The Mystery Carney Croft Chapter Eleven Continued
In a tense office scene Ware questions Carney's decline as Bobbs recalls two years of alcohol troubles and the business's decline. Carney resists advice and fears railing by those around him while Bobbs frets over his master and his sister Miss Weston.
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Mr. Carney
Miss Weston
Carney
Ware
Bobbs
Mr. Ware
Frederick Ware
A Question of Guessing Ends With a Hint of MacArdel
The narrator critiques a range of characters from a slave to a lawyer, noting their habits and failings. A servant describes his master’s decline, while suspicion meets inquiry into toxicant use. The scene closes with a call to MacArdel.
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MacArdel
Meeting with Bobbs Delivers Carney’s Recovery Clue
A narrator learns from Bobbs that Mr. Carney struggles with his addiction and has returned to discuss affairs. Bobbs confirms Carney’s resolve to return and aid is sought at the hotel. The pair plan a seven o’clock dinner to finalize details, then discuss a troubling subject.
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Bobbs
Women in Wartime Bravery and Organizing Efforts in War
Mrs. Robly D. Evans wife of Admiral Evans and sister of Admiral Taylor led relief work for sick and wounded during the Spanish American war. Her daughters trained as nurses aided hospitals stores distributions and aid to families. Women formed aid societies sewed wrote letters offered nursing care and supported soldiers both at home and at Fort Monroe despite heat drought and long separations from their husbands.
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Robly D. Evans
Bob” Evans
Taylor
United States
Manitoba
Newport News
Birmingham
Colonial Dames
Washington, D. C
War Department
Surgeon-General
Fort Monroe
California
Navy
Arizona
New Mexico
Noted Quote About Performance and Salary
A quoted line attributed to John A. Howland notes that delaying explanations may cost opportunities for a raise. The remark emphasizes clear communication as a factor in salary consideration.
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John A. Howland
Peruna Believes Spring Catarrh
Readers praise Peruna for relief from spring catarrh with letters from Dora Hayden of S Wey Washington DC and Mrs N P Lawler of Pittsburg Kansas. They report rapid improvement, restored appetite and sleep, and recommend the remedy to others with catarrh in any form.
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Peruna
Dora Hayden
6Th St
S. Wey
Washington, D.C
N. P. Lawler
N. Broadway
Pittsburg
Kas
A stern tale of discipline and a rare oath
Rear Admiral Mead recalls a former merchant seaman famed for profane swearing. A strict captain forbids oaths, yet when a boatswain errs, the mate bulges with rage but yells only a sharp rebuke, calling him a naughty boatswain in a tense moment.
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Mead
Portsmouth
Mallock mocks socialism with Oxford student joke
W H Mallock cited a New York dinner quip about socialism describing it as confusing and likening it to a young Oxford student asking a policeman if the law allows him to call him an ass. The gag ends with the student bidding good night to the officer. The note also reports the 1906 US cereal crop at 5 billion bushels valued at 2 billion dollars.
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MacArdel
McArdel
Bloomsbury
MacArder
W. H. Mallock
New York
Oxford
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