Inventor's Silencer Theft Sparks Interstate Pursuit
Owen Landis, a young inventor, reports his laboratory safe silencer stolen. He confides to Wally Markham that Betty Lawson, his love, is the only other person who knows the safe combination. Markham suspects promoter Canby after footprints point to Betty and follows three Louisville businessmen as suspects.
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Owen Landis
Landis
Wally Markham
Betty Lawson
Markham
Betty
Markham Herbert Canby
Canby
Perthdale
Crooks
Louisville
St. Joseph
Pursuit in the mountains over a Nordyke mystery
Markham and Landis press toward Copah chasing a trio accused of bank wrecking. They spot Canby with Betty and her father, note a suspicious stopped Nordyke car, and narrowly avoid disaster as a rock barrier tumbles on the grade. Betty reappears at Copah to reveal travel by car with Bert and a Red desert moonlight plan.
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Kangas
Markham
Canby
Panniken
Copah
Pacific
Denver
Landis
Wally
Bert Canby
Owen
Thore
Pannikin
Nordyke
Betty
Canby-Lawson
St. Joseph
Louisville
Chillicothe
Carthage
Red
Bert
Daddy
Solarium
Tobh
Edison Story Highlights Focus on Concentration and Perception
In a vivid Harpers Magazine anecdote, Mr. Edison recalls telegraph work in youth. He describes gluing the mind to tasks to avoid distraction, recounting hearing of Lincoln's assassination after missing its significance. The tale illustrates how mental focus can alter perception.
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Edison
Lincoln
M. A. Rosanoff
Harper’s Magazine
Device tests lobsters for edibility at Boston university insight
A professor at Boston University develops an electrical device to test lobster viability. The Massachusetts fish and game department adopts the method. If a lobster shows no tail contraction or claw movement after shock, it is discarded.
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Boston University
Massachusetts Fish and Game Department
Insurance Inspector’s Quip Sparks Domestic Debate
In Hamburg a humorous exchange unfolds as a wife jokes about her husband acting as the boss at home while discussing a life insurance policy. The lighthearted dialogue centers on family roles and policy concerns.
Economy at Any Cost
The piece compares thrift and frugality with humorous exchanges about clothing made from old items. It reflects on economical living and suggests efficiency in even a cold house, noting that luxury should be sparing to retain its charm.
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Smith
Jones
Capper
Fifty and Fit with Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
An aging reader is urged to use Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin to stimulate organs and maintain vigor. The ad highlights fresh herbs senna and Pep sin, claims easy use for adults and children, and promotes biliousness relief, digestion aid, and non habit forming laxative effects.
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Dr. Caldwell
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