopkins
Liberty
China
Leningrad's foundation built on swamp by Peter the Great
The city of Leningrad in Russia grew from a swamp foundation laid by Peter the Great. He directed an army of serfs to move great logs into the soggy ground to establish the capital’s base.
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Leningrad
Russia
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Liberty
Foley Pills Diuretic Promoted For Kidney Health
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley Pills Diuretic to regulate kidney elimination and relieve backaches and rheumatic pains. It claims guaranteed satisfaction and lists George M. Gosman as the seller, noting the product is marketed as a remedy for lurking poisons in the system.
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George M. Gosman
Potts
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