Brendon Blackmail Drama Unfolds Under Moonlit Plan
Inspector Peace arrives at Brendon to thwart a long past scandal used for blackmail. James Coran, a respectable Brendon widower, faces a new threat as a hundred pound demand looms. The case unfolds with Coran, his daughter Emily, sister Rebecca, and local politics adding tension to the planned sting.
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Big Ben
House of Parliament
Diogenes
Detective
Aristotle
Scotland Yard
James Coran
Bow Street
Rebecca
Brendon
London
Oxford Street
Drendom
Phillips
Que
Guramer
Brenden
Goran
Temperance Party
Scotlang Yard
Jacob Hendry
Breadoart
Regent’s Street Polytechnic
Thames
Coran
Emily
Cross
Resurrectionists Tactics and a Cowle Churchyard Tale
A historic note on body snatching in Britain detailing graveyard deterrents and the use of watch houses rails and iron bars. It recounts the Cowle churchyard near Stonehaven where corpses were carried in dog carts and dressed as living. a innkeeper witty line hints at the NC era methods.
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Great Britain
Cowle
Stonehaven
Aberdeen
Glasgow News
Feminine Police Force Expands in Norway
The appointment of another policewoman brings Norway's feminine force to seven with officers in Carle tiania Bergen Bravan Ger and Christiansand. Chief Sergeant Owen in Christiania surveils women suspected of immoral lives and beggars while colleagues question women tramps and aid or guide those deserving. They patrol night shifts in rough city quarters and wear plain clothes with green capes and a medallion bearing the crown and lion.
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Christiania
Norway
Carletiania
Bergen
Bravanger
Christiansand
Owen
No Dowboit Visitor Exchange Sparks Regretful Sale
A brief snippet shows a visitor admiring furniture and Lite Tommy remarking the seller’s remorse over the sale. He notes the seller’s habit of calling, hinting at an ongoing buyer seller dynamic in a casual exchange.
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Tommy
Cailling
Perils of the Late Afternoon
The article notes fatigue peaks in late afternoon causing clerical errors and accidents. It cites bank clerks, railway workers, druggists, and industrial workers as affected, linking long hours to costly mistakes and urging earlier closing to reduce risk.
Gay Dogs These Firemen Tale A Town Stage Tale
An actor recalls a night in a small town when about two thirds of the male audience fled the theater fearing a panic after a nearby fire. The volunteer fire brigade returned when the blaze proved too big for their engine, then calmly resumed the show.
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Aga
Injects Palladium Solution for Fat Reduction
Dr. Max Kaufmann of Halle Germany reports subcutaneous injections of a colloidal palladium solution in paraffin to treat obesity and fatty heart. Two weekly injections claim a daily two pound weight loss with no ill effects and a sense of relief, as palladium purportedly boosts oxidation of food.
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Max Kaufmann
Germany
Halle University
Accessories loom as new U S auto parts supplier
Redd Milwaukeen appears to push a manufacturing source for a wide range of automobile accessories. Greene-Turning out many items described as amica and court-plaster, though details remain unclear.
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Greene
Street Venders of Tokio and Their Hard Lives
The article describes Tokios wandering salesmen orchim the medicine vendor Amazake ya and Ranya. It details training entry fees caps clothes and daily rations, taxes on carts and the hardships of old age in a declining trade. The piece notes the bamboo pipes repairs and the distinctive cries that draw crowds in the streets.
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Tokio
Japan Advertiser
Orchim
Tsukiji
Tsukijima
Amazake-ya
Oichini
Hamelin
Les
Rauya
Ranya
Amazake
Printing press cuts charges in Ratlam in gratitude
The Ratlam printer announces a 25 percent reduction in printing charges for one year from February 1 1913 as a gesture of thanks for the viceroy's presence at the first meeting of the legislative council. The private secretary to the viceroy has acknowledged the act and the printer hopes others will show similar loyalty.
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Ratlam
India
Legislative Council
Times of India
His Regret Over Invitation to Hear Her Sing
A quoted exchange reveals remorse after attending a performance. The speaker regrets accepting the invitation as the singer has since lost her voice, and the other person notes the timing of the decision.
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