A Study in Scarlet The Brixton yard mystery unfolds
In 2 Lauriston Gardens a well dressed man lies dead with no wound and blood traces around him. Sherlock Holmes investigates with Gregson Lestrade and notes a wedding ring hinting at a bride. Holmes teases rivals while examining walls for clues before a continuation.
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Iwi
Sherlock Holmes
Lauriston Gardens
Brixton Road
Enoch J. Drebber
Cleveland
Ohio
Tobias Gregson
Ny Companion
Gregson
Mr. Lestrade
Holmes
Lestrade
London
Westrade
van Jansen
Utrecht
Barraud
Boccaccio
Decameron
Joseph Stangerson
BE. J. Drebber
American Exchange
Strand
Guion Steamship Company
Liverpool
New York
Stangerson
Mystery Corner Clue Points to Female Suspect Rachel
The detective explains a blood write smear on the wall near a lit candle, claiming the writer intended to name Rachel and that a woman named Rachel is involved. Holmes and Gregson differ, while the sleuth inspects the room with tape measure and magnifying glass.
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Gregson
Rachel
Sherlock Holmes
New Whisky Peddling Ring In Indian Territory Exposed
An Indian Territory scheme used an iron axled wagon with hollow axles to pump whisky to farmers and Indians. Peddlers claimed five months of sales at a dollar a pint, with one admitting plans to serve time and buy a Texas farm after jail.
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Indian Territory
Herbert
Texas
Topeka
Kas
One of Bede's Stories from the District of Columbia
Minnesota wit J Adam Bede recounts a humorous pre congressional era tale from Anacostia about a servant wanting Saturday off to attend a funeral. She asks if the party is dead yet and learns the funeral will be on Friday. The humor hinges on a fatalistic assumption and the servant’s blunt logic.
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Gregson
Scotland
Gregson, Lestrade & Co
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
District of Columbia
Congress
Anacostia
Washington Post
Eclipse superstition joke ends with chicken bedtimes
A Denver Times cartoon recounts a professor warning an old darky about a solar eclipse, predicting chickens would roost at 1 PM. The old man asks how long the massa has known, replying about a year, noting the chickens were not hatched yet.
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Sam
Uncle Sam
Denver Times
Millionaire pledges million for campaign fund
The donor offers $1,000,000 to the campaign fund on condition that $5,000,000 in additional money be raised and that none of the principal be used for campaign or any other expenses. Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
Bishop vows to raise hell by lifting the fallen in church
The bishop proclaims in his church that his duty is to raise hell by aiding the fallen, a statement echoed by a vestryman. The Brooklyne Eagle records the exchange as a paradoxical pledge within the church family.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Trying it on the Dog
North remarks on patient reception to cold remedies while West explains testing recommendations on another person. The dialogue reflects cautious trial and potential benefit as a measure of value.
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North
West
Boston Transcript
Smudge Motto Echoed in Cleveland Cartooners Prose
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Smudge with a wry motto about life and art. The piece notes Smudge’s lasting influence beyond his art and hints at a humorous obituary-like sentiment about his legacy.
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Smudge
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Real Question of the Season
A brief editorial asks who won the game this season, noting the perennial inquiry regardless of experts. It cites the New Orleans Times-Democrat as framing the question about the year’s happenings.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Love overcomes class as Isabelle chooses Dr John de St. Leonard
In Pertuis a noble heiress Isabelle Duplessis selects Dr John de St. Leonard, the country physician son of a devoted pair, as her husband during a public ball. John, once silent, accepts love despite dowry barriers as Isabelle proclaims their union before friends and family.
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Pertuis
de St. Leonard
Cocotte
Javotte
Cocote
John
Paris
Blanchette
Isabelle Duplessis
America
France
Isabelle
United States
Goctor
Olympus
John de St. Leonard
Dr. de St. Leonard
M. Duplessis
Sabelle
Chicago
Isabella
Inmense
MM. de St. Leonard
Landry
N. Q
Times-Democrat
Disease Germs in Money and Disinfection Push
The article urges hygienists to study money disinfection as money may carry contagion from quarantined patients. It notes banks struggle to disinfect, calls for a simple cheap device, and suggests returning worn notes for redemption, adopting the English system to ease bank losses and improve public health.
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Washington
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Rache
Bede
Lamotte
Bree
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