The Watch and the Drum Mystery on Lake Superior
Constance learns of a watch, coins, and a wedding ring tied to Uncle Benny and the disappeared ship Miwaka. Alan discovers clues on relatives lost on the lakes, believes Benny may still be alive, and wires Buffalo for watch records as Constance contemplates a possible Bennet Corvet link and Alan’s unknown kin.
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Uncle Benny
Miss Sherrilli
Fis
Buffalo
Merchants’ Exchange
Frankfort
Manitowoc
Alan
Caleb Stafford
Marvin Hatch
Longpoint
Lake Erie
Stafford
Ramsden
Jo Papa
Spearman
Henry
Conrad
the Winnchase
Connie
Aster Street
Wassdquam
Tha Drum
Benny
Constance
Ben
Uncle Beony
Mr. Sherrill
Mr. Corvet
Carferry
Alan Conrad
Benjamin Corvet
Oldest U S Post Office in St Augustine
The post office building at St Augustine Florida, built on the sea and noted as the oldest U S post office, was purchased in 1604 from Gonzalo Mendez by the king of Spain for ten thousand dollars to house Gov Pedro de Yderras and his successor.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Archives of the Indies
Seville
Spain
Gonzalo, Mendez
Florida
Mendez
Pedro de Yderra
Yderra
Tanlac Promises Relief for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
Indigestion and stomach troubles are said to be overcome by Tanlac, advertised as restoring digestion, purifying blood, and boosting energy. Mrs. W. H. Hocker of Clifton Forge Virginia testifies to relief after a year of torture from indigestion. The ad claims thousands have found health through Tanlac and urges readers to buy at local druggists.
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Tanlac
W. H. Hocker
Rose Ave
Clifton Forge
Flva
Word of Hope in a Plea for Courage on Rails
A railway lawyer narrates of a maling erer who suffers a street car wreck and is hospitalized in an unconscious state. He undergoes an operation, wakes dazed, asks the surgeon where he is, and learns he has been badly injured but will recover. The patient fixes on the word recover and asks how much.
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Contance
Alen
Blue Rapids
Benny
Harbor Point
Jo Papa
Tye
Frankfort
Oscoda
Middle Village
Mr. Coryet
Benjaamin Corvet
Chicago
Sherrill
Sheryl
Astor Street
Luke
Wassaquam
Henry
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Long-Distance Courtship Revealed in Small-Town Tale
A widowed woman admits to courting while her mistress suspects a second romance. The woman confesses the suitor is away fishing in Florida for the past six months, leaving uncertain if the relationship is progressing. The exchange highlights a quiet, intimate domestic vignette.
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Florida
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Remedy
Important notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria to confirm the signature and reassure use for over 30 years. The advertisement highlights Castoria as the trusted infant and child remedy and cautions buyers to verify authenticity.
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Fletcher
Hamlet taints Bigville tavern tale from weary landlord
In a grumbling dialogue the tavern landlord of Bigville calls his town a hamlet while a spectacled guest counters that it resembles Shakespeare’s melancholy creature. The exchange appears in a Kansas City Star item remarking on mood and place.
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Bigville
Kansas City Star
The Student Altered a Sir Walter Scott Line
A high school girl in Oregon copied Sir Walter Scott passages and changed a line about horses stepping into a stream from bellies to waists, discovered by her teacher when the copy was submitted. The incident highlights cautious transcription and accuracy in student work.
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Giddap
Oregon
Walter Scott
Une
The Leisurely Unrighteous Moonshiners Move On
A farmer recounts that moonshiners in the area have vanished as they grew rich and relocated, prompting the remark Are there any moonshiners in this part of the country Not any more.
Paradoxical Outlook on a Sea Story Work
A coastal writer notes they are currently drafting a sea story and questions their ability to land fees. The brief hints at publishing concerns and creative direction in maritime fiction.
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By William MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer
Wassaquem
Jakes
Hey
Darth
Grand Traverse
Little Traverse
St. Alan
Br. Coryet
Miwakal
Ben Corvet
Con
Bis
Bright
Dean
AN Lowa Ase
Lanny
Ana
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Everman Remedy
Gallatin
A. E. Newman
Cedarhurst
N.Y
Welie
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