Through the Wall A Detective Tale and a Romance by Moffett
In Paris detective Paul Coquenil resists a Brazil police offer while a murder at the Ansonia reveals a web of threats. A mysterious, arrogant stranger warns Coquenil that powerful enemies will shield the killer, even endangering his loved ones, as the chase tightens on the Champs Elysees.
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Cleveland Moffett
Alice Groener
Notre Dame
Paul Coquenil
Paris
Rio Janeiro
M. Peugeot
Paria
Enricones
Ansonia
M. Gritz
Martinez
Alice
Coquenil
Benneton
Guacrstan
Lloyd Kittredge
Oo M. Gibelin
Kittredge
Liying
Coqueni
Ansonia Hotel
Monsieur
Caesar
M. Paul
Brazil
Papa Tignol
Champs Elysees
M. Coquenil
Rond Point
Avenue Montaigne
Gabrielle
Popular Songs The Song Of The Eskimo Debut Note
The text presents a humorous song lyric praising a Brooklyn doctor noted for feats likened to Cook and Peary. It blends childhood memory lines with exaggerated doctor heroics and holiday ice imagery, ending with a boastful squarely nautical reference to Peary. The piece reads as a vaudeville style novelty number.
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Cook
Why He Was Bashful Declares Reform School Return
A Hutchinson girl recalls a party in a Kansas town where a guest, shy about Topeka, reveals he has just returned from Topeka after serving time in the reform school. The hostess admits the invite was to include him because he comes from a good family.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City Journal
Pilot’s wisdom on dangerous channels in Harper’s Weekly
A Chicago steamship president chats with an elderly pilot amid a perilous channel. When asked if the pilot knows all hazards, he replies he does not, saying he knows where the bad spots are not. The exchange underscores practical seamanship.
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Ocean Steamship Company
Harper’s Weekly
Four Greater Prophets Quarrel Over Minor Ones
A humorous vignette recalls Dr Hale recounting a preacher who spoke long on the four greater prophets and, after the momentary hush, switched pages and asked where to place Hosea among the minor prophets. An irascible parishioner left, offering to give Hosea his seat.
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Dr. Hale
Brethers
Hosea
Do not marry to reform a drunkard say the reader
A narrator warns against marrying a man to reform him as drinkers relapse after marriage. She describes a hopeful but weak husband who excuses old drinking habits and fears the future misery of a drunken father. The advice urges choosing a sober, steady partner and steering clear of the so called sports.
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Paul
M. Paul
Coquenil
Coquanil
Melanie
Pete
Notre
Wight
Nellie
Ufe
Secret Door to Hidden Place Revealed
Poem fragment hints at a concealed exit to a personal retreat where the speaker imagines eternal rest. The voice invokes secrecy and a secluded refuge shielded from discovery.
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Louis
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Coquent
William F. Kirke
Brooklyn
Peary
Castoria
Infante
Caftli
E. Washington St
Robert Sloan
Mgr
Detroit
Indianapolis
Toledo
East Washington Street
Union Depot
Main. Ave
Columbia National Bank
East Washington St
Henrietta Amalia Biker
Titania
Asbury Park
N. J
Light
Fairies
Hanlon
Superba
Ilda Cable
THE
Park Theater
Pierces Goldeni
Discovery
Beatrice Fairfax
Song OF Roses
Ethel Clifford
Great Lakes
D & C Lake Lines
Clark Wireless
Buffalo
Cleveland
D & C Line
Clawland
Joe Detroit
Mackinac
Wayports
Detroi
Bay City
Caetas
Goderich
Addressy
L. G. Lewis
B. HL McMillan
A A. Schantz Cen
Bel Sa Psy Peer
Polk
Chicago
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Washington Se
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