Circular Staircase Mystery At Sunnyside Mansion
Miss Innes a guardian at Sunnyside runs a summer headquarters as Gerrude and Halsey confront homicide gossip. Louise Armstrong is found unconscious on the circular stair and Arnold Armstrong vanishes after an altercation. Dr Walker and Nina Carrington tie to a web of embezzlement, murder, and a hidden boy Lucien, with Thomas the lodge keeper dead and a boxcar ransom of secrets.
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Miss Innes
Gerrude
Halsey
Sunnsside
Arnold Armstrong
Gertrude
Jack Bailey
Jamieson
Bailey
Paul ‘Armstrong
Paul’ Armstrong
Louisa Armstrong
Pie
Dr Walker
Louise
Armstrong
Thomas
Lucien Walace
jJadder
Walker
Carrington
Paul Armstrong
The East Entry Key and the Fatal House Conflict
A dying woman recalls how Arnold forced entry with a golf-stick, she fled, retrieved a revolver, and fatally shot him from the fourth step. Silent about Thomas’s death, she entrusted her boy Lucien to the Armstrongs and attempted to secure recognition of his inheritance. The tale ends with her death that night.
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Thomas
Arnold
Gertrude
Jack Bailey
Halsey
Greenwood Club
Lucien
Richfield
Armstrongs
Armstrong
Sunnyside
Hidden chamber in Sunnyside mystery unfolds in brick chimney
The narrator investigates a vast Sunnyside house seeking a hidden room. A brick chimney spans two rooms with large empty spaces behind plaster. Despite probing mantels and boards, no entry is found, leaving the puzzle unresolved and the mystery deepening.
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Sunnyside
Liddy
Anne Watson's Story Unfolds From Trunk Room Clues
Liddy triggers a fresh break in the trunk room wall and muddy boots as evidence. Detective plans devices amid a sudden summons from Charity hospital where Mrs. Watson lies dying after a tale of a sister mother and a young man from Wyoming enters the narrative.
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Anne Watson
Liddy
Rachel
Casanova
Mr. Jamieson
Charity Hospital
Mrs. Watson
Middle West
Lucy
Anne
Wyoming
Ways to Keep Neat
A mother describes a household plan to curb clutter by a fine box with a top slot. Any item left around costs a penny for children or ten cents for adults, prompting caretaking and better habits until the box stays empty and the home is tidy.
Cheering Her Up and Islington’s Staircase Banter
A London Chronicle tale recalls Islington once lauded by medical men as a health resort. Dr. Abernethy narrates a patient staying there who notes the broken staircase banisters. The landlady quips coffins cause the damage, underscoring the district’s morbid humor.
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Islington
Abernethy
London Chronicle
Intelligence in the Kitchen Elevates Household Duty
The piece argues that higher intelligence and education of women in the kitchen increase pleasure in domestic tasks. It likens intelligent cooks to alchemists who transform food constituents, turning digestible and even poisonous items into epicurean delights. It emphasizes imagination and order as sources of enduring interest in the kitchen.
Resinol Ointment Praised as Handy Household Remedy
In twenty years as a nurse I have never found a better remedy for skin troubles and eczema than Resinol Ointment. It cools and heals sore nipples and is truly wonderful, says Mrs. T. B. Henderson of Albany, N Y.
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T. B. Henderson
Albany
Son at college or sycamore in the yard
Dialog notes a misunderstanding about a son’s presence at college with a sharp retort that the son is actually a sycamore, implying a misidentification or humorous misstatement. The exchange underscores a playful family moment involving Mrs Bunderby and a caller.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. It offers $100 to any case not cured and urges readers to send for testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Chen & CO
Toledo
Chestnut Vendor Spars With Woman Over Wormy Nuts
A well dressed woman asks if the chestnuts are wormy. The vendor replies blandly that they are not and asks if she wants them with worms.
Castoria warning urged for infants and children
A caution advises examining every bottle of Castoria to ensure the correct signature is present. The note emphasizes the product has been trusted for over fifty years and mentions prior controversy and responses involving Beulah and Fletcherize remarks.
Spohns Distemper Cure Promoted For Multiple Animals
An advertisement touts Spohns Distemper Cure as a universal remedy for distemper in horses and other animals, claiming it prevents spread in stables and cures chicken cholera and dog distemper. It invites orders at 50 cents or 1.00 per bottle from food druggists or the manufacturers, Spahn Medical Co. in Goshen Indiana, with agents sought and a free book offered.
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Spohn
Mfrs
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Lloydminster
Western
Canada
Sup
Tof
Ottawa
Optimist Mr Stax Plans Practical Steps for Best
Dustin Stax answers yes to being an optimist and explains he balances hope with concrete actions. He emphasizes making practical arrangements to achieve favorable outcomes.
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Mr. Dustin Stax
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Healed by Cuticura
Leonard A. Hawter of 11 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn New York describes a long battle with a persistent skin disease since childhood. After trying many doctors with little relief he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills obtaining a full recovery and declaring Cuticura a true cure.
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Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
N .Y
Consolation Exchange Between Mrs Gramercy and Mrs Park
A brief dialogue caption from Smart Set captures Mrs Gramercy anxious over her marriage and Mrs Park advising not to cry, noting alimony as a potential bargain. The quip reflects social humor about divorce and financial settlement in a light breezy tone.
Rheumatism Treated by Kidney Focused Cure Claim
An old remedy article claims rheumatism is a kidney filtration issue and presents a home mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals and at bedtime. It asserts the condition stems from uric acid and toxins in the blood and promises relief of joint pain bladder and urinary disorders.
Time and Labor Offer for Household Help
A gentleman instructs a man to clean windows boots knives wash and mend, run messages chop wood tend grass mind the horse and pony tend the garden and supply vegetables. He offers ten shillings a week. The man asks if there is clay in the garden to make bricks in spare time.
Postum A Healthful Drink Helps a Washington Woman
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring her health after years of nervous trouble tied to coffee. She stopped coffee, drank Postum, and soon regained energy to care for her family and perform housework. The letter promotes Postum as a healthier alternative and references The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Washington
Wellville
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