Colfax Bookplate Mystery at Darrow's Bookshop
Miss Constance Fuller runs Darrow's Book shop in New York where a Monday murder shocks Colfax bookplate collector. Employee Peter Burton reveals a $510 auction purchase of a law book bearing a Colfax plate later found forged. A dying elderly customer is attacked. Nancy Darrow reveals an elopement attempt with Brandon Tower. Detective Almy investigates with Constance help as Julia Grosvenor, Tower's victim, faintly recalls the keep it phrase.
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Constance Fuller
Darrow’s
New York
Peter Burton
Constance
Peter
Nancy
Brandon Tower
Tower
Darrow
Captain Ashland
Almy
Julia Grosvenor
Julia
Mr. Darrow
Memory Gap Closes on Shop Mystery Witness
In a shop scene, Julia Grosvenor recalls a past incident after fainting during a tense conversation with a narrator and Mr. Burton. The dialogue reveals memory loss from shock and a lingering fear of what happened on Monday, while references to Darrow’s rare books and Judge Leavitt’s collection hint at a forthcoming sale.
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Mr. Burton
Peter
Rare-book Catalogue Plans Amid Teacup Interludes
In a bustling bookshop scene Miss Fuller juggles a demanding rare-book catalogue project as Mr. Darrow pressures a controversial item. Captain Ashland’s tea break and shop camaraderie clash with frantic deadlines, while Mr. Case and Mr. Roberts marshal overtime to finish the listing.
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Trade Journal
Darrow
Ashland
America
Alfred the Great
Alfred
Mr. Case
Ancient coins unearthed near Amesbury during outing
In Wiltshire a shooting party member dropped a rock which, struck again, released gold coins. The inquest heard from authorities of the British Museum that the coins are about 2,000 years old. London Times reported.
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Amesbury
Wiltshire
British ‘Museum
London
Times
Farmer's Wife Finds Strength After Using Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs J of Schoolfield Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from ailments that kept her bedridden. After taking five bottles she can stand, perform housework, sew, feed livestock, milk the cow and feels well.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Schoolfield
Lydia
Gray hair joke sparks courtroom exchange in Franklin trial
In Franklin, two lawyers clashed over a running joke about gray hair. One attorney claimed hair grows in two directions, outward and downward, with strong roots reaching the gray matter, prompting amused reactions from the court and spectators.
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Franklin
Seeaiel
Indianapolis News
Analysis of a Complete Sentence by a Student
A student asserts the sentence is complete after reading it. The higher grammar professor comments that the sentence needs paycha analysis. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
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Stude
Boston Transcript
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Dennis
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