The Persian Khan and a Tangled Opera Mystery
In a New York City case, Khan Nadjian seeks help to unravel intrusions in his East Sixty third street residence. Rand and Duncan trace silent threads through a richly decorated library, uncovering a hidden intertwining of a Greek heiress Ione Melenon and a turquoise mine plot. The climax reveals the fugitive lover and a long lost Turquoise-field treasure.
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Rand
Duncan
Khan Nadjian
Sixty-third Street
Terrance Malvern
Justin Huntley
Nadjian
Dr. Huntley
John Coughlan
Coughlan
Tom Rahway
Turkestan
Teofani
Mr. Duncan
Portieres
New York
Khan
Lena
Mademoiselle Melenon
Mademoiselle
the Khan
Ione Melenon
Beirut
P. Melenon
Peresene Melenon
Nishapur
Persia
Melenon
Teheran
Damascus
Engineering Newa
They Cheated at Cards at Neighbor’s Poker Night
A married couple attended a neighbor’s poker party and later accused the Halls of cheating at cards. The wife questions chip prices, noting chips bought for a dollar per hundred elsewhere, suggesting possible deception.
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Jim
Jones’ Store
Railway horror on the line stops train for six hours
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes the conductor saying someone pulled the airbrake cord, causing a collision with a following section. It will take six hours to clear the track. A passenger laments a missed wedding. detectives may be involved after a disruptive bystander.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Matter of Repair
A quoted exchange from Harper's Weekly humorously contrasts remodeling the Ten Commandments with restoration, noting a speculative movement in England and a witty remark about preserving tradition.
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Hicks
England
Dorkina
Harper’s Weekly
Refreshing Light and the Bank Visit
A brief dialogue shows a friend asking if someone feels blue and replying yes before they head to a bank to look at money. The scene captures casual mood and a simple, everyday moment.
Doorstep Debt Threat Spurs Hike to Cellar
A terse line notes that when bill collectors arrive at the door the dead bet rises retreating to the cellar. The phrase evokes a tense image of poverty and secretive withdrawals during financial pressure.
Lucky Mistake Prompts Family Coffee Substitute Adoption
A Brookline Massachusetts reader recounts receiving Postum by mistake and using it for breakfast. The family reports improved health after abandoning coffee and embracing Postum, with a sister noting her nerves and stomach improved. The letters, claimed genuine, are tied to the Postum Co. promotion and The Road to Wellville.
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California Fig Syrup, Co
Nee Ata Staid
Brookline
Mass
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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F. I. Nelson
Metropolitan Opera House
Edward Blashfield
Lawrence Rand
Tor
Defiance
Microeyes
Thompson
Indianapolis
Grocer
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