Gray House intrigues with murder and hauntings
Birthday party calm erupts into fear as Smucker haunts Hanby with a cursed tale of the Gray house. Kerr the caretaker is found murdered at the lake. Dina Hanby seeks reassurance while Hanby plans to uncover the truth with Bill Pelham and Junior.
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Mary
Hanley
Gray House
Junior
Smucker
Hanby
Mia
Dina
Salome
Reggie Brophy
Bill Pelham
Reggie
Hornet
Pelham
Bills Selina
Pekes
Joy Poms
Miss Selenos
Mary Sloan
Pine Plains
Hilton Hanley
Kerr
Dad
Kingston
Celia
Branby
Dinan
Hitt
Hanks
Bill
Bil
Brauley
Ike Dina
Enandy
el Pelham
Selina
Martha Washington
BI Pelham
Chicago
Adolf Smucker
Baltimore
Regine
Ghimis Castle
Wesleys
T'va
Selenos
California
Cleveland
Murder on the Front Lawn Sparks Tense Exchange
The dialogue reveals a murder on a front lawn and a heated dispute over alibi, inheritance, and information channels. Jimby dismisses the act as non serious while Bil defends his choice of home. Pelham worries about Selene and Smucker amid mounting suspicions as the scene ends.
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Jimby
Bil
Smucker
Hooch
Biw Pelham
No Distinctive Flag for Vice Presidents Across 1916 1919
The text notes no standard vice president flag exists now. A special flag for Vice President Marshall's 1916 Panama Pacific visit aboard the U S S Colorado featured a white field with U S arms, mirroring the president's blue flag, then presented to Marshall. A 1919 voyage with the Belgian king used the same flag design aboard the Mayflower.
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Wilson
Marshall
U. S
Colorado
U. S. S. Pueblo
San Francisco
Navy Yard
Mareslind
United States
Mount Vernon
El Moro Fishmen of Lake Rudolf
The El Moro tribe, a desert dwelling people near Lake Rudolf in Kenya, survive by swimming daily and living largely on fish. They cannot go more than about three hours without water, and their drinkable water is unsuitable for others due to high soda content.
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Lake Rudolf
Kenya Colony
Africa
The Mushrat: A Child’s Odd Creature Reading
A nine year old named Joe presents a humorous, misspelled description of a creature called the mushrat. The tale compares size to a normal house rat, describes brown fur, a round head, a round house of fly roots and cat tails, and odd habits such as eating fly-roots when frozen.
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Joe Ia
Fair Weather Forecasts and the Meaning of Fair
The weather bureau explains that a day labeled fair may include clouds or light rain. A day is deemed fair when forecast precipitation does not exceed 0.01 inch for the period.
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Wether Bureau
Weather Bureau
Remembered It An Evening With Doctor And Maid Death
An absent minded man and his physician share a pleasant evening playing checkers and trading anecdotes. The visit ends with the man recalling a forgotten errand about a maid who has fainted, followed by the doctor noting his wife wanted him on the phone and stating the maid died.
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American Legon Monthly
Presidential Privilege and Presidential Immunity
The President cannot be forced to testify in court or arrested while in office. He is not under any department's control and impeachment is the remedy for misconduct. If removed, he would face laws and the courts like any citizen.
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United States
Don’t Blame the Women Prodigality in Spending Noted
A quotation from Woman's Home Companion argues that both women and admirers are convinced cosmetics are justified by beauty standards, implying spending on cosmetics is largely futile to curb.
Asparagus Dishes Highlighted For Appetite Appeal
Cooking notes praise vegetables with simple methods to entice eaters. Recipes describe asparagus preparations including steamed with butter, asparagus shortcake layers, savory buttered beets, and parsnips prepared with minimal water and ample butter.
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Western Newspaper Union
Telepathy in African Jungles Tied to Witch Doctors
John W Vandercook reports in Harper's on telepathy in West Africa where witch doctors allegedly warn of approaching visitors. He notes drums and messengers, but indigenous magicians insist the gift can be taught to any intelligent pupil, though not to whites.
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West Africa
Africa
John W
Vandercook
Haiti
South America
Harper's
Liners All Equipped for Church Services
Aboard great ocean liners church altars are standard features for Sunday services. Transatlantic ships now offer Roman Catholic and Protestant worship at sea with passengers from all cabins attending. Priests are aided by ship stewards acting as sacristans and altar linens are supplied by charity sisters and local churches.
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Sisters of Charity
Atlantic
New York
Moses and Mount Sinai Locate Ancient Petra Capsule
Archaeologists theorize Mount Sinai and the site of Moses tablets lie near Petra a narrow two mile gorge opens to a courtyard surrounded by cliffs. Hidden Petra ruins include one piece sandstone buildings and the Treasury of Pharaoh carved centuries before Christ. Petra dates to around 600 B C with Moses associated in Capper's Weekly.
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Mount Sinai
Moses
Eftny
Petra
Pharaoh
Christ
Capper
Gospel Truth on Thought and Contentment
A brief moral note states that inner beliefs shape one’s character and contentment. It cites the saying as truth and urges individual courage to pursue what is best for oneself, promoting self-respect and high thinking.
Breda Town Known For Fortified History And Treaty ties
Historic Breda, a Dutch town in marshland, housed a royal military academy in a rebuilt castle. It rose to prominence through the Compromise of Breda in 1660 and the 1607 peace treaty between England and Holland, shaping its role in the Dutch struggle for independence.
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Breda
Netherlands
Wiliam Tit
England
Holland
Hat shop banter over halos and angels
A patient saleswoman presents hats to a couple. The husband speaks up shyly while the saleswoman teases that the hats do not suit the customer and that no halo can be found, leaving the scene with a playful shortage of divine headwear.
Dinner or work request at newlyweds door
A tramp asked for “Dinner or work.” The young husband returned with biscuits and snapped that serving both would achieve his goal. The scene, from Successful Farming Magazine, presents a terse, punitive exchange at a domestic threshold.
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Plese
Prisoner Mandy Announces Marriage After Prison Time Cut
A colored prisoner tells her mistress with a beaming face that she is married. The mistress asks about the groom and Mandy replies she found a good man, noting the warden reduced his sentence by four months.
Crack Shot Roman Wins Three Turkeys in Shooting Match
Crack Shot Roman brings home three turkeys from a shooting match. His neighbor and four year old congratulate him as the father proclaims he is a crack shot. At dinner the four year old says he shot them with firecrackers and never burned them.
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Roman
Candles brighten home with color harmony advice
Miss Edna Rhodes from Town State College suggests using candles to brighten autumn interiors. She recommends violet blue or blue green candles in brass holders and rose or orange candles in blue glass to enhance furnishings, plus using oil paint to tint white candles if exact colors are unavailable. Silhouette against a suitable background and careful cleaning to protect gilt are advised.
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Edna Rhodes
Town State College
Thoxine Promises Quick Cough Relief For All Ages
A vintage medicine ad touts Thoxine as a doctor prescribed remedy for coughing that stops irritation and targets the internal cause. It claims no chloroform or dangerous drugs, suitable for the family, and offers money back if relief is not obtained. Sold by Stickford's and other drug stores.
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Stickford’s
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