Mystery at the Gaston Apartments
Nelson receives a dinner invitation from great-uncle Rufus Gaston and meets Barbara Bradford. In the Gaston building he discovers a wall safe with pearls, which later vanish. Suspecting blackmail and mysterious whispers, Nelson investigates while Barbara hints at dark family secrets and a run-away marriage.
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Synopeis
Spalding
Nelson
Rufus Gaston
Barbara Bradford
Gastons
Gaston
Maine
Hoe
Gastoss
Nolea
Barbara
Wick
Claire
Bradford
Barbara Bradfor
Mr. Bradford
Miss Bridford
Lon
Miss Bradford
Mins Bradford
Whispers and secrets plague a Gaston house
In a haunted seeming town house, the narrator probes the mysteries of Rufus Gaston. Mrs Burke, the Bradford sisters, and a scarred man appear linked to whispers, a wall creak, a stolen jewel box, and a note delivery plot. The narrator plans to test safes and inspect rooms while fearing a wider blackmail scheme.
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Mrs. Burke
Mr. Nelson
Farm Poultry Demand for Guinea Fowls
The guinea fowl grows in demand as a game bird substitute with prime young guineas sought by hotels and restaurants in large cities. Small Midwest and Southern farms keep flocks of 10 to 25, often as a novelty, while a few eastern-area raisers manage about a hundred annually. The bird’s harsh call is a drawback, though some see it as protection against marauders.
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Misa Bradford
Claire Bradford
United States Department of Agriculture
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Middle West
Care of Growing Chickens in Summer
The care of growing chicks during warm months is crucial for healthy poultry. Strong stock hatched and brooded properly still need attentive management to prevent retarded growth and ensure they mature into well developed fowls.
Keep Birds Free From Lice in Poultry Flocks
Advice to inspect pallets and hens for lice then dust with insect powder or apply a pea sized ointment of vaseline and mercurial or blue ointment near the vent. Repeat two or three times yearly to keep fowls free from lice.
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the House of Whispers
Browe
Emerald Isle
Grat
Rufee Gaston
Gorman
Detective
Guinea
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