The Mazaroff Mystery Resumes In London Kidnap Tale
Sheila Merchison recounts nights of captivity after being chased by Alison Murdoch and her mother Mrs Elphinstone. The group escapes a hotel trap, traces a murdered man’s will and a forged brother’s plot, then is abducted to a Hidden house on the Harrow/Edgware road where they are trapped for two days with only food baskets.
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Maythorne
Corkerdale
Manners
Sheila
Mervyn
Mr. Elphinstone
Mr. Maythorne
Mr. Holt
Miss Appersey
London
Mr Holt
Ques Hong
Ari
Alison Murdoch
Shelia
Mazaroff
Relver’s den
Pointblank
Marrasdale
Andrew Merchison
Murdochs
Merchison
Murdoch
Elphinstone
Allen Murdoch
Munzaroff
Woodcock
Wootcock
Rirnside
Relver
Musgrave
Corkerdaile
Thue
Mrs. Elphinstone
Eccleshare
Larslave
Alison Murdock
Alison Muntoch
Curkerdale
Ayent
Alison
Halone
Muaythornen
Marrasiale
Harrow Road
Edgware Road
Paddington Green
Allaan Murdoch
Niy
Ornery Word Origins Traced From Old English Dialect
The piece explains ornery and onery as corrupted forms of ordinary, a southern and western US term once heard in England during the Stuart era. It notes 17th century usage in Easthampton records and Irish and Scotch Irish influence in the US, with 1890s examples from Pathfinder Magazine and the New York Constellation.
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England
Easthampton
Ireland
United States
American
New York Constellation
Pathfinder Magazine
Fresh Air and Warmth in Public Indoor Work Areas
Public health service states proper indoor air requires adequate moisture, no draft, and warmth. The old belief that a very fresh room equals good air and a very warm room equals bad air has been discarded.
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The
Public Health Service
Hearing Insects Feed in Garden Letters
A correspondent to Looker on in the London Daily Chronicle recalls readers reporting insect sounds. They note snails, snails feeding, and caterpillars making noises such as cranch and scratching, including privet hawk moth caterpillars eating privet leaves.
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London Daily Chronicle
Alaska's Coastline Stretches Over 26 000 Miles
The coast of Alaska extends more than 26 000 miles along the state's shoreline. This vast coastline highlights the scale of Alaska's maritime boundaries and regional geography.
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Alaska
Special Children's Remedy Aimed at Calming Fretful Infants
The article touts Castorial as a mild safe remedy for fretful children. It claims gentle action soothes infants better than strong adult medicines and can be given to even the tiniest baby for colic, diarrhea, or similar disturbances.
Old Timer Snaps at Feminine Reasoning in Debate
A Los Angeles Times snippet shows Senator Moses of New Hampshire reacting to a woman senator nomination with a quip about debating women. The exchange includes a joke about a husband and wife over a fur coat, illustrating early gender politics and skepticism toward female candidates.
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Moses
New Hampshire
Lacadee
John Jones
Low Angeles Times
Britishers Well Fed Specifications for Supplies
The article notes British needs for food and drink, listing beef pork bread flour rice oats and peas along with cheese bacon salt flour and molasses. It adds potatoes carrots turnips and cabbage when possible and mentions port claret and spruce beer sent in quantity.
Snow Melt Calcium Chloride Tests In Several Cities
Experiments conducted over three years tested a non corrosive treated calcium chloride solution for snow removal. In Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Philadelphia and Hartford pavements sprayed before or at the onset of storms showed snow melting almost immediately.
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Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
N. Y
Philadelphia
Hartford
Siamese minister ties Hamburg and Berlin via long distance call
Prince Purachatta of Siam spoke for ninety minutes from Bangkok to his sister in Hamburg and to friends in Berlin using the telephone. Telefunken operates a short wave station in Bangkok enabling the connection across 5750 miles.
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Prince Purachatta
Bangkok
Siam
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin
Telefunken
Civil War Fractional Currency Issuances Origin and Timeline
Civil War era fractional currency arose due to coin shortages and coinless circulation. The first issue appeared on August 1, 1862. The final fifth series was issued between February 20, 1874, and February 15, 1876.
Danube River Description Highlights Its Reach
The Danube spans about 1,750 miles weaving through Europe with over 9,060 tributaries draining roughly a tenth of the continent’s area.
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Danube
Europe
The Reward of Duty Duty and Opportunity
A historical aphorism notes that fulfilling a single duty grants power for the next. The saying emphasizes moral obligation as a path to new capabilities and responsibilities.
Paris May Honor Umbrella Anniversary Event
Paris considers a commemorative event in October to mark the 190th anniversary of the umbrella's introduction to the western world. The story recalls 1750 when Jonny Hanway shocked the city by using a rain shield imported from China.
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Paris
Jonny Hanway
China
Scenario Sales Tale in Brooklyn Studio
A movie producer known as Crooklyn Engle pitches a scenario to author Can T aiming to sell a plot. The exchange hints at negotiating a story concept amid film industry chatter.
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G'wan
Crooklyn Engle
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