Mystery of the Brookside Murder at Metropolitan Print Works
A factory worker Sadie Patrick is found dead in a brook near Winchester field. Dr. Furnivall and a mystery woman in veil pursue the true killer, suspecting a former lover and uncovering a staged cover story with an unexpected confession by Barney Maloney.
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Metropolitan Print Works
Winchester
Barney
Sadie Patrick
Dr. Furnivall
Cere
Ae Maehlys
Fickett
Patrick
Sadie
Brogans
Barney Maloney
Maloney
Furnivall
Chase Harlow
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Wonderful jockey Charley Taylor dies at 103 in Vermont
Charley Taylor a veteran horseman known in White River Junction Vermont for fifty years died this winter at 103. He claimed about 1 700 races with a 70 percent win rate and was famed for his horse sense and frugal habits never using liquor tobacco or oaths and seldom riding with a whip. He never married and remained active outdoors until a pneumonia relapse proved fatal after a four week siege.
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Charley Taylor
White River Junction
Canada
States
Taylor
Gardiner Maine Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham for Cure
Gardiner Maine resident Mrs S. A. Worthrams reports severe organic troubles and female weakness led to a hospital operation, but three months of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash cured her. The ad urges other women to try the tonic before surgery and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Gardiner
Maine
Lydia
E.pinkham
A. Wortrams
Haberdasher Disarms Bluster in Hotel Lobby
A well fed man in a hotel lobby asks a bright haberdasher for the news stand. The guest threatens to report him for insolence. The haberdasher replies calmly it is a simple matter and reveals his occupation with a courteous, smiling answer.
Howe’s Sense of the Ridiculous Praised
A New York Herald anecdote recalls Mrs Julia Ward Howe’s wit. When asked to utter something lovely about a Newport piazza she answered in her refined tone I think it is a bully plaz.
Shiloh Church To Be Rebuilt As Memorial
Shiloh Church will be rebuilt on the battlefield site to serve as a memorial church. The project aims for a cost of at least $10,000 with a permanent donor register on display for visitors and tourists.
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Shiloh
The Burnt Child Stern Parent Bobby Dialogue
A brief exchange between a stern father and son centers on a trunk shipment. The father insists the trunk should be sent promptly with a strap, while the son notes the strap was deemed unnecessary. The dialogue hints at stubborn parenting and practical expectations.
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Bobby
Not Drugs Food Did It. Grape Nuts Cures Chronic Constipation
A reader recounts lifelong constipation eased by Grape-Nuts. After trying laxatives from childhood, a physician said digestive muscles were paralyzed. Digestive function, health, and relief improved after using the pre digested food, with bowel movements regularized and the condition cured. The letter ends noting the food’s recognized benefits and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
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George F. Butler
Herbert Isley
Miss Patrick
Henry Fickett
Young Fickett
Charles Taylor
Little Yates
Penn Yan
Yates
Utica
Lydia E.pinkham
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