A Novel From the Play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
Excerpts show Miss Cornelia in a country house plotting to uncover a mystery with a police detachment arriving at night. Lizzie fears danger as a spring lock and new gardener Broniks enter, hinting at tension and unseen threats in the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
Cornelia
Lizzie
Miss Cornelia
Dili
Ailyard
Hilly
Brook
Billy
Athi
Bea
Tust
Gardener Imposter Tries for Work at Courtleigh Fleming Estate
Miss Cornelia interviews a young man posing as a professional gardener seeking work at the Fleming house. He falters over plant terms, confesses he lied, and is put up for the night. Dale and Doctor Wells arrive as bank scandal and intruder threats surface, deepening the mansion’s tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia
Articuria
Cornelia Rose
Hee
Hig Sinie
Miss Corneli2
Billy
Japan
Willie Fice
Serenger
Bo Fucu
Brooks
Liazzie
Lizzie
Miss Gomelia
Miss Cornelia
Izzie
Dale
Ton
Doctor Wells
Mars
Union Bank
Cordelia
Bailey
Courtleigh Fleming
Mr. Fleming
Dick Menning
Colorado
Liate
Ligzie
Weight Rule Ties Height to Approximate Weight
An Liberty article explains a simple rule: multiply the inches over five feet by five and a half, then add 100 pounds. A variation of ten pounds above or below may be considered mortal weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Post Office Advertising Policy Explained
The Post Office department states no private advertising is allowed in post offices. Only official or semi official notices and items of local interest may be displayed.
First United States Army in 1755 Regimen of 595 Men
The regiments of the United States in 1755 consisted of 595 men and two artillery companies. It noted number of noncommissioned officers and privates, all in active service at that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iodine Production From Nitrate Now Common
Iodine was once obtained from kelp and seaweed ashes but is now chiefly prepared from South American nitrate. Iodine and its compounds find widespread use in medicine photography and in producing many brilliant colors.
Queenly Vanity Case Found by Archæologists in Ur
Detroit News notes a Mesopotamian finding of a queen’s vanity case at Ur. The piece remarks that civilization appeared backward 5,000 years ago and adds a provocative comment that nothing proves every girl was a queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Detroit News
Local Lititz Professionals Offer Real Estate and Insurance
A composite display lists HUEBENER & HABECKER at 84 E Main St offering real estate insurance investments and clerking services. J B HERR provides notary public and insurance. Jerlytt Hershey & Gibbel handle deeds wills mortgages and legal papers with sales clerking. Penn Real Estate Co H N Reiber and others advertise hauling and insurance services along with several legal document preparations and a hat store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate & Insurance We
Penn Real Estate CO
H. N. Reiber
Lititz
S. Broadst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Robe Rinehart
Wn.u. Service To
RTS
Canada
Profes
M van Gorder
Miss Neily
Coor
Carl
Liz
Cedar Sts
Fanny
Fred Blues
Towa
By Osborne
Fred Blubb
S & Tough
Fred
Huebener & Habecker
E. Main St
J. B. Herr
Notary Public Lititz
Jerlytt
Hershey & Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate
Lititz, PA
Hollinger
Liberty Street
Geo. L. Keith
Lincoln Ave
Novary
M. Ada
Lancaster
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
Joun A
Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!