The Mystery of the Silver Dagger
A journalist named Severn, posing as Daly, investigates a suspected revolutionary conspiracy linked to Augusta Waldron. After a fatal encounter and a covert meeting at an abandoned foundry, he unravels obscured motives, amid tangled alibis and a murder that deepens the mystery surrounding Miss Conrad and Marie Gersler.
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Philip Buvern
United States
Severn
Herry Daly
George” Harrin
Ndar
Daly
Harkia
Revolutionary Fund
Sevem
Bay¢rm
Alva
Harris
Marie Gessier
Taners
Yom Coatigan
Eibow
Severn Onda
Marte Gestlers
Betieva
Nan Namie Krantz
Tung
Adolph Krantz
Anie
Miss Conrad
Eames
Gil Cash
Conrad
Walt
Augusta Waldron
Ivan Waldron
Fietral
Guy
Marie Gersler
Parker Hunt Leads to Bar Room Confrontation
The narrator, unsettled by murder and conspiracy, tracks Parker through Costigan's bar. A tense interview at a closed office uncovers a wary alliance with Costigan tied to George and a possible joint effort to uncover the truth about Alva's death and the wider plot. The scene ends with questions about Burris and Parker's whereabouts.
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Nermit
Alvin
le Compte
Ivan Waldron
Harris
Burris
Alva
Harry Daly
Costgan‘s
Dan
Parker
Iittn
Costigan
Caine
Hits
Chew
Founder of Sunday School Robert Raikes and a Gloucestershire shepherd
An English correspondent notes Robert Raikes often credited as founder of the Sunday school while recounting a Gloucestershire shepherd Emmanuel Twynning of Magpie Bottom. It recalls Raikes meeting the shepherd, observing a weekly class despite weather, and later starting Sunday schooling in Gloucester.
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Robert Raikes
Gloucester
Troding
Twynning
Magpie
Magpie Buttain
Emmanuel
Bob Ralkes
Robert
One Little Letter Costs Editor Dearly in Boston Transcript
A returning traveler bursts into an editor’s office over a misread interview line. The interviewer allegedly claimed his friends were surprised to win him unchanged, though the manuscript shows the word unchanged. The incident highlights how a single omitted letter can spark embarrassment and dispute.
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Thinier
Boston ‘Transcript
Kid Refuses to Play House with Sister in Sunday Distraction
Keen Observer Billy deems himself too manly for domestic games and chooses to disappear behind the Sunday paper. His sister teases, his mother nudges, and he retreats to the Rochester Past-E Express to read comics.
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Billy
Bly
Pencey Rochester
E Express
Gazelle hunting from automobiles grows in Morocco
The article notes that pursuing gazelles from motor vehicles has become common in Morocco. It states that the technique often yields better results than horse hunts as gazelles tire more quickly, allowing hunters to overtake them with greater ease.
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Morocco
Peculiar Newspaper Talk Sparks Morning News Jest
A Portland Oregonian style quip recalls how newspaper men greet each other with playful banter about knowledge and pay, highlighting a lighthearted view of the press and their daily routine.
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Port
Oregonian
Puré And Quick Remedy for Digestive Ailments
Advertisement notes a quick cure for diarrhea dysentery and cholera morbus with 50c and 1 dollar bottles. Claim of 75 years of success and availability from druggists. Ends with a quirky aside about bay fever and a school exchange reference.
Cuticara Soap Ad Promises Handy Skin Care
An OCR fragment touts Cuticara for Sera Hands with hot suds and drying rubs, touting Soap Ointment and Talcum for all uses. It also mentions removing surplus ointment with tissue paper and includes a dated joke exchange about marital harmony.
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Ida
By Randall Parrish
Nvt
New York
Washington
Costin
George
Cer
Rer
Honor
Mave
Pappy
New York City
Patna
Somme
Holland
Owl Chemical Werke
Terre Haute
Ind
Wakefield
Blackberry
Buch
Bister Webster
Joe
Tts
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