Essence of Quinine and the Boydston Post Office Robbery
Colonel Cheney uses a telepathic staged ruse and Guthrie the post office inspector to stalk a clever mail robbery on a 22 post offices route. The culprit turns out to be Abe Anderson, exposed by a vial of Essence of Quinine hidden in gum mucilage and a clever inference by Cheney and Pughitt.
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Kunnel
Jeff
Jery
Bob Wurhitt
Chifar
Ile
Cheney
Pughiti
Guthrie
Ello
Bob
Jack
Vickery
Altough
Pughitt
Charley
Montana
Dakota
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Jim Dancy
Postelftice
Wilal van Goine
Ford
Post Office
Yowre
Poghitt
Pye
Postoflice
Ch Leney
Nina
Sid
Colonel
Heney
Tie
Guilirie
Dll
Bob Pughitt
Pina
Tre
Sid Guthrie
Pughiit
Anderson
Abe Anderson
Mae
Alee
Kuhn & Co. Bankers
Crathirio
Pittsburg Betting Craze Showcases Clubmen’s Risks
From the Kansas City Star report in Pittsburg the air of speculation reveals clubmen betting on trivial outcomes to bet large sums. Wealthy players at Americas club and Pittsburg Country club engage in high stakes games, with Frick sweeping a dollar-limit table and others facing losses while swindlers target such bettors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kansas City Star
Americas Club
W. Joe Johnston
Cubs
Europe
Norman
Ream
H. C.C. Frick
Pittsburg Country Club
Mr. Wrick
Brr. Frick
Frick
Potatoes Go to Alaska From Portland
Portland firms send a record amount of Oregon potatoes to Alaska this year with 4 000 crates shipped. Half the order goes to government employees and 2 000 crates go to hotels. Alaska army officers favor Oregon spuds and Portland dealers push the market. The same firm previously shipped many potatoes and apples to Hawaii on the Ilonian.
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Alaska
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Territory
Oregon
North
Commission
Hawaiian Islands
Provisional Cuban Governor Magoon Born in Minnesota
Charles Edward Magoon born 1861 in Minnesota rose from rural beginnings to study at the University of Nebraska and graduate in 1881. He has been named provisional governor of Cuba.
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Charles Edward Magoon
Cuba
Minnesota
University of Nebraska
Wheels of a watch may travel vast miles estimate
A fragment suggests that if kept going the wheels of a watch could travel an immense distance, with an odd figure 38,5583 miles appearing in the estimate. The readable portion hints at a novelty or theoretical calculation about timepieces.
Messages From The Dead Through Simple Minded Woman
A Kansas City inquiry into Mrs. Blake with a trumpet horn yields voices claiming to be dead relatives. Dr Funk and Prof Hyslop debated spiritualist claims, noting nineteen correct names from sittings. George W. Clawson recalls tests and personal testimonies linking Governor, Judge, and family voices to the medium.
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Ventiulineg
Funk & Wiens Company
Funk
Richard Hodgson
James H. Hyslop
Hyslop
Lor. Hiodgson
Piper
Dr. Funk
BE. Blake
Hradrick
Munk Pives
David Abbott
Nebraska
George W. Clawson
Kansas City
Blake
Estee
Braderick
Ohio River
Huntington
Dnwid Esudol
Dr. Unis
Mts Abbott
George WW. Clawson
American Society For Psychical Research
Cincinnati
Ington
Omaha
Prof
Wvslop
New York
Mr. Clawson
Cr. F. Wilson
Airy SS
Mr. x
Veon
Mr. Abbott
Mrs. Blake
Mr. N
Clawson Steam Brokerage Company
Nth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Dr Funk
Abbott
Jake
Psychic Research Society of London
Judge G
Charleston
Miller
Mr. Miller
George
Nebras
Mr. Daily
Grandpa Daily
Dr. G
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
George Clawson
Professor Hyslop
Fannie
Sarah
Sarah Frances
Grandpa
A Mistake in Counting Autobiography Fragment
Mark Twain recalls a Missouri miscount from his birth home in a North American Review excerpt. He notes a mistaken palace view, a missing sibling during a wagon journey to Hannibal, and his fright as the house grew quiet with “ghosts” until rescue at dusk.
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Mark Twain
The
North American Review
Missouri
Hannibal
Mississippi
Gift Refusal Letter Shows Carnegie Could Have Donated 1.50
A humorous anecdote recalls a letter from Mark Twain asking Carnegie for 1.50 to replace a hymnbook. The editor recounts Carnegie’s potential generosity and Twain’s plea to send only the cash, not the book, illustrating the philanthropist’s restraint.
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Mark Twain
Cleaning Dress Goods with Chloroform Ring Remedy
A cleaning method describes using chloroform to remove dark rings from turpentine stained fabrics. Dip a finger to form a ring around the stain, apply chloroform while rubbing toward the center, and blot to prevent spreading. The note ends with a social caution about luxury and childrearing.
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Yrue Ster
Nes Street
Porethee Dapuris
UY Col
Jaspe
HM Ewing Brady
Bantiaxy
Clawson
Eland
David
Noonger
Thomas
Georgia
St. Louis
St. Joe
Ark
Archimedes
Mr A
Mr. A
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