Murder at Eagles Nest and a Baroness’s murder mystery
In a party at Eagle's Nest home of Emily Hardy, Baroness von Wiese is found murdered. Reporter Bim aids fiancé Walter Vance in unraveling the case revealing inside theft, hidden conversations, a maid's secret, and a likely burglary gone wrong as clues surface in the mansion and ravine.
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Eagle’s Nest
Emily Hardy
Baroness von Wiese
Bhima Martin
Bim
Walter Vance
Mary Frost
Mary
Ted
Emily
Emerald case linked to garden robbery at Fagles Nest
Walter and Bim fear a professional robber stole jewels from the Baroness last night and leave Reynolds in charge while hunting suspects. They discover an emerald case beneath a window, link a note to a past acquaintance, and plan to question those who stayed in the house.
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Reynolds
Walter
Fagle’s
Bim
Jane
Sherlock Holmes
Two Lovers Heed Crime Case Amid Mansion Night
In a 1921 King Features tale, Bim and Walter chase a killer after a perilous night at the Baroness’s mansion. They speculate on hidden identities, discuss plans to clear a case, and examine rooms and guests while awaiting Em’s dinner party.
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Walter
Reynolds
Bim
Jane
William
Ted
Mary Frost
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Grace Hill Social Planned After All Day Ladies Aid
Mary Sherlock reports Miriam Miksch returned from Washington to Grace Hill. Robert Miksch helps Wilbur McCleland with his work. Frank Pratt and family visited John Pratt. Wm Meyer and Fred Jones assisted A J Robertson with carpentry and painting. Ladies Aid held an all day meeting at Mrs Sherlock's planning a community social for Friday evening with each family bringing pie sandwiches and dishes.
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Grace Hill
Miriam Miksch
Washington
Robert Miksch
Wilbur McCleland
Frank Pratt
John Pratt
Wm. Meyer
A. J. Robertson
Fred Jones
Ladies Aid
Uncle Eben on Independence and Patience
A Washington Star quip reflects on independence as an act that tests others patience by placing undue strain, voiced by Uncle Eben in a pithy aside.
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Eben
Washington Star
Benjamin Symmes Endowment Found Virginia Free School
The bequeathing of 250 acres of land an adjacent salt marsh and eight milk cows formed America's first educational endowment. Benjamin Symmes left the property in Virginia's Elizabeth County to establish a free school. He died in 1684.
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America
Benjamin Symmes
Elizabeth County
Virginia
Syrmmes
Pennsylvania’s First Feminine Secretary Named
Miss Helen V. Goettler is believed to be the first woman in the Keystone State to serve as secretary of a city council. She also helps run the town’s weekly newspaper, founded by her grandfather and father.
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Walter Vance
Mooney
Wally
Helen V. Goettler
Keystone State
Columbus Junction Student Wins History Essay Contest Prize
James Gray Pierce, a Columbus Junction High School junior, won $75 for the best historical essay in Davenport’s contest to name a new 2 million dollar hotel. The prize was announced Saturday by Blackhawk Hotels Co. of Davenport.
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Columbus Junction
James Gray Pierce
Blackhawk Hotels Co
Davenport
Mississippi Hotel Name and Local Assembly Notes
Dick R. Lane announced the Mississippi as the hotel name being built. Senator Edwin R. Hicklin and Ralph R. Hunt received committee appointments in the state legislature. The Winfield basketball team defeated Columbus Junction 28 to 18. A nine-foot Mississippi river channel plan prompted levee and damage concerns by Louisa and Des Moines counties. Various social and community events fill a busy Columbus Junction notice.
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Edwin RR. Hicklin
Wapello
Ralph RR. Hunt
Oakville
Hunt
Hicklin
Winfield High School
Columbus Junction
Winfield
Iowa
Patterson
Ibbotson
Manly
Columbus
Morning Sun
Joint
Board of Supervisors
Louisa
Des Moines
Burlington
United States
Mississippi
Soviet Symbols on U S flag standard indicate labor units
The symbols on the Standard of the flag of the U S 8 R represent the laboring element of the Russian people to which the Soviet government is dedicated. The sickle signifies the peasant, the hammer the factory worker, and the Star the future of the Soviet enterprise.
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U. S
Testing Supplies For Railway Special Investigators
Railway special investigators test goods for company use counting bristles in brooms and separating wool from cotton in carpets. They assess how much vibration a gas mantle will withstand.
Castoria: trusted remedy for restless babies
A promotional copy urges mothers to use Castoria for fretful spells feverish babies colic constipation and diarrhea and to keep it on hand as a standby through infancy. It notes the genuine product bears the Chas. H. Fletcher signature and Castoria on the wrapper.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
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