The Dark House Ends In Theft And Betrayal
In the Albemarle Square tale, Captain Capel and Katrine confront a vanished treasure after a nine day inquest. Old lawyer Girtle and Artis face accusations and suspicion as the steel chest reveals no jewels, while Capel, Katrine, and Lydia navigate love, loyalty, and possible danger.
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Charles Pillar
Heston
No. 9A
Albemarle Square
Colonel Capel
Mr. Girtle
Katrine
Lydia
Paul Capel
Gerard Artis
Artis
Capel
Girtle
Names Behind Names in Polkville Family
A Polkville Arkansas neighbor explains their naming habit of children after great men. He cites William J Bryan Logback and a string of similarly styled names to honor presidents and politicians, noting Bryan’s enduring presence among notable names.
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Logback
William
Brilliam
Polkville, Ark
Cordingly
William J. Bryan Logback
Bryan J. Williams
Brennings J. Ryan
William W. Billings
Brilliaam J. Wennings
Thomas Jefferson
John ©. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Democratic Party
William Jennin
Bryan
Pears
Puck
The Eccentric Guest and a Spelling Prank at a Chicago Hotel
A Chicago hotel proprietor recalls a guest who signed as E K Phtholognyrrh to mock spelling reform. The clerk asked for pronunciation and the guest, Turner, explained the signature letter by letter, claiming it forms Turner when read as ph th olo en yrrh.
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Chicago
Turner
Harper’s Weekly
Plain Terms on Anglo-Saxon Speech in Media
A Princeton faculty member comments on public ignorance about plain English used in magazines and newspapers. He cites a Philadelphia lawyer who denounces a rival party’s trial remarks in plain terms, describing the matter as nefarious and preposterous. Harper's Weekly is cited.
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Princeton
Philadelphia
Harper’s Weekly
Funeral processions on ice among the Wends
Describes the Wends of the Spreewald region near Berlin using ice skates for funeral processions during winter. A coffin is transported on a sledge drawn by six mourners, followed by relatives and friends. women wear the national dress and carry a Bible.
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Spreewald
Spree River
Berlin
Heland
Popular
The Amount of It First Spanish Admiral
They claim in the United States that the American navy was shamefully inefficient in their war with us. They speculate that if the navy were competent the United States would have nothing left to do but annex Mars.
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Artis
Preenham
Katrine
Lydia
United States
Mars
Baltimore
The Adventure of the Scandal in Bohemia Part II
Holmes narrates a ruse involving Irene Adler and Godfrey Norton. He disguises as a groom to observe Briony lodge, learns Norton visits, and arranges a staged crime scene with a fire rocket to gather witnesses. The plan hinges on his neutral ally, Dr. Watson, and a late church marriage gambit.
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Baker Street
Holmes
Irene Adler
Briony Lodge
Godfrey Norton
Inner Temple
Serpentine
Temple
Gross & Hankey’s
Regent Street
Church of St. Monica
Edgware Road
Church of St. Monica, John
Irene
Berryhill Creek Family Dominates Oil Royalties
The Berryhill family, a large mixed blood Creek clan in Oklahoma, holds the region’s richest oil allotments. With seven-plus members and extensive development in the Glenn oil pool, several earn thousands monthly from royalties while many allotments remain undrilled or outside current development. Tobe Berryhill, a preacher, previously pushed relocation to Old Mexico, but royalities have shifted focus to local oil wealth.
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Berryhill
Creek Nation
Oklahoma
Glenn
Tobe Berryhill
Old Mexico
Mexico
Berryhills
Muskogee Cor
St. Louis Republic
World judges men as blackened or whitened by deeds
A reflective line on how societies portray individuals, noting bias in moral judgment. It contrasts harshly colored reputations with cleaner ones, implying social power shapes perception more than action alone. The remark hints at enduring inequality in judgment.
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George Manville Fenn
British Museum
Ramo
the Young Doctor
Miss Lawrence
Lydia Lawrence
Greenham
Bohemia
Sherlock. Holmes
Conan Doyle
Serpentine Avenue
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