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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1937

Page

2

Garden clues deepen in mansion mystery

Dr Siefert leaves the roof with Garden to question Hammle about the garden events. Vance interrogates Hammle who claims no sightings. Miss Beeton confronts why her coat was found with a revolver and expresses fear yet vows to help as the house's dark secrets intensify.

Siefert Vance Doctor Miss Beeton Garden Mr. Hammle Hammile Hammle Markham Pennsylvania Station Ae Chine Swift Heath Montreal

Wealth and Jealousy At Center Of Death In Curled Garden House

Nurse and detective discuss a murder plot among the Garden household. Floyd Garden is suspected in the death of Woody Swift as Mrs Garden erupts with accusations over a will, while Dr Siefert treats the agitated matriarch and hints at deeper medical questions surrounding her condition.

Woode Swift Floyd Garden Garden Vance Mrs. Garden Swift Rivermont Azure Star

Dutch East Indies Costumes and Adornments Described

In the Dutch East Indies the common attire for men and women features the batik sarong and the kebaya. Men wear a kain kepala batik turban and women use a slendang, a long batik shawl used for carrying infants or as decorative adornment, similar to the kerchiefs of American girls.

Dutch East Indies

Adventurers' Saw Blade Escape Nerve-Racking Rescue

Russ narrowly avoided a deadly saw accident when a snapped blade whipped toward him. A chance drop of a wooden stick blocked the belt, jamming the machine and halting the blade, allowing his escape. He later recalls the peril and his relief at surviving the ordeal.

Russell Nelson Dorchester Russ

Sea Lions Use Smell by Nose Touch in Close Encounters

Sea lions identify each other by touching noses to sample scents at close range, while distant odors elude them. They spot moving objects from afar and are social, gathering in large rocky rookeries. They become hostile mainly when their sunlit resting spots are challenged.

Bond Street Namesake Ties to Speculator and Royal Financing

A historical note traces Bond Street in New York and London from aristocratic homes to commercial hubs. It links the New York name to a prominent speculator, while the London street name stems from Queen Henrietta Maria’s favored status at Whitehall and her large financial advances to King Charles II.

Bond Street London New York Henrietta Maria Whitehall Charles II

I Look Entirely Too Swell in That Fashion

Mrs Smith admires a church supper wardrobe in Perfectly Cut Patterns. She notes surplice waists and comfortable sleeves while discussing patterns 1268 1996 and 1226 for various sizes. She plans to loan patterns to others as admirers chatter. Patterns cost 15 cents, order via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept San Francisco.

Mrs. White Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New Montgomery Ave San Francisco Calif

It Does That First Bird Dont You Know Bet ter Than

A fragmented line reads as a rustic training cry or folk humor. The text involves phrases about a bird, dirt, and a casual exhortation. It hints at alehouse or rural speech rather than a formal event.

Boss Confesses Struggle with Spelling in Washington Post Item

A brief Washington Post quote shows the boss exclaiming with humor about keeping an employee despite spelling difficulties. The exchange highlights workplace tensions and character.

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W.N.U. Service Doc Siefert Kroon Zalia Graem Madge Weatherby Doctor Siefert Mr. Vance Professor Garden Woody Mater Ieee Adventurers Floyd Gibbons WNU Mary Jane Betty Resa Bell Syndicate Ager Washington Post Iit Www
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