Prisoner in Waldron House as Severn and Miss Gessler Confront
Severn and the mysterious Miss Gessler confront suspicion and danger after a midnight assault. They discuss their roles, the crime, and Harris's accusations while trapped in Waldron's house and seeking a plan.
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Harris
Delaively
Mr. Severn
le Compte
Waldron
Coatigan
Costigan
Lth
Miss _Gessler
Alva
Wwe
Perond’s
Sarah’ Waldron
Hill Aid
Islaice
Barris
Gontravert
Nis
Murder by hatpin links to Waldron and Russian in foundry tale
In a tense confession scene a killer’s dagger hatpin ties the murdered Alva to a web of suspects including Waldron and a Russian contact. The narrator and the listener speculate on motives, alibis, and whether Alva left with a companion before a descent toward the stairs to safety.
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Birria
Daly
Tsawa
Harris
Berond's
Lower Broadway
Sarah “Waldron
Sarah
Jase
Perand’s
Alva
Waldron
Hoes Rooney
Slare
Alvae
Shadow Waldron
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipes and Advice 1921
Fall days bring dainty foods recipes for parfait lemon mousse chocolate blanc mange and apple cabbage salad. Includes gelatine desserts with milk sugar and vanilla and a roast pork accompaniment with ginger syrup optional. Also a quotation from Kipling and an editorial note on prices and urban life.
From A Dated Era Steak Recipes And Kidney Creole
A preserved, recipe heavy text describes flank steak preparation with oil rub and a pot braise, then a kidney Creole style dish with bacon suet, onions, pepper, tomatoes, cayenne, curry, and salt. A fowl supreme method follows with steamed breast, then stuffing with cracker crumbs and butter.
Flighty Knight Challenges Wildcats at Louisville Grounds
William M. Knight addressed a crowd at Louisville grounds claiming to be an nihilator and killer ready to fight all Wildcats in the circus menagerie. He boasted of being the gamest gamecock and predicted a fierce outcome before a police officer removed him for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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William MM. Knight
Louisville
Louisyiliz
Journall
Dining in Midair: London Plane to Host Fifty Passengers
An airplane under construction in London will include a kitchen and dining room for fifty passengers. Cooking will be electric.
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London
The Days of Long Ago and North Poor Jack Tale
The fragment recalls a down and out figure named North-Poor Jack and notes a contrast with an aspiring toastmaster West-But he who was once a wonderful toastmaster.
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North
Jack
West
Woman Finds Ideal Partner Only After Time Passes
A reflective line notes that a woman may realize her ideal mate only when she is beyond his recognition age. The saying contrasts timing with lasting love and the quirks of romance.
Anglo American Congress on New History Texts
London Punch reports the Anglo American Congress of Finlans holding that English history texts are warped by Tory bias and should be reexamined after abolition.
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Anglo-American _Congress
Finlans
London Punch
Prohibition and social cleverness in mid-century satire
A terse editorial note praises Prohibition as its purpose while warning against exposing oneself to others, mocks Nuremberg as a toy center, and observes that manners can create fortunes. The quip reflects a wry take on public behavior and cultural perceptions.
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Thor
Coprricht B
Krantz
Gans Street
Slone
Western Newspaper Union
Kipling
Adustion
Louisville’ Courier-Journal
Wrigley'’S
Migley
Wrigley
Sena Sorgum
Johnnie
Fort Mason
Boston Transcript
Nuremberg
Germany
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