Murder at Try Oak Estate as Colonel Larch Is Found Dead
Colonel Jude Larch chairman of the Try Oak Bench of Magistrates is found fatally attacked on a plantation near his estate. Investigators suspect a poacher or tramp. a stolen wallet and clues point to a walking-stick used strike. Secret tensions surface as theColonel’s secretary Herbert Norrie and son Captain Goddard Larch shape the inquiry.
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Jude Larch
PC. Brane
Try Oak Bench
Tom ‘Tod
P. C. Brane
Tom ‘Od
P.C. Brane
Tom Tod
P.C
Brane
Try Oak
Herbert Norrie
Goddard Larch
Tom T
Helen Saul
Tom’ Tod
Madge and a Tip in a Village Tale
A narrator recalls Madge and a tip as Herbert Norrie and Captain Jude Larch clash with old Puritan prudence. Goddard Larch contrasts his father while townsfolk await speeches and music. Dreams of returning to a faded town haunt the weary traveler in a comic, slightly bleak vignette.
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Herbert Norrie
Jude Larch
Goddard Larch
Jay
Péte
Theft at Mourningfield Estate Leaves Riches Missing
A shilling note section was emptied and a few notes left as a warning. A ruby ring gifted by a Burmese chief and a heavy gold locket from a dead man’s watch chain were stolen, while the watch and chain remained. Officers note poachers and tramps are typically only partly clever.
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Burma
Tom Tod
Watch & Presentation
PC. Brane
P.C. Brane
The Children I Remember Poem by Anne Campbell
The poem recalls children with shining eyes who answer with kindness. They invite the speaker to adventure, their minds roaming to distant lands beneath a sun, while challenging her to rise to every test.
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Anne Campbell
Fairyland
Back Home. Walt Mason Returns to Town
A man visits his native town after many years away seeking honors and wealth. Old friends are moved to tears as the familiar figure returns, stirring memories of the gray world outside.
Ticketing mix up at station ends in extra change
Brown receives ten shillings too much after paying for a ticket. He returns to the booking office to report the error. Clerk apologizes but says the mistake cannot be corrected now. Brown accepts the overpayment without further concern.
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Brown
Tsay
Bank panic joke ends with unusual cash request
A Jewish man, alarmed by a supposed bank failure rumor, rushes to cash a cheque. The clerk asks how he wants the money and the man replies, I have the money, but if you don't I must have it. The anecdote centers on a practical joker and a tense cash grab.
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Twillingate Sun
E. J. Linfield, T’gate
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J. McIntyre
Newfoundland Railway
Doverias NewTon
Harness
Madge
Helen
Ane
Empire
Walt Mason
Eagle Brand
RS. J. Mooney
East Highth St
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Barbara
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Waltere Souretnieg
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