Wealthy Chicago recluse Corvet moves mystery after promising Constance
Benjamin Corvet, a powerful Chicago figure, confronts Henry Spearman then seeks Constance Gherrill and promises not to marry Spearman. Corvet disappears after deeding his house to Alan Conrad of Blue Rapids, Kansas, who arrives amid a burglary and a ghostly Miwaka dream. Alan learns Corvet deeded all to him, and Spearman recognizes Alan as the man he fought.
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Chicago
Benjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Gherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Covet
Conrad
Alan
Alanya
Lawrence
Mr. Sherrill
Sspearman
Speakman
Corvet, Sherrill and
Carvet
Constance Sherrill
Constance
Henry
Ben
Connie
Benny
Miss Sherrill
Miss ‘Sherrill
Rival power struggle you can’t ignore in Corvet affair
Constance and Henry Spearman discuss Ben Corvet’s controlled company shifting to Alan Conrad after a secret transfer. Spearman reveals he opposed Corvet’s plans to protect investors while Daniel Conway-like Alan pressures a confrontation, and Constance realizes Henry’s distrust stems from past battles for the firm.
Constance Sherrill and Spearman Encounter at Carvet House
Alan confronts Constance Sherrill and Spearman after discovering their private meeting at Carvet House. He contemplates a prior warning from Mr. Corvet and searches the house for any hidden records, while Judah the Indian nursemaid remains watchful as dinner is served.
Thankful for a Little Child Lydia Pinkham Ad
A Kutztown Pennsylvania reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after childbirth and celebrates a one year old child's development. The ad touts cures for childlessness and urges faith in the product citing decades of testimonials and merit.
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Kutztown
Lydia E.pinkham
Charles A. Mertz
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sparkling Gems in a Dry Answers Exchange
A humorist contributor visits the editor of Answers during a busy day. The editor, choosing sarcasm, notes the joke was a gem only when it sparkled on the fire. The contributor gleefully insists on merit, while the editor replies with dry humor about burning the gem.
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Answers
Museum Adds European Wisent and Urus skulls
The American Museum acquires two notable specimens from Cambridge Museum of Zoology. An incomplete European bison skull and a fine urus skull and jaws, suggesting a distant link to domestic cattle.
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Europe
Cambridge
England
Museum of Zoology
Scientific American
Quotations on Inventions and Sermons
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a light that stays on a minute after switch off. A cellar gadget that turns itself off is sought. The piece notes that sharp retorts come bluntly and a sermon drawn out may be narrow.
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Boston Transcript
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Sherrill and
Mr. Spearman
Wassaquam
Judah
Vog
Hi Paso
Mexico
Mrs. Mertz
Holland
Cuticura
Bellans
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