Mystery grows as Seymour letter confesses chauffeur link
Dina and Hanley read a lavender envelope from Budleigh Salterton in Devonshire revealing Stanford Seymour’s claim of a real chauffeur named Richard Betterton. The note exposes an impersonator and confirms a Norfolk fishing trip delay, while Bill Pelham declares himself the new house detective and notes a death threat resurfaces. Sandy recalls the woman’s threat as the group braces for escalation.
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Dina
Dad
Hanley
Poughkeepsie
Budleigh Salterton
Ding
Seymour
Smucker
Hanby
Seymour Manor
Bovey-Tracey
Ottery St. Mary
Devonshire
Hilton Hanby
Norway
Richard Betterton
Stanford Seymour
Bill Pelham
Sandy
Parkers’ absence clouds Hanley’s new home
Hanley and Dinan discuss visitors from the Parkers who planned to come but were deterred by the rule they would not host outsiders yet. Julia Parker reports her husband faces an operation as a salesman named Appleton-Fredrick Appleton arrives, claiming prior contact about the house.
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Bese
Hanley
Hunter
Tanby
Seymour
Tuk
Pelham
Ding
Tim
Stanley
Parkers
Parker
Julia Parker
Hanby Re
Mr. Appleton
Appleton
Hilton Hanley
Danby
Banby
Bayliss
Metropolitan Club
Ornithologiea Society
Sanctuary Club
Mr. Hanby
Appleton F
Douglas & Smith
Clarke
Amenia
Chirke
Hanby
Junior
Celia
Huanbys
New York
Masons
Apple
Wanby
Blanby
Inbor
Flante
Les
Fanby
Bill Pelham
House
Russell
Association of Ideas
Les-le
Bill
Allenhurst
Cella
Les N
Bandy
Opim
Mr. Huanby
Darby
Joan
Douglas
Boonby
Ber Covon
BI Pelham
Leslie
Tes
Tye
Hhertine
Bil
Jenious
Tam
Dina
Indy
BH Pellam
Mastrell
Mary Elizabeth
Doctor Byers
Tan
Chen
Tandy
Mr. Hanley
Miss Selenos
Tavon
Tubal Cain
Mansion Notes And A House Detective
Appleton tours the Hanby estate with plans for repairs and a bird sanctuary while a visiting lawyer, Doctor Byers, explains a tenant’s eviction dispute connected to a buried item. A professional woman arrives with her client, seeking access to the house and clues to a long buried grievance involving Appleton and Miss Coryell.
Court decision on panties versus scanties
A federal court in New York rules for the defendant in Helmuch vs Model Brassiere Co in a dispute over a one piece undergarment called a cantic. Judge Hutcheson notes the device combines brassiere girdle and panties to be worn under tight dresses, reflecting evolving postwar fashion and social mores.
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Federal Court of the
United States
Helmuch Vs. Model Brassiere Co
Federal Reporter
Hutcheson
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
van Twiller
Irving
Adam
Steeds of the Sea Poem by Maude de Verse Newton
A vivid poem depicts wild sea horses racing the ocean as a storm king drives them with rain. The ships clash with rugged coastlines, steeds tire, then retreat to briny pastures as dawn light returns over misty waters.
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Maude de Verse Newton
The
Christian Science Monitor
Farmers urged to test seed corn after severe weather
Iowa extension plant pathologist R H Porter warns much seed corn may be damaged by last fall weather and continuing winter cold. He advises testing at least 200 ears, taking six kernels per ear to gauge strong germination, as early selected seed stored dry and in a basement furnace room shows higher viability than seed chosen after November.
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Towa
R. H. Porter
Town State College
Porter
Louisa County
Story County
Porter Bays
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Gray House
Wyndham Martyn
Mr. Banby
Frederick Appleton
Mr. Pelham
Thin House
Ubertine
Tata
Vivedras
Coryell
Tranhy
Mr. Seymour
Miss Coryell
Selenos
Epo
America
Phanby
Bet Pelham
Rock of Ages
J. E. Bateman
Monticello
Northrop, King & Co
Sterling Brand Seeds
Farmers’ Mutual
Creamery Company
Monticello, Iowa
Joo
A. Wottlen
West Washington
Buick
Fisher
Buick Motor Company
Flint
Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Fk. W. Page
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