Captain Titcomb Returns to the Big House Mystery
Captain Titcomb’s nightly calls grow brief and tense as odd behavior at the Allen home fuels speculation about the big contract. Miss Tempy and Miss Prissy fear intruders while Clara Hopkins and Bradley Brace for revelations in a suspenseful domestic drama.
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Big House
Miss Tempy
Clara
Miss Hopkins
Captain Titcomb
Methodist Chapel
Orham Port
Allen
Miss Prissy
Lem Mullett
Tea Acreage in India Drives Calcutta Tea Costs
One Indian tea company cultivates 1,450 acres while another holds 1,303 acres. Production and market placement in Calcutta cost 7 to 9 cents per pound.
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Tea Ir India
India
Calcutta
Bricks Made of Coal Dust Pave Ragsia Streets
Ragsia reports a street paving experiment using bricks composed of coal dust resin and treacle. Officials praise the material for a smooth surface and durability, though details of durability tests or costs remain unclear.
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Ragsia
Discoverer Adrian Block and the Connecticut River
Dutch navigator Adrian Block explored the Connecticut River in 1614, reaching about sixty miles upriver near the present state northern boundary. The name Connecticut comes from an Indian language meaning the Long Tidal River, with Block Island bearing his name.
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Connecticut
Connecticut River
Adrian Block
Block Island
Block
Ice Cave At Dixville Notch Draws Summer Visitors
In Colebrook New Hampshire a summer attraction known as the ice cave in Dixville notch draws visitors. The cave forms from a mountain fissure that fills with snow in winter and stays shaded year round.
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Colebrook
N. H
Dixville Notch
Leather horseshoes used in parts of Australia
In certain Australian regions craftsmen craft horseshoes from leather rather than iron, offering a lightweight alternative for horse upkeep and shoeing practices. The method reflects local material availability and traditional adaptation in equine care.
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Parts of
Australia
Arab Horses Kochlani Breed Traced to Ancient Stables
The Kochlani are praised as the purest Arab horses with a 2000 year lineage. Legends claim their ancestry traces to King Solomon's stables, preserving a long-standing genealogy.
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Solomon
Inside the Making of a Great Dictionary
A Chicago News report outlines the massive editorial process for a major dictionary. It describes copying from large dictionaries, soliciting living authors, enlisting 500 readers to locate new words, and inviting specialists to submit terms from their fields.
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Chaucer
Chicago News
No Stain on His Record Setters Stir Adirondack Trip Tale
A New York clergyman on vacation in the Adirondacks is accused of stealing a setter dog that accompanied him during a stream hike. The dog belonged to a native guide, who challenges the clergyman as the dog refuses to leave. The man defends himself with humor and a two dollar bill, noting it is the first time he has been accused of dog theft. The stage driver later quips about never being accused of stealing a pussycat.
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Miss Tempy
Cap'n
Ezra
Tempy
Cap'n Titcomb
the Stort
Titcomb
Gaius Eldredge
Clara
Captain Titcomb
Miss Hopkins
Mias
Miss Prissy
Bradley
Ciara
Miss Prissy Seized Him By the Jacket and Miss Tempy
Bradley Nickerson
Eri Hedge
Eri
Captain Perez
Jerry
New York
Adirondacks
Lions Consume Mail Bags In Rhodesia Report
The Livingstone Mail notes mail bags from Livingstone to Northeastern Rhodesia on the 24th alt were destroyed by lions near Petauke. It blames the Chartered Company and suggests government feeding of lions. Official circular confirms registered letters and parcels sent that day were received at Fort Jameson.
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Livingstone Mail
Rhodesia
Odesia
Livingstone
Petauke
Fort Jameson
Fortune in a Wall Uncovers Hidden Cash in County Cavan
In Glengevlin County Cavan a cash box hidden in an interior wall of a public house yielded 8500. The find sparked a treasure-hunt across nearby pubs as locals speculate on the late owner Thomas Cosgrove and his kin. The discovery follows a long history of wealth rumors and changing bar licenses.
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Cavan
Tom Tiddler
Glengevlin
Thomas Cosgrove
Finiskillen
Blacklion
Cosgrove
Dolan
Terence Cosgrove
Young Dolan
Glan Hotel
Diamonds Open to Digging at Pniel on Vaal River
Cape newspapers report swarms of fortune seekers at the Pniel diamond fields near Kimberley. A Canadian arrival earned 600 dollars for an eleven carat stone in his first morning and within a week cleared 1200 dollars. two actors, William Haviland and McLeod, are among the diggers. The Pinel estate fronts 30 miles of the Vaal and has water pipes laid to Doornlaagte for three and a half miles as thousands claim sites.
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Cape
Pniel
Vaal
Kimberley
Canada
William Haviland
McLeod
Pinel
Johannesburg
Doornlaagte
London Smoky Nuisance Spurs Inventive Challenge
The article frames London's long running smoke problem as a health and architectural risk and calls for a cheap effective method to capture chimney soot. It notes Westminster Abbey wear and yearly costly preservation and estimates about fifty tons of soot afloat in the city. It hints a fortune for a solution and potential compulsory adoption.
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London
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
Westminster Abbey
Noted Poet Skeptic Probes Use of Poetry in Society
A writer voices doubt about poetry’s practical value, invoking Milton Shakespeare and Pope as benchmarks but asking what use art serves. The short reflection frames poetry’s role as a moral and cultural instrument rather than a mere pastime or ornament.
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Pope
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