The Stolen Diamond 444K Mystery Unfolds
A detective recounts a Hudson Valley diamond theft at Mr Middleton’s summer home. The heirloom stone vanished from a casket after apples were eaten during a dinner party. A guest with a broken tooth and concealed shoe gear is revealed as the thief when a hidden diamond is found inside his shoe heel.
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Duchess of Mentone
George Middleton
Middleton
Hudson
Mr. Middleton
Assaa
New York
Anstes
Merm Bers
Faota
Gater
Mr. Done
Dane
Nolew
Mr. Dane
Midd Ton
Kind
Independent
Senator Hoar Aids Army Restoration Veteran Stories
A Boston area account recounts Senator Hoar aiding veterans seeking restoration to the army. Lieut Francis Davidson and Maj James Long describe wrongful retirements, court-martials, and protracted battles for justice. Both men face long waits and hardship before finally securing restored status and pensions.
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Washington Letton
Hoar
Senate
Renute
Massachusetts
House
Tom
Harvard
Francis
Davidson
Maseachusetts
West Point
Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry
Mary
Leutenant
Ninth United States Cavalry
Ueutenant
Texas
Henve
Port Brown
Tex
Nisvallen
Neutenant
Honr
Conegrex
Aitia
Congress
James W. Long
Northwest
Michigan
Committee On Military Affairs
Maj. Long
Lincoln
Gaines Mills
Buffalo
Heintzelan
Gaines Mus
Basil Norris
Washington
Girg
New York
the Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Annapolis
Indian Office
Hull
House Committee On Military Affairs
Maj
Long Baw
Long
Meat Davidson
Smith
Pry
How Mexicans Live Breakfast and Meals Across Social Ranks
A historical sketch describes Mexican eating patterns and daily rhythms. It notes meals begin mid afternoon, servers change with courses, and desserts differ from American norms. Laborers eat simple, staple foods like tortillas and beans with pulque, often without midday rests.
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Mexico
Steel stronger than stone in Vienna experiment
An experiment tested the relative resistance of the hardest steel and corundum stone. Small cubes of corundum and finest steel were placed under increasing weight. The corundum broke under six tons, while the steel withstood ten tons.
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Vienna
Prescribed For Her and Other Fragments
A jumbled extract recalls a quarrelsome doctor in Atlantic City scolding a sleepless woman for not closing her eyes. The item shifts to travel ads for the Milwaukee & St. Paul line and unrelated ad copy urging various remedies, with scattered names and places like Atchison Globe and Trinity Springs.
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Knights Tythina
San Francisco
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Omaha
PF. A. Miller
Testimonial Promo Claims Lydia Pinkham Remedy Relief
A Brooklyn woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of pain after doctors failed. The letter praises the product and urges others to seek medical advice while endorsing the remedy as a quick relief for uterine and related illnesses.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pauline Udson
Pauline Judson
Bchermerhorn Golf Club
Rooklyn
New York
Dist
Lydia
Inkham
Paurove
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Mr. Diane
Uicorn
Starety
el Lows
Monte
Chicago Daily News
J. A. T. Hull
Eas
Ptbera
Atchison Globe
Allen
Culion
Pino
John ¥. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Atchison Lilobe
Dean Mra
Puvnitas
Vanita
Hanson Tubs CO
Biath Ave
Holegalla
Snsaege
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