Hidden Ways. a New York tale of a switchboard operator and a murder
David Mallory, a newspaper researcher turned switchboard operator, meets Agatha Paget and niece Allegra in a luxury hotel. A scream leads to a death in the Ferriter apartment, with no weapon found. Police suspect Lyon Ferriter while David counsels Agatha on her family history and is drawn into a murder case.
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David Mallory
New York
Tim‘gins
David
Agatha Paget
Allegra
Higgins
Ferriter
Pagets
Lyon
Everett
Zane
Giggins
Paget
Lyon Werriter
Jerry Kran
the Press
Mallory
Lyon Ferriter
Fineman
Shannon
Allegra Paget
Morello
Hoyt
Miss Agatha
Grosvenor
Mallory plots to solve a New York murder in a Paget keepsake
David Mallory and editor Cochran chase a tangled crime amid the Paget clan's secrets. Miss Agatha Ferriter and Ione Ferriter loom, while Lyon Ferriter's arrest and a missing weapon fuel the puzzle. The pair analyze leads, weigh suspects including Higgins and Hoyt, and chase a killer who exploited a quiet breakfast and a wheel chair bound aunt's world.
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Shannon
Ione Ferriter
Grosvenor
Miss Agatha
Grove
Babylon
Miss Paget
David
Everett Ferriter
Pagets
Calvert
Charles II
Ferriter
Waiter predicts rain as diner mocks town news
In a playful exchange a waiter jokes about rain while the diner boasts their town beats newspapers to the news. The fiancee teases Jack about his whisk broom and his use of powder and paint.
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Jack
Keep Liver Healthy and Enjoy Life
Dr Barton discusses liver health and bile salts role in digestion and toxin removal. He notes that a healthy liver eases daily responsibilities and suggests two key practices: avoid large fatty meals and use breathing and twisting exercises to stimulate bile flow. He adds caution on using bile salts only under medical advice.
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A. C. Ivy
A. L. Berman
Chicago
Minnesota
Poetic Exchange About Money and Telegram Costs
A brief dialogue contrasts a poet’s failed yearning to write with an actor’s past desperation to send money home but lacking the price of a telegram, illustrating financial strain and artistic frustration.
Waiter and Patron Banter About Millionaire Eccentricity
A brief comic exchange centers on a waiter and a patron noting an affluent man at a table. The waiter reveals the man’s eccentricity is the humorous focus as the scene ends with a playful clarification.
Great singer’s voice reportedly broken in four pieces
A flamboyant remark asks if the famed singer’s voice is broken. The reply confirms hearing the voice in at least four pieces last night.
Cod liver oil enemas reported to aid ulcerative colitis
Dr. H Gainsborough reports six cases treated with cod liver oil enemas for ulcerative colitis. After a rest period and starch opium enemas, patients held oil enemas overnight, starting at two ounces and rising to eight. Three patients were cured and remained so for two years, one stayed well 15 months before relapse, another relapsed after 15 months but later cured, and one patient showed no improvement.
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H. Gainsborough
Lancet
London
Infected teeth tonsils linked to heart disease
Question answers discuss possible heart disease from untreated dental infections and the cardiac risk of sodium dilantin. Experts note infection control and cautious use under physician supervision, with recent broader use but potential severe reactions in some patients.
Trivia Quiz From Ask Me Another General Round
Identify the oblate spheroid answer earth or a baseball, recall a tragedy author struck by a tortoise, estimate Washington estate value in today’s money, name the philosopher nagged by Xanthippe, translate Ecce Homo, define mulled wine, explain a blucher shoe, and name the ship that started for America with the Mayflower but turned back.
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George Washington
Xanthippe
Pilate
America
Answers to classic trivia items show variation in themes
A list of eight quiz style prompts is provided. The items include earth geometry, a playwright, a large monetary figure, a philosopher, a biblical quotation, a culinary reference, a clothing or accessory description, and a ship name.
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Aeschylus
Socrates
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iBy Frederic F. van DE Water
Mino’s
Grand Central
Ferriter Flat
Cochrane
Ferriters
Milligan
Tas Selah Paget
Blackbeard
Bill
James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
Dr. Barton
Today’s Health Column
Aclee
Peo
Inde
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