Murder and rumor swirl around a Boston office
In Ben Ames Williams's Crucible, a typist is found slain at the Sentry and Loran office. Police chase a missing young Italian with ties to the victim while Barbara and Linda face sensational headlines and family strain as the Sentries brace for society scrutiny.
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Ritz
Bill Cates
Rod Hepburn
Rod
Barbara
Neil Ray
Linda
Mary
Doctor Ray
Mrs. Sentry
Arthur
Gus
New York
Oscar
Sarah Glen
York Harbor
Jimmy Endle
Barbara Sentry Escapade Ends With Robbery And Death
Barbara Sentry tries to sober up escort Johnnie Boyd after a party. A policeman intervenes and is knocked down. Harvard Professor Bruce helps drive Barbara home. Barbara’s father is seen, lies about the time. The next day Mr Sentry reports a burglary at his office and Miss Wines, a former temporary employee, is dead.
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Linda
Barbara
Barbara Sentry
Johnnie Boyd
Professor Bruce
Harvard
Coes
Paul Bunyan’s By Station Described by Small Boy
A Bridgnorth boy writes to his brother about a Paddington station described with fantastical size. The letter, passed to C N Turner of the Associated British and Irish railways, portrays colossal trains and engines, vast platforms, and a giant station master, in humorous exaggeration.
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Paul Bunyan
London
Bridgnorth
England
Philadelphia Inquirer
C. N. Turner
Associated British and Irish Railways
Paddington Station
Bridgnorth High Street
St. Leonard's Church
Wild and Domestic Turkeys Through History
The narrative traces domestication of turkeys from their wild Mexican origins to 16th century Europe. Spaniards brought the birds to Europe around 1530, and within nine decades turkeys were common in England by the era of early Americans. The name turkeys likely stems from their distinctive cry.
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Mexico
Europe
America
England
Value of Meat Extractives and Digestibility
Meat contains small amounts of extractives that aid digestion and flavor. Experiments show meat proteins are 97 to 98 percent digested and absorbed, with digestion influenced by fat, cooking, and chewing. meat provides little bulk, so leafy vegetables and fruits should accompany it.
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Houston Goodiss
East
39Th Street
New York City
Meat in the Childs Diet Discussed and Debunked
The article argues meat is appropriate for children with higher protein needs and suggests small tender portions from age two, increasing with chewing ability. It counters myths that veal digests poorly or red meats are less digestible, noting no evidence supports these views.
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WNU
C. Houston Goudisa
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Crucible
Ben Ames Williams
Chapter
Ray
Mr. Sentry
Neil
Miss Randall
Boston
Somerville
Maine
Linda Dane
Phil
Yale
Moving Picture Theater
Newbury Street
Bill
Professor Brace
Barb
C. Houston Goudiss
Food Authority
East 39Th Street
C. Houston Goodiss
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