Art expert witnesses a scene of jealousy in a New York ballroom
Leila Seton, a paintings expert, attends a Keller party in New York. From her window she sees a man strike a woman. She joins dinner and sits with Deck and Monty Mitchell. A series of alibis and missing Nora Harriden unfolds as Leila uncovers tension and accuses Harriden of violence.
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Leila Seton
Kellers
New York
Letty van Alstyn
Crane
Leila
Harriden
Window Mystery Sparks Disbelief In Missing Nora
In a tense scene a narrator recalls seeing a man in a window and a possible attack on a woman. Suspicions fall on Alan Deck while Nora remains missing as Keller and Mrs. Crane search outside for clues beneath the window, spotting a faint blur in the shrubbery.
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Harriden
Alan Deck
Keller
Nora
Carrie
Mrs. Keller
New York
Mrs. Crane
Tal
Mystery Woman in Gold Pajamas Found Near House
A lifeless woman in gold pajamas lies obscured by thick shrubbery near a house. the body of Nora Harriden is discovered amid bent branches suggestive of concealment and a suspected house-side incident.
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Nora Harriden
The Night Nora Harriden Died in Her Sleep
In a mansion the crowd gathers as Nora Harriden is found dead from a wound near her ear. Her husband Dan Harriden suspects foul play while Keller and a doctor weigh a possible intruder. Blood on the closet floor and a locked morocco box raise questions of theft and murder.
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Nora Harriden
Alan Deck
Harriden
Keller
Dan
Mrs. Keller
Anson
Nora
Mrs. Watkins
Paris
Tenn
Diamonds Gone Mystery In Harriden House
Harriden confirms the yellow diamond chain is missing after Nora’s murder. The doctor urges police protection and all rooms to remain intact while investigators gather fingerprints and photograph the scene. Deck and others grapple with shock and speculation as Donahey leads the inquiry.
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Harriden
Mrs. Keller
Dr. Olliphant
Monty Mitchell
Nora
Mitchell
Dan
Deck
Donahey
Tall Tales The Trolling Frog Tragedy
Albert Mackey of Detroit owned a giant bull frog named Frenchy in Grass Lake Michigan. The frog towed lures and caught bass before a muskellunge disappeared with it, ending in a sorrowful tale and Mackey abstaining from persimmons since.
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Albert Mackey
Detroit
Albert
Grass Lake Mich
Frenchy
Grass Lake
Saved by a Sonnet
Frank Morgan remembers Grandpap Morgan a frontier publisher who led a wagon train through Indian country at the Cimarron crossing. When ambushed he ordered the guns reloaded with type to print once in Texas, using a burst of rifle fire to deter the attack and win the day with poetry they could not endure.
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Randpap Morgan
Texas
Lone Star State
Frank Morgan
Middle West
Grandpap Morgan
High-Behind Monster Guards Camp With Milk Can Feats
A Western paper describes a legendary beast called the high-behind. It allegedly uses a posthole digger tail to spin and burrow, then drinks condensed milk from cans to lull itself and keep the camp safe at night.
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Western Newspaper Union
Forest air kept pure by trees and surrounding woods
Forest air is pure because tree leaves filter dust and bacteria. Dense woods around villages in India are linked to protection from cholera outbreaks, as villages surrounded by forests reportedly faced no epidemics in their districts.
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India
Collier’s
Young Speedster Refuses Charge Over Marriage Ride
A constable reports a driver at fifty in a village. the youth explains he and a girl were heading to marry. He offers a job if the charge is dismissed, Pathfinder Magazine notes.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Cause Enough Neighbor I Wonder Why Your Baby Brother Cries
The narrative voice questions why a baby cries, noting teeth out hair off and legs weak, suggesting distress and bewilderment about a young child’s discomfort. The scene centers on a neighbor speaking to Bobby about the baby’s condition and crying.
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Bobby
Speedy Age and Biggs Talk Golden Wedding Plan
Speedy Age asks to attend a golden wedding next week. Jiggs questions the idea since Biggs is not married yet. Biggs reveals plans to marry Miss Goldrox next week.
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Speedy
Biggs
Miss Goldrox
Answered at Last How far is up
A witty exchange on perception frames a playful query about distance. The dialogue contrasts ascent and descent with a concise moral about perspective. The brief exchange underscores a clever, quotable moment.
With Rope or Gun Tomorrow's Lesson About Stevenson
A fragment from Stray Stories shows a student challenging a professor about the topic for tomorrow. The professor responds that they will take the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, urging preparation. The exchange frames a tense, darkly ironic classroom moment.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Parental quip on virtues and parade humor
A humorous exchange between mother and father about boasting virtues. The father dismisses parading personal virtues while the mother challenges him, noting it takes many to form a parade. The dialogue showcases light domestic wit.
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Mother
Father
Grateful and Otherwise
Grateful and otherwise there are men who are grateful when some other man takes a liking to them and there are men who think that is their due.
Scientific Correction For Constipation Feen a mint laxative
Feena mint chewing gum acts as a non habit forming laxative. Chewing releases a tasteless ingredient that increases digestive flow and carries the laxative evenly through the stomach to the bowels. Sold in a generous family size package 150 25c with money back guarantee.
Cuticura Proves Eczema Relief in Five Years of Suffering
A testimonial from Miss G H B Reid of Hamilton Ohio credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with ending five years of eczema. She describes itching and large watery bumps that burned and disturbed sleep, resolved after using three cakes of soap and three tins of ointment. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with prices and free samples.
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G. HB. Reid
Central Ay
Hamilton
Malden
Mass
Ady
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Bradley
D. Appleton. Century Co., Inc
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