The Student Fraternity Murder Part Ninth Reveals Jordan's Wife
Rankin probes Fletcher amid new evidence including a hypodermic needle and tampered shoes. Fletcher claims a hidden marriage to Jordan and explains letters suggesting a clandestine affair. Rankin learns the wife signs Laura and seeks her. a mysterious beauty arrives claiming to be Mrs. Jordan.
Stricken Initiation Ends in Fraternity Death Mystery
The story tracks the death of Stuart Jordan during an initiation at Intoru Beta Sigma. Injection with canine poison appears to kill him almost instantly. Ralph Buckley and others face thefts, forged names, and a hidden hypodermic needle as investigators sift motive and possible accomplices.
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Rankin
Mr. Fletcher
Jordan
Arnold Prince
Connie
Ned Patterson
Edward Fletcher
Fletcher
Patterson
Walter Randall
Buckley
The Past Indiscretion in a Philadelphia Case
Detective Rankin questions Mrs. Jordan about her five day sea voyage on the Florida from New Orleans to New York and her sudden Philadelphia arrival after learning of Stuart Jordan's murder. She uses the stage name Laura Du Monte and cites minimal contact aboard, naming nurse Anna Sumner, physician Ireland, and stewardess Mia Winters as sources for the trip.
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Fletcher
Rankin
Jordan
Mr. Merrick
Jenks
Tommy
Stuart Jordan
North River Docks
Pennsylvania Station
Philadelphia
Mrs. Jordan
Broad Street
Mr. Rankin
St. Louis
Stuart
Aberdeen University
Fenton Hotel
Mu Beta Sigma
Laura du Monte
Dumont
Anna Sumner
Ireland
Mia
Amy Winters
Perfect Wash Depends on Right Kind of Soap
A 1940s household advice column argues that high quality soap with strong cleaning power yields whiter, brighter laundry. It notes many soaps fail to clean, requiring extra effort and shortening fabric life, and asserts whiteness comes from cleanness, not soap color.
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Ruby Baken
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills advertise relief and purge
An advertisement urges a combined remedy for indigestion and bloating with Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The ad claims both medicine and purgative effects at 25 cents per box and lists Wright's Pill Co. in New York City.
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Wright
Wright’s Pill Co
Gold St
N. Y
Revised Bookkeeping Colors Liabilities and Assets
In a witty exchange Mr Dustin Stax proclaims he has moved his finances from red to black by a simple method. He explains bookkeepers record liabilities in black ink and assets in pink, making the balance visually clear.
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Dustin Stax
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Charwoman
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Laura, Rankin
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Charleston St
Charleston
Peer Ushon
Dr.Peery
Gold Street
Surac Barat Vanta
Inauire
N.Y
M.o
W. D. Bixby
Davison Flint
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Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
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