Mystery in the Works of the Old Jetty
Dick Jobahls probes a disused works site in Margate, uncovers a torn visiting card for Detective-Inspector Brooks, and overhears two assailants preparing a furnace setup. He hides in a cellar awaiting a chance to escape as the crew returns to their secretive, ominous plan. The danger escalates as Brooks’s fate hints at a deadly trap.
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Ben
Eve
Margate
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Etorn
Diary Snippet Shows Fragments Of Pepys Style Scene
A fragmented diary-like passage from March 16 relays a restless night after a door pounding incident. The narrator struggles to sleep, contemplates breakfast, and mentions a visit with the R, a Quirk, and Allison. A Mayfair reference and a festive mood appear amid scattered observations.
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Pepys
Complexion ta are wonder-workers and bowels?
A 1931 syndicated column mix of humorous commentary and social notes reports radio miscommunications between spouses in California and New York, reviews Rialto critics, celebrity gibes, and roaming vignettes. It notes Maurice Chevalier, Ann Pennington, Dov Clarke, and Henry Sell, plus a quip about a Black bank teller and a remark on traveling by re-railer motor-cars in London and mining hazards.
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New York
Maurice Chevalier
Miss Pennington
Dov Clarke
Kale
Henry Sell
Moscow
London
Parent May Make Child Lie Unaware
Dear Dr Myers advises a wary approach to lying by a daughter. The reply warns against pressuring truth tests or punishing, suggests observing evidence, avoiding tattling, and using timeouts as discipline, while promoting age-appropriate social play and reduced spanking. The piece also notes jealousy in parents and cites a new fatigue meter finding women show more poise than men.
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Columbia University
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