The Colfax Bookplate Mystery at Darrow's Bookshop
Miss Constance Fuller helps prepare a rare-book catalogue while a murder lurks in Darrow's shop. A forged Colfax bookplate tied to a dying elder, Captain Ashland and Nancy Tower figure in a tense scramble as staff race to finish the catalogue before a printers strike.
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Constance Fuller
Darrow
Peter Burton
Constance
Peter
Nancy
Darrow's
Brandon Tower
Tower
Captain Ashland
Ashland
Colfax
Mr. Case
Mr .Roberts
Memory Gap Deepens in Virginia Bookshop Scene
In a continuation, Julia Grosvenor recalls a fainting episode in a shop while clues about a memory loss surface. The narrator notes shock erases parts of her memory linked to a man named Peter and the shop incident at Darrow’s rare-books. Further dialogue reveals interest in Virginiana literature and upcoming catalog sales.
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Peter
Julia Grosvenor
Virginia
Ghatine
Clarihen
Ingenious ancient method to date events from New Year
A historical note explains a calendar-free trick where each of the 12 months is mapped to a word in a 12 word key sentence. By taking the first letter of the month’s word and counting from New Year’s day, one can find the weekday of a fixed date such as July 4 or May 7 using simple letter-position steps.
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George Brown
Esquire Good
Christopher’ Finch
David Friar
Bayer
France Census Corrected by Presidential Decree
A presidential decree corrects France’s population to 40 745 874 from 40 745 851. The omission of 23 inhabitants in Honnecourt near Cambrai was discovered after the last census, and the government amended the grand total.
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France
Honnecourt
Cambrai
Tior
Cultivating Laziness Quips From Uncle Eben
A Washington Star quip recalls Uncle Eben mocking office hours as the man takes time off to fish. The joke contrasts laziness with work, noting the moaner’s disdain for overwork and authority.
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Eben
Washington Star
Supreme Court Upholds Law For Removing Highway Obstructions
In Topeka the Kansas supreme court upheld the 1927 law giving the highway commission authority to remove signs within highway rights of way and empowered county officials to tear down billboards along state roads. The ruling clarifies that even small signs can obstruct sight lines near turns and crossings, prompting targeted removals. Cherryvale chamber plans a May 21 meeting with dairy agent J C McDowell to survey dairy and poultry markets for potential new locations.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Douglas County
The
Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Cherryvale
Kansas University Announces June Degree Candidates
Lawrence report lists over 200 graduates since 1927 and more than 60 students ready for June degrees. Wichita physician Dr. T J Carter is critically ill after swallowing a bone fragment, esophagus punctured, fed via stomach tube, rushed to St Louis for treatment.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
George O. Foster
Wichita
T. J. Carter
St. Louis
Carter
Emporia Hosts Fifteenth Annual All State Music Contest
More than 200 high school students competed this week as the Emporia Teachers College chorus performed Elijah. The visit followed a busy day for the young musicians who are guests of Emporia.
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Emporia
Emporia Teachers’ College
Elijah
Neighbor's cash gift ends in fatal self harm
Tony Zupancic, 63, after giving two neighbors $6,000 in cash and bonds, went to an adjacent room in his South Radley home and shot himself in the head, dying instantly.
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South Radley
Tony Zupancic
Nerves of Older Children Linked to Infant Play
Ruth Brittain argues overstimulation in infancy from playing with babies causes later nervousness in children. She warns against prolonged handling and touts Castoria as a safe remedy and soothing aid for baby, claiming physicians endorse it for colic and sleep disturbances.
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Chas
Fletcher
Train mishap ends with passenger kicked off for no ticket
An exchange from Time Table recalls a man hit by a train and carried on the cowcatcher for miles before the conductor intervenes by ejecting him for lacking a ticket. The dialogue highlights a perilous incident and a conductor’s action.
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Williams
Brown
Slogan and Advice Fragments From Old Advertisements
The clipped text offers promotional lines and tips from an era marked by French origin questions, novel mentions, and laundry product claims. It juxtaposes a teaching remark with a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad and a note on writing tone.
State medical board picks four year terms for two Kansas men
Gov Paulen reappoints Br Hisseno of Ellsworth and Dr Dean of McPherson to the state board of medical registration for four years. Glenn Mitchell, 14, drowns in Walnut River near Augusta, likely from cramps. Owen Oberst, 17, confesses to killing seven family members and awaits arraignment in Judge Benson’s district court.
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Topeka
Hisseno
Ellsworth
G. R. Dean
McPherson
Paulen
State Board of Mediced Registration and Examination
Augusta
Glenn Mitchell
Wichita
Walnut River
Dorado
Owen Oberst
George J. Benson
District Court
Builty
Armed gang intercepts truck carrying 500 barrel still
An armed gang intercepted a truck hauling a 500 barrel capacity still seized by federal prohibition officers. They made off with the liquor plant and the truck. The abandoned vehicle was later found with no trace of the still.
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Hutchingon
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Ulysses
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Iwey
Kansas
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Hanford
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Leonard. Inc
SCAVE
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