Murder in the minister's study leads to secrets
In 1923 fiction, Jim Franklin is stabbed while awaiting his wedding to Doris Carmody. Investigator Peter Cardigan and Sergeant Kilday probe visitors including Franklin's mistress Choo Choo Train and Doris's circle. Clues target a revolver and a web of relationships as they seek the killer.
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Jim Franklin
Doris Carmody
Peter Cardigan
Kilday
Franklin
Choo Choo
Train
Ambrose Carmody
Rylie
Daniel Bullis
Rylie Carmody
Webster Spears
Callis Shipley
Bullis
Fletcher
Milo Dunbar
Peter
Blue
Spears
Cardigan
Mr. Franklin
Young Spears
Jim
Dan Bullis
Dunbar
Lady In Blue
Miss Wilson
Mr. Dunbar
Mansion mystery deepens in Franklin study tale
The detective team narrows suspects in the Franklin murder. Fletcher denies knowledge of the gun, while the team suspects a hidden woman in blue and a political motive. Webster Spears faces arrest as the key suspect, with Callis Shipley and Nick Royce under scrutiny as possible complicants.
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Dunbar
Cardigan
Fletcher
Peter
Woman In
Blue
Kilday
Webster Spears
Dan Bullis
Spears
Callis Shipley
Ballis
Bullis
Franklin
Royce
Doctor Abernathy
Daniel Bullis
Ambrose Carmody
Young Spears
Rylie Carmody
Young Carmody San
Farming in China A Century of Agricultural Prowess
The article outlines China's long history of farming, soil fertility, and heavy reliance on human and animal labor. It highlights ancient land tax practices, extensive use of natural fertilizers, and two main farming systems wet rice and dry grain. It details hand cultivation, composting, and intricate rice nursery and field preparation methods.
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China
K'ang Hi
F. H. King
West
United States
Professor King
Wolff
Kellner
Carpenter
Hall
Europe
Russia rejects communistic home concept in new marriage law
A new Russian marriage law bases the family as the unit of legislation and makes divorce nearly impossible for the average couple due to cost and complexity. It also threatens arrest for fathers who fail to support their children, signaling a strong return to traditional family roles despite radical social reforms.
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Russia
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Abandoned Communistic Home Cited in Digest Note
The Literary Digest references a communistic home formally abandoned under the current law as part of its discussion of political or social concerns.
S.S.S. Promises Restored Strength And Color
A persuasive ad urges readers with fatigue pale skin and weak appetite to try S.S.S. claiming it rebuilds red blood cells and boosts energy by stimulating gastric secretions. The copy frames indoor work as exhausting and touts S.S.S. as a tonic with essential minerals available at all drug stores.
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S.S.S
Bouillonaire Joins Family as Four-Hour Servant
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Times notes a man praised as a fine servant after joining a family for four hours. The hostess quips the father made his money selling soup, calling him a bouillonaire.
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Kansas City Times
Witty Exchange Over Gown Color Sparks Household Banter
A humorous dialogue features a wife joking that choosing a lemon gown came from squeezing her husband. A man asks about overdrawing a wife’s bank account. a neighbor quips she overdraws to impress neighbors.
Regulating Children’s Bowels With California Syrup of Figs
A parent asks if a child’s poor appetite stems from a clogged system and learns a laxative habit can form. The column promotes gentle regulation using California Syrup of Figs, praising its agreeable senna and natural action. Get the product at any drug store with a bottle labeled California.
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California
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Monte Barrett
Robbs- Merrill Co
WNU
Chapter
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
HINA
Middle Kingdom
Great Plain
Yellow River
Northwest
Shen Ning
Peiping
Cuticura
Dept
Malden
Lehman Ramboldi
Kan
BAYER
of Bayer
Memeer N.R.A
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