The Widow Plans Wealth Through Deceit and Lies
In Chapter II the scheming widow outlines a life of luxury built on manipulation as her son pledges to court the banker’s daughters. A sudden pivot reveals Doctor Strong and detective Lang Sellars suspect Andrew Kellogg was murdered, and Elinor Kellogg becomes the central suspect amid a web of alibis and embalming secrets.
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Julin
Madam
Sen
Madaim
Nodld
Andrew
Cas Putty
Dick Newberry
Newberry
Chaptim III
Andrew Kellosy
Chicago
Wauker
Amos Kellogg
Wilmington
North Carolina
Amos D. Kellogg
Mr. Sellars
David M. Strong
M. D
Lang Sellars
Chloe
Anes Amos
Strong
Mars Sellars
Doctor
Amos
Yau
Sellars
Marster
Stephen
Chixagee
Hlinor
Elinor
Aimos
Dr. Strong
Wom
Elinor Kellogg
Anos
Teac Bing
Inez
Almack
Mark
Kellogg
Andrew Kellogg
Lucretia Borgia
Andrew Whollogg
Hlinor Kellogg
Arlpshaw
Zeke
Giants of Patagonia and its tall indigenous groups
The Boston Transcript describes east Patagonian tribes as Arnaucanian stock, noting extraordinary stature with men averaging near six feet and some nine to ten foot legends. The ehueleches are termed civilized barbarians who hunt guanaco and rhea, trade fur capes to Europeans, and spend proceeds on whisky carried by traders.
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Patagonia
Cordilleras
Boston Transcript
Luring fish by bright light attracts pond life
A French entomologist used a portable incandescent lamp with a small net to attract and capture fish larvae tadpoles and other small aquatic life by lighting the water. The device lowered to the pond bottom drew creatures to the net enabling rapid collection and suggesting broader use for night fishing.
Bills of Fare In Fashionable Restaurants
A discussion on whether French and German dishes improve menus. The piece notes meals once coarse, praises Tros tetter's Stomach Bitters for the dyspeptic, and includes a poker anecdote about a six card hand hidden in a ham sandwich during a Sunday lobby chat at a prominent uptown hotel.
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Trostetter
Schenck
Quantor Ol Plant Poisonous to All Animals
The castor oil plant is described as deadly to the animal world being avoided by goats locusts and armyworms. It is noted as an extremely unpalatable and poisonous plant that even pests will not eat.
Trials of Saleswomen and Women’s Health Remedies
A discussion on why sales workers prefer activity to standing, noting health derangements and laws requiring rest periods. The piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills, with a testimonial from Mariaanur Anpinson of Lewiston, Me, claiming relief from painful menstruation after using the product.
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Jt In
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Ingenious stage waterfall delights Paris opera crowds
A novel stage waterfall by M. Galliardi captivates Paris opera balls. Made of tulle stretched on frames to mimic a fall, it discharges tiny water streams through perforated pipes against a metal plate to spray the tube. When lit by electric light the effect becomes a gleam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Galliardi
Paris
Eccentric Composer Hugo Wolf Placed in Asylum
Viennese composer Hugo Wolf has shown eccentricities that led friends to confine him to an asylum. A Vienna music society formed to promote his works passed a rule forbidding any member from having personal dealings with Wolf.
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Hugo Wolf
Vienna
Wolf
Alnwieck Castle Origins and Victorian Literacy Gaps
An antiquary notes Alnwieck Castle near Roman origins and its vast size with sixteen towers. It also contrasts literacy in Britain, where over 41 percent could not write on Victoria’s accession to reign, now down to seven percent.
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Alnwieck Castle
Britain
Queen Victoria
British Islands
Puzzling Ad Copy Spans Incoherent Claims In Ohio Paper
A fragmented advertisement listing various dubious claims and products from different vendors ends with ironic questions about wealth and appearances. Mentions Glenn's sulphur, Winslow's Boots, and a generic warning about testimonial genuineness, all in a stream of unrelated lines.
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Hood
BP. Jones
Mulbury St
Kokomo
Indiana
All Drag
Pensions
O'Parrell
Pension Ag
Washington, D.C
Spokane
Wash
Snimples
Manilla Routing Co
Camdan
N. J
Mrs. Pinkham
Piso CO
Warren, Pa
Glenn
Dr. Kilne
Noror
Kline. Ltd
Arctt
Philadelphia
Mere. Winslow
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