Mystery at Hartley House A Doctor, a Butchered Pact and a Haunted Pool
Dr John Michelson begins a life as resident physician at Hartley house where a murder myth and a haunted pool frame a tense tale. He falls for Isobel as Jed the butler schemes, attempting to kill him while Mrs Sidney confronts danger and a staged engagement.
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John Michelson
Homer Sidney
Hartley House
Sidney
Jed
Richard Dobson
Arthur Dobson
John
Isobel
Chapter ill-Continued. A tense confrontation with Jed
The narrator confronts Jed after a shock episode and writes two letters to a lawyer and Dr Brownell. Jed reads them as the narrator warns that the letters will go out that night and that Jed would face a difficult jury if anything happens to the narrator. Jed admits a prior shot at a rabbit.
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Mr. Sidney
Jed
Brownell
Ailed aristocrat visits prison in Hartley tale
In a continuing Hartley house drama, Dr. Jed declares motives while Isobel seeks independence. The narrator weighs love, fear, and duty as Isobel presses ahead with their engagement and a drive to the Alwick penitentiary. Mr. Sidney endures with quiet dignity and curiosity about confinement.
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Mr. Sidney
Alwick
Jed
Lotus Plant Mystery and the Egyptian Connection
The article discusses a mysterious plant called the lotus eaters fruit causing illness and lists the Egyptian lotus as a possibility but notes it differs. It traces the Egyptian lotus to India, its sacred status to the Egyptians, and its influence on architecture and art, including Japanese design.
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Nile
India
Japan
Revised European aviation casualties figure
The War Department lists 583 American aviator casualties in Europe during the war. Of these, 491 were in the AEF and the rest with British French and Italian forces. Breakdown: killed in combat 208 prisoners 145 wounded in action 152 killed in action 41 missing in action 29 injured in action 25 interned 3.
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War Department
Europe
Fox Squirrels Build Nests High in South Trees
In southern forests fox squirrels reside in large tree nests made of Spanish moss and pine bards, rather than hollow trunks, per the American Forestry Magazine. In northern hardwood areas dry leaves replace moss, and nests are placed high in trees with pale feet and insteps noted in descriptions.
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Amecan Forestry Magazine
Canal for Imperial Valley land to open for settlement
Government owns vast Imperial Valley land and plans an all-American canal to divert Colorado River water. Survey by the Reclamation Service weighs route options from Laguna dam to curb flood risk and open 1,000,000 acres for private settlement, with parcels likely to be sold in small tracts.
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Alamo River
Mexico
California
Old
Congress
Reclamation Service
Imperial Valleys
Desert
Great
Colorado Desert
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Salton Sea
Colorado River
Laguna Dam
Yuma
Arizona
Delta
States' Quarrel Adjusted in High Court Suit
In 1907 Virginia sued West Virginia in the Supreme Court to force payment of its share of debt created before 1861 when West Virginia separated. The suit was pending until June 1918 when Virginia was ordered to pay about 2 058 per cent of the debt, with Virginia’s net share around 2 908 000.
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Virginia
West Virginia
United States Supreme
Supreme. Court
Woman’s Health Advice Via Free Expert Letters
Women may receive free advice on relief from ailments with The Pinkham Vegetable Compound. Letters answered by women only and kept confidential. Send inquiries to the specified address for guidance on women's issues.
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Miss Sidney
Joe
Pig
Mrs. Sidney
Seobel
James P. Hornaday
Washington
Newton D. Baker
United States
General Staff College
Motor Transport Corps
Bakers
Bakers Made
General Staff of
Army
Army Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Leavenworth
Mmander
General Pershing
Pershing
France
Baker
Army of
General Staff
Uncle Sam
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