The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. Bedford-Jones
A compact crime tale set around New Orleans festivities. Protagonist Pace Day, a sharp investigator, unravels a serrated plot amid carnival intrigue and a keen sense of danger.
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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
3
A compact crime tale set around New Orleans festivities. Protagonist Pace Day, a sharp investigator, unravels a serrated plot amid carnival intrigue and a keen sense of danger.
In New Orleans during Mardi Gras week Jachin Fell and Dr. Ansley plan to attend the Midnight Masquer at banker Joseph Maillard’s home. A masked Columbine joins them. rumors swirl of a jewel theft by the Masquer and a risky heist amid riotous streets and lavish costumes.
A garbled OCR fragment references the pope's infallibility and a cardinal's reaction. It mentions the White House and a late cardinal, with confusing phrases about belief and approval. The readable bits hint at dramatic dialogue and religious titles without complete clarity.
In Whites town, Superintendent Comer admits taking figs meant for cooking without his mother's knowledge. The boy, Philip, explains he ate one fig with bug eggs and discarded the rest. The incident is reported by the Indianapolis News with focus on the odd household episode.
At the Tri State Medical Association gathering in Memphis about 250 physicians from Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee discussed Musile a healing agency. They praised music as a healer and as effective as drugs in certain cases while debates included remarks from a Birmingham Herald cartoon caption.
A brief quip about a shoe’s fit and the humor of stretching truth in a kindly exchange. The lines pivot on honesty and gentle mischief within a small social moment.
A quirky social blurb from the era features Mrs Norman Whitehouse, ex suffragist now in leather trades, praising women’s business success. A comic salon tale about a fortune teller gypsy asking for tickets while a hairpin theft joke reflects consumer vanity and fashion color obsessions in urban life.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Junebride pleading to stop the car while her husband questions the matter. The scene pokes gentle fun at mismatched morning routines and affectionate misunderstandings in a domestic setting.
A garbled collage of quotations mocks advertising practice. It references a customer replying to a firm about an advertisement and a misfit exchange about ordering corduroy pants. The excerpt pivots to a fable stranger and a comic chorus on reputation and luck.
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