Weather, crime, and oddities fill our small town page
The column strings together light vignettes and social oddities from mass media and local chatter. It cites weather quirks, the Balkans, fashion, a blue rose from New Jersey, and a Missouri judge warning against mule heels. It also notes hotel heat, a California singer jailed, frequent drownings and car accidents, and city policing nuances in Cleveland and New York.
Mystery at the country house ends in murder
Miss Innes locks up for the night as Arnold Armstrong is found shot in the billiard room. Gertrude reveals a relationship with Jack Bailey and a tense quarrel with Armstrong. Detectives and a coroner arrive as Jamieson notes ghost rumors, while questions mount about revolver, cuff-link, and sudden flight of Halsey and Bailey.
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Miss Innes
Abe
Innes
Gertrude
Halsey
Jack Bailey
I. 1
Arnold Arrimtrong
Balsed
Curt Dutton
Jamieson
Jack Baling
Mr. Jamieson
Arnold Armstrong
Greenwood Club
Armstrong
Mr. Horton
Arnold
Clut House
Valley
Jarvis
Andrews Station
Rachel Innes
Old John Innes
Hidden Intruder in East Corridor House Mystery
Innes and Jamieson pursue a shadowy intruder after a murder remains veiled by secrecy. The estate reveals clues from Armstrongs and a torn note, while a hidden clothes chute holds a trapped figure as Liddy and Rachel Innes confront danger and doubt.
Woman Escapes Operation Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Elwood Indiana woman claims cure after three months of illness and inability to walk. She states one bottle provided relief and she continued treatment with Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad cites numerous female ailments and offers confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.pinkham
Elwood
Ind
N. B. St
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Horse Lover Keene Defends About His Horses
A luncheon at Cedarhurst features James R. Keene belaboring his lifelong love of horses while noting they must stay in their place. He mocks overzealous equine devotion and contrasts it with a two year-old thoroughbred. A drummer and trusts censure appear in satirical asides from Puck’s eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Keene
Cedarhurst
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