Mystery Letters Threaten Head of Crystal Consolidate
A capitalist named Janebert Cameron receives anonymous threatening letters from a supposed writer. The notes foretell doom with a severed portrait head and a shattered Nell Gwynne mirror, sending Cameron to a dangerous voyage and a fraught search aboard a yacht. Detective Clyde learns of Chinese intrigue linked to Cameron’s fate as the plot spirals toward abduction, murder, and a deadly truth revealed by Yup Sing and others.
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Janebert Cameron
Philip Clyde
Cameron
Nell Gwynne
Clyde
Evelyn
Johnson
Yup Sing
New York
Miss Clement
Murphy
Fifth Avenue
China
Sable Lorcha
Yup
Donald M’nish
M’nish
Votland
M'Nish
Mystery of the Sable Lorcha Network Deepens
Miss Clement reveals a long tangled tale of McNish and Moran in a Chinese backed plot. Soy the cook, Moran, and Six Companies chase a hidden pursuit across continents from Buffalo to Canton, with amyl pearls and staged disguises used as punishment. Cameron’s kidnapping and a dangerous steamer pursuit loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Miss Clement
Miss Grayson
Yup Sing
John Soy
McNish
Soy
Macao
Canton
Jorda
Moran
United States
Lorcha
Six Companies
Tongs
The Glamorganshire Sails East for Hong Kong in October
The week’s inquiry confirms the steamer Glamorganshire sailed for Hong Kong on October 28, commanded by Bartlett Brothers of the Produce Exchange Building. It did not take the South American route, instead traveling via the Mediterranean and Suez. The ship was British, slow, with calls at Azores and Gibraltar, and is expected at Port Said around December 6. Mr Clyde of The Week obtained the details quietly.
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Mr. Clyde
Clyde
China
McNish
Fifth Avenue
Chinatown
Loy
Hong Kong
Rio
United States
Miss Clement
Glamorganshire
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Azores
Gibraltar
Port Said
Race Not Going Backward Proves Men Grow Taller Over Time
The article notes castle custodians near Innsbruck and Vaduz cannot fit in armor from older eras, suggesting modern men are taller than their Gothic predecessors. It contrasts current stature with older athletic legends and archers whose bows once pierced armor, concluding that stature favors today’s population.
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Germany
Innsbruck
Vaduz
Turn About Is Fair Play in a Rural Courtroom Banter
In a humorous exchange, Farmer Beetroot recalls a bully time in the metropolis and Si Perkins asks about the waiters' strike disrupting meals. The farmer notes he endured a summer boarder, while a judge remarks on the lighter note of the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Beetroot
Metropolis
Si Perkins
No Satisfying Pass Fiend Raymond Hitchcock Tale
New York correspondent for the Cincinnati Times Star recalls Raymond Hitchcock as an unreliable stand in for a big headline. The tale centers on Hitchcock admitting he cannot obtain show tickets and finally paying out of pocket to secure two seats while a passerby grumbles about his sister-in-law’s disappointment.
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Raymond Hitchcock
New York
Cincinnati Times Star
Hitchcock
Nuremberg Beer Output and City Consumption in 1911
Consul General Ifft reports Nuremberg breweries produced 21,631,368 gallons of beer in 1911. Of this, 7,589,656 gallons were imported into the city and 6,181,956 gallons were exported. The city consumed 23,039,069 gallons, about 69 gallons per person, with beer retailing at six cents per quart.
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Ifft
Nuremberg
Nuremburg
Wombat, the mandolin man at camp mischief
A playful exchange describes Wombat as the kind of fellow who always grabs a mandolin just as tasks loom for someone to start chores, suggesting his habit disrupts activity around camp.
Lights for Christmas trees and safety wiring guide
A.Neely Hall explains electric tree lighting using battery outfits or wall circuits, with twelve 1 candela lamps and twelve batteries, wiring details, series-parallel connections, and a soap-box tree stand. Also: Swiss efforts to protect eagles and plants, school teaching on flowers and penalties, urging conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Neely Hall
Switzerland
Murren
Lauterbrunnen
Berne
Berne Cantonal Educational Department
Why high living costs puzzled a Detroit crowd
In a village tavern a man asks Square Perkins for the reason of rising living costs. The squire replies that those who did not grow food and relied on others, plus idle spouses, fuel the expense. The room reacts with silent suspense and a thrown-off joke about the cost being caused by lazy loafers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noap
Detroit News-Tribune
Kind Treatment Affects Cow Milk Yields At Kansas
A Kansas Agricultural College experiment compared cows given kind treatment with those frightened or driven. Kind cows yielded 36 pounds of milk at 4.3 percent butter fat, while frightened cows produced 28 pounds at 3.4 percent. A second set showed 31 pounds at 4.2 percent under kind care, but 23 pounds at 3.6 percent when chased by dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Agricultural College
Bees and Alfalfa Profit for Apiarists
The text argues that growing alfalfa supports year round bee food ensuring constant supplies. It cites an average hive yields 76 pounds and at 10 cents per pound yields a $7.60 profit per hive. Hive numbers rise about 100 percent annually, with bees costing around $8 per hive in the west and a net annual profit near 150 percent excluding labor costs.
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West
Virginia Woman Raises Turkeys in Oak Tree Roost
A Virginia woman raises 100 to 200 turkeys yearly and keeps them roosting in a great oak. To help poults reach higher branches she built a 16 foot plank with cross pieces as an incline stairway. She says before roosting in the tree she confined birds in houses and lost many each season.
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Horace Hazeltine
Acstifcallac & CO
Peking
Hps
Buffalo
Canada
Dr. Addison
Cos Cob River
Mr. Cameron
Peter Johnson
Dory
New England
South China Sea
Handy Boys
Christmas Tree Electric
Squire
Inquirer
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