The Mazaroff Mystery Chapter Ends in a Trap
Sheila Merchison recounts how she and her mother were kidnapped by Alison Murdoch at the Woodcock hotel. They were driven to a London house on the Harrow Road after hours of planning and were kept prisoner in a locked room, fed by a mysterious basket mechanism, with two nights of confinement before rescue or continuation.
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Maythorne
Corkerdale
Manners
Sheila
Mervyn
Merchigan
Alison Murdoch
Mr. Elphinstone
Miss Merchison
Nol
Mr. Maythorne
Mr. Holt
Miss Apperley
London
Mazaroff
Relver
Anson Murdoch
Pointblank
Marrasdale
Andrew Merchison
Merchison
Murdochs
Murdoch
Elphinstone
Woodcock
Birnside
Reiver’s den
Musgrave
Mrs. Elphinstone
Eccleshare
Parslave
Alison Murdock
Alson Murdoch
Alison
Maythome
Harrow Road
Allison Murdoch
Edgware Road
Paddington Green
Ornery Origins and Regional Usage Through the Ages
The term ornery derives from ordinary and expressing contempt. It appeared in England during the Stuarts and persisted in Ireland and the United States via Irish and Scotch Irish immigrants, evolving into ornery and onery as southern and western dialects. A 1880 New York Constellation quote illustrates its usage.
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England
Easthampton
Ireland
United States
New York Constellation
Pathfinder Magazine
Fresh Air and Warmth in Indoor Workplaces
The public health service states that proper moist warm air with minimal drafts is essential for indoor workers. The notion that cold rooms equal fresh air and warm rooms imply bad air has been discarded.
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Public Health Service
Hearing Insects Feed In Garden According To Readers
A correspondent quotes a column noting readers reported insect sounds: slugs, snails, and caterpillars in gardens. Snails reportedly scratch, caterpillars crunch, notably privet hawk moth larvae on lilac leaves, with other correspondents also hearing insect feeding.
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London Daily Chronicle
Snally
Alaska’s Coastline Reaches Over 26 000 Miles
A new regional tally shows Alaska extends coastline beyond twenty six thousand miles, highlighting vast shorelines across its numerous bays in addition to the mainland and archipelagos.
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Alaska
Marital Money Tricks Highlight Domestic Humor
The piece quotes Clarence Darrow contrasting masculine duties with women's domestic roles and features a joke about a husband hiding money in socks he had mending. The anecdote frames gender norms and witty self‑mockery as a social aside.
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Clarence Darrow
Dye Signals Early Cancer Detection Progress
Dr Arnold A C Butts director of the Emery Laboratory at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia announced progress in a dye to detect internal cancers in early growth. The dye, used for two years as an aid to diagnosis, may enable accurate cancer detection and prompt treatment by surgery radium or X rays. The diluted dye is injected into patients veins.
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Arnold A. C. Butts
Emery Laboratory
Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Doctor Butts
Two Quarts Billy Eats Too Many Cherries
A seven year old, Billy, falls ill after a cherry binge from a large tree. The doctor jokes with him about how many cherries he ate and Billy estimates he ate about two quarts, enough for two pies.
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Billy
Movies Teach Surgery at University of Berlin
German university introduces motion pictures to teach surgery. A camera captures each step on the operating table during an operation, and the film is later shown in class with the procedure explained for students.
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University of Berlin
Germany
No Executions in Denmark Since Abolition
Denmark, which recently abolished capital punishment, had not inflicted this penalty for 380 years, underscoring a historic long absence in the justice system and the country’s stance on punitive measures.
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Denmark
Causes of cramps in swimmers and digestion
The text asserts cramps in swimmers result from two causes: excessive use of muscles not used to exercise and digestion disrupted by bathing soon after meals. It also makes a remark about waist size expanding with common sense.
Snails By Air From France Reach Croydon Drome
Snails travel daily at over 100 miles an hour from France to Croydon England via Imperial Airways freight for epicures preferring French snails. Costly Judge Valentine notes many minor offenses stem from people trying to keep up appearances. He says too many young chaps aim to be happy-go-lucky but end up unhappy-go-brokes.
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France
Croydon
England
Imperial Airways
Epicures
Valentine
Lose Pounds of Ugly Fat With Kruschen Salts Ad
An 85 cent Kruschen Salts ad promises weight loss of up to 15 pounds in a month and energy gains. It urges readers to weigh at start and after four weeks and claims the product delivers health benefits and vitality. Leading druggists nationwide market Kruschen Salts.
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America
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ALL Star Silver Fox Corporation
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Boston
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