Philo Vance Investigates Archer Coe Death Case
Crime expert Philo Vance and District Attorney Markham visit Archer Coe’s house where Coe is found dead by a pistol shot. Vance argues murder, notes a dagger wound and signs of staged suicide, and uses a dog as a pivotal clue while Brisbane Coe’s body is found in a closet.
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Philo Vance
Archer Coe
Markham
Coe
Wrede
Signor Grassi
Vance
Doremus
Brisbane Coe
Archer
Chicago
Liang
Brisbane
Grassi
Scottie
Mystery of a Missing Scottie Deepens in New York
In October the investigation into Miss MacTavish’s stabbing at Archer Coe's home widens. Major Higginbottom defends his actions as a private matter while Vance links the dog to Miss Delafield and the Coe residence, prompting a city-side inquiry with Higginbottom, Doris Delafield, and Annie Cochrane questioned.
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Julius Higginbottom
Miss MacTavish
Ornsay Autocrat
Laurieston Lovelace
Henry D. Bixby
Vance
U. K
District Attorney’s
Criminal Courts
Markham
Heath Swacker
District Attorney
American Kennel Club
Scottie
Higginbottom
Crestview Country Club
Mount Vernon
Heath
Coe
New York
Cee
Archer Coe
Illuminatin
Miss MacTa
Englewood
George
Mr. Vance
Doris
West Fifties
Delafield
Annie
Major Higginbottom
Belle Maison
Annie Cochrane
Madison Avenue
Major .Higginbottom
Ingenious Nightie Lets Molly Nap Through The Day
Roberta Earle Windsor describes how a pink rayon crepe nightgown and other pretty daytime garments helped three and a half year old Molly nap during the day. The author credits color, texture, and style with making naps pleasant and notes she avoids vanity by focusing on the garment and its effects rather than self admiration.
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Roberta Earle Windsor
National Kindergarten Association
New York
Molly
L H
Coax
Dieting May Extend Life In Rats Not Humans
A Washington Post piece notes Cornell researchers McCay and Crowell report in Scientific Monthly that delaying growth in youth may lengthen life in fish and rats, while warning growth reduction in adults lacks biological support and urging cautious optimism.
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Mr. McCay
Mary F. Crowell
Animal Nutrition Laboratory
Cornell University
Scientific Monthly
Francis Bacon
McCay
Scottie Puppy Bitch Winner Found in Englewood Listing
At nine the next morning Vance visited the American Kennel Club, spoke with secretary Perry B. Rice, and was introduced to Mrs Del Campo head of the show department. She located the marked Englewood catalogue and scanned the Scottish Terrier Puppy Bitch entries to identify the class winner.
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Vance
American Kennel Club
Perry B. Rice
Rice
del Campo
Englewood
Sirius the Brightest Star Shows Immense Distances
A Tit Bits Magazine excerpt notes Sirius sits about 70 billion miles away yet is the brightest star in our sky. It appears fixed, moves a mere inch per century, and its light tonight left Sirius 30 years ago. If placed where the sun is, Sirius would outshine Earth many times over.
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Sirius
Largest Roman Forum at Salamis and Nearby Fortifications
The text locates a large Roman forum at Salamis on Cyprus and mentions Othello's Tower near Famagusta. It adds references to Limasol where Richard the Lion Hearted wed Werengaria and she was crowned Queen of England, framing a historic coastal triangle.
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Salamis
Cyprus
Famagusta
Othello
Desdemona
Limasol
Richard the Lion Hearted
Werengaria
England
Chew for Beauty Gains Buzz Among New York Models
A New York expert unveiled a beauty routine to 2,000 models from the Models Guild. The program combines rhythmic chewing with head and neck exercises, including a 12 step routine. The illustrated exercise uses chewing gum to tone the chin and lower jaw while shaping the neck and cheeks.
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New York
Models’ Guild
Geologists Warn Niagara Falls May Die Without Action
Geologists warn the falls could erode away if not preserved. A January 17 rock fall of about 0,000 tons highlights ongoing erosion from Lake Erie water wearing the bed, with an estimated three feet per year, threatening 16 miles of cataract. Engineers propose submerged deflecting weirs to intensify water on the American side and reduce exposure on the Canadian side.
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Niagara Falls
Nature
Lake Erie
Niagara
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Hilda Lake
Miss Lake
S. 8
van Dine
Expressmen
Wise Nutrition
Falls of Niagara
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Geraldine Farrar
NBC
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