Mystery of the paste diamond unfolds in a chilling tale
The narrator recounts a dramatic night scene where a famed diamond is revealed as paste, a murder stalks the mansion, and a chilling cry unsettles all. Details unfold of a stiletto, broken china, and a haunting outside message as investigations strain family ties and loyalties.
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America
Mr. Grey
Peter Mooney
Wireless power lamp lights via table transmitter
An article explains a table lamp powered by wireless transmission. A transmitter under the table converts house current to magnetic waves that pass through wood and glass without heat or shock, lighting the lamp instantly when placed above the transmitter and remaining lit until switched off or moved.
Mystery at Durand Case Drives Early Morning Headlines
In a wintry morning, Rita questions the Durand suspicion as evidence mounts. While defending Durand’s innocence, she grapples with public prejudice and uncovers details tied to Mrs. Fairbrother’s gloves and the diamond’s alleged motive.
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Mr. Durand
Armless Wonder Faces Job Chance in Museum Arc
In Cleveland Leader notes a peculiar tale of an armless person seeking work. A.W. has prior jail time for pocket picking, while discussion in the column weighs chances of employment and public interest.
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A.W
Clevelan
What Becomes of Pins The Mystery of 90 Million Daily Pins
The article asks where the 90 million pins made daily worldwide go and notes pins never wear out or dissolve. It wonders about their fate, estimating vast US pin value and the enduring, unseen circulation of these small objects across society.
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United States
Rehearsing the Ceremony by a Clergy Man
A cleric praises college girls as a boon to the race and recalls christening a disciplined baby at a wedding. He recounts a joke about rehearsing a baby for a christening, noting the couple practiced with a pail of water for ten days.
A Cheap Writing Table From Boxes
A guide from Woman's Life describes making a writing table from two boxes with optional pigeonholes by joining four smaller boxes on each side of the knee hole. After sanding sizing staining and varnishing the result becomes an ornamental solid piece of furniture. Emphasis on careful work and using screws, drilled with a gimlet, and thoroughly driven.
Preserving Hints For Jelly Making And Fruit Desserts
Seasonal guidance on jelly bags and preserving scraps, apricots, blackberries, and berries for jelly. Tips on making tuti frutti, brandy infusions, pineapple fried in lard, and a champagne watermelon salad with grape leaf serving bed. Includes care for fruit season timing and safe handling.
Archery Gains Women’s Interest Ahead of London Games
Archery draws female participation in Europe and Britain with about 100 expected contenders for Olympic prizes. English royal women take up the bow, Frenchwomen issue strong entries, and American entrants have yet to arrive. Competition spans two days with forty eight arrows at fifty and six ty yards, medals awarded to top shooters.
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London
Europe
England
France
Orange Omelet with Orange Carpet Garnish
A simple orange omelet uses four eggs four tablespoons orange juice and grated rind with a quarter cup sugar. Cook as usual and serve with orange carpet garnish for a dessert or luncheon dish.
A Nursery Toy Bag for Toy Cupboard Storage
A strong washable bag to store balls and marbles in the nursery. Use half a yard of stout gray linen about a yard wide. Add a four inch top draw string and leave one side open halfway down for easy slipping in toys. Hang inside the toy cupboard to keep shelves neat.
Summer Vacations In City Or Country For Rest And Change
The piece advises choosing a vacation that balances rest and change of scene. For rural dwellers a week in the city offers real pleasure and cooler nights above street noise. It cautions against crowded country resorts and urges sensible planning and wardrobe minimalism to fund short excursions to the country or shore.
Irrigation Scheme to Water Plants While Away
The article describes a method to keep house plants watered during holidays. Place a water vessel near the plants and run thick wool through from the water to each pot. The wool soaks up water and slowly drips it into the soil to sustain the plants in the absence of the owner.
Gift to Jean Reid Sparks Speculation on Wedlock Greeting
The Roosevelts and Miss Hagner figure in society chatter as speculation grows over how the president will greet Jean Reid on her marriage to Ward. The piece recalls his anger toward Theodore P. Shonts when his daughter wed a foreign noble and notes whispers about reception norms for alliances beyond the set circle.
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Jean Reid
Roosevelts
Whitelaw Reid
Ward
Theodore P. Shonts
Theodora
Duc de Chaulnes
Washington
Miss Hagne
A Delicious Icing For Cakes
A simple sugar syrup heated to a heavy thread is poured into stiffly beaten egg white and whipped until smooth and creamy. Cool slightly before adding candied cherries citron pineapple and blanched almonds for a glossy icing.
The Four T s and the Watchful Mind
A concise verse warns on four T s temper tongue time and thoughts. It urges guarding thoughts when alone and noting the tongue delays speech while valuing silence. It emphasizes time lost cannot be recovered and questions who can say Me s overtaken yesterday.
Fashionable Voile Gown in Gray Black and White
Amy Warning discusses the appeal of cotton voile in gray and black white checks for summer wear. She describes sewing patterns for a breezy lined free of lining dress, a seven gore skirt with box plaits, a three-quarter sleeve, lace and soutache trims, pale blue linen accents, and a light chip hat.
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