The Opal Serpent Mysterious Murder Case Unfolds
In Shafter Vitt NE of the fist neopie, detective Billy Hurd probes a tangled murder linked to a nautical man and a palmed opal serpent, with lawyer Jabez Pash and heiress-to-be Miss Norman central. The inquest returns willful murder against an unknown offender.
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Shafter Vitt
Neopie
Om Miss Norman
Jaber Par
Aaron
Hurd
Billy Hurd
Mr. Pash
Ash
Turd
Jacko
Ion
Norman
Big
Biot
Beecot
Bee
Mater
Paul
Mies Norman
Mr. Grexon Hay
Goodby
Wargrove
Grove Hurd
Buckinghamshire
Jabez Pash
London
Tsay
A Lively Chase Ends With Brother Interlude
Detroit Free Press recounts three young women fleeing a pursuer as they walk home, fleeing from a man who turns out to be the sisters’ brother. The group, armed with hatpins, reaches their gate as the pursuer closes in, then is interrupted by the brothers’ arrival who explains his plan to bring them home. The incident leaves two sisters unable to locate their hatpins for months.
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John
Bate
Mrs Smith
Detroit Free Press
Kick on the Last Bill Sparks Dim View in Market Row
In a brisk street exchange Mr Holesaie-So voices a warning about a coming kick on the final bill of goods. Mr Litewate, a traveling salesman, recalls being kicked out, noting the tense moment and the souring mood in the market.
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Holesaie
Mr. Litewate
Odd Coincidence and Morals in Fall Leaves
A quirky pair of quotes pairs nature and study noting both turn to autumn leaves. A wry exchange links schooling and math to morals with a concise, humorous philosophical tone.
Street begging pays in London as papers highlight cases
A London report discusses street begging and related street life, noting a neatly dressed woman aiding a sick child, a man in Oxford Street arrested for housing a street woman, and a charity effort offering food tickets. It recalls an infamous imposter Cecil Smith and observes large sums of money diverted to beggars, with mixed outcomes for recipients.
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Pole Court
Fensth
Malan
Owford Street
London Meniity Society
Atevet Beesar
Cecil Smith
Smith
Crystal Palace
Sand
Norwood
Maldon’s St Mary’s Church Stands as Oldest Essex Church
In Maldon Essex St Mary’s Church survives as the oldest church of its kind in the county. The exterior is largely a shell of the original structure with Saxon foundations thought to underlie it. A Norman tower with buttresses at each corner remains a notable exception to the decay.
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Maldon
Essex
England
St. Mary
Old Hats and Stonework Across Time in Sea Bound Lands
A wide World Magazine excerpt contrasts a quaint church facade with red brick stays and Norman stones, noting restoration scars and exposed staircases. It then shifts to the Nicobar Islands where locals prize old hats, observing daily life, canoes, and the striking habit of wearing tall white hats.
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Nicobars
Miles Eouth
Andamans
Nicobare
Wide World Magazine
Distinguished Dissenter and Enduring Legacies in Grants
A fragmented obituary notes the death of Sir Alfred de Bock Porter and outlines unclear facts about land, grants, and commissions. It mentions a £1,000 or about $400,000 grant to a beneficiary and references total annual grants exceeding 85 million, with lingering questions about the distribution.
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Alfred de Bock Porter
Svar
Gem Stone Display At Franco-British Exhibition
A rare gem from North Queensland, later cut into a brilliant, was displayed at the Franco-British Exhibition. The stone, once a miner’s joke weapon against dogs, drew royal interest when Queen Victoria toured the exhibit. Professor Skertchloy found the gem during a trek, convinced it would become a crown jewel contender, delaying coronation plans by illness.
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Pemouy
Queensland
Skertch
Prof Skertchioy
Brisbane
Max
Alan
Prominent French Canadian Writer Senator Bernier Dies
The late Senator Bernier of St Boniface Manitoba Canada dies age 70. Born Aug 15 1840 at St George de Hanryville Iberville Quebec he began as a barrister and later a journalist noted for forceful opinions and masterly style. He edited the Courier de St Hyacinthe and served as French superintendent of public instruction in Manitoba until 1877. He published Manitoba Champ de Immigration to promote western colonization among French Canadians.
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Senator Bernier
Bernier
St. Boniface
Canada
Thomas Alfred. Bernier
St. George de Hanry
Ereneh
Manitoba
Sage of Shrewsbury Addison Smith dies aged century old
Addison Smith a Shrewsbury Ont centenarian and former slave who escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad over sixty years ago died on Christmas Day at his home. Born May 10 1797 in Rutherford County Tennessee he fathered twenty nine children and lived three centuries. After losing and briefly regaining his sight he remained active in village life and recalled events from a hundred years prior with clear memory and wit.
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Addison Smith
Shrewsbury
Kent County
Ont
George le Strykeer
Saturday Globe
Smith
Havng
Hew
Rutherforrd County
Tennessee
Ismith
Intacta
Smuth
Vill Possi
Detroit
Mita
Times
Sage
Shrewburs
West Industry Promises Hemp Mills in Viera and Calgary
The West gains a new industry as hemp manufacturing is set to begin with Rider brine to lead mill operations. Calgary power and close proximity to flax lands boost prospects while the Canadian Pacific Irrigation Colonization Co backs a double crop plan. An expert report endorsed hemp promising a bright future for this sector.
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West
Rider
Viera
Calgary
Canadian
Pacifi Irrigation Colonization Co
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Aaron Norman
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Ingelrich
Esstace
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