Through the Wall A Moffett Detective Romance Set in Paris
Paul Coquenil, famed Paris detective, stays in Paris after refusing a Rio Janeiro police post. A murder at the Ansonia hotel entwines Alice Groener and Lloyd Kittredge with Bonzeton the sacristan, while Coquenil’s intuition battles orders as clues surface in a dark thunderstorm.
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Paul Coquenil
Paris
Rio Janeiro
Lfe
Alice
Alice Groener
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Bonzeton
Lloyd Kittredge
Coquelin
Enrico Martinez
Ansonia Hotel
M. Britz
M. Peugeot
Papa Tignol
Coquenil
Peugeot
Beau Cocono
Joubert
Gibelin
Ansonia
Martinez
Joseph
Paris romance ends as lovers face arrest and oath
In a Paris home a conflicted Lloyd Kittredge pleads trust with Alice as Mother Benneton exposes past gossip. A warrant for murder shocks them, police arrive, and Alice proclaims unwavering love vowing to stand by him regardless of fate. The moment culminates with a kiss before removal to jail.
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Joseph
Esmee
M. Peugeot
Lloyd Kittredge
Kittredge
Alice
Ansozia
Gibelin
Bonnetong
Ansonia
Mother Benneton
M. Groener
Groener
Belgium
Paris
Lloyd
New York
AL Groener
Benneton
M. Lo-eed Keetredge
wSlice
Tsaris
Kittsedge
Why Do Girls Marry
A dated exploration of female marriage motives arguing that girls marry to avoid old maidhood, satisfy maternal instincts, seek social regard, and obtain a domestic role. It notes propinquity and parental pressure as drivers and compares duties and responsibilities of husbands and wives.
Cheaper Than Castor Oil Pills Advertised
A vintage druggist advertisement touts Blineckbern's Casca Royal Pills offered at 18 for 10 cents or 4 for 25 cents, highlighting affordability compared with castor oil.
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Blineckbern
One Brick at a Time Savings Advertisement
A finance column style ad urges readers to start a savings account. It explains progress comes from small beginnings and that even tiny pennies matter. It notes that the strong company will aid in saving and encourages opening an account today.
Up-to-Date Jokes from a Trial Interrogation
A witness faces a blustering lawyer in a humorous trial scene. The exchange trivializes questions about driving and occupations, ending with a husband and wife quip about tariff knowledge and a faintly romantic first meeting at a pleasure garden. The anecdotes pivot on miscommunications and light puns.
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Cleveland Moffett
Beatrice Fairfax
H. P. Wasson & Co
Schaeffer
Madras
Berlin
Mason
Palm Leaf
Mrs. Potts
Marseilles
Carl L. Rost
North Innets Street
Claypool Hotel
Hartmann
THE
Indiana Trust Coo
Alquos
Chicago
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Washington
Union Station
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Greeneburg
Rushville
Connersville
Mats
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
A. Ma
Madison
Terre Haute
Brazil
Greencastle
Jackson
Teachers College
Eliza A. Blaker
William N. Jackson Memorial Institute
Alabama
Ry Neenerrt Oal
Gill & Greenen
Old Woodruff
Taft’s
Woskegien St SS
Pour Armstrong
Mesanchusetts Ave
Marett Department Stove
Macias Street
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