The Candy Girl Sleuth on a Deadly Anniversary Case
Miss Alice Clement recalls her first murder case told while riding a train. A candy seller by day, she shadows a wheezing, cocaine-obsessed suspect, observes a secret room, and coordinates with Detective Tom Malloy to trap the killer. The case ends with a confession and an arrest.
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Alice Clement
Loop
Kiddle
Fifth Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Clement
Malloy
Tom Malloy
Tom
Tommy
Miss Clement
Lexington Avenue
Madison
Furnishings of Early Kitchens in Colonial Homes
The article details sparse colonial households from Plymouth to Salem, noting kitchens as the main living and work space. It describes crude shelters, fireplaces, ironwork from Saugus, limited furniture, cooking on green wood, simple floors, and scant lighting with candles or torches.
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Boston Globe
New Country
Plymouth
Winthrop
Hawthorne
Jenks
Saugus
New
Salem
England
Newbury
Essex Institute
Roger Williams
New England
John Endicott
Bertha Cartwright
Do It Yourself Writing Desk From a Packing Case
A 1912 article by A Neely Hall describes turning a packing case into a functional desk with a hinged drop leaf, pigeon holes, and a drawer-like space. Instructions include reinforcing the box, adding a top, brass ring handle, and a mortar-lock, plus finishing with stain and wax for a polished look.
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A. Neely Hall
Prehistoric Ilford Yields Clues on Thames Valley Past
In Ilford Essex early geological finds reveal a dangerous Thames valley with roaming elephant rhinoceros and bear. The era also records encounters with tiger or bison and shows elephants were particularly common by teeth counts.
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Ilford
Essex
England
Annals of Geological Research
Thames Valley
Waiters and Tips Stir Dining World in New York
A New York correspondent critiques waiter wages and tipping culture. The piece notes waiters earn around 88 cents daily with large tip portions, laments rising steak prices, and highlights how many successful restaurateurs started as waiters. It contrasts tipping norms then and now and muses on the impact of tips on waiter behavior.
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New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Waldorf
Thirty-second Street
Oscar
the Waldorf
Boldt
The
Rector
Archambault
Muschenheim
O’connors
Ireland
Walter 307
Hotel Astor
Columbia
Charm for Melancholy Women of Kindness Liven Hearts
The article describes a sweet tempered woman who thinks of others, helps friends, and offers a cordial hand to the needy. She supports the helper, cheers the lonely, comforts the sad, and fosters gaiety, becoming the beloved center of her social circle.
Desert Camels Return to American Wastelands
A veteran prospector reports wild camels in the American desert traced to camels that fled settlers fifty years ago. He says camels could aid desert travel while dogs offer easier use, citing his half St. Bernard half red Siberian hound Rufus able to carry 25 pounds and endure long dry spells with notable intelligence.
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American Desert
Rufus
Editor Cheers Burns Poetry During Lecture
An earnest lecturer praised Robert Burns' poetry addressing the audience. A man in the crowd, an editor, interrupted and shouted Good for Robert with enthusiasm.
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Robert Burns
Robert
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