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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1928

Page

5

Reunion and Confessions Restore Hope at Grosvenor House

Julia and Professor Harrington reunite with Miss Fuller and Peter after a tense mystery. Ernesto’s conversion sparks relief as Mr. Almy and Tucker reveal how the spring-lancet accident exposed Grosvenor’s death. Nancy discovers new clues about Mr Case and Julia’s late mother, while Peter seeks quiet, honest reconciliation.

Ernesto Grosvenor Julia Professor Harrington Peter Mr. Almy Constance Darrow Burton Tucker Harrington Farrell Oyver Mr. Grosvenor Clarihen Darrow’s Nancy Lunus Mr. Roberts Captain Ashland Mary Grosvenor Richmond Darrow's

The Colfax copperplate and a Paris of secrets

In a brisk morning errand run, Constance, Peter, Nancy, and Julia confront a web of clues. Nancy reveals she found Colfaxs copperplate hidden in Julia Harrington s sewing table while Peter faces pressure over Julia s past, the Raynes report advances, and Charles Maclver departs Buenos Aires as part of a resolving Grosvenor mystery.

Colfax Fourth Avenue Darrow’s Peter Nancy Constance Mr. Darrow Raynes Charles Maclver Buenos Aires Grosvenor Richmond Julia Miss Burton Miss Wilkes

Motor Boat Uses Seaweed Patch In Ingenious Repair

East Harpswell Maine: Carroll Merriam improvised a fuel line repair after pirates stole his boat parts. He wrapped a hollow eight foot kelp stem to bridge the severed pipe, powered by a radio battery and a seaweed fueled fix to haul lobster pots and meet an order.

East Harpswell Maine Carroll Merriam Merriam Seal Ledges Devil's Apron

7 200 Plant Varieties Catalogued After Colombia Expedition

Dr Ellsworth P Killip and Albert G Smith of the Smithsonian outline a major summer task to classify and identify 7 200 plant varieties gathered in eastern Colombia. They spent four months collecting 30 000 specimens including 800 fern types 300 orchids 200 mimosa and other families with samples sent to cooperating institutions.

Washington Colombia Ellsworth P. Killip Albert G. Smith Smithsonian Institution Killip Smith National Museum Cillera Gota Po South America New York Botanical Garden Gray ‘Herbarium Harvard University

Mound Builders Seen as Mongoloids From Asia

Illinois scholars from the University of Chicago and department of anthropology present a theory that mound builders are American Indians, not a mysterious Asiatic race. Professor Krogman traces a migration from Asia via the Aleutians about 10,000 years ago, with waves pushing populations south and east. He links the origins to Neolithic cultures and notes later Spanish contact brought horses.

Quincy Illinois William M. Krogman University of Chicago Faye Cole Department of Anthropology Krogman Asia Aleutian North South America

University seeks rattlesnake antidote in Tucson lab trials

University of Arizona biology students will work this summer with an Eastern chemical company to develop an antidote for rattlesnake bites. Rattlers and other reptiles will be brought to the laboratory for final experiments.

Tucson Ariz University For Arizona Biology Eastern Chemical Company

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Misa Fuller Normandy Terrace Malvina Brandon ‘Tower Daisy Abbott Miss Grosvenor Mr. Case Ashland Julia Grosvenor Julia Harrington Julio Jacovef Jersey Zoo Camden N. J Amelia Jules L. Buck Wnter Africa Central Africa Regare
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