Mystery of Brena Selcoss Drives Postwar Love Triangle
Major Peter DeWolfe, out of uniform, is drawn to Brena Selcoss in Dallas after meeting her through English comrade Eversley Benham. Brena, married to Jim Hennepin's associate Compton Parmalee, hides a troubled past as Parmalee’s fear and a Maya symbol hint at danger. Parmalee vanishes three years earlier amid mounting secrets.
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Peter DeWolfe
Eversley Benham
Benham
Brena Selcoss
Muriel Benham
Eversley
Peter
Brena
Greece
Dallas
Texas
Jim Hennepin
St. Louis
Compton Parmalee
Henepin
Hennepin
Parmalee
Lanfrew
Brena Seleoss
Secret Society
Tom Vaughn
Secret Service
United States
Mexico
Atlantic
New York
Brenn
Paul
Peter Shows Resolve To Chase Down The Truth
In a tense scene, Peter declares he will pursue the house mystery on his own, seeking keys, a lawyer contact, and plans to contact others, while Brena pleads to stay safe. Peter admits he is no sleuth yet vows to bring light to the case, risking danger to himself and proposing they may act together or alone.
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Hudson
Lanfrew
Brena
Peter
Central Park
New York
Beconshire
Liverpool
The Beconshire Edge of a Mystery
Peter DeWolfe pursues a dangerous fate tied to Bren a Selcoss and Parmalee’s sealed estate as he wrestles with dangerous threats, secret societies, and a haunting past. He climbs into Parmalee’s house seeking answers while a warning note warns of impending peril.
Peter DeWolfe Returns to New York Amid Silent Crisis
Peter DeWolfe lands in New York after eight days at sea to confront a tangled problem tied to the DeWolfe estate. Colby Pennington, son of the elder’s attorney, views the heir as a mere heirloom, expecting conventional behavior despite Peter’s hard-won record of wounds and decoration.
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DeWolfe
Pennington
Peter
New York
Colby Pennington
Pennington, Gould & Goodhue
Colby
Light Needed by All Plants Says Nature Magazine
All plants require some light for energy driven leaf reactions that convert raw elements into food. Sun loving plants like geraniums roses and abutilon thrive in a sunny window, while palms aspidistra ferns and many vines do best with mild light and avoid full sun.
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Sonlight
Nature Magazine
Peruna and Lacupia Help Woman Overcome Chronic Otitis
Mrs J C Dacus of Little Rock Arkansas followed a neighbor’s tip and used three bottles each of Peruna and Lacupia to treat a chronic otitis catarrh. She reports relief from the offensive discharge and odor after the quick acting remedies. The ad portrays Peruna as a universal catarrh cure available in tablet or liquid form.
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J. C. Dacus
Booker St
Little Rock
Ark
Devilly Pie and the Cornish Pie Legend
A Tit Bits excerpt recalls the Cornish association dinner menu and the famed Devilly Pie. It notes Cornish housewives turn anything into a pie and jokes that the devil avoids the duchy after hearing of myriad pies like fishy pie and parsley pie.
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Cornish Association
Duchy
Devon
A Friendly Little Game Sam-Listen Heah
Sam warns Rastus that continuing to pull aces from his shoe will change his ordinary life. The exchange uses dialect and humor to imply consequences of bold gambling moves.
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Sam
Jes
Rastus
California Fig Syrup for Constipation in Infants
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children. It claims to relieve constipation, wind, feverish breath, coating of the tongue, and diarrhea, noting the product is tasty and should be requested by its full name to avoid imitations.
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California
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River
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