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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
6
The report notes locks on the Pacific slope at Pedro Miguel and two locks on the Pacific side at Mira Flores.
Sugar coated laxative product praised as effective by an advertisement. Claims appeal to children and urges immediate purchase. Product named Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets appears as a sales blurb with no additional details.
Philo Vance and John F. X. Markham discuss a coded warning about Professor Garden’s son Floyd and cousin Woode Swift who gamble on horse racing. Swift dies from a gunshot after Equanimity loses to Azure Star, with Vance suspecting Dr. Siefert and locating a vault door ajar.
Detective Vance presses Kroon for exact alibi and whereabouts after Swift's shot through the head in a public setting. He notes the murder may be more than suicide and seeks precise timing of Kroon's return to the apartment as officials arrive.
Vance questions Garden and a nurse about the death of Woody at the Garden apartment. Aware of a possible shooter, Vance coordinates with the district attorney and police while Miss Graem and the staff reveal tensions and secrets surrounding the tragedy.
In the dialogue, Vance questions Garden about the revolver linked to a tragedy. Garden recalls the weapon being kept in the center desk drawer and that the household, including Swift, knew of it and joked about the old gentleman's arsenal. He cannot confirm an extra cartridge supply.
The nickname for Madrid residents, Los Gatos, or the cats, stems from their capture of a Moorish castle for Alphonso VI of Castile nine centuries ago.
Lesson centers on Jesus delay before healing Lazarus, his humanity weeping with mourners, and faith that Jesus holds power over death. It urges trust in God’s timing, highlights three pairs Death-Sorrow Faith-Hope Christ-Resurrection, and applies to life's sorrow with Christ as friend and savior.
A dialogue centers on a Sew Your Own dress pattern and sewing tips. Mabel touts a fitted slip with a two hour makespan and Grace admires aquamarine styling. They discuss pattern numbers 1200 1970 and 1988, fabric yardages, and the Barbara Bell Pattern Book.
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