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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
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