A Muckraking Genealogy Leads to a Murder in New York
David Mallory, a switchboard operator in Miss Agatha Paget’s upscale home, becomes entangled in a murder case as Lyon Ferriter and Captain Shannon clash over alibis while Agatha offers Mallory a dubious writing job. Allegra Paget hints at secrets as the investigation unfolds and Mallory negotiates his own fee.
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David Mallory
New York
Timothy Higgins
David
Agatha Paget
Allegra
Higgins
Ferriter
Pagets
Lyon
Everett
Ione
Paget
Agatha
Shannon
Miss Agatha
Blackbeard
Jake
Cap
Lyon Ferriter
Fer
Mr. Ferriter
Bronx Park
Arctic Circle
Moshulu§ Parkway
Bronx River Parkway
Miss Paget
Grosvenor Paget
Bertha
Grosvenor
Trute
Inside Deal Sparks a Press Offer in Morello Mystery
A detective in a lunch room pressures Mallory to work inside the Morello case for the Press. Cochrane proposes a two‑way plan: Mallory stays at his current job while he handles the outside angle, with pay rising to fifty and a permanent post if they break the story.
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Mallory
Hallman
the Morello
Cochrane
Jerry Cochrane
Press
Larry Duke
Shannon
Duke
Milligan
The
Morello
Engaged in the Trolley Crash Rescue Love Grows
Martha, a stenographer, survives a trolley collision when Samuel Stevens, her lawyer admirer, defends her and saves the day. He learns of the accident on the route home and rushes to help, offering witnesses and promising settlement while confessing love and proposing a future together.
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Martha
Samuel Stevens
Samuel
Molly
Lesson Topics for August 4
The Lesson for August 4 provides selected subjects and scripture texts compiled by the International Council of Religious Education and used with permission. It outlines instructional themes and guiding verses for study and reflection.
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International Council of Religious Education
Shining in the Heart Bible Verse
A religious quotation from II Corinthians 4 6 praising God for shining light into hearts and revealing the knowledge of the glory of God in Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Men Plan Without Prayer Risk Quenching Spirit
Quote warns that men who make their plan of service and then ask God for help may quench the Holy Spirit by asserting self rather than seeking divine guidance. The remark emphasizes humility and dependence in religious work.
Transformation of Gram’s Old Buffet
A family story from Ruth Wyeth Spears describes Gram’s old buffet being redesigned by Bill and Marty. The sketch previews their project and notes upcoming changes including a mirror and legs, with white rickrack on blue chambray curtains and a chair repurposed from an old rocker.
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Gram
Marty
Bill
Ada Bodart Stars In Dawn Filming Role
Collier's notes Ada Bodart who played herself in the 1927 British film Dawn about Nurse Edith Cavell. Cavell was executed for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium after extensive questioning by German officers in 1915.
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Ada Bodart
Collier’s
Edith Cavell
Belgium
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EP. van DE Water
W. 4 U. Service
Chapter
Walters
Allegra Paget
Matthew
God
Christ
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Grandmother
Betsy
Mom
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Colton
Doans
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