Fleming Stone to Egypt in Proceeding with Mystery
Detec tive Fleming Stone orders Gray Haviland to halt investigations as he plans a voyage to Egypt to aid Estelle Carrington and Pauline, while arranging servants and seeking the missing song record on a phonograph. The move follows a scene of collecting items from a Morary desk and hints at a distant, perilous mission.
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Stone
Jane
Misa Carrington
Fleming Stone
Axel
Gesitorium
Estelle
Po Siew
Garern Steps
Gray Wiaviland
Egypt
Gray
Pauline
Leming Stone
Haviland
Districtefterne
Misa Frayne
Miss Carrington
Cairo Awakening for Pauline and Carr in Egypt
Pauline arrives in Alexandria with Carr Loria and meets his dragoman Ahri and cousin Miss Stuart. In Cairo Pauline enjoys Shepheard's hotel life and Nile plans while Carr hints at a treasure excavation and keeps his murder mystery concerns to himself.
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Cairo
Ahri
Polly
Loria
Pauline
Abri
Mrs. MacDonald
Carr
Shepheard
MacDonald
Eliquet
Mra. MacDonald
Nile
Carl Loria
Egypt
Pollypops
Haviland
America
Sphinx
Great Pyramids
Mia. MacDonald
Alt Carr
Shepheard’s
Ghesireh Palace
Tricks to obtain a signature by trick in detective work
A discussion of methods to secure a person's signature when ordinary methods fail. It describes using marriage registers, fly-leaf inscriptions, or a counterfeit letter via a two penny postal trick. A notable case involved a woman claimed unable to write who signed a fake receipt, leading to six months in prison.
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London
Bright
Dean
Iowa
Frank DB
Bou Doan
MI Burn CO
Buffalo
Boschee's Syrup Ad Promises Cough Relief
Boschee's Syrup offers to quiet coughs soothe sore throats and lungs and ease bronchial irritation for a good night’s rest. It claims to aid nature build health and fight lung trouble asthma and bronchitis and has been sold in America for fifty two years.
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America
Adv
As You Were Defined by a British Officer Tale
A returning British officer recalls training Askari recruits in German East Africa. Missteps led to the drill order As you were and escalating severity. He overheard two natives asking what the phrase means and one replies that it signals an English apology for a mistake.
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German East Africa
Askari
Asuwer
Of Two Evils Cartoon Dialogue From Cartoons Magazine
A cartoon sketch from Cartoons Magazine portrays a wife asking her husband Richard to look after the baby while she gets a tooth pulled. He jokes that she is mixing the baby with the dental procedure and they both go off for two teeth.
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Richard
Dearie
Ming
Cartoons Magazine
Laundry Charm: Red Cross Ball Blue Endorsed
A shopper extols the virtues of snowy white laundry achieved with Red Cross Ball Blue, praising its stain fighting power after a long day of work. The tone reflects a household goods endorsement common in midcentury ads.
The Blessed Man Spading Tool Adage
A quip from the Ohio State Journal contrasts frugal pleasure with luxury noting satisfaction from a $1.50 spading fork and a 70-cent hoe equals that from a $4,500 touring car. It also humorously warns about names and health ads urging Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pene.
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Ohio State Journal
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Carolyn Wells
Catalonia
Alexanstria
Alexandria
Naples
Wwe
Porimmateau
Effend
Ted
Gabe
Carr Loria
Miss Stuart
Hichens
Evrything
Catro
Bates
Batelle
Lucy
Dudley
Carronan
Mr. Stone
Acita Frayne
Gow
Garden Steps
Shepheard's
United States
Fricke
Bornman
Beetie
Perune
Peruna
Dr. Man
Spohn Medical CO
Boschee’s Syrup
Uae
Goshen, Indiana
Dr. Pierce
Cuticura
Alive Milkeg Company
Stowe City
Lowe
Sioux City
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