Murder in the Moonlit Road at Ashantee
Major Jen discovers Maurice Aylmer dead from blood poisoning in the Ashantee manor grounds after a night of family tension. Edward Etwald suspects a stolen devil-stick as the murder weapon and urges police post mortem and a detective hunt, while David grieves and vows vengeance before any engagement with Isabella Dallas.
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Maurice
Jen
David
Deanminster
Colt
Maurice Aylmer
Jaggard
Major Jen
Jad
Dr. Etward
Lad
Edward
Aylmer
Etwald
Yian
Devil-Stick
Mr. A
Miss Dallas
Larby
Howard
Isabella
Dewid
Dido
Battersea
Atwald
Appke
Nol
Isabella Dallas
Man Fleeing After Threatens Woman in Dim Street
A man threatens a woman in a dim street scene then flees when she replies she is going shopping. The fragment shows fear and evasive behavior with a man retreating from the encounter.
Yale Record observes the value of college training
The piece notes how college training sharpens perception with a playful quote about an educated eye. It reflects on student life and cultural humor from Yale, highlighting the college experience during a vacation period.
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Bridget
Yale Record
Moonshine butter raises tax fight across the nation
The Ohio State Journal condemns moonshine butter as a rising tax fraud. Oleomargarine colored to imitate butter avoids a ten cent per pound tax while uncolored variants pay only a quarter of a cent. Rumored large scale plants in eastern cities produce counterfeit dairy butter, costing the government greatly and risking violent confrontations with revenue officers. The cheap, easier process outpaces illicit whiskey in illicit profits.
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Ohio State Jjournal
East
Middle West
Uncle Sam
Pile of Coal and Desert Cows Across Seas
A fragmented 19th century Chronicle piece links winter coal shortages to Boreas and a Missouri farm tale about Muscat smugglers and Arab cattle fed on dates and dried fish. It blends weather woes with an odd ethnographic note on calfskin effigies to soothe cows.
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Muscat
Persian Gulf
Missouri
San Francisco Chronicle
Goodness In Dull A Dialogue Between Elsie And Auntie
A brief humorous exchange between Elsie and Auntie. Elsie wonders if she was good or bad as a child. Auntie recalls always being good, while Elsie argues being bad is more interesting to discuss later in life.
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Elsie
Health Debate Over Tobacco and Corsets Remains Unsettled
A witty remark asserts that gender balance ensures tobacco versus corsets will never be officially deemed more harmful while hinting at ongoing health concerns. The quote reflects a satirical stance on enduring public health debates across society.
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Devilstick
Boreas
Shamrock
W.O.W
Hall
Antte
Mabel
Roberts
Georgia Bennett
Guardian Neighbes
L. J. Roberts
Be Schneider
Lgin Apter No
Cone
Mth
Beng and Brown
Mabel Roberts
OL. Trwell
Fort No
G. A. Ki - Rene Caenet
RW. Lundy
Mxzl& Fort
C. F
L. H. Pearce
Sly, Noble Grand
Myrtle Point
Oregon
E. A. Dodge
U. S
Coquille River, Electric Co
Frank Morse
Coquille
Transportation
Steamer
ECHO
W. R. Panter, Mester
Osquille City
Dispatch
D. Whiter
Masrsn
Bandon
Coquille City
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