The Paper Hanging Detective and the Murder Plot
Philo Gubb, a paper hanger turned detective, accepts a case from Uncle Gabe Hostetter who fears weekly pea shooter murders. Gabe names his son in law Farry Pierce as the killer, and Gubb shadows Pierce as townspeople discuss rumored crimes and Gabe’s bank tragedy escalates toward a suspected shooting.
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Curious Cologne Legend of the Burgo Master
A Cologne burggraf or burghal master buried wife who woke during a jewel theft. He doubted the story yet heard horses galloping up the stairs, and to honor his wife he had two stone horses set in a top floor window, where they stay.
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A Word For the Sparrow and its Weed Seed Toll
A columnist cites Iowa research claiming sparrows eat about a quarter ounce of weed seeds daily in winter. Estimating ten sparrows per square mile, the state would consume around 870 tons of weed seeds each winter, highlighting environmental impact of these pests.
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