Thumb-Prints Prove Reliable for Identification Across Nations
Inspector McLaughlin's discovery shows thumb prints uniquely identify criminals, tested when a London letter matched a New York suspect. The Bertillon system trails behind, while fingerprints remain constant from birth, aiding police from India to Scotland Yard and now in U.S. military records.
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McLaughlin
New York City
London
New York
England
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
India
Government of
E. R. Henry
Bengal
Scotland Yard
The Rise of Sherlock Holmes and Doyle’s Craft
The piece traces Arthur Conan Doyle’s development as a writer from Micah Clarke and The White Company to the creation of Sherlock Holmes. It notes Holmes’s initial obscurity in A Study in Scarlet, Holmes’s evolving reputation through The Sign of the Four, and Doyle’s view on detective fiction and Dupin as a benchmark.
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Venriven
Andrew Lang
Messrs. Longmans, Green & Company
Micah Clarke
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Doyle
Micah
White Company
England
Dr. Watson
Sherlock
Nos
Howev
Lippincott’s
Mr. Doyle
Conan Doyle Novel The White Company Opening Chapters
An announcement invites readers to join for the opening chapters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The White Company. The serialized article promises excitement adventure and a light love thread that ends satisfactorily. Readers are urged to prepare for publication in the Magazine Section.
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Sir A. Conan Doyle
White Company
House Ends Free Seed Force Fight With Favorable Vote
In the House debate over the free seed force and its large cost, a large majority approved the appropriation. Each year Congress rails at the proposal then quietly votes it into the agricultural bill, smoothing the path with political rhetoric. A promotional line for a trial bottle of a nerve cure appears amid garbled text.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Crocuses in March by Edith Doane
In a snowbound house a gallery of crocuses decorates a romance between Anne and John Rexall. A staged meet with a rival suitor leads to danger, a late-night confrontation, and a hopeful proposal as crocuses signal renewed spring and new love.
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Edith Doane
Anne
Daddy
Dora
New York
Ann
John Rexall
Nelson
Milligan
Jason
Tom
Johnson
Jace
John
Rexall
Glorious Hair Crown Free Hair Growth It Promises
Bold广告 declares a free trial of a hair tonic from an incorporated medical institute. It claims to reverse aging hair loss, restore color, and grow long strong hair, offering prepaid shipping and a no payment unless satisfied, inviting readers to request a free package and booklet with testimonials.
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Ace Altimore. Md
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Promise and Order Offer
An advertisement extols Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee as superior to loose scoop coffee, claiming sealed one pound packages preserve flavor with a special process. It markets direct sales, a money order offer for 10 lbs, and lists offices in New York Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis with a 97 presents book free and shipping paid.
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Trulight Spectacle CO
Ridge Building
Kansas City
Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Ariosa
United States
Arbuckleros
Arbuckle Brothers
Water Street
New York City
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Liberty Ave
Wood St
Pittsburgh
South Seventh Street
St. Louis
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Francis Galton
Conant
Ahrive
Ody Co
4Th Ave
Pittsburg
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