The Black Box by E Phillips Oppenheim
The novelized mystery follows Lord Ashleigh’s daughter and the missing Ashleigh diamond necklace. Sanford Quest, famed criminologist, probes Lenora the maid through hypnosis and electro-telepathy, linking her to the crime, recovering the diamonds, and exposing Lenora’s husband Macdoneal.
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the Black Box By
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Ashleigh i
Ashieleh
New York
Sanford Quest
Lenora
Elia
Macdoneal
Tough
A Criminologist Faces a Double Mystery in New York
Sanford Quest and Lenora arrive as Professor Ashleigh’s ape skeleton case is stolen from the museum. A jewel theft at Mrs Rheinholdt’s party unsettles guests as Quest probes exits, footprints, and a potential accomplice Craig. The narrative follows clues through a tense urban web toward an ominous cliffhanger.
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Sanford Quest
Lenora
Quest
Hemarked
Macdougal
Creturder
Amomobile
Lord Ash- Jegh
Mr. Quest
Lord Ashleigh
Arco
Edgar
Professor Ashleigh
South
Amelia
Quest Esid
Profesor
South America
North American Review
New York
Craig
George
Francis
Museum
Philip Rheinholdt
Mrs. Thernholdt
Phillip Rheinholdt
Mrs. Rheinholdt
Mayton Avenue
Dora
Mr. Rheinholdt
Old grille back in Abbey at Westminster
The fifteenth century iron grille once surrounding Lady Margaret Beaufort's tomb in Henry VII's chapel, Westminster Abbey, has been restored to its place after nearly a century. The piece, linked to Torrigiano and English craftspeople, features gothic moulding, finials with painted flags, and heraldic motifs. Now held by the National Art Collections Fund through a London dealer.
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Margaret Beaufort
Richmond and
Derby
Henry VII
Henry the Seventh
Westminster Abbey
Henry VI
Margaret
Torrigiano
Henry Wilcomb
Wyatt
Regency Times
London
National Art Collections Fund
Portuguese Man of War Joke Sparks Stern Reply at Sea
A merchant mariner jokes about a warship nearby sending a wireless warning to a fellow captain. The reply exposes a pun, as the message clarifies the warship’s presence and the other skipper retorts with a sharp rebuke.
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American Merchant Marine
New York
South America
Porto Rico
South American
Place Animals in Clean Pens and Allow Plenty of Room
Agricultural guidance on hog management advises clean pens, ample space, and fresh water. Feed seven to eight bushels of corn per hundred pounds of pork, adjust for weather, and fatten hogs on old corn and water for best family pork. Use acorns or fallen nuts where available, provide dry bedding, and protect against hog cholera by restricting visitors and keeping pens clean.
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Mayton Avenue
Manure in the Box Stalls by J N Allen
The article argues box stall manure production saves labor but increases bedding needs and fly breeding. It notes compacted manure under the animal sustains nitrogen loss after removal, as drying and bacterial action convert uric acid to ammonium carbonate and other compounds.
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J. N. Allen
Device for Feeding Silage on Nebraska Farm
A Nebraska farm uses a silage feeding device that lets one man feed up to 100 head of cattle from a bank silo. The carrier track extends over feed boxes arranged in pairs, with supports extending into the air to hold the track at the upper ends.
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Nebraska
Warm, Dry Shelter for Hog PensAdvice from Farmers
The article advises providing hogs with a warm dry sleeping area to prevent chilling and poor returns. It warns against exposing herd beds to cold air and suggests a false covering to block drafts while maintaining ample pure air for better digestion and growth.
Simple Marking System at Colorado Agricultural College
At the Colorado Agricultural College a maple system of marking individual animals is used. It is recommended for small herds or flocks of purebred animals in which it is desired that a system of flock numbers be kept separate from registry numbers.
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Colorado Agricultural College
For the Ailing Horse Feed Remedy
Ailing horse care advice recommends mixing two quarts oats with bran and water, adding a little salt or sugar. Alternatively offer oat gruel or barley water to drink to aid recovery.
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Mr. Grex
Monte Carlo
Universal Film Entamurog Company
Marina Picture Productos
Otis F. Wood
Crim
le Nera
Sheriff
Chapter
Mackintosh
Mrs. Htheinholdt
Dixon
Craigse
Seaford Guest
Abbey
Grating
Denger Stoner
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