Backstairs Murder Case Involving Perfume Clues
Detective Dundee probes a mansion death as Gigi Berkeley admits dousing clothes with Fleur d'Amour to mask the scent. The maid reveals a late night perfume spree that damaged evidence and shifts suspicion amid confessions and alibis.
Murderous perfume plot unsettles Hillcrest case
Detective Dundee confronts Gigi in the summerhouse over a wood alcohol poisoning in Doris Matthews. Dundee departs to Dr. Jennings for analysis while Strawn and Sherwood weigh political pressures. Kathryn Matthews dies, shading the Crosby case toward a quiet, uneasy close as night falls.
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Dunder
Doris Matthews
Seymour Crosby
Lorinda Berkeley
Crosby
Phyllis
Doris
Gigi Berkeley
Dundee
Berkeley
Johnson
Berkeley House
Gigi
Wickett
Abbie
Sigi
Dundea
Bonnie Dundee
Hillcrest
Abel Jennings
Sherwood
Strawn
Suys
Dick Berkeley
Jerome Sherwood
Kathryn Matthews
Murray to lead Duke student government as election unfolds
William D. Murray of Rocky Mount will become president of Duke University’s men’s student government, succeeding Joseph Savage. George Hoppy of Lemoyne Pa will be vice president. Five run for secretary-treasurer including Mann Alford Heizer Brown and Joyner. Two named for the publication council. A second election may follow if no majority. Officers to also include student Y M C A.
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Durham
William D. Murray
Rocky Mount
Duke University
Murray
Joseph Savage
George Hoppy
Lemoyne
Duke Student Government Association
J. W. Mann, Jr
Greensboro
Dallas Alford
James Heizer
Silver Springs
R. L. Brown
Albemarle
W. E. Joyner
Louisburg
P. RB. Moses
Chatham, Va
I. W. Cole
aHuiet
W. G. Pearson
Gastonia
Southgate Martin
Henderson
Colleen Moore Seeks Divorce From John McCormick
Colleen Moore files for divorce from producer husband John McCormick in Los Angeles alleging mental cruelty. She cites incidents at their Bel Air home in 1929 and 1930 including guests, a failed dinner, taunting language, and denied access to a tennis court. McCormick plans not to contest the action.
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Los Angeles
Colleen Moore
John MceCormick
Miss Moore
Bel-Air
She Charg
McCormick
Fussy Dogs and Harsh Diets At a Dog Home
A woman planning to travel notes her dog Fido is picky about food. The dog home owner says inmates are not fed for three days after arrival, after which they are less fussy. This exchange appears in Tit-Bits.
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Fido
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Free Trial Offer
This old ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe family laxative that acts gently to relieve constipation. It claims herbs and senna are harmless, mild, and effective, with a free trial bottle available by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
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