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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1936

Page

12

Murder Masquerade Reveals Heir Plot and Family Tragedy

Dr Marden confesses Eleanor Dacre Blaikie was his granddaughter Caro Prentiss, raised in Paris under false papers. He explains Ace Blaikie’s marriage, Eleanor’s secret child, and a plan to secure Caro’s inheritance amid war and scandal.

Doctor Marden Patrick Doctor New York Theodore Prentiss Addison Dacre France Paris Eleanor Dacre Mrs. Dacre Eleanor America Marden United States Ace Blaikie Italy Spain Drina Demoyne Theodore Caroline Caro Marie Caroline Prentiss Ace Satan Massachusetts Satun Dora Sister Dora Dacre Allan Banks Miss Demoyne Banks

Nature of Astigmatism Explained

A description of astigmatism noting it causes eyestrain as light rays fail to focus properly on the retina. The condition involves irregular curvature of the cornea or lens leading to blurred or distorted vision.

Light-Footedness Is Cardinal Virtue of Seal Hunters

A Washington DC Geographic Society bulletin depicts Newfoundland seal hunting as a harsh Arctic enterprise. It describes mother seals caring for pups on shifting ice, crews breaking through ice for hunting, and workers processing skins into leather and oil for soaps and lubricants.

Arctic Newfoundland Washington, D. C National Geographic Society St. John’s Harbor Labrador

Hawaiian Baby Named Kanani Is Long to Hear

A Honolulu couple, Reginald Wilhelm and Mrs. Judd, chose a traditional Hawaiian name for their son Kanani meaning The beautiful aroma of my home at sparkling Diamond Hill is carried to the eyes of heaven. They will call him Joe as a nickname.

Eleanor Courcy-sur-Seine Paris France Ace Blaikie Doctor Marden Doctor Blaikie United States Ace Kanani Reginald Wilhelm Raymond M. Judd Honolulu Territory of Hawaii Sparkling Diamond Hill

Thought Volt-aire Some New Refrigerator Stock

A Greenwich village literary fair anecdote recalls David L. Salmon describing a Wall Street trader nicknamed Mr. Meadows who after a brief Voltaire analysis humorously predicts the market will go much lower.

David L. Salmon New York Stock Exchange Greenwich Village Meadows Voltaire Wall Street

Edward the Elder Edward the Martyr and Edward the Confessor

Edward the Elder began his reign in 901 as king of the West Saxons. Edward the Martyr, his great grandson, and Edward the Confessor died in 1066 while laying groundwork for the Norman conquest.

Britain Edward the Elder Alfred the Great Edward the Martyr Edward the Confessor

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Inez Haynes Irwin Margaret Margaret Fairweather American Ambulance Neuilly W.N.U Service Fleet Milady Joe Edwards Firestone Tire Firestone Auto Supply and Service Firestone Richard Crooks Margaret Speaks
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