The Indian Drum The Watch Key to a Lake Mystery
Constance Sherrill meets Alan Conrad at Harbor Point as they uncover a link between a watch coins and a ring from Uncle Benny. The items point to a possible alive father and a past involved with the Miwaka disaster and a coded list of lake deaths. Alan seeks records on the watch while Constance fears hidden family secrets.
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Consttance
Alan
Blue Rapids
Benny
Jo Papa
Frankfort
Wassaquam
Middle Village
Mr. Corvet
Benjamin Corvet
Chicago
Sherrill
Astor Street
Luke
Liefoure
Wassuquam
Henry
Uncle Benny
Miss Sherrill
Buffalo
Merchants’ Exchange
Manitowoc
Caleb Stafford
Marvin Hatch
Winnebago
Longpoint
Lake Erie
Stafford
Stafford and
Ramsdell
Miwaka
Jo Pano
Telegraaph
Spearmanad
Alan Conrad
Captain Stafford
Connie
Constance
Ben
Mr. Sherrill
Carferry
Oldest United States Post Office in St Augustine
The post office build ing in St. Augustine Florida erected in 1568 is regarded as the oldest such structure in the nation. Archives in Seville Spain show it was bought by the king of Spain in 1604 from Gonzalo Mendes, the former Florida governor, for $10,000 to serve as a residence for Gov Pedro de Yderra and his successor. Governor Yderra described the house as cold and damp, noting two earlier governors died there.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Archives of the
Indies
Seville
Spain
Gonzalo, Mendez
Florida
Mendes
Pedro de Yderra
Yderra
Power in this flashlight
A pocket flashlight using dry cells has evolved into an effective battery searchlight with 2000 feet range on six volts. It features a seven and a half inch adjustable focus and single shell reflector. Photometer tests show 453 candlepower from a nitrogen-filled tungsten lamp.
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New York Herald
Church Meeting Sparks Gossip In Village Yard
After service the congregation mingles in the churchyard while the vicar introduces an old sea captain to the village leader, noting they slept in adjacent bunks. The exchange hints at familiar seaside ties and social links within the community.
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Smith
London
Allen's Foot Ease advert promotes comfortable shoes
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for feet to ease tight new shoes, relieve corns bunions and callouses, prevent blisters and bare spots. A separate question asks why a man loses interest in a subject once his argument is exhausted.
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Allen
War doubles prices for cotton and linen goods
Advertisers claim war has doubled cotton and linen prices while urging consumers to extend fabric life with Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. Grocers place the ad, noting frugality and thrift as a path to ease.
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By William MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer
Chapter Hill
Harbor Point
Grand Traverse
Little Traverse
Ben Corvet
Post Office
Bellans
Holland
Parker
Drugrists
Lascox Chem
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated
State Street
New York
Mitchel Salyers
Erbymad
Hall &Ruckel, Inn
Waverly Place
N.Y
ORE Eyes
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