Girdlestone Mystery Deepens at Fisher's Folly Estate
John Westcott confronts Mr. Carter over the secret key and the hidden will while Marian Carter tends the Golden Lamp at Fisher's Folly. The conversation reveals a potential inheritance tied to a remote strong room and fifty bags of cash, as the wary heirs weigh loyalty, trust, and peril in a house of guarded riches.
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Marian
John
Westesti
Mr. Carter
Weatcott
Aent
Westcott
Mr. Girdlestone
Carter
Girdlestone
John Westcott
Br. Carter
Mr. Girlestone
Irm
John Westrott
Indlestone
Ms. Garter
Jeremiah Girdlestone
Fisher's Folly
Fisher
Marian Carter
John Westwill
Mr. Westcott
Mrs. Carter
Antippie
Ria
Marian G
Marvin
Ian
Jo Westcott
Mr. Garter
Marion
Patee Park
The Alderman Read His Poem and Other Humorous Sketches
A fragment from a humorous piece recounts an amiable traveler and a widowed mother, with a tender scene on a bracket and a farmer’s apology. It follows an ex alderman in Colorado who laments wealth without appetite and recites a rough verse about longing for life and simple joys.
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Archy
New York
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Amell
Agin
Hoy Polley
Macbeth Defeated by Macduff in Narrow Confrontation
Fragmentary report describes Macbeth being overthrown by Macduff. Vague notes mention remedies and conditions, with garbled text referencing health symptoms and a conclusive defeat.
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Macbeth
Macduff
Inventor of the Microbe: The Man Who First Used the Word
The term microbe dates from 1878 and was proposed by Charles Sedillot during a Paris Academy of Science lecture on germs. The event, in February, featured Sedillot advocating a single generic name for microscopic life, with Pasteur present and the term used in the discourse.
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Academy of Science
Paris
Charles Schillot
Strasburg
Section of
Medicine
M. Pasteur
Littre
Sedillot
Omsar
Charles Sedilot
The Russian Parliaments and the American Way
A correspondence from New York features Colonel Charles A. de Armand arguing that Russia and the United States share parallel political progress. He compares parliamentary systems, notes Russia’s humane punishment, and defends the U S Constitution while critiquing European governments. He addresses anti Jewish finance woes and Mormon persecution with cautionary examples.
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New York
Russia
Charles A. de Armand
United States
Americas
Carlton Hill
N. J
Dispatch Drafting and Transmission Process Described
The article explains how international dispatches are created from Blaine's rough drafts to linen paper scripts, copied into record books, and transmitted via telegraph with government rates. It notes translation by Thomas and a team of polyglot assistants handling multilingual needs.
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Blaine
Secretary of State
Western Union
Thomas
Baby born weighing two pounds in Indiana
A two month old son of Mr and Mrs A William Derringer of Wat son Clark County Ind weighs two pounds and 16 inches long with a 10 4 inch head circumference His face wrinkles like an old man and is covered with thick facial hair Yet he is reported in good health Positive note mentions Daisy dora Cure available at McMahon Bros Adams 52 Fourth avenue and badges for societies.
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St. Louis
United States
Minnesota
Carthage
Jasper
Archy
Goodby
A William Derringer
Watson
Clark County
Ind
McMahon Bros. & Adams
Fourth Avenue
Pride of Santiago and the foaming milk goblets
A correspondent describes Santiago sights and life. He notes Cerro de Santa Lucia and the Alameda with its four-row poplars, bridges, and canals. He reflects on Chilean politics, Balmaceda, and notable Irish-Chilean figures amid urban views and grand plazas.
A Lesson in the Spring Proverb Featured in Herald
In the spring the New York Herald notes a moral about not delaying needed attire observing the proverb to wear clothes today rather than tomorrow. The verse cautions against postponing practical preparations and embraces timely action.
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New York
Russia
Siberia
America
New York Herald
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