Mystery of a Haunted Gray House Reveals Appleton Plot
In the Gray house saga, Hanley and Douglas uncover secrets around Appleton who plots to take the house for a roadhouse. Doubt grows as Miss Selenos and the ex actress appear, while Dina and Bill weigh police involvement amid a web of deception and private motives.
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Hanley
Gray House
Dina
Bill
Les
Bellion
Frederick Darby Pickwick Appleton
Joan
Douglas
Gray House Mystery Near Pine Plains
Hilton Hanby buys the Gray house near Pine Plains. Miss Selenos warns of a curse. Kerr the caretaker is murdered. Pelham joins the household as Appleton from Douglas and Smith becomes Hanby's agent. Smucker plots revenge as secrets of the Selenos affair unfold.
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Hilton Hanby
Gray House
Pine Plains
Pelam
Appleton
Douglas and Smith
Hanby
Pelham
Hanbys
Frederick Appleton
Smucker
Hanley
Appleton Convicted and Appleton’s Shadow on the Gray House
Tim Hanbey’s hunting tale interweaves with real estate intrigues as Douglas recalls Appleton, a rotund, devoted husband suspected of a pattern of deception. Appleton’s alleged misdeeds include manipulating accounts and pressuring clients over the Gray house. The Gray house, linked to fatalities from bad drains, becomes a focal point in a web of business and personal conflict.
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Hanley
Hardware Club
Douglas
Appleton
Peter
Paul
Southard
H—I
Darby
Joan
Great Queen of Song Failed by Misjudged Role
The piece argues many artists fail from overreaching beyond their strengths. It cites Madame Adelina Patti, age over fifty and a renowned soprano for thirty years, who attempted Carmen at Covent Garden but could not adapt to a role suited to a different voice type.
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Adelina Patti
Carmen
Covent Garden
London
Treating Kodak Prints With Ferrotype Plate Method
The bureau of standards describes making glossy Kodak prints by laying wet prints face down on a ferrotype plate and peeling them off as they dry. A sheet of plate glass can serve as a ferrotype plate in this process.
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Bureau of Standards
Winter pullet feeding plan boosts egg production
H M Wells of Colorado Agricultural College advises keeping pullets uniformly developed with a good fat reserve. Use a growing or laying mash with a corn and wheat grain mix, grade pullets by size, and house pullets separately from hens to maximize winter production.
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H. M. Wells
Colorado Agricultural College
Air Outlets Prevent Colds and Diseases
A Cornell bulletin by H. E. Botsford explains that poultry houses need an air outlet at the highest point to vent warm moist air. Without it moisture condenses under the roof, dampens litter, and causes damp hen houses, leading to colds and reduced flock vigor and profits. The bulletin covers low cost housing, remodeling old barns, and building new houses for poultrymen in New York.
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Cornell
H. E. Botsford
Poultrymen of
New York
Plan Poultry Houses With Eye to Future
Plan poultry buildings with a long view for five to ten years. Avoid unnecessary walking and moves by placing initial structures to suit future evolution. Centralize feed, reduce water carrying, and add running water as the ranch develops.
Hen Lice Powder Application Guide
The article explains treating body lice on hens with powders like sodium fluoride or Persian insect powder. It advises holding the hen head downward and puffing a level teaspoon of powder through the long abdomen feathers to reach the skin for effective lice control.
Needed Minerals for Poultry From Ohio Experiment Station
The Ohio Experiment Station reports a simple mineral mix for poultry using raw bone meal 60 parts, ground limestone 20 parts with calcium carbonate 60 percent, sodium chloride 20 parts. It concludes these mineral elements are most needed for profitable egg production and hen health.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Staion
Nebraska City’s tiny entrepreneur runs big trucks
Bill Lloyd, three and a half feet tall, 27, Nebraska City resident and former show performer, now owns a growing transfer business. He managed shows, studied at a local college, and notes he thrives on the breaks given to a little man. His family is of normal size.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Bill” Lloyd
Bill
Greeley
Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Tansfer
Jeff
Matt and
Katzenjammer
California
Omaha
Tyrannosaurus Rex Bones Presented by Missouri Find
Bones believed to be from Tyrannosaurus Rex were brought to the University of Kentucky by Dr. F. Kinsolving of Hornersville Missouri. A thigh bone measures 12 inches and a vertebra fragment weighs several pounds. If confirmed, further excavations may follow to uncover more remains.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky
F. Kinselying
Hornersville
Doctor Kinsolving
Montana
S8oys Body and Note to Mother Found in Tree
Walter Ballinger an eighteen year old schoolboy was found hanging from a tree in Delaware township after he set his motorcycle upright and used it for a noose. A pencil note to his mother expressed despair and claimed loss of respect. Three Camden men searching for mushrooms discovered the body in Haddonfield New Jersey.
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Haddonfield
N. J
Camden
Delaware Township
Walter Ballinger
Ballinger
Walter
Paris hears case on artist or worker status for actress
In a French court a nine year old accident case seeks to decide if Suzanne Grandais was an artist or a worker when she died performing before a crowd. Her brother and sister sue the film company for 50 000 francs each arguing injury claims under workmen compensation.
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Paris
Suzanne Grandais
Dial
Melle Grandais
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promoted as Anti Acid Relief
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick neutralizer of stomach acidity. It claims one spoonful neutralizes much more acid, relieves gas and sourness, and leaves the system sweet. The tonic is suitable for children and available at drug stores.
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Wyndham Martyn
W. N. A. Service
Wife
New York State
Miss Selenos
Mineola
Delilah
Celia
Leslie Barron
Leslie
Célia
Bbe
Hapter VII
Mae
Tim Hanbey
Tim
Queen of Song
Kodak
Nebraska
Missouri
Burnetts
Burnett Dental Mfg. Co
Baynes
Buffalo
N.Y
DR. Fouts Indian Remedy CO
Dallas
Texas
John Murray
Armour Blvd
Kansas City
Des Plaines, Ill
Sorbeau, Inc
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Jimmie
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Hanford
N. Y
la Wort
Raine Tech
Om Owen
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