Portrait Heist and Murky Family Secrets
Robert Cameron receives anonymous threats linked to a headless portrait. Philip Clyde and Evelyn Grayson pursue clues from Cameron’s lodge and a local artist Murphy whose opium pipe bowl is tied to a crime scene. Murphy’s Chinaman is found dead near Murphy’s door as Clyde contemplates motive and truth.
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Robert Cameron
Philip Clyde
Cameron
Clyde
Cameron Evelyn Grayson
Evelyn
F Philotus Murphy
Murphy
Nell Gwynne Mirror Fractures During Evening Readings
Cameron and I gaze in astonishment as the Nell Gwynne mirror shatters into a thousand crystal fragments without a sound. The event follows a tense day of recollections and Baudelaire readings, revealing an uncanny, possibly supernatural moment in Cragholt’s study.
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Cameron
Nell Gwynne
First Detailed Account Of Himalayan Crevasse Tragedy
Mrs. Fanny Bullock Workman reports from Skardu on an 18 000 foot Bilapho pass accident during a Himalayan expedition. Porter Chenez died after disappearing into a blue ice crevasse while the rope failed to reach him.
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Paris
Fanny Bullock Workman
Skardu
Himalayas
Bilapho Pass
Chenez
Siachen
Rose
Asia
Siachen Pass
Kashgar
Grant Peterkin
London
Rose Glacier
Hondus
Kondus
Karmene
Baltistan
Fought on Vegetable Diet in Homeric Hero Feasts
The article explores how ancient heroes fed on vegetables and simple dishes. It notes include beans hominy lentils onions parsley cabbage and asparagus in Homeric banquets and Egyptian and Greek usage various claims of health and strength linked to vegetables. It cites F W Hackwood Good Cheer and references Dios and Alexander.
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F. W. Hackwood
Diomedes
Achilles
Ulysses
Greece
Hercules
Anacreon
Homer
Alexander
Egypt
Asia
Ravenna
Libya
Failed Efforts Highlighted By Errant Motto
The fragment hints at people who do not give up despite failures, noting perseverance and resilience in the face of difficulty. It reads like a brief motivational snippet rather than a full news item.
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Murphy
Greenwich Station
Tonneau
Francois
Philip
Romney
New York
Clyde
Mr. Murphy
Fragmentary ad copy on health pellets and remedies
Incomplete OCR text references Dr. Pierce's Pellets and sugar granules. Mentions a woman balancing roles and constipation linked to disease. Lacks clear event or context for full summary.
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Pierce
Ady
Saad
Sunny Lot Moaning Buyer Fails to Sell
A buyer complains a sunny lot cannot be sold as he moans about its condition and the market. Local reports note the seller’s difficulties and the buyer’s reluctance amid favorable weather.
Bliggins Refutes Wife Owes Claim Amid Family Dispute
A mutilated Washington story fragment shows Bliggins denying a claim that he owes his wife. Nhigging, the father-in-law, asserts the wife lent him money years ago and he began owing Nhigging instead, prompting family tension.
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Bliggins
Gan
Washington
One of His Worst Doctor Quote From Tribune
A Chicago Tribune quote recounts a Methodist preacher's daughter pursuing a pickpocket down south, capturing him and sending him to the penitentiary. The professor approves the bold action in the anecdote.
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Uth
Chicago Tribune
Opera in the Boxes: A Tale of Divorce and Pearls
The narrative follows Mrs Wallaby a society leader who plans to sue her husband for divorce in Act I. Act II reveals Miss Lotta Planks smuggling a famous pearl necklace. Act III shows Mr Gerald Pile rapidly drinking himself to death.
Old Blaine Schoolhouse Leaves Mars Hill Foundation
The Blaine schoolhouse atop Mars Hill, once honored by James G Blaine with a bell in the belfry, has been moved and converted into a storeroom at another site. Generations of bright boys and girls who graduated there look back with sorrow as the historic building departs its longtime foundation.
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Cameron
Nell Gwynne
Charles II
Nell
Cam
Blaine
Mars Hill
James G Blaine
Hedurbec (Me
They Presented Arms on the Train
Two young ladies chat about a train encounter with soldiers at camp. They discuss arms and firing with playful misunderstanding, concluding soldiers wear and handle their arms during exercises in a lighthearted way.
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Ade
Doctor Sleep highlights coffee as insomnia cause
An article argues that coffee and tea caffeine trigger insomnia and nervous issues, urging quitting and trying Postum cereal beverage as a gentler nerve support. It cites a doctor who cured himself of nervous dyspepsia by leaving coffee and endorses Instant Postum for quick, uniform preparation.
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Ty UU
Pepsia
Wellville
A &Cu
Pos Ion Cereal Co, Ltd
Battle
Lord Indorses Health Rules from Frederick Harrison
London reports Lord Strathcona the high commissioner of Canada fully endorses Frederick Harrison's five golden rules of health. He notes Harrison is eighty one, claims he is still young and recalls his own habits including two meals daily and six hours sleep. He states he has not smoked in twenty years and prefers not to eat excessively.
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London
Frederick Harrison
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Child Falls 110 Feet at Soldiers and Sailors Monument
A three year old boy James Polsgrove fell from a window in the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis Indiana. He dropped about 110 feet to the ground and was killed instantly.
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Child
Indianapolis
Ind
James Polsgrove
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Jerry
Cas Cle
Grayson
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Missing Men
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Rye
Ameron
Baudelaire
Eron
Morocco
Tolstoi
Guide
Dean
Ork
Oung
Wilfeal
Lord Indorses
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