Duke of Devil May Care A Complex New Orleans Mystery
Chaudron and Joe pursue the mystery of Mrs Ashton's vanished traces in New Orleans as the hotel trunk becomes a chilling clue. They scrutinize the Carnival era lodging on Valois Street while Anita endures sleepless worry and awaits a phone that may bring crucial information.
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Nant
Appleton & Coy
Felix
Joe
Chaudron
Hotel
Louis Te Grande
Anita
Mrs. Ascon
Valois Street
Bapianade
Nore
Tie
Vance
Earl
Alarm clock pitch ends with legal hook in cartoon dialogue
A shrewd man proposes a clock that rings precisely at a set minute and keeps ringing until rise. He promises an optional attachment to perfect the alarm, prompting the capitalist to laugh at the invention and a judge’s quip about profitable clocks.
Old Timers and Newcomers Face Off On Isthmus Baseball
Prominent officials including Chief Engineer John F Stevens and Judge Gudger helped organize rival teams Old Timers and Newcomers in a Panama event at Cocos Grove to benefit Isthmian charities. The international game drew U S Army Navy and Marine Corps crews and featured protests over professionalism led by Gov Medendes and others.
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Isthmian Canal
Commission
Panama
John F. Stevens
Gudger
Canal Zone
Gov
Medendes
J. G. Duque
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Co. C. Mallett
Arnold Shanklin
Harry D. Reed
Mr. Stevens
Girl Writes Mother's Will On Billhead At Bedside
In Oakland California the dying Louise Bushnell has her ten year old Sophie draft a quirky will on a billhead. The will leaves varied sums to family members and banks, naming the father as executor and noting shares for Sophie and May. Probate petitions show the estate totaled about 510 dollars with several heirs including May Elizabeth and Helena Pape.
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Oakland
Cal
Louise Bushnell
Sophie
Alameda County
Henrietta Walther
Hebrew Will Grants Widow Remarry Gift After Death
The will of Joseph Wildrewitz, written in Hebrew with translation, leaves his six children $20,000 and specifies that his widow Pesha will receive $2,000 if she remarries after his death. The document contrasts with Daniel O'Day's attempt to bar remarriage.
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New York
Daniel O'Day
Joseph Wildrewitz
Pesha
Wilderwitz
Wildrewitz
Stork Drives Father Mystery In Maine Town
William D. Trescarten of Limestone Me disappears from home around childbirth causing alarm among family and townspeople. Portland police alerted to watch for him as he nears his fourth birth. Grand Chancellor Willis B Hall of Knights of Pythias urges members across New England to be on the lookout for their brother.
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Portland
William D. Trescarten
Limestone
Aroostock County
Trescarten
Willis B. Hall
Knights of Pythias
New England
Atork
Father and Roosevelt pictured beside western senator
A Western senator recalls his four year old son discovering a magazine showing portraits of the president and the senator. The boy mistakes the president for a powerful man and asks if people in the East will react to the picture. The tale, quoted from American Spectator and Milwaukee Sentinel, contrasts shows of pride with a child’s blunt remark.
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Roosevelt
Theia
East
Quite Natural. The Maiden and The Poet Meter Jokes
In a Philadelphia Press quip a speaker asks what to do when falling for a girl. The Poet replies I run to meter, a light humorous exchange reflecting verse as response to affection.
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Philadelphia Press
The Reward of Virtue Subverted by Mischievous Boy
A verse fragment depicts a gas outage caused by Peter, a mischief maker who turns off the meter to earn praise. A lover consoles him with a promised shilling, offering double pay if the power is turned out again, exposing a moral reversal.
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Peter
Pete
Thermometer Scam Sparks Local Confrontation
A Milneckee Sentinel report recounts a quarrel where an elderly woman confronts a young clerk over a thermometer sold with alleged faults. The exchange includes sharp remarks about buying gifts and propriety from the Chicago Daily News fragments.
Breadwincer and Wit Spar in Oddball Exchange
A jumble of quotes from Yonkers Statesman and Houston Post features jokes about baking, wives, fashion, and a character named Ex-Tank. The fragmentary snippets hint at playful banter and punchlines without a clear cohesive article.
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Houston Post
Dearest Love Revealed In Quiet Letter Exchange
A fragmentary note quotes a lover’s confession and a response that hints at deep affection. The exchange centers on a singular sentiment rather than a broader dispute, reflecting intimate emotions within a domestic moment. The terse text preserves the tone and names implied in the fragment.
Preacher Carried Hellfire Samples Across Town
In York County a longtime preacher, treating stomach troubles with a fiery medicine, shared a generous dose with a Boston drummer at a hotel. The drummer, also troubled by indigestion, tried the remedy and recovered, prompting the quip that the preacher carried samples.
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York County
Boston
Boston Herald
Two of a Kind
Mrs Brown complains of Mrs Peck as horrid and spiteful, while Mr Brown defends her in a curt exchange that hints at social friction and rivalries.
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Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Peck
Mr. Brown
Wes
Hopeful News and frostbitten shade in a birthday tale
A playful dialogue features Mr Beaton and Mr Beston discussing a ghost thought to be frostbitten and not motor impaired. Migs Twinkle and Puck jest about the shade and hunger while Judee jokes about restaurant tipping. Neighbor and Mother reference a birthday party and a saved title child.
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Mr Beaton
Wants Grandpa to Croak Joke Folklore Snippet
A dialogue exchanges between Johnnie and Grandpa about making noise like a frog to scare a judge, with Johnnie proposing a plan to croak to supposedly scare away a thousand. The fragment reflects a humorous street talk moment and a child’s prank scenario.
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Grandpa
Johnnie
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Pedro
Mr. Chaudron
Mra. Chandron
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Noel
Chance
Sanal
Teama
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Judee
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