The Boarding House Murder Mystery Unfolds
In a rainy New York autumn night at Mrs. Moore’s boarding house, Captain Hanska is found murdered after a tense sequence of visits and voices. Tommi North and Professor Noll uncover the crime as neighbors gather, and Rosalie Le Grange arrives with a plan to take control while Estrilla and others react to the shock.
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Mrs. Moore
Far West
New York
Miss Harding
Miss Jones
Nall
Professor Nall
Hanska
Professor Noll
Miss Estrilla
Bierce
Wanska
Lawrence Wade
Annstant
Irs
Moore
Mr. Wade
Mr. Wade: As She Did So, Mr. Estrilla
Mr. Estrilla
Captain Hangka
Strilla
Captain Hanska
Mies Jones
Essie
Utes
Tommy North
Tommy
Pelim
Professor Woll
Noll
Tory
Ulster
Tlephone
Estrilla
Sin
Cordner
Lipschute
Rosalie le Grange
Martin M’gee
Senor Estrilla
East Side Levee District Tackles Floods Across Major Illinois Basin
The East Side Levee and Sanitary District governs flood protection for a 150 square mile area near East St. Louis including Granite City National City Madison Venice Brooklyn Namcori and Cahokia. Planned works total 6.5 million dollars to guard against Cahokia creek and Mississippi river overflow amid low topography and seasonal high water.
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St. Louis
East Side
East St. Louis
Illinois
Mississippi River
City of
Granite City
National City
Madison
Venice
Brooklyn
Namcori
Cahokia
Spineless and Smoky Remarks Attributed to Twickembury
A quotation from The Christian Register notes Mrs. Twickembury describing her husband as rarely seen without a cigar and calling him a persistent smoker. The remark highlights the couple’s dynamic and social caricature in a brief cultural snippet.
Debunker of illusion is loved despite flaws
A man confesses to a fiancée that he is not the noble suitor she believed but a forty year old widower with faults. She confirms his wealth and status, then still declares her love, insisting the flaws do not affect her devotion.
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Pitcher’s Park Packing Company
Pious Prima Donna Madame Catalani Remembered
A historical reminiscence praises Madame Catalani as a devout and charitable soprano whose unmatched voice graced the world. An English Paris resident recalls a Paris opera night when she prepared for one of her greatest performances in the stage box.
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Madame Catalani
Paris
Observing a Singer Before Performance
An Englishman tells the great singer he observed her in prayer backstage for several minutes before going on stage. She replies that she never performs without asking God for the blessing to sing well and for success, and never returns thanks merely for mercies received.
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Hempage
Madamentalani
Fen
Fearful Picture of Hell in Hindu Beliefs
Descriptive passage portrays Hindu hell as ancient and terrifying with Yama the subduer as its monstrous ruler. The depiction centers on a writhing figure, fanged and fearsome, presiding over a realm of snakes monsters insects and infernal devices including red hot charcoal and boiling oil.
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Yama
Red headed and blue headed honeysucker misidentified as two birds
A New Zealand honeysucker fed on flax pollen giving a red head in early summer and blue head later from fuchsia pollen. The two color forms were once thought separate species but were found to be the same bird with a blackish brown head actual color.
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New Zealand
Harper’s Weekly
Gentle Parenting Through Tact and Self-Discipline
The author argues mothers should prefer nursery diplomacy over strict rules. A successful caretaker avoids pre announcing punishments and uses quiet guidance to cultivate reason in children rather than sullen obedience. The piece champions voluntary discipline and timely prompts over coercive measures.
Family of Eighteen Walks Forty Miles From Malibu
Eight children aged eighteen years to eighteen months and their parents left isolated Malibu at the start of a 40 mile trek to Los Angeles for food and work. After 15 miles the older child carried the youngest as they walked with a dog and cat. Ray Nimmo, an Los Angeles attorney, found them and provided money for transport to the city where they arrived.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Malibu Mountains
R. W. Baller
Ghildren
Ray
Nimmo
Freak Ballot Cast in New York Election
A freak ballot listed candidates for major offices including mayor Fela LaFollette and alderman Harry K. Thaw. Other names included sheriff John A. Hennessy district attorney Mrs Emmelist Pankhhurst borough president Manhattan George W. Perkins and coroners Charles F Murphy Thomas F Ryan.
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New York
Fela LaFollette
Harry K. Thaw
John A. Hennessy
Emmelist
Pankhhurst
Manhattan
George W. Perkins
Charles F Murphy
Thomas F. Ryan
Detriment Seen in City Lid on Entertainment Venues
The quote from Preston Gib son, a New York and Washington clubman, links government restrictions to moral decline. He cites a New York order closing reputable tangs and driving patrons to disreputable venues, arguing that city lid policies disrupt pleasure and invite vice.
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Washington
Preston Gibson
New York
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief For Headaches
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent box that cleanses the stomach and bowels, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, and drains poisons from the liver. It promises a headache relief by morning and months of regularity while you sleep.
New School of Painting Lunatic Painter’s Red Sea Allegory
A painter in an asylum presents a bare canvas as a masterpiece. He claims the work depicts the passage of the Jews through the Red Sea with the sea driven back and the Jews crossing over. He promises the Egyptians will arrive soon, in his unpretentious style.
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New School of Painting
Red Sea
Croxone Promises Quick Backache and Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement claims Croxone reaches kidney tissue to cleanse filters, dissolve uric acid, heal bladder membranes, and strengthen kidneys. It asserts rapid, lasting relief from backache and bladder issues with three doses daily. druggists offer a full refund if it fails to work.
Local roads debate sparks weary retort in Washington Star
A voice questions road quality, while another skeptic dismisses nearby destinations as not worth visiting. The exchange captures a mood of limited enthusiasm for infrastructure in a rural setting.
Appearance of the knock-out champion described
In dialogue the knock-out champion is sketched as a stunning sort of fellow. The ad notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children claims to soften gums reduce inflammation relieve pain cure wind colic at 25c a bottle. An Ag Trust quips about a chicken hearted man making excuses.
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Harry R .Grissinger
Bobbs-Merrill
Chapter
East Side Levee and Sanitary District of
Hell
Cascarets
Croxone
Washington Star
Kondon’s
Carter
Carters
Northwestern
FUR CO
Minneapolis
Minn
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