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Newspaper

Roland Record

Location

Roland, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1930

Page

3

The Mazaroff Mystery by J. S. Fletcher

Salim Mazaroff appears a generous and genial man but falls into a puzzling mystery that stains his reputation with secrets and enmities. J B Fletcher crafts a classic puzzle tale where clues unfold as human characters drive the intrigue.

Salim Mazaroff

The Mazaroff Affair Opens in North Country Moor

The narrator recalls meeting Mr. Mazaroff a mysterious Scotsman who hires him after a Times ad. They travel by car to Marrasdale moor, stopping at The Woodcock Inn. Mazaroff shows keen knowledge of the place, avoids details of himself, and admires old towns as they tour northward toward Marrasdale tower and High Cap lodge.

Mr. Mazaroff Dick Harker Mazaroff Harker the Times Mervyn England Cecil Great North Road Marrasdale Moor Holt Webster Asia Africa Stamford Grantham York Old City Northumberland Hexham Wark Woodcock Inn Maratoff Laddie Woodcock James Musgrave Haneshaws Musgrave Richard High Cap Moors London Verner Courthope High Cap Lodge

Amber in the Baltic basin valued as government property

For centuries amber from the Baltic basin is mined as fossil resin, tied to pines' remains. Found pieces surface by waves and are gathered at ebb by searchers and nets. dredging also occurs. Lithuanian amber belongs to the state and must be handed to central depots, else embezzlement, while artisans craft it into jewelry.

Baltic Basin

Term of Contempt and Population Rise in New York

The term contempt wapping back to a Sicilian localism for a good for nothing fellow and notes that New York City’s population has grown tenfold since 1850.

New York City

Take My Shovel Out Pat O Hara Prank

Pat O Hara and Mike Murphy workers in a colliery left a chalk message on a broken shovel asking Mike to fetch it. Mike, knowing Pat, rubbed out the trap and posted his own note telling Pat to fetch it himself.

Pat O'Hara Mike Murphy Pat Mike Michael London

Castoria endorsement praised for infants and caution to stop

An observer notes Castoria’s mildness for infants and urges stopping once a child grows. The piece asserts signatures on the wrapper as genuine Castoria and contrasts shallow pursuits with worthwhile work.

Chas. H. Fletcher

Kruschen Salts Fat Loss Claim Ad

An advertisement promises weight loss and increased vitality from Kruschen Salts. It claims fat loss of 20 pounds, improved energy, clearer skin, and younger feeling, urging daily use with a money back guarantee and availability from leading druggists worldwide.

Family doctor's laxative prescription offered in trial bottle

The article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for all ages. It describes its senna and laxative herb ingredients aiding bowel function and suggests using it for biliousness headaches or constipation with a free trial bottle available by mail from Monticello Illinois.

Dr. Caldwell Monticello

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