Moonstone Mystery Opens with Desperate Clues and Sergeant Cuff
In a sunless orbit around Lady Verinder's moonstone, Franklin Blake returns with the gem and suspicions mount as three Indian jugglers and servants come under police scrutiny. Sergeant Cuff arrives from London, probing paint smears, petticoats, and a tense household to uncover who hid the jewel and who knows more than they admit.
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John Horncastie
Seringapatam
Gabriel Betteredge
Julia
Verinder
Franklin Blake
Penelope
Betteredge
Franklin
London
Rachel
Colonel Horncastle
Mr. Murthwaite
Reformatory
Tim
Lux
Seegrave
Uke
Seecrave
Superintendent Seegrave
Thad
Beegrave
Mr. Franklin
Rosanna Spearman
Fist
Rosanna Spearton
Keegryo
Police
Tosanna
Curiona
Rosana
Frivinghal
Rosanna
Mie Moor
Candy
Blake
Sergeant Cuff
England
Sergeant Cutt
Aid
Cuff
Verluder
Coif
Indy
Anja
Scegrave
Spey
Hondalr
Superintendent
Resery
Duff
Honge
Frankin Blake
Oliver Goldsmith and Powders Confess His Fatal Powder Use
April 4 1774 reports Oliver Goldsmith died at forty seven during his rise to fame. The piece notes his and doctors suspicions about Dr James powders and Hawkes apothecary, with a later reveal of a joint account by his physicians. The King of debts is paid by death in the Spectator’s line.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
James
Hawkes
Little Things That Keep Us Cheerful Easy Rule to Remember
A collage of anecdotes and quips on money and marriage shows quick wits about finances and proposals. Dialogues reference a husband’s costs, a fiancé’s nervousness, and the idea that money often talks.
A Splendid Dress and Social Progress Jokes
A collage of witty exchanges from 1910s papers shows banter on laughter at jokes, fashion fit, social ambitions, familiarity with family praise, and a mock approach to politics through humor. Notable quips reference a dress, social circles, and a cherry tree anecdote.
Rubbing It In and Domestic Quips in Press Humor
A Philadelphia Press blurb mocks courtship delays and intentions with a burlesque dialogue about a young suitor. Exchange humor lampoons a wife’s complaints and a husband’s late returns. A Baltimore American quip notes a cruel husband as a punchline about marriage.
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Mabel
Baltimore
Superior Skill and the Ban Debate
In a New York Mall scene a professor of mathematics prompts discussion as Bert questions a ban and a peddier. The exchange centers on perceived unfair treatment and darts at academic fuss.
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Wailie
Bert
New York Mall
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