The Little People Mystery at the Gaston Apartments
Nelson receives an invitation to dinner from great uncle Rufus Gaston and moves into the Gaston apartments. He discovers a pearl necklace stolen from a wall safe and uncovers a web of whispers blackmail and suspicious characters including Barbara Bradford and Wick the superintendent.
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Nelson
Wick
Barbara
Hig
Claire
Snie
Marrie
Joecumente
Bradford
Bradfords
Harbara
Whispers and mysteries haunt a New York apartment
The narrator investigates haunting whispers in the Gaston building. He questions Mrs. Burke and Barbara Bradford while noting a pattern of hidden rooms, blackmail notes, and a missing diary. The detective plans to observe above apartments for clues, while a suspicious theft reveals a stranger entered the room.
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Barbara Bradford
Mr. Bradford
Bradford
Mrs. Burke
Rufus Gaston
Miss Bradford
Tad
Miss Bridford
Gaston
Miss Jraeford
Mixs Bradford
Niyo Umrenat Unele
Bacerly
Evenig
Tosat
Barbara
Sonere
The Anniversary By Elva Lorence
Lizzie tells Mary to revive their failing marriage by staging a wedding night dream. Mary dresses in white and prepares a special dinner, rosemary for remembrance, and awaits Ned. Ned returns late, finds Mary waiting, and realizes his forgotten anniversary, asking for forgiveness as they reconcile.
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Missus
Liz
Dearie
Lizzie
Doe
Mery
Ned
Mary
Chokin
Enter Gorman the detective in a dated melodrama
A fragment from a serialized tale describes a detective planning a dinner with a friend’s wife after a business partner is away. The plot hinges on mistaken social arrangements and a revealing conversation with the wife about a planned outing. The tone echoes early mystery fiction.
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Atiige
Sou
Value of Various Woods Heat Comparison
Investigations by the agricultural department show that one standard cord of well-seasoned woods such as hickory oak beech birch hard maple ash elm locust or cherry equals about one ton of anthracite coal. A cord and a half of soft maple or two cords of cedar poplar or bass wood provide the same heat. One cord of well seasoned mixed wood equals at least one ton of average grade bituminous coal.
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Agricultural Department
Truth in War Claims Revealed by Con Man
A local resident recalls being duped by a man claiming front-line service who deceived him about the war and profited from false stories. The counterfeit veteran trope and alleged job schemes are the focus of the report.
Lighted Candle Reveals Crucifix in Italian Cathedral Sermon
An Italian friar from the newly founded order of Saint Francis preaches to a vast twilight-filled church. He lights a candle to illuminate the crucified Christ, highlighting wounds and suffering, then extinguishes it as the sermon ends, leaving the congregation in sobering awe.
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Order of Saint Francis
Words of Wise Men on Kindness and Patience
The excerpt extols kind words as home flowers that beautify humble homes and views religion as quiet growth. It praises tenderness in small matters and the urge to soothe others, warning that losing patience erodes judgment and the ability to face crises.
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M. Hous
William Johnston
Tlustrations
Irwin Myers
Gorgeone
Toa
Rufus
Nora
Will
Tex
Freerald Isle
Tcis
Web
Claire Bradford
Tmo
Dino
Wes
Someoe
By Elva Lorence
Gorman
Detective
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