Poison Clue Uncovers Hidden Meat Scrap Evidence
In a tense scene a man named Garrison finds a poisoned powder hidden in a cigar used by Hardy to die at a haunted house. He tests the powder at a drugstore, where a chemist confirms it as poison by turning iron solution Prussian blue, revealing the deadly trace.
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Where Clues Point to a Dark Deed in Hickwood
Garrison probes the Hardy case by interviewing Mrs. Wilson at her home and studying the birthday cigars box. He learns of Charlie Scott’s late visit, Dorothy’s possible involvement, and the suspicious gift from Dorothy Fairfax as he weighs whether the killer targets the inventor or the young wife.
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Mr. Hardy
Branchville
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Dorothy
Mrs. Wilson
Dorothy Fairfax emerges in murder mystery at Hickwood
Garrison contends with a web of motive as Dorothy Booth Fairfax ties to her uncle John Hardy’s will. He weighs Dorothy’s possible crimes against his growing love while probing Hardy’s death by poison cigar and a possible concealed husband.
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Branchville
Dorothy
Mr. Hardy
John Hardy
Smuerezia Borgia
The Wireless Age Poem on Barbed Wire and No Wires
A humorous verse imagines a future of wireless fences for cattle and poultry. It envisions wireless canaries cages and screens in windows to keep insects out, while noting that handshakes date to Henry II. The piece playfully contrasts future tech with old customs.
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