Corvet Heir Tracks Wealth and Mystery in Chicago
Alan Conrad, son of Benjamin Corvet, visits his father’s Chicago circles after a tense interview with Sherrill. He learns of Corvet’s letters to Kansas linking to Alan’s unknown mother and wonders at his own identity while revisiting the empty, stern family home on Astor Street.
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Chicago
Enjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constandis Sherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
W Weoittean
Sherrill
Alan Conulad
Dive Rapids
Kansas
Guapter
Gonvad
Tee
Conrad
Cormale
Orvet
Alan
Javier
Gerben
Lasik
Lepesodtit
Bin
Dios
coUphis
Snorrill
Alima
Garret
Miss Sherrill
Chile Bopay
Nick
Benjamin Carver
Alin
Hsm
Sieute
Una
Ile Pot
Addured
Astor Street
Monastan
Sherrills
Coryet
Alan Conrad
Alan Corrett
Fetteed
Kausas
Welton
Jan Tywerty
Benjamin Carvet
Encounter in the Hall of a Missing Father
Alan, in a dim hall, searches his vanished father Benjan Corvet's rooms for clues. He finds fresh pry marks on furniture, suspects a hidden intruder, and discovers a pocket memorandum showing a transfer to Blue Rapids. A door slam below confirms someone is in the house.
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Alan
Tie
Sherpill
Allan
Sherrill
Alen
Eugl
Coryet
Corvet
Sherri
Iain Corvet
Alun
Benjamin Corvet
Blue
Silent intruder sneaks through derelict house shadows
A tense scene unfolds as a sturdy, well dressed man with a pocket flashlight searches a library attic. Alan tailing him notes the thief’s strength and prints on a chest while the intruder rifled drawers, then paused in the rear room before moving toward the vent.
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Alan
Oyta
Ain
Unlucky Tom and the Fifty-Trip Ticket Tale
A Milwaukee Sentinel anecdote narrates an old fashioned Yankee tale about Thomas, who travels to Boston for work and falls for a suburban girl. He buys a fifty-trip ticket, but is rejected on his second call, leaving the ticket in his hands as a symbol of hard luck.
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Tom
Thomas
Boston
Milwaukee Sentinel
New Ship Signals for Use in Fog
A veteran sea captain develops a fog signaling method using four signal horns with different tones, two sirens, a steam whistle, and a steam gong. Each device corresponds to a cardinal direction and is sounded only when the ship's heading matches that direction to reduce collision risk.
Seaman & Seed's Store Sells Spring Chicks and Seed
Good eating quality and free from rot. We have two grades and deliver every Friday. You can also buy them at Seaman and Seeds Store. Have Semisolid Buttermilk on hand for your Spring Chicks. Sizes 100 Tbs 200 ths and 400 ths. These will do well for planting as they were grown from Michigan seed last year. Phone your orders Ind. 179G Willis Gibble Brunnerville Ind Phone 179 G Lititz.
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Seaman & Seed
Michigan
Willis Gibble
Garden Seed All Tested Seeds Sure to Germinate
Seed shop advertises reliable garden seeds tested for germination and true to name. Prices described as reasonable. Local listing emphasizes quality and affordability for growers.
Plain Hats a Specialty in Lancaster
BUSINESS CARD: John A. Haas, proprietor of Plain Hats a Specialty at 144 North Queen Street, Lancaster Pennsylvania. Local shop offers diverse hat styles and fittings for men and women.
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Lane
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
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Ind
J. Fred
A. Long
D.D.S
Hershey & Gibbel
Scriveners
Lititz
GEO. L. Kexta
Tegal
Lincoln Ave
Lititz, Pal
Vranka
Schnerer
Luther Burbank
Record Printing House
Lititz, Pennsylvania
L. E. Hite Gaass Broadavi Miior Sts
Maple Lawn Farm
Truckers
L. N. Moyer
W.H. Muth & CO
Hunt
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main
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Penna
L. M
WM. M. Amer
S. Broad St
Cedar & Main Sts
Donovans
Donovans Lancaster, PA
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