Voices From The Past And A Mysterious Cipher
A reader letter argues wars cannot end by statute, urging changes of heart as the path to utopia. A serialized mystery features Dr. Stuart, Inspector Dunbar, and Mile. Dorian as a needle ray threat and a sealed envelope links Sir Frank Narcombe and Henrik Ericksen in a tense plot twist.
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Mise Grey
Keppel Stuart
London
Inspector Dunbar
Scotland Yard
Stuart
Dr. Stuart
Dunbar
the Scorpion
Lowerby
Gaston Mas
Frank Narcombe
White Stuart
Taxi
Milo Derian
Sir Frank Narcombe
Dorian
Careless Shampooing Spoils the Hair Advice
An advertisement touts Mulsa oil shampoo as pure and effective for cleansing hair and scalp. It claims coconut oil shampoo creates rich lather, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair soft bright and manageable. The note urges readers to ask their druggist for Miraition brand.
A Frontierswoman’s Hard Beginning and Indian Trade
A memoir excerpt recalls settling in a harsh landscape with a bluff impassable to goods. The narrator and Pegsy recount hardship, a rented ranch for $60 yearly, a clothes pin securing doors, and lessons with nearby Indians. A chief’s wife stores a trunk, later opening it to reveal a garter and a stocking packed with $20 gold pieces.
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Indiana
Mystery Breaks at the House in a Sudden Disarray
Stuart staggers from a blow to the head as the telephone mouthpiece vanishes and a hole scorches his dictionary. Fire rages in the grate while a man bursts into the study and cries Mon Dieu What has happened then The scene ends with a promise of continuation tomorrow.
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Dubh
Stuart
New Scotland Yard
Frank Narcombe
Henrik Ericksen
Ivan
Kismet
Bayer Aspirin Warning For Genuine Product Use
An old advertisement warns to look for Bayer on Aspirin packaging and tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It promotes Bayer tablets for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism backache toothache and lumbago and notes packaging options of 12 tablets in tins and bottles of 24 and 100.
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Bayer
Adventures of the Twins Clive Roberts Barton
Quiet scene in the Land That Was Farther Away unfolds as Mrs. Ostrich argues with Mr. Ostrich over grammar Zippy Zebra sulks then laments townfolk who stay home. He muses aloud about his cousin Prince the Pony and recalls the circus with a chuckle and a whinny.
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Adventures OF the Twins
Clive Roberts Barton
Mrs. Ostrich
Mr. Ostrich
Zippy Zebra
Zippy
Prince
Pony
Confessions of a Husband: A Theatre Date Entanglement
Tom Howard, a married man, faces Edith Slocum's insinuations as they attend a theatre date while her husband and Mia attend a concert. Edith pressures Tom about a phone call and secrets, prompting tense exchanges about loyalty, trust, and flirtation in a late night supper after the show.
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Tom Howard
Earth Slocum
George
Edith
Dot
Tom
Edith Slocum
Mia Howard
John D
Zippy the Ostrich Dreams of a Boot
Zippy the ostrich mumbles about a boot while munching grass and stones. Mrs. Ostrich misreads his hints as nonsense as Zippy lights up with a private joke. The scene ends with Zippy’s calm, cryptic remark about a boot and the odd meal.
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Yynthia
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Miss Grey
Mexico
Bruce
Ralph
Bull
Sit- Bull
Lloyd
Willow Creek
Creey
W. H
The
Robert M. Moltride & Co
Saturday’s
Star
Edwin J. Brown
D. D. Ss. Beattie
Columbia St
Wilbur
Danny
Mother
All
Olivia
Helen
Inte
Freckles
FR eckLes
Moyies
BY Blosser
Henry
BY Ahern
WUT Bros. Chess
Sommis
Pegsy
Mrs. W
Yale
Boston
Aes
Everett True
Confessions of A
Husband
Miler
Coca-Cola Co
Adianta
Standard Monument Company
Fremont Ave
Seattle
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