The Circular Staircase Ends a Grim Country Mystery
In Sunnyside a bank embezzlement scheme collapses as Paul Armstrong dies, Halsey vanishes, and Miss Innes uncovers a secret room while Jack Bailey and Lucien Wallace unravel the conspiracy. The narrator survives, reflects on ghosts, weddings loom, and Sunnyside goes up for sale.
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Wiss Innes
Gertrude
Halsey
Sunnyside
Arnold Armstrong
Jackey
Jamieson
Miss Innes
Bailey
Paul Armstrong
Ise Armstrong
Walker
Nina Carrington
Carrington
John Bailey
Alex
Jack Bailey
Louise
Eliza
Liddy
Thomas
Arnold
Mr. Jamieson
Mr. Bailey
Casanova
Lucien Armstrong
Anne Watson
Gray
Warner
Rosie
Hidden Tragedy Unfolds In East Wing
In the Hii floor scene Alex and I discover Paul Armstrong dead after a fall from the circular stairs. Winters narrates the accident while Hal Halsey comforts me as Gertrude and Alex kiss in the card room. Mr Jamieson ends the ruse by addressing Mr Bailey.
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Alex
Mr. Jamies
Miss Innes
Winters
Casanova
Paul Armstrong
Halvey
Halsey
Gertrude
Halzey
Mr. Jamieson
Mr. Bailey
The Odds and Ends of Dr Walkers South America Escape
Chapter notes recount the sensational escape to South America and the massive cash haul. The inner history remains untold as Jack Bailey and Alex trace Halsey and reveal Paul Armstrong’s casket discovery. Halsey, though weak, travels with Louise and is guided by Gertrude’s care.
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Dr Walker
South America
Mr. Jamieson
Jack Bailey
Alex
Halsey
Paul Armstrong
Louise
Sunnyside
Gertrude
Barbara Fitz
Mrs. Armstrong
Hunters KII Big Grizzly Slain in Trinity Range
Thomas McDonald a mining man camping along the Salmon range in Trinity single handed killed a 1000 pound monarch of the forest after a lively tussle. The bear had defied capture for years and was the finest specimen seen in the Trinity mountain regions. Maryville Correspondence San Francisco Call.
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Trinity
Thomas McDonald
Salmon
McDonald
Trinity Mountain
Maryville
San Francisco
Safe Offer
Jones and Brown discuss a large reward for returning a troublesome car. Brown insists the reward will not bring it back because he claims to have drowned the car himself, ending the exchange with a fatal assertion.
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Jones
Brown
Tuberculosis Care Expands But Still Failing Public Need
A National Tuberculosis bulletin notes rapid growth in state county and municipal institutions since 1909 with 16 state sanatoria 28 county hospitals and 21 municipal hospitals built. Allocations reach over 6 million in two years yet the association says only a fraction of needs are met leaving more than 250 000 patients without proper institutional treatment.
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National Association For the
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Cuticura Remedies Advertised by Potter Drug Co
Purports to treat skin and scalp affections and promote beauty. Claims wide use for toilet bath nursery and antiseptic cleansing. Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston sole proprietors of Cuticura Remedies offer free 32 page booklet on request by mail.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Monocle Chanty Provides Unlikely Guide to Customs
A playful exchange uses nautical slang to direct a reader seeking the customs office. The dialogue features a sailor offering navigation by lantern light and a twisting path, framing the location hunt as a sketched shoreline clue.
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Chanty Glim
Customs Office
Jack Tar
Faithful Umbrella of Doctor Mullican Stolen After 30 Years
A cherished umbrella that shielded Dr. James A. Mullican and his family on Greenwood avenue for more than three decades was stolen Sunday while lent to E. A. Leck who left a store briefly. The doctor noted the umbrella had been in the family for over thirty years and had been repaired several times.
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James A. Mullican
Greenwood Avenue
E. A. Leck
Doctor Mullican
Chicago Tribune
Modern Way On Market Street Viaduct Joke
A Youngstown Telegram note recounts two auburn haired young men on the Market Street viaduct. One stops at the curb and explains he is trying to see a white automobile after scanning for passersby.
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Market Street
Youngstown Telegram
Coffee linked to health decline and Postum recovery tale
A reader attributes pale health and long suffering to caffeine in coffee and credits switching to Postum with restored appetite, better sleep, fewer headaches, and weight gain to 148 pounds. The letter ends noting the ad claims and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Census of Canada heralds western agricultural boom
The Dominion of Canada plans a 1911 census showing rapid industrial growth, rising farms, and vast immigration. Western Canada expands with over 100000 homesteads of 160 acres settled in two years, shifting the nation toward large-scale farming and cattle raising across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Dominion of Canada
Canada
United States
Indiana
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Globe and corners collide in playful exchange
A humorous exchange quotes a globe under debate with a witty reply. Chips references a round earth with a redone punchline about corners. The brief showcases light dialogue and zoology style banter.
The Happy Man Riddle Says Father Is Bridegroom
A brief quip notes a wedding rumor with the answer that the father of the bride is the happy man. The line comes from Lippincott's humorous exchange.
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Lippincott’s
Worth Its Weight In Gold and Other Patents
An old newspaper snippet advertises Pettit's Eye Salve for eye strain and weak eyes sold by druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo. It also touts Hamlin's Wizard Oil for lung pain as a cleaner mustard plaster alternative. The piece includes stray quotes and aphorisms about money and public good.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
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New Mexico
Dr. Walker
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Fanny Armstrong
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Skin Beauty
Henry
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