Vance Links Double Death To Poisonous Ties At Coe Estate
Philo Vance investigates Archer Coe’s death and Brisbane Coe’s gunshot and stabbing deaths. Clues include a wounded terrier, porcelain with blood, a dagger, a lipstick smear, a Chinese vase fragment, and a doberman loaned by Wrede. Brisk detective work ties motive to a possible killer.
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Philo Vance
Archer Coe
Markham
Vance
Coe
Wrede
Signor Grassi
Gamble
Brisbane Coe
Archer
Chicago
Liang
Brisbane
Heath
Criminology Books Set Key Clue In Locked Door Plot
Vance and Markham explore Brisbane Coe’s crime library for a hidden mechanism to bolt Archer’s door from outside. A sequence of pins, strings and a wall pin leads to a functioning replica of a trick from a fiction case, bolting their room and prompting questions about Grassi’s call and Coe’s death.
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Brisbane Coe
Vance
Aussensehter der Gesellschaft
Markham
Aussenseiter der Gesellschaft
Brisbane
Archer
Rex Lander
Tab
Lander
Konrad
Ber- I'n
Criminal Court
Hollmann
Heath
Grassi
Montrose
Montrose’s
Mr. Grassi
Italy
Coe
Wrede
Elephants in Nature Culture and Domestication Through History
National Geographic sketches elephants as vital laborers in Africa and Asia, tracing herd life, tusk development, and rare tuskless bulls. It notes man as primary enemy, hunting methods, and the switch from wild to trained elephants for transport and war, with details on baby elephants and domestication.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Africa
Equator
India
Asia
The Dagger Strikes Opens New Clues in Double Murder
MA8ksAM and Vance discuss bolting doors and possible motives as detectives check Miss Lake and Grassi alibis. A three hour gap remains unaccounted for between eight and eleven, leaving Heath and the group tangled in a puzzling murder case.
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Markham
Brisbane
Miss Lake
Grassi
Heath
Whales Callers Describe Gentle Giants Aboard
Zoologists describe whales as the largest mammals afloat, noting their timid temperament and affectionate behavior toward nearby vessels and researchers during field observations.
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Eves
Strides Being Made in Conquest of Disease
A Literary Digest note summarizes The Advance of Science edited by Watson Davis. It lists fourteen diseases that could be nearly wiped out with applied science, and names several others not yet conquered, including cancer and influenza.
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Doubleday, Doran and Company
Watson Davis
Science
Service
Davis
Literary Digest
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Co
Readers can obtain a full week's supply of Healthful Postum at no cost by writing to the Postum Company. The offer is presented as a free promotional advertisement within the newspaper.
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Postum Company
Postum
Adv
Doughbill Leaves Five Million Inheritance Plea
The Kansas City Star notes Doughbill’s death yields a five million dollar sum. The remark "That’s a nice sum to start in the next world with" underscores the estate’s vast value and the ironic tone surrounding the bequest.
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Kansas City Star
Cuticura Soap Heals Eczema Claim by Jamaica Plain Reader
Miz Mrs William Twomey reports severe eczema starting on hands spreading to face with itching and swelling. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after seeing an ad and states she was healed, noting prices and the Potter Drug & Chemical Corp. as makers.
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Miz. Wm
Twomey
Brookside Ave
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Sofa Everywhere
Potter , Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Ady
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Chapter
W.N.U. Service
S. S. Shean Optician
O Street
Lincoln, Neb
Doan’s
Doan
WIU
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