Life at Halcyon Camp Unfolds Suspicions and Fatal Poison
Rex Hale uncovers threats and a poisoned cat as Daisy dies. Joan Kneeland confides a nightmare while Uncle Cass Kneeland’s fortune and secrets loom. Doctor Crosby recalls Mrs Kneeland’s insanity as Hale and neighbors weigh motives, money, and betrayals at Halcyon Camp.
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Hale
Daisy
Craig
Aunt Hosanna
Spencer Forbes
Bert
Herbert Kneeland
Joan Kneeland
Rex
Joan
Mrs. Nash
New York
Halcyon Camp
Helen Nash
Doctor Craig
Wilbur
Uncle Cass
Kneeland
James Banks
Jerusalem
Crosby
Kneelands
Cass
Everyday dress and party frock patterns from Sewing Circle
Practical dress patterns for daily wear and a Little Girl’s Party Frock with rippling skirt and appliques. Describes materials Taf feta silk crepe organdy or batiste, and a Button-Front Day Dress with shoulder tucks and slim skirt. Sizes 6–14 and 34–46 with yardage details. Send orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago. 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Invasion of England Rumor Told by 1690 Gazette
A July 26 1690 Morning Post note recounts a London Gazette story claiming French ships anchored in Torbay attacked Tingmouth burning the town and beacon. Locals report 1000 landing men as militia moves to oppose imagined invaders amid James II and William III power struggle.
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London Gazette
Morning Post
England
Brixham
Torbay
James II
Willam (III) of
Orange
Shoar
Tingmouth
Fice
Early Indiana in 1817 Without Roads Or Telegraphs
From Readings in Indiana History the excerpt recalls 1817 conditions: no railroads canals or telegraph, fire by flint and steel, forests instead of fields, the shovely plow as only cultivator, no bridges, and travel by horseback with children carried on the saddle and behind the wife, a spread cover.
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Indiana
Allegheny Mountains
Into the Night Party Game Suggestion
A dull party brightens briefly as a guest proposes a guessing game. Volunteers dictate the play by sending the next participant out of the room while others try to guess their whereabouts, hoping to revive the evening.
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Rose
RX Ning Nee
Eget
Sawai Vene
Alli
Val Walla
Gabe Relle
Blok Hesaachea
Billious
Avnet Ae
Alers
He Taatlite
Champion Tire
Floyd Roberts
Firestone Tirea
Firestone
Firestone Laboratories
Firestone Champion Tire
Firestone Champion
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
Firestone Man
Firestone Convoy
Voice of Firestone
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Alfred Wallenstein
NBC
Red Network
Everett Kitchell
Gramples
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