Murdered man at the Woodcock and a cryptic clue
Captain Holt debates a gun murder in a rural inn after a body is found with twelve shot pellets. A lawyer, Maythorpe, and Mr. Crole arrive, revealing a potential identity linked to Andrew Merchison and a missing fortune. Holt plans to tell Mrs. Merchison and consult at Marrasdale tower.
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Fecleshare
Manners
Eccleshare
Salim Mazaroff
Andrew Merchison
Mazaroff
Myrself
Marrasdale Tower
Sheila
Crole
London
Maythorne
Woodcock
Denly
The
Oracle
Mazarom
Mansion hall confrontation reveals Andrew Merchison mystery
Sheila and Mr. Crole visit Mrs. Elphinstone as she reveals a link between Salim Mazaroff and her late husband Andrew Merchison. A church tablet and a sea voyage letter raise questions about disappearance in Mombasa Bay in 1899, leading to a guarded room and a cable trunk with crucial evidence.
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Sheila
Mr. Mazaroff
Crole
London
Mrs. Elphinst
Mazaroff
Creole
Woodcock
Tie
Mr. Tfolt
Mrs. Elphinstone
Crete
Salim Mazaroff
Andrew Merchison
HiIs
Bhis
Sit
Bombay
Durban
Crose
Merchison
Manbasa
Mombasa Bay
Enigmatic traveler Mazaroths vanishes after inn stay
Marvyn Holt encounters a man calling himself Mazaroths on Marrasdale moor. They lodge at Woodcock inn where Mazaroths claims Holt's wife and daughter, giving a false real name Nerchison. Night disappearance followed by Holt and Sheila Merchi son searching with cousins. Mazarotts body found. Holt questioned by Police Sergeant Manners and reporter Bowuas as Mr Armintrade and Doctor Eccle share discuss.
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Marvyn Holt
Mamarof
Armintrade
Doctor Eccleshare
Holt
Manners
Bowuas
Marzaroff
Black Fridays in Financial History Spanning Several Panics
The term Black Friday refers to several panics not a single date. It began with news in December 1745 of Charles Edward Stuart near London causing a market panic. It later labeled May 11, 1866 in England after a Gurrey Co failure and in the US for September 21, 1869 tied to Gould’s gold corner and September 13, 1873 after Jay Cooke & Co failure.
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London
Charles Edward Stuart
Derby
England
Gverend, Gurvey & Co
United States
Jay Gould
New York
Jay Cook & Co
Iathfinder Magazine
Belligerent Turkey Attacks Man in Los Angeles
A turkey attacked a man named Proagd welne in Los Angeles, slashing his arm with a knife and tearing his shirt after the bird kicked the blade. The creature then leaped onto the bleeding victim.
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Los Angeles
Calif
W. BE
Burglars and Gunmen In Sing Sing Read News
In Sing Sing prisoners including burglars and gunmen stay informed about others’ cases. About three hundred subscribe to newspapers read by literate inmates, while illiterates receive information by word of mouth. Each acquittal is scrutinized by experts.
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Sing Sing
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Offered Free Trial
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative for all family use. It claims quick relief of constipation and bilious sluggish conditions with a free trial offer from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Til
Hairless Russian Rabbits May Not Become Established Breed
In the Journal of Heredity D A Koslov of the State Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Russia reports hairless young rabbits appearing among experimental animals. Some young show partial hair on noses ears shoulders and blades but all hairless young have died without issue, so the breed is not established and may be difficult to permanent.
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Journal of Heredity
D. A. Koslovsky
State Institute For Experimental Veterinary Medicine of
Russia
Format
Tiny Rice Birds at Washington Dinner
Col Pope Hennessy dines at a fashionable Washington restaurant where rice birds are served on toast. The host laments harming the tiny delicacies as Col Hennessy plays with a single grain of the dish and jokes about how they are murdered for the por tion. He quips about using insect powder.
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Col. Pope Hennessy
Washington
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Dr Pierce
A brief historical note highlights Dr R V Pierce of Pennsylvania and later Buffalo for his Golden Medical Discovery a tonic claimed to aid digestion enrich the blood clear pimples and improve complexion. Advertisements state tablets and liquid forms are available at all druggists.
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R. V. Pierce
Pennsyvania
Buffalo
N. Y
Grammatical Distinction in Collective Nouns
The text explains when to use singular or plural for collective nouns such as bank company crowd or number The choice depends on whether the speaker views the individuals as a group or the group as a single entity.
Sure Unpopularity
A Washington Star quote credits Fi Ho of Chinatown with a caution about favors. The sage warns that asking favors may brand a person as debt collector, inviting social fear and scrutiny.
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Fi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
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Tondon
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Idie
Turkey
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Abraham Hame
New Jersey
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Ohio
Springfield
Mass
Fianada
Berlin
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Watt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia On
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Minnie E. Hicks
Rushyllie
Tam
Innie E. Hicks
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