Aged Plot of Ada and the Graham Estate
In a Victorian tale of betrayal, Jack Graham plots to murder his wife Ada for a life insurance payout. Buckley assists with a dangerous scheme while Will Tryfail pursues leads from Wolverhampton to Paris and Geneva. Ada’s fragile health, staged illnesses, and a dose of poison threaten a deadly finish as detectives close in.
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Jack Graham
Eleaven
Marion
Ada
Graham
Jack
Beresford Grove
Buckley
Fay
Alliance
Mrs. Graham
Reham
Miss Bentley
Wolverhampton
Wilf Tryfail
Atlas Life
Sack
St. John's Wood
Jack Goaham
Porthard
London
Jewess’ Parlor
Porson
Chaplen
Paris
Bentley
Buck
Jey Bag
Aliss Wentworth
Tam
Melun
Lyons
Will
Liendon
Buckter
Jast
Kexman
Poice
Maine
Tivons
Melan
Can~lain
Livfail
Geneva
Monsieur
Berne
Frois
Dierna
Milen
Hhis
Milan
Trieste
Constantinople
Tarre
Will Tryfail
Portham
Per Bard
Hazelwood House
Ellerton
Ellertox
Travers
Germany
Ornce
Myre
Worthington
Grahan
Mrs. Worthington
Mire
Gamden Town
Walworth Crib
Walworth
Dr. Brinsley
Brinsley's
Brinsley
Jady
A Delicate Compliment and A Fearful Vengeance
Comic exchanges reveal Miss Clara and Miss Ethel trading quips about weather and shopping while a tease of mischief unfolds between Tommy Ann and Sissy as they scheme petty revenge by vowing not to marry to avoid becoming grandmothers.
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Clara
Tommy—Ann
Sissy
Curious ancient lamps and odd oddities from history
A mosaic of curios from old records notes horn window lights in ninth century England, a lad in Indiana reading during a sermon sparked a court case, Washington survey cabins near Winchester, and a baker’s dozen of strange facts about Ethiopia Turkey Scotland lighthouses and twins.
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Chambersburg
Penn
Kidderminster
England
University of Pavia
Italy
Charlemagne
Europe
Alfred
Louisville
Ethiopia
Margaret Arnold
New Holland
Ghio
Indiana
Watson Sherman
St. Ignace
Mich
Sherman
TY. H. Singeton
Toccoa
Turkey
Belfort
George Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
J. Spor Ar
Iden County
Scotland
United States
America
Little Brewster Island
Boston Harbor
Burdick
Kansas
Allegany County
The Height of Waves Across Oceans and Coasts
Measurements by Scoresby and later observations reveal Atlantic waves rarely exceed 40 feet, with 30 feet common and 37 to 49 feet observed at Wick Bay. Monsoon seas at Kurrachee and breakers over breakwaters show extreme surges, while historic reports note water masses of tens of thousands of tons pouring over breakwaters and towers during severe storms.
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Scoresby
Atlantic
Kurrache
Wick Bay
Smeaton
Eddystone Tower
Japanese Bric-a-Brac and Revival in Connecticut
The piece notes the 1884 Perry visit fueling early Japanese bric-a-brac interest in the United States with lacquered bowls among the curiosities. It also mentions revived cordwood use in Connecticut due to high coal prices, pushing many back to wood stoves.
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Connecticut
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Oor
Hazelwood
Gerald Carlton
Mr. Tryfail
Pelham Manuer