Brangwyn Mystery Continues With Family Suspicion
In a tense continuation, Billery and sergeant discuss the Brangwyn case. Aloysius and Alexis Brangwyn stand under scrutiny as the murder motive and inheritance loom large. Billery resigns from aiding the investigation, while Ribot and a Parisian colleague plan a decisive move to identify the culprit through a quick confrontation.
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Lislery
Alexia Brangwyn
Te Min
Aloysing
Alexis
Billery
Hillery
de Brang- Wyn
Wigland
Hastings
Atalrs
The Hermit Aloysius Aids a Poor Family in Need
The hermit Aloysius, living in a studio and teaching local children, learns a family in debt faces eviction after the father’s injury. He pays two pounds for their rent arrears, then visits the cottage and arranges care for the injured husband, showing quiet compassion amid hardship.
Swiss Cheese Shirtwaist Fashion Hypes In Market
A female drummer selling white goods touts a patented summer shirtwaist named the Swiss cheese. It features a bunch of holes with delicate embroidery. She also mentions a future release called The Maiden's blush and jokes about accessories for men as a side note.
The Collar Clue Solves The Fatal Cut
The prone man on the pavement bears a ragged throat wound with no visible marks of violence. The detective briefly puzzled, then reveals the solution: the collar had been laundered twice, exposing the cause of death in a single garment clue.
Unfortunate Expression Between Mrs Kute and Mr Kute
In a witty exchange, Mrs Kute questions Mr Kute about a recent business deal. He affirms success and boasts a feather in his cap, while she humorously recalls a promised hat adorned with feathers.
Chickens as Gold Miners In Black Hills Mining Tale
A wild tale from Lead claims Johnnie Mengel and J B Rhinehardt plan to mine gold by slaughtering chickens purchased near HanIa Burgess. They allegedly feed birds to recover gold from crops then sell carcasses and repeat with hundreds more. Mengel says the venture could beat costly mining gear.
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Lead
Johnnie” Mengel
Hani
Hlad Hills
Charles Turgess
Hania
Mengel
Omaha
Rhinehardt
Black Hills
Whinehardt
Burgess
NABBED AT PRISON DOOR FOR GRAND LARCENY
Bob Nickerson, fresh from a nine month term for horse rustling in Lyman county, was rearrested by Deputy Sheriff Lambert of Gregory county as he exited the Sioux Falls penitentiary. He faces grand larceny charges for alleged crimes in Gregory county and is jailed awaiting the next state circuit court term.
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Bob" Nickerson
Sioux Falls Penitentiary
Lyman County
Bob” Nickerson
Lambert
Gregory County
Nickerson
State
Pedestrian Morrison Sets Remarkable Age Trek Record
Ninety three year old Morrison, born March 11, 1813, walked from Butte Nebraska to Fairfax, 8 D, to visit acquaintances in the ceding Rosebud reservation in Gregory county. He lives in North Dakota where he holds a homestead and wears a grand army of the republic button on his breast.
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Morrison
Butte
Neb
Fairfax
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Gregory County
North Dakota
Writer of Note Found Tied to Maud Kirk Family
A note recovered from a bottle near Pierre dated June 14, 1877 on the steamer Josephine near Fort Buford identified Maud H. Kirk as the writer. The note's author has been traced to Mrs. Maud H. Tracy of Toledo Ohio, daughter of Maj. B. B. Kirk, who reportedly discarded the bottle while aboard the Josephine at Fort Buford.
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Maud H. Kirk
Josephine
Fort Buford
Maud H. Tracy
Toledo
Ohio
Maj
B. B. Kirk
Fort Burford
Train Plunges Into River in Bristol Virginia
A freight train on the Virginia Southwestern railway ran off a trestle yesterday morning in Bristol. The engine and eight cars plunged into the river. Two people were killed and another seriously injured. The accident disrupted service and prompted rescue efforts.
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Bristol
Virginia @ Southwestern ‘railway
South Dakota News Roundup Weighed by Fires and Drownings
A series of disasters and civic notes dot the state. Frank Trenholm died from an explosion of a gas line torch while inspecting a threshing machine engine. James Murphy’s large Hitchcock general store burned, origin unknown, with $40,000 loss. The National Smelling plant in Rapid City suffered about $150,000 in fire damage, with insurance offsetting part of the loss. Frank Jones, 30, drowned in the James River near Rodee’s sheep ranch. his parents live in Evansville Wisconsin. The South Dakota Supreme Court recessed to Oct 1 to clear business before the term opens. W Eakin, pioneer and first land-office receiver at Pierre, died after a paralytic stroke. The Pierce hotel remodel near Yankton is budgeted at $10,000 to $12,000. An eastbound Milwaukee train reported a stranger’s attempted entrapment of a Bristol girl. Esmond in Kingsbury County adds a 30,000 bushel elevator to boost market capacity. E. R. Russell of Custer dies at 75. father of ten, stroke felled him. Parkston moves toward a new city hall for 6500 dollars, a two-story 40 by 70 foot building. Glenham thieves raid a saloon in early hours, stealing cash while failing to crack a safe. Charles Mix County fair at Platte Sept 26–28 will feature gubernatorial nominees Crawford and Stansky, with N Kaumana of Chicago inspecting South Dakota soils for Germany.
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad From Lufkin Tex
A vintage advertisement urges backache and kidney pain relief with Dean's Kidney Pills. It features J A Haywood of Lufkin Texas claiming prior back pain, disordered urine, and gravel, resolved after use. Sold by dealers at 50 cents per box via Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
J. A. Haywood
Lufkin
Tex
Lal
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Baby Covered With Sores and Cure by Cuticura
A mother describes her year and a half old son suffering from severe sores all over the body. Doctors failed to help until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used, after about two months the sores disappeared and the child recovered, now healthy. Mrs. Egbert Sheldon, Woodville Connecticut, April 22, 1905.
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Cutiura
Egbert Sheldon
Woodville
Conn
Artificial Wood From Peat Fibers Described by Scientists
Scientists describe methods to create artificial wood from peat fibers. One approach reduces peat to fiber, mixes with plaster emulsion, and applies heavy hydraulic pressure in molds before drying, polishing, and coating. A simpler method uses washed peat with lime and aluminum compounds, pressing briefly in moist form, air drying to create non hygroscopic plates suitable for outdoor use without painting.
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Scientific American
Good Nights Sleep and Grape-Nuts Health Benefit Share
A reader testimonial links better sleep and daytime alertness to Grape-Nuts, claiming digestive relief and calmer nerves after using the cereal. The account cites indigestion, vomiting, and diarrhea improvements, praising Postum Co and the slogan There’s a reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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