A Piece of Cloth and a Widow's Death Mystery
Detective Jack Hindson recounts a case where Mrs. Mull murders Mrs. Jeffries to gain her heir's fortune. Kitty Pease aids uncovering clues like a torn black cloth button, peep holes, and a disguise. Mull confesses. Hindson retires from detective work afterward.
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Jack Hindson
Kitty Pease
Duffvies
Rosa
Luis
Kitty
Jeffries
Awell
Blizner
Bin
Desgey
Jezebel
Preston Madl
Chestaye Street
Agnes
Sunny
Matt
Mull
Witty
Matabeleland Boom Expands as Bulawayo Rises
The article notes Matabeleland’s rapid opening and growing immigration and capital. It highlights Bainwayn as the capital’s growth model and Bulawayo’s transformation from native huts to over 100 brick structures with a Cane Town tank. The piece mentions King Lebenguin’s death in clashes with marauding Britons and asserts the opening up will quicken colony expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matabeleland
South Africa
Bainwayn
Bulawayo
Lebenguin
Helpful Farm Hints From An Old Agricultural Page
A compact seed and farming notice summarizes do it yourself ice boxes, cheap potash for corn, extra strawberry manuring, a trough under a pump spout, bee colony behavior, canning peas, and a method to prevent horse halter pulling. It blends practical tips with commentary from American Cultivator and New York Ledger for rural readers.
How to bake veal with lemon gravy and party dishes
A recipe filled page describes baking veal with salt pork and a lemon gravy, plus notes on chafing dish parties, tea cream in candy flower cups, dressing for craters, coffee cake, cheese sandwiches, and assorted kitchen tips. It also mentions pineapple for indigestion and a Chicago inventor's sealant knife and fireproof curtain liquid.
Farm fencing and horses in seasonal work practices
The text discusses spring fencing, post setting, and wire repair for fences, noting how cold affects wire contraction and the need for slack. It also covers horse management, suggesting horses can be worked about 280 days yearly if properly handled, and compares grain feeding costs with hay and straw, advocating balanced rations for gut health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Morsca
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Duttie
Crispi
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Savoy
Grispt
Inet
Jase
Ntie
Ina
Alef Holloway
Coleid
Manca
Mupr
Oia Bailey
Gewar
Curity
Ile
Breckneck Road
Breckneck Aime
Chaimbers’ Journal
New York
Cinriunat Enavuirer
Ameri Agriculturial
Wost Availabe Fort
Ana
Wil Neagons
Philadelphia
Mustang
H. R. Frink
Farm and Morse
Feit
Craters
Deni Weil
Caver
Chicago
Perth
FoRrica
Starins
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