Shadow of Shame in a London Murder Mystery
Olive Dumbarton after separating from a brutal husband becomes a famed author with her daughter Veronica. In London Mezza an Italian singer dies, and Inspector Mackworth closes in while Maria Roselli withholds crucial clues. Publisher George Bostock aids Olive as Valerius Galbraith returns. Olive and Bostock grow closer despite looming danger.
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Olive Dumbarton
Veronica
Hoxton Road
St. John’s
Wood
Ondon
London
Valerius Galbraith
Egypt
George Bostock
Wlertus Galbraith
Inspector Mackworth
Angela Mezza
Maria Roselli
Lorenzo
Mackworth
Marco Mezza
Eno
Maria
Rosell
Ublic House
Hich
Ioman
Inter
Mezza
David Dumbarton
Naples
Faycek
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Relief
An advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. It markets a bottle sized two fluid ounces for children's relief.
Largest Private Santa Gertrudes Ranch Gains Vast Size
Harper's Weekly notes Santa Gertrudes Ranch in southwest Texas expands to 2,000 square miles 1,280,000 acres, claiming to be the world’s largest private estate. The ranch houses a sparse staff of about 300 people across 70 pastures with a single ranch house and modest facilities.
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Santa Gertrudes Ranch
Texas
Rhode Island
Delaware
Harper’s Weekly
Santa Gertrudes
Santa Gertrudes Ranch Life and King Kleberg’s Texas Herd
A field report on Santa Gertrudes ranch in southwest Texas describes six hundred brood mares under a foreman and forty men, with a spring roundup branding 24,000 calves. Captain Richard King founded the ranch, now led by R. J. Kleberg, who expanded acreage and improved cattle through inoculation against tick-borne disease, converting stock to predominantly Hereford or Durham blood. Yearling steers recently sold for $15 a head and bull calves for $40, reflecting the herd’s enhanced value.
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Texas
Santa Gertrudes Ranch
Richard King
Mississippi River
Miffin Kennedy
Rio Grande
Taylor
King
H. M. King
R. J. Kleberg
Agricultural Department
Santa Gertrudes
Kleberg
Hereford
Durham
Autumn Recipes and Household Dishes Highlights
A collection of old fashioned kitchen notes features Woodsman Stew using cheap beef or mutton and bacon, Corn Chowder with corn pulp, potatoes, and eggs, Hominy Croquettes, Chocolate Bread Pudding, and Almond Cake. Also included are savory Tomato curry and rice, and warm Coffee Cakes with strong coffee flavor.
Local dubious cancer cure ad circulates in Missouri notice
An ad promoting a “Mild Combination Treatment” claims home use cures cancer with testimonials and physician endorsements. It asserts a local application destroys growth and a constitutional cure prevents recurrence, listing a mailing address in Missouri and dated references.
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JD Nape
Johnson
Urand
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B. Fitzgerald Molloy
Pietro
Summers Street
Pvish
Rible
Marco ‘Mezza
Paris
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Barton
Bostock
Valerius
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Conn
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