Midnight Pajamas Mystery with Frances and Foxy Grandpa
Richard Lightnut receives a pair of magical pajamas from a friend in China. The garb cause identities to swap and a series of intruders, disguises, and mistaken clues unfold, ending with Frances revealed and Professor Doozenberry explaining the riddle of the haunted pajamas and the impostors.
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Richard Lightnut
China
Lightnut
Jenkins
Jack Billings
Francis
Frances
Dicky
Billings
Itruder
Tarrytown
Professor Doozenberry
Job
O'Keefe
Haunting Pajamas and a Night by the Hearth
In the Pocantico Hills library Frances and I reflect on identities and love while the ruby glow and ash light up dreams. They discuss astral theories and Kipling as a spark for a possible Mandalay voyage before the fire dims and the haunted pajamas fade.
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Frances
Pocantico
Darling
Eskimo Pays Doctor Fee and Patient Recovers
An Eskimo gives his doctor a fee as soon as he arrives, the patient recovers, it is kept if recovery occurs, otherwise returned.
Pepper Laden Ship Sneezes Across Seas to New York Port
A British steamer named Athol of Southampton arrives at Staten Island after a pepper laden voyage from Singapore via Suez and Gibraltar. Pepper and firecrackers aboard trigger a global sneeze effect as crews and residents from Arrochar to Tottenville wheeze in synchronized fits. The cargo destined for Central American Independence Day celebrations is implicated in the airborne chaos.
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York
Azores
Sandy Hook
Jack Murray
Athol
Rosebank
Dilan
Captain Saxby
Mate Pringle
Straits Settlement
Singapore
Colombo
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Staten Island
Richmond Borough
Arrochar
Tottenville
Trap for Dips Inventor Warns Pickpocket Ring
Samuel Franklin of 1347 Throop street unveils a trap for pickpockets after his purse is stolen on Halsted car. He demonstrates a stringed purse with a hidden club to strike thieves and calls it a dip defender while envisioning a burglar alarm watch attachment.
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Halsted
Desplaines Street
Harry Robinson
J. Harris
Franklin
Sam
Robinson
Harris
Bluecoats
Chicken Dinners Follow Fire Over Grocery Store
In Brooklyn a restaurant fire forced a rescue of Mrs. Sarah Weinstein after she refused aid amid a cellar blaze. Firefighters carried her to safety as 300 chickens fled the burning shop. only about 40 were recovered for sale. Police suspect arson and the blaze was quickly controlled.
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Rooklyn
N. Y
Sarah Weinstein
Weinstein
Captain Mooney
Truck Company No. 70
Julius Sandwich
Mrs. Weinstein
Aborhood
Sandwich
Black Cat That Knows. The Diamond Heist Alarm
In Boston, a cat prowled the diamond shop of Charles E. Kattelle at 13 Tremont Street. The night watchman found all secure, but the cat’s purring and a burst of movement spooked police. Lights in the shop and corridors were explained by the building’s power setup, and no robbery occurred.
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Oston
Mass
Charles E. Kattelle
Kimball Building
Tremont Street
Old Court Square
James Jackson
Jackson
Sergi
Walter Berry
Marks
Hale
Kattelle
Newton
Peruna Cure Claims Kidney Disorder Relief
A patient letter extols Peruna as a cure for kidney disease starting with kidney catarrh. The writer notes quick symptom relief, urges trial, and mentions a private, confidential correspondence with Dr Dreger and a switch to Katarno for the old Peruna. Manufactured by the Peruna Company in Columbus Ohio, sold in drug stores.
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Pe-ru-na
Columbus
Ohio
England's Motto and Royal Mottoes Through History
The phrase Dieu et Mon Droit served as Richard I's battle parole at Gisors on September 20 1198 as the French were defeated. Henry VI first used the motto, and Sempre Idem Always the Same appears among the mottoes of Elizabeth I and later queens Mary and Anne.
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England
Richard I
The
Gisors
France
Henry VI
Elizabeth
Mary
Anne
Pat Flannigan’s scare ends in wrong belief
The piece reports Pat and Mrs. Flannigan fearing Moike fell to his death from a scaffold but reveals the leg is broken instead. The crowd reacts with mock alarm, while local humor underscores the mistaken tragedy and quick relief. The scene captures a lively community moment with regional accents.
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Pat
Boston Transcript Satirical Snippet Teases Job’s Patients
A Boston Transcript excerpt presents a humorous exchange about Job and his patients with lines like Not that I know of and Then who do people have so much to say about. The piece also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and a quip about curing bachelorhood by courting a widow.
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Boston
Job
Boston Transcript
You Can Curb Catarah By Cole's Carbon Salve Ad
An old medicinal ad promotes Cole's Carbon salve as an effective remedy for catarah with pricing at 25 and 0c, urging readers to obtain it from all druggists.
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Ength
Dventire
Tibet
Mors
Francis Perry Elliott
Walrsies
Bobessierrill Companyy
Bacchus
Miss Warfield
Grandpa
Dad
George
David
What
Pierce
Francis Kirkland
Frump
Morris
Deuce
Colonel Kirkland
Jove
India
Mandalay
Fatilla
Kipling
Suez
Crna i Alge
Te Uy Vt Mn
Kly
S. B. Hartman, M. D
Kea
Nebraska
North Jack Street
Lincoln
Nebrists
Benj. F. Bailey
Tincola, X
Seng
Lincs
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