Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard Faces in London Letter
In a London Letter to the Washington Post, Sir Robert Anderson, head of Scotland Yard, responds to Holmes fiction. He notes exaggeration in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes and contrasts private detectives with official police work, praising real investigators and critiquing the plots’ courtroom absences and implausible outcomes.
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Sherlock
Scoteland Ward
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Wat
Scotland Yarders
Onan Doyle
Sir Robert Anderson
London
Criminal Investigation Department
Holmes
Baker Street
Sir Robert
Police
Dr. Doyle
Moriarty
Switzerland
Jefferson Rope
Bow Street
Jonathan Small
Dr. Watson
Robert Anderson
Scotland Yard
Willling
Washington Post
Maine's Largest Organ in Portland Church
Maine's biggest organ sits in Universalist church Portland with over 5000 pipes. Smallest pipe half an inch, largest a thirty two foot C. The Yorke major stop has sixty one pipes and cost $600. Four pipe rooms about as large as a bedroom. J B Brown voiced the organ previously used at Westminster Abbey. Three manuals powered by a three horsepower electric motor. The Country Pastor essay praises the country parish and its preacher.
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Maine
Universalist
Portland
J. B. Brown
Westminster Abbey
The Lighter Side of Life Parlor Quip Exchange
In a light exchange from papers including the New York Mail and Express and Kansas City Journal, Mr Rigby and his wife joke about Cousin Kate envying their parlor furniture while a Tommy receives a tool chest. A separate nameless line features a mock voucher about borrowing a dollar and waiting for repayment.
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Birs
Rigby
Kate
Mr. Rigby
Noisy Dispute Sparks Chauffeur Accord
In a witty exchange, Mrs. Lippincott criticizes a chauffeur for a mishap that startled her aboard a carriage. Miss Ellicott questions the decision to discharge him, noting the man’s otherwise fine appearance and a prior incident where he nearly caused a collision with a fat woman.
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Gress Garelausucas
Miss Ellicott
Misouri and Massachusetts Pie Breakfast Banter
A collage of quips from historic papers features a Missouri breakfast line, a Massachusetts pie reply, and a Cleveland or Chicago retort about rescuing a drowning girl. Light humor threads through golf and poetry riffs about mishaps and fate.
A Costly Mistake
A promotional notice for Dr Kings New Life Pills sold at multiple Pennsylvania drug stores. The copy warns blunders can be costly and claims the medicine eases dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel troubles. Listed sellers include Daugherty Bros Indiana Pa Wm L Moore Homer City Pa LN Parks Marion Center Pa.
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Dr. King
New Life
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
Wm. L Moore
Institute at Greenville Teachers Session on Saturday
Institute program set for Greenville on December 5 1903 at 1 00 p m Address of welcome by Sara Stephens response by J O Howearth roll call with Mark Twain quotations topics include Methods for Primary Grades What is the Duty of Teachers Toward Their Pupils Outside the Schoolroom Learning to Know the pupils Art of Questioning and general talks by directors and others All interested invited Program interspersed with music Also an agriculture notice and a farm sale advertisement and a civil war veterans notice summary of items from the column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryhill
Greenville
Sara Stephens
J. O. Howearth
Mark Twain
Dickey
Blanch Frantz
Mollie Teaxie
Whittier
Florence Sprow
Lulu Simpson
Orrin Pattison
John Adams
Rev. Sproull
Quincy
Holsapple
Lulu Moorhead
Robert Fyock
Catheryeryn
Elzza Hel
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Padereweski
Bard Leck
M. Paderewski
Mme. Modjenska
Slack
Mme
Modjenka
Scott
M. Paderewaki
Partor
Perscher
Fred
Kansas City Journal
Missouri
Massachusetts
Cincinnati Times- Star
Chicago Record-Herald
Font
Institute
Rayne Township
W. T. Wissingee
Tanoma
National Tribune
Indiana Lumber & Supply
Simpson Bros. & Co
Indiana Lumber & Supply. CO
Clymer
Creekside
H. Kleinstub & Son
Irving
Elgin and Waltham “Watch Companies
Philadelphia Street
Indeawa, Pal
Ivers & Pond
Packard
Work & Son
Court House
Lockard
Thane
Sutt Philad-lphia Street
Tidiana, Pa
Day Cath Prine
Will
Alea
Speedy & Gibson
Umburn
Malcolm
Stadtmiller Grocery
Telephone
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