The Little People Mystery In Two Apartments
Nelson receives dinner invitation from great uncle Gaston and moves into their apartments. He encounters Barbara Bradford and a wall safe pearls disappear prompting secrecy. He investigates amid whispers notes and a blackmail plot tied to a past runaway marriage.
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Spalding Nelson
Rufus Gaston
Barbara
Brad‘ford
Gastons
Gaston
Maine
Nelson
Wick
Claire
Bradford
Fradfords
Warbara
Whispers and Intrigue In a Haunted Gaston House
In a sixth floor apartment, I question Mrs. Burke about the ghostly whispers and where Rufus Gaston sleeps. I suspect a plot, study a wall safe for fingerprints, and plan to watch from Barbara Bradford’s window as we compare notes on the mysterious notes and possible hypnotic manipulation.
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Gaston
Miss Bradford
Barbara
Tve
Claire Bradford
Patron Saint of Hatters St Clement and the felt origin tale
The legend of St Clement explains how a journeying priest found a pressed wool bond that formed felt. He wrapped his wounds with wool and later found the wrapped fibers yielded a sturdy fabric. This discovery inspired the hatmakers industry and November 23 is celebrated as St Clement's day.
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St. Clement
Rock Cannon of Malta Knights Defend Island
The Knights of Malta used rock cannons bored in rock to defend sovereignty. Each weapon held a full powder barrel and could not be aimed variably, so fifty such rock cannons were prepared facing possible enemy approaches. The idea of transporting rock to mountaintops was considered but proved impracticable.
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Malta
Knights of Malta
Date With a Party
A man writes of meeting his business partner's wife on the street and inviting her to dine while he planned to fix up for a date with a party. The partner unexpectedly returns home and questions the evening, while the wife reveals she had told him they would dine together.
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Hardy
Mrs. Burke
Mr. Nelson
Guston
Value of Various Woods for Heat Comparison
Investigations by the agricultural department show that one standard cord of well seasoned hickory oak beech birch larch maple ash elm locust or cherry wood equals about one ton of anthracite coal. A cord and a half of soft maple or two cords of cedar poplar or bass wood provide the same heat. One cord of well seasoned mixed wood equals at least one ton of average grade bituminous coal.
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Agricultural Department
Growing Fruit for Home Use in Florida and California
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines home fruit plantings for warm and cool regions, emphasizing diverse varieties, proper site selection, soil and drainage, and planting times. It covers fruit choices by climate, nursery stock, tillage, soil fertility, pest control, and guidance from agricultural extensions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
California
Canadian
Agricultural College Extension Divisions
Get Rid of Bestion Beetles in Your Garden Tips
A brief guide explains methods to control bestion beetles in gardens. It covers removing infested plants, encouraging beneficial insects, and applying targeted natural treatments to reduce beetle populations and protect crops.
Fragmentary Household Tips From A Murky OCR
A jumble of DIY notions mentions hardening paint with hot vinegar and discarding meat in paper to avoid juice absorption. It also references beating egg whites into cornstarch custard and melting small pieces of sosp into a usable soft acap for laundry.
Lungs Restored by Milks Emulsion Says Coal Miner
In 1916 a coal miner describes dust lung illness eased by Milks Emulsion after climate change and rest. He reports weight gain, better sleep, and return to work, praising the product’s palatable emulsion formula and money-back guarantee. The ad targets other dust victims with promise of cure and nationwide availability.
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H. Bunn
6Th Ave
13Th St. Terre Haute
Ind
Mr. Kag
Emilesion Co
Terre Haute
Druge Gista Everywhere
That Faded Frock Will Dye Like New Diamond Dyes Ad
An advertisement promises Diamond Dyes will restore color to any fabric from wool to feathers. It notes a direction book and color card to match materials and suggests husbands as merely “made to order” as a playful aside.
Kidney health claim advertising salts cure backache
An advertisement touts Jad Salts and Rad Salts as a remedy to “flush” kidneys, ease back pain, and neutralize urine acids. It claims daily use clears kidney trouble, with water intake recommendations and mentions a postwar Austrian deficit of 13 000 000 crowns.
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Austrian Republic
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Mr. Bradford
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