The Case and The Girl by Randall Parrish
Captain West, a war veteran, is lured by Natalie Coolidge into a private car and guided toward danger as she tests him for a secret assignment. She reveals his background in detail, hints at a threatened fortune, and soon escorts him to a private mansion for a formal reception.
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Captain West
Natalie Coolidge
Natalie
Randall Parrish
Ilinois
Wichita
Kan
Arizona
New Mexico
Denver
Omaha
Chicago
Washington
Tam
Matthew West
Robert Peel West
Atlanta
Georgia
Bullock
University of Virginia
Massachusetts
Wyant Contracting Company
Fort Sheridan
France
United States
Matt
Standard-bred Fowls Best Egg Production Through Improved Cockerels
A Kansas State Agricultural College study shows mongrel hens bred to standard bred males greatly boost egg output. Offspring rose from 104 eggs per hatched year in one pen to 207 by the third generation. Using White Leghorn cockerels with mongrels yielded 74 to 198 eggs in three years. Uniform flocks fetch higher prices and reward better care.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
A Mystery Ad Draws a Daring Engineer
In a club writing room West a discharged captain of engineers bored with civilian life spots a cryptic classified ad promising high pay and personal peril. He drafts a reply, hoping the unknown offer hides a real challenge while Thompson warns of possible blackmail and no clear address.
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Miscellaneous
Thompson
Matt
West
France
Joint Household Speedrun A Modern Couple Keeps Balance
Jones and his wife share chores and work hours, alternating early office starts. Each handles breakfast and kitchen duties in their week, then swap roles the next week. He jokes he can cook up a five course dinner now, and they say the plan works for them.
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Jones
New York Sun
Salt cellar as social divider at medieval tables
In medieval times the saler or salt cellar marked rank at table. Nobles and honored guests sat above the salt while dependents and lower guests sat below, reflecting social hierarchy in dining etiquette.
Flying High
A brief dialogue cites Shakespeare and a self referential line about repetition. The exchange contrasts high and popular culture with playful wit. No other names or places are given.
Vanished Woman In Empty Hall Sparks Mystery
A brief passage describes a woman who seemed to vanish into thin air as the hall emptied, leaving observers puzzled by her abrupt disappearance.
Keen Interest in Poultry
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports rising inquiries about poultry raising averaging 50 to 75 letters daily since year's start. Poultry literature distributed by the Division of Publications surpasses previous records, with more than 30 general bulletins plus many technical works on management housing incubation brooding and culling.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Limberneck in fowls feared incurable and preventable
Limberneck is a neck paralysis in birds caused by decayed flesh or poisons like arsenate of lead. No cure exists. prevention is key, including burying or burning dead chicks and animals to stop spread.
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Limberneck
Fowls for Market Should Be Penned in Small Enclosures
Fowls intended for market should be penned in small enclosures and not allowed free range because they run off nearly as fast as the ration. Do not feed fattening birds green foods at any time. Commercial feeders place birds in crates and keep them there throughout fattening.
Free bulletin on culling for poultrymen
Farmers are urged to obtain a free bulletin from their state agricultural college on poultry culling. The notice stresses poultrymen in both city and rural areas should study the culling points before the upcoming fall season.
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State Agricultural College
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For many years druggists have watched with interest Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician's prescription and a strengthening medicine. It helps the kidneys liver and bladder do the work nature intended. Great minds are easy in prosperity and quiet in adversity. The use of soft coal will make laundry work heavier this winter. Red Cross Ball Blue will help to remove that grimy look. At all grocers.
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University Club
Spaulding Park
Advertiser
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Red Cross Ball
The Owner’s Wife Speaks of Yachting Wake and War Wealth
The Owner’s Wife recalls her husband’s love of yachting, noting he avoids it now and then due to illness. He earned his fortune from canned salmon during the war and feels indebted to the sea.
A Hot One Crabbo-Some People Make Me Sick
A terse, contentious note highlights resentment toward Crabbo and calls for reciprocal fairness as relief from ongoing friction. The fragment hints at personal grievance and demands balance in treatment.
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Raisins
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Hoaiert
Chen
Vin Ealer
Nu-Way Street
Adrian, Mich
Sree
Herskovits
New York, N.Y
Kennedy & Parsons CO
Jones St
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Soux City
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Mfrs
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Jde
Hessig
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Dovour
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