Ghostly plots unfold at Carney Croft showdown
MacArdel and Ware capture Jenks and Mrs. Bruce after a night of ghost stories at Carney Croft. They uncover a plan tied to cloth bundles and a hidden note warning of danger, threatening secrecy or exposure. The duo debates legal jeopardy and documentary proof while the widow hints at deeper schemes.
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Jenks
MacArdel
Mr. Ware
Carney-Croft
Ware
Jenka
Mrs. Bruce
Jengs
Mort
Mac‘Ardel
Ben
Cn Widow
Mac
Drison
Mac Ardel
Captain Thayer Reveres Sunken Ship Into Record Sailings
San Diego born captain Thayer bought a sunken hulk for 1100 dollars, towed it from Manga Riva island to San Francisco, rebuilt as a three masted bark, registered as Pyrenees, then Manga Riva, and sent to Swansea. The vessel set fastest passage between Pacific and Atlantic oceans, earning Thayer recognition as a modern Gilliat.
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Gilliat
Pacific Ocean
John P. Barnés
San Francisco
Washington Post
the Horn
San Diego
Thayer
South Seas
Oakland
Manga Riva
Washington
Swansea
Wales
Pacific
Atlantic
Second Note Reveals Jenks Injury In House Scene
In Chapter XII a half leading half carrying Jenks returns to the house. MacArdel frees the bound man on the veranda notes a minor cut lip. They carry both to the library where MacArdel cleans and stitches the wound using pocket material.
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Jenks
MacArdel
Ghost not walking in three works confuses Beaton
In a playful exchange, Beaton and Bisa Twinkle discuss a shade’s condition. Basten confirms the ghost suffers only frost bite and is not afflicted with locomotor ataxia, amid speculative chatter and wit.
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Beaton
What a Frown Can Do
A short discourse on home life explains how a single bitter word or surly glance can dampen a family and how kindness and smiles brighten a humble home. It asserts that the mother’s gentleness shapes daughters and the father’s kindness shapes sons, while a discordant home breeds misery for others.
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Berneath
Swim Underwater Race At Haskell School
An Indian boy at Haskell Institute Lawrence competes in an underwater swim. A naked red man on the shore holds grass in his mouth while the swimmer dives and blows bubbles to mark distance. The longest swimmer earns the right to strike the sky with a wet cloth.
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Haskell School
Lawrence
Salaries of English Judges Compared in Currency
In England salaries for judges are listed with high figures such as the lord high chancellor at 50 000 dollars a year and the attorney general at 35 000 plus about 30 000 in fees. Other posts include the chancellor of the common pleas, and judges of the high court of justice at 25 000 each, with various lower offices ranging from 9 000 to 25 000 dollars plus fees.
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England
New Yrk
Tord
Court of Appeals
High Court of Justice
Bhel
City Court of London
Bow Street
India’s Good Peanut Crop Expansion and Exports
India reports a healthy peanut crop covering 1 400 acres, rising by 115 500 acres to 23 83 percent. For 1906 07 exports reached 598 633 hundredweight, about the long term average.
Peruna Touts Cure For Stomach Ulcers And Nerves
Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina writes her tale of chronic stomach trouble and nerves. She credits Peruna and Manalin after doctor advised catarrh of the stomach and says she now feels as well as ever. The letter claims many similar testimonials exist in the physician's files.
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Lenora. Bodenhamer
Lenora Bodenhamer
Kernersville
N. C
Tate
Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
Scent of Alcohol Sparks Odd Car Encounter
A brief witty exchange in Puck magazine features Crimson Rambler asking a man about burning gasoline while Sparks replies he is testing alcohol as an experiment. The humor hints at quirky mid century banter and street dialogue.
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Puck
I Believe in the Survival of the Fittest
Senator Sorghum replies that his belief in survival of the fittest depends on how fit he feels, noting a common stance on the idea. He implies personal appetite for the concept varies with mood and energy.
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Senator Sorghum
Pink Pills touted as a general tonic for debility
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for general debility caused by bad blood. It cites a Chelsea Massachusetts man who recovered from long illness after using the pills and claims the product treats anemia rheumatism indigestion and after effects of illness. The text promises a free pamphlet on blood diseases and a diet book and lists prices two fifty for six boxes.
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J. Williams
J. G. Havey
Willow St
Chelsea
Mass
Dr. Williams
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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Eph. Brown
Oh Corporation
Nity
India
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