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1. 15 October 2024 10:07 AM

   I've been remiss about posting the latest math puzzles here, but if you are interested, here are a couple, plus a followup to an earlier one:

   • Coin Puzzles
   • The Wine Thief
   • Back to the Four Weights Problem
2. 15 October 2024 10:05 AM

   I've posted an Austin Philips Post Office ghost story up on Dark Tales Sleuth, from Pall Mall Magazine, November 1909. In "The Missing Word", an old telegraph operator tells his colleagues about the night he "heard" his fellow telegraphist's murder.

3. 05 October 2024 4:19 PM

   Another Austin Philips Post Office crime story up on Dark Tales Sleuth, this one from The Strand Magazine, July 1909. In "The Telegram", a naive young telegraph operator is on the verge of making a very big mistake.

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