Holmes Reveals Motives in Cornish Poison Case
Holmes explains that Dr. Leon Sterndale used devil's foot root poison to frame Mortimer Tregennis for murder over Brenda Tregennis. Sterndale confesses his own vendetta, seeking revenge and justice outside law after lifelong alienation from English society.
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Mr. Holmes
Dr. Sterndale
Sterndale
Holmes
Morimer Tregennis
Sterny
Leon Sterndale
Plymouth
Africa
Brenda Tregennis
England
Earth
Buda
Europe
West Africa
Ubanghi
Mortimer Tregennis
Brenda
Darling
Central
Longyear Suspected as Tech Key Donor Revealed
Rumors place John M. Longyear of Brookline as the possible anonymous contributor of 2,500,000 to Tech. Earlier guesses included Henry C. Frick Thomas A. Edison and Andrew Carnegie. Longyear rose from ore and timber wealth in Michigan and the western lands.
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Guese
Philanthropiat
John M. Longyear
Brookline
Tech
Henry C. Frick
Thomas A. Edison
Andrew Carnegie
Mar. Longyear
Michigan
West
Young man avoids death multiple suicide attempts
A troubled youth attempted suicide in several methods from jumping a bridge to self harm and poisoning. He survived each attempt, muttering about seeking work in a big factory as a potential turning point.
An Qid Saying Made New
A fragment from Lip Pincott's Magazine notes a proverb about waiting bringing later rewards. It comments on patience and timely capture, hinting at wisdom gained through delays and experiences.
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Lippincott’s
Perfume and the Power to Move Minds
Fragmentary excerpt discusses the future influence of perfumes on humanity comparing scent to intoxicants. Describes a delirious dog and a hallucinatory scene around the serpent arum and its odor. Concludes with a conviction that a day will come when perfumes exert strong sway.
Angry fish bites angler and sparks Pasteur test
Fred Henry of Hancock Street Brooklyn recounts a pickerel bite at Swartswood Lake. The three pound fish latched onto his toe, he pried free with a landing net handle, and he sent the head to the Pasteur Institute as a hydrophobia precaution.
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Fred. Henry
Hancock’ Street
Brooklyn
Pasteur Institute
New York
Swartswood Lake
Newton
N. J
New York Press
Henry
Golfer Records Grand Army Score in Season Opener
A Chicago Evening Post note reports a golfer shooting 61 on the front nine and 65 on the back nine for a Grand Army score as he opened his season.
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Chicago Evening Post
Texas Claim On Ranch Land Grazing Capacity
A report notes that twelve acres of Texas land are needed to graze one head of cattle, reflecting a measure of grass resources and cattle density on the region.
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Texas
Grape-Nuts Cited As Ideal Digestive Aid For Dyspepsia
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a cure for stomach trouble and nervous dyspepsia. It argues against patent medicines and claims the cereal provides easily digested nutrition without taxing the digestive system. A Maine user testimonial praises relief and energy from the product.
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Maine
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Watson
Vicarage
Alabama
Mersey
London
Sterndale Sprang To His Feet
Roscoe
Richard
Coe
Ohere
Ide
Florida
Becampia
Pensions
Lincoln
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