The Land of the Drum chapter excerpts unfold mysteries
Wealthy Chicago figure Benjamin Corvet vanishes after a stormy interview with Henry Spearman while Constance Sherrill waits for a promise of marriage. Alan Conrad, summoned from Blue Rapids, discovers Corvet’s hidden life through scattered clippings and a list of names, linking his fate to the Great Lakes region.
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Chicago
Enjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Sherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Conrad
Alan
Pevsession
Ita New Home
Corvet’e
Speariman
Spearpian
Warsaquam
Great Lakes
Benjamin Corvet
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Westhouse
I Alan
Enomet County
Wisconsin
Wassaquaim Tite
Judah
Phe Net
Wassacain
Emmet
Henry
Wassaquan
Hin
Carver
Corver
Abad
Lake
Superior
Huron
Lake Michigan
Luke
Emmet County
Waseaquam
Tin
Benjamin Corvel
Miss Sherrill
Sam
Alan Conradd
Delegates Sign For Health Meet In Lansing
Opening session of Michigan health officials and public health nurses conference shows strong early turnout and optimism. About 102 health officers and 30 nurses had replied by November 5, aiming for at least 500 delegates this year, far above 1921 attendance. Noted experts from Harvard, Alabama, Massachusetts, Ohio and Detroit are slated to speak, with discussion sessions on new public health topics throughout December 4 to 8. The event seeks practical guidance for tackling local health problems.
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Lansing
Michigan Department of Health
Michigan Public Eealth Association
Sth
Ecards
R. M. Olin
Dr. Olin
George C. Whipple
Harvard University
W Welch
Alibama Department of Health
Eugene R. Kelsey
M.D
Massachusetts
T Health
Anna EB. Rude
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Washington
Do Co
B.C. Boudrean
M.D. Ehter
Commitienale
Ohio Department of Health
Tho F. Vaughan
Detroit
Unwelcome Guests and Christmas Bills Forecasts
The piece satirically reflects on unwelcome guests and rising costs as Christmas bills approach. It warns against overambitious plans, notes cautious investors pay attention to who can count the cast, and mocks boastful fighters whose vision is limited to kids.
No such motorist ever found in heaven or on road
A fragment reflects on an impossible ideal of a driver who never broke laws or harmed, imagining only a perfect motorist exists in heaven. The line reads as a playful or philosophical note on restraint and safety on the road.
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Heaven
Appointment of Administrator in Mary Novakoski Estate
The Gogeble County Probate Court orders appointment hearing for Joseph Novakoski as administrator of Mary Novakoski's estate. The hearing is set for November 20, 1922 at ten o’clock in the forenoon at the probate office in Bes hsemer. Publication to run for three consecutive weeks in the Wakefield Advocate.
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State of Michigan
Gogeble
Beshsemer
Said
Tfon
William S. Batra
Mary Novakoski
Joseph Novakoski
Chat Partebic Hotier
Wakefield Advocate
Steems Willdam
Bate
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Edwin Balmer
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Irwin Myers
Wassaquaim
Mr. Corver
Wuasaquam
Aku
Wassaquam
Ben
Fred Westhouse
Arthur Pearl
Flint
Hallford Spens
Audrey Hallford
Bert Hallford
Robert Spens
Escanaba
Hal French
Vera Arabells French
Corvet House
Constance
Uncle Benny
Judahi
Murtur
Agettenson
Sasebear
Studebaker
Ed Wormanship
Secan
Bio Si
Wakefield, Michigan
Tudebaker
Chamberlain
Chas. Rand
Bessemer
T.s.cro. S. Crosby
Oilce
Kerkes
Levi S.rice
Bessemer, Mich
G. Sauter
Ronwood, Mich
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