The Mystery of Aunt Poffkins Earrings Unfolds
A light hearted detective tale on a theft of Aunt Poffkins earrings. My cousin Tom tracks Uncle Poffkins through city and bus rides, but the culprit turns out to be Tom himself after a final ploy by a policeman. The earrings are found and a comic reveal ends the chase.
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Uncle Poffkins
Aunt Poffkins
Uncle Partkins
Dora
Aracely
Aunt Pottkins
Uncle Pottkins
Abraham
Tom
Gammon
Aunt Polfkins
Uncle Peffkins
M. Fearne
Rpples
Vermont
Plice
Mr. Jacobs
Raonad
Mountain Divorce Case Ends With Reunion At Home
In Kentucky’s mountain districts a rare divorce case unfolds between Harvey and Mandy Looker after twenty years of shared property. Harvey builds a cabin, faces loneliness, and returns to Mandy leading to reconciliation over supper as both drop plans for separate lives. A parallel note mentions a New Yorker facing a dessert based dispute as a separate limited-divorce threat.
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Kentucky
Harvey Looker
Detroit Free Press
Harvey
Mandy
Mrs
Metropolis
The Ginger Beard and the Air Tight Pies Scheme
A colorful tale describes a Chicago hash business, a Colorado scheme, and a con involving air tight pies sold to tourists. The con artist profits while victims fear broken teeth, leaving a moral about fair dealing and opportunists.
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Chicago
Colorado
Indianapolis
Keller
Desperate Brother in Law’s Series of Bad Luck
A Detroit man describes a string of misfortunes from scamming seed rice in South Carolina to cattle losses in Kansas and a ruined water powered mill in Pennsylvania. He explains his heartbreak and turning to a police court after a merchant gave him two dollars.
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Detroit Free Press
South Carolina
New York
Kansas
Providence
Pennsylvania
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Wore & CO
Union Roller Mills
P.O. Wood
Suxplus
Pparronar
Ravenna
Ohio
Chas. Merts
H. L. Hine
Vice Press
R. B. Carnavan
Cashier
H.W. Riddle
Leonard Orrin Stevens
Carrial Power
U.S
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G. F. Rouryson
C. A. Renn
Prest
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F. H. Carnavan
Teller
John Poster
Blackstone Block
Joan
Breyge
Porter
W.ty
Cc. H. Griffin
First National Bank
Giloe Bours Fom
Spiera
Ofice’ Ott Blacksane Tock
J. H. Dubsel
Wrorney
Sorant Public
Bnglteh
Steamshiy Lines
Fiath
Kayerns
J. H. Nichols
F. Hanselman
Tiorney AT Law
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IL. T. Siddall
Phenix Block
Bayaxsa, D
W. Holcomb
Ttorney
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Hoom
Riddle Block
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Owlo
Ravenna Bale
Quaker Mills
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COAL
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James Shepherd
Yee
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Avril
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Mermill
Madras
NT Arung Tl Nga
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B. Heskins
Family Supplies
J. H. Oakley
Eventine
Detroit
Schmitt
Fliegenide
L Dire
State
Wis
Militee
Wochenblatt
German Empire
India
Cashmere
Weverley
Abbey
Sean Gome
Milaucuer
Geoffery
Hagers Park
Cesar
Doris
Ravenwood
Ned
Java
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Triduna
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