Mystery Deepens as Amos Peabody Dies on Long Island Porch
Linda Averill and husband Tom host four guests amid a murder mystery frame. Cousin Amos Peabody dies on the second floor balcony while Linda confronts Marvin Pratt over a possible motive. Dr. Parsons and Dr. Boyle seek clues as the house remains sealed for questioning.
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Sally to Be Married, Ruth Plans Quiet Ceremony
Ruth persuades Joan to help Sally wed Joe for a quick happy ending. Joan suspects gallantry but aids the plan while preparing a wedding cake and arranging minuscule details as Sally awaits the ceremony in a hospital room.
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Agony of Piles Ad Promotes Relieving Cream
An advertisement touts a cure for piles described as terrible and itching and promises relief with a "big box" product selling for 35 cents at drug stores. The copy urges readers to purchase for quick relief.
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Fragmented plea for trial aid and healing narrative
A garbled passage advocates immediate action for a trial and praises healing from a bind. The text centers on a hopeful narrator praising supposed aid and urging prompt submission despite unclear details. The tone resembles an old manuscript plea.
Italy launches Conte Di Savoia speed ship to New York
Italy unveils its second great passenger liner Conte Di Savoia sailing from Genoa to New York amid cheers. The 48000 ton liner joins sister Rex in providing 27 knot service with a six and a half day crossing and gyro stabilizers to reduce seasickness.
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Avoids False Teeth Dropping or Slipping
Advertises a denture care paste named Fas that promises all day comfort and secure teeth with no gum taste or slipping. Marketed as available at Eckerd stores.
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How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs
Doctors recommend Calotabs for colds and coughs claiming one or two tablets at bedtime purges with no nauseal effects. Next morning the cold is gone and the person feels purified with a strong appetite. Calotabs come in 10c and 35c packages at drug stores.
Rose's Midgets at Paramount Sail: New Passenger Vessel Features
The article describes Rose's Midgets at Paramount, noting it as the first large passenger vessel provided with a certain American apparatus. The ship includes a theater chapel two swimming pools sports decks and other modern travel features. It carries an unusual lifeboat driven by a hand powered propeller.
Ocean liner boasts 120000 horsepower and 3000-person lifeboat capacity
The vessel features five knot capability on the lever, several motor lifeboats, and equipment allowing 3000 people to abandon ship. Four turbine motor groups deliver 120000 hp and it can float with two of eighteen watertight compartments flooded. An electric plant can power a city of 200000 inhabitants.
Influenza Epidemic Sweeps Nation Increases in West and South
Washington reports a nationwide rise in influenza with 6,306 cases in the week ending November 26 up from 3,086 the prior week. Alabama records 1,940 cases as the disease spreads through the south and west.
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Incomplete ballot figures across states noted
The excerpt lists partial vote tallies by state with mismatched figures such as Louisiana ten against six hundred and California one thousand seven hundred twenty one against nine hundred six, alongside Arizona and Oregon entries, indicating an unfinished or garbled vote count segment.
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