Philo Vance Interprets Anonymous Threat About Garden Case
Detective Philo Vance and District Attorney John F X Markham discuss a mysterious call about a disturbing tension at Professor Ephraim Garden’s apartment. The decodable message hints at radioactive sodium and equanimity referring to a racehorse named Equanimity running in the Rivermont Handicap tomorrow.
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John F. X. Markham
New York County
Vance
Professor Ephriam Garden
Professor Garden
Floyd
Woode Swift
Currie
Miles Siefert
Siefert
Garden
Markham
New York
John FX
Penthouse
Van
Rivermont Handicap Day Plans Crinkle Family Ties
In the Garden household the Rivermont Handicap looms large as Woody Swift bets heavily amid family tension. Vance notes odd behavior around Siefert the doctor and a cryptic message hints at deeper motives. A luncheon with the Garden clan foreshadows a deadly afternoon and a cryptic setup using dual telephone lines for secret consultation.
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Young Garden
Woode Swift
Lowe Hammle
Long Island
Currie
Morning Telegraph
Vance
Siefert
Professor Garden
Garen
Floyd Garden
Pop Hammle
Woode
Swift
Woody
Dad
Mater
Garden
van Dine
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Floyd
Fifteen Famous Women in History Listed by Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly names fifteen renowned women across eras and nations. Queens Elizabeth and Anne of England, Mary Stuart, Catherine the Great, Maria Theresa, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Marie Antoinette, Josephine, George Sand, Catherine de Medici, Madame de Stael, Sevigne and Maintenon are cited as history’s most famous.
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Anne
England
Mary Stuart
Scotland
Catherine
Russia
Maria Theresa
Hungary
Christina
Sweden
Cleopatra
Egypt
Joan of Arc
Marie Antoinette
Josephine
George Sand
Catherine de’ Medici
Madame de Stael
Madame de Sevigne
Madame de Maintenon
France
Pope health and London fire loom this week
The Pope Pius health story tops the page with prayers for his recovery as cardinals kneel at his bedside. Also, London’s great fire in Pudding Lane prompts reflection on past city rebuilding and new fire safety. Suggestions on U S naval arms and President Hoover feature in a broader peace and power discussion.
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Pudding Lane
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Christmas Scouts Bring Miss Riley Gift Basket
Two boys Billie and Joe act on their idea of giving a Christmas present by secretly assembling a large coal and food basket for Miss Riley, who is poor and deaf, with Jim approving their charitable deeds and guiding their notion of property rights.
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Billie
Joe Perkins
Joe
Riley
Jones
Fellows
Glorified Christmas Puddings Bring Surprise Almond
In a Swedish rice pudding tradition the family hunts for a hidden almond believed to foretell marriage. The tale recalls Lois Em and their mother amid festive chatter until Julia bites into a strange nut and a chorus of laughter ends the ritual.
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Mrs. Allen
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