The Barrowtown Robbery and the Quiet Promotion
In Barrowtown a staged robbery unfolds as I, a young inspector, investigate with Inspector Muggridge. A grounds man is caught in the act stealing jewels, the case ends with recovery of the jewels and my marriage aided by the reward from my promotion.
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Tom
Barrowtown
England
Scotland Yard
Aulehbanhoss
Occu
Appa Peels
Farmer Lobbins
Muggridge
Sardines of Messina Worth While Sea Voyage
A July Blackwood writer extols Messina sardines praising their freshness and flavor while noting Mediterranean catches are abundant. The piece contrasts Boulogne and Torbay fish with Irish and Scottish seafood and hints at the journey from pier to plate.
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Messina
Mediterranean
Boulogne
Torbay
Moray Firth
Bay of Dublin
Loch Fyne
Clyde
Pentland
The Child King and a Town in Wartime Youth
Mrs Brown visits neighbors for aid and counsel while children and mothers face daily burdens. Dell demands treats, Mrs Peters laments lost children and risk, Mrs Meeker frets over taxes and a costly bicycle, and Miss Sophronia mocks motherhood. The night ends with a husband’s haunting scripture about a land ruled by a child.
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Nankin
Mrs. Brown
Peter
Association
Betsey
Dell
Lucelle
Mrs. Peter
Della
Mrs. Peters
Mrss Brown
Miss Brown
May
Miss Sophronia
Mrs. Phelps
Miss. Perkins
Sammy
Tony
Wages of Income from Capital Decreasing
The piece discusses the decline in returns on capital compared with labor gains, noting past high 6 to 7 percent yields now reduced to 2 to 5 percent. It highlights government and state bonds offering around 2.5 percent and city bonds yielding over 8 percent, with new NY issues at 3 percent trading above par. The broad point is capital’s struggle to secure higher interest amidst a shifting investment landscape.
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New York
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the Child King
Rose Terry Cooke
Hal
Susy
Precious
Mr. Meeker
Charley
Albany
N. Y
Argus
Kep Sho
Los
Nt Butte
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