Murder Story Behind a City Editor's Suspenseful Tale
A city editor recalls a reporter Jones who solved a mysterious alley murder at a power plant, analyzing motive and method in vivid detail. The reporter’s near confession and the editor’s suspenseful narration reveal how the journalist nearly authored the crime story itself.
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Denk
N Daily
Hummjles
Bunyglarien
Turcentes
Hlacoud
Tam
India
Tonce
Jones
Tip
Murat
Vonty
Temple
Miewthe Werth
Rabbery
Handy Feather Duster Holder Craft From Cardboard Base
Reader instructions describe making a feather brush holder for dusting in a home setting. A stout cardboard diamond base is covered with plush fabrics, gem accents, and a band of decorative trim. Feathers are layered around the edge, with careful sewing and lacing to secure the pieces for display on a desk or shelf.
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Learefnle
Homme
Hat Pin Cushions From Pretty Designs For Small Hats
Instructional note from American Agriculturist outlines two hat pin cushion designs. It details making a suspended cushion using a Japanese doll motif, with ribbon rims, gilded beads, and lace trims. Steps describe constructing a hollow cylinder from card and fabric, stuffing, and decorating with Swiss lace and ribbon bows.
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Ian Stiring
Te Sways
Lrequirox
How to care for hardwood floors the right way
A New York Tribune piece advocates using soft cotton flannel cloths and covered brooms for dust removal on polished floors. It argues against broom-corn brooms for floors and suggests dusting walls with a feather duster, noting covered brooms sweep more effectively and maintain floor shine without scrubbing.
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N. Y. Tribune
Eitiquette and oddities in a fan display described
The text discusses a curious etiquette in a fan display and the expanding rays forming a fiery pattern toward a place called Prospersus tutipe. It references Japatosst ogl, a sense of Japanese influence and a “Japsnophile” idea. It also notes a tang target of a brand and a mix of unrelated images including ostrich feathers and white plumage.
The Earth Atmosphere and Solar Influence Discussed
The Pittsburgh Dispatch outlines a theory of Earth's atmosphere, its varying belts and currents, and how solar input and atmospheric motion interact. It notes diurnal heating differences, candidate mechanisms for heat distribution, cloud formation, and the transformation of solar energy into light and weather phenomena.
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Ioway
Utis
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Telegraph Codes and the Limits of Telegraphic Vocabulary
A detailed discussion of the word limits in telegraphic codes and the push to keep code words under seven letters to reduce error risk. It covers the challenges of counting safe words, the role of symbols, and the impact on international communication and pricing.
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Wight
Eax
Beirne
European Echoes and Odd Exposition Notes
Fragmentary European news items reference a European president, a tower slated for removal, and a Paris exposition architecture debate. The garbled text mentions a 1000 capacity exposition, school age numbers in London, and various names and places, all presented as disjointed observations from a newspaper page.
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Ue Prenel Republic de Earning
Melis
Ib Mag. Catal
Perier
Chillenatre
London
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Petco
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Mioh
Allendy
Willi
Noones
Fratien Duster
Amerigan Agriculturist
Ogean
Hood
Puen
Bree
L. Lyons & CO
New Orleans
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
Dare Dairying
Nike Nore
Antoness
Normandy Irtinenloy
Danish Dairy System
Ann Elain Gep
Atlee
W. Lane
Wenren
Tarig
Anil
Omaha
Shanghai
Tvves
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