Pinochle Plot At Detective Agency House
In Chicago, detective Felix Hazard untangles the May 30 murder of Henry Paradis. Neal family tensions, a pinochle deck with missing cards, and a web of suspects including Curtis Paradis and Mrs. Pell drive the case. Sam Webb, posing as his cousin, confesses to the shooting. Sam’s cousin Clifford Hartley and Helen Bertel help pin the crime on the true killer Nick Blackburn through interviews and fresh evidence. Hazard uncovers the real sequence of events and closes the case with a safe resolution.
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Sutherland Detective
Helen Bertel
Felix Hazard
Roy
Che Ook
Hetard
Harard
Hazard
Jen
Henry Paradis
North Halsted Street
Sam Webb
Miss Porter
Macard
Lisa Bertel
Curtis Paradis
Blackburn
Sam
Curtis
Henry Paradin
Haleted Street
Helen
Mre. Pell
Paradie House
Dewey Place
Pell
Pinson
Chicago
Kanas City
Nick Blackburn
Paradis
Nick
Mazard
Webb
Wilds
Hiard
Catis
Henry
South State Street
Mr. Paradis
Clifford Hartley
Uncle Henry
Hal Sted Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Andrew Cole
Cleanse the body with hot water and phosphate
An editorial promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning as an inside bath to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises improved health and a rosy complexion for both men and women and urges readers to try the economical remedy. It also includes a short anecdote about Maggie the Gotham maid who delays callers but reveals their names.
Danderine Hair Cleanser Ad and Quips Digest
An old advertisement hawks Knowlton's Danderine promising glossy soft hair after a few uses, claiming dandruff removal and new hair growth. The page includes quirky humor lines about writers and school, plus an artfully framed bag blue for whitening clothes and a knitted shawl gift exchange.
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Charles Edmonds
Conoeis
Hagard
Felix
Felix Hazard Toter Pacer
W. G. Chapman
Mr. Paradia
Maggie
Brown
Knowlton
Adv
Mrs. Jones