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  • Illustration OCR: SO FOUR MEN OCCUPIED THE TWO DAYS MY MEN HAVE SEARCHED WHAT ABOUT TOP FLOOR FLAT ? WHEN DID THEY LEAVE? THIS IS THE PLACE WE CHECKED DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE EXACTLY MY DEAR WATSON- THOSE CHARRED PAPERS MAY LE AD US STRAIGHT TO"BLACKIE MARTIN NEW HIMŠELF! ON MOST CAREFULLYPERHAPS YOUD LIKE To TALK WITH RIGHT! WE CAN'T JAFFORD TO --I DIDNT LIKD- AINGER-PRINT OR A SCRAP OF CLOTHING AGONOT A THOSE BURNED PAPERS IN THE GOING TO PUT THEM goINO HYDROCHLO THOSE CH TO THE IS THIS STRANGE WHAT AN EFFICIENT THE LANOLADy? PASS ?P ANY CLUE SEARCH LEADS SECRET AGENT X-9 TO AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY GRATE-- HAVE ONE OF YOUR MEN CARE- FULLY PUT THEM IN A RIC CHEMICAL THEIR LOOKS ! LET ME SHOW YOU THEIR ROOMS! TESTSEMICAL LETS SEE HER CONTAINER ! MIRACLE OF SCIENCE THAT WRESTS SECRETS FROM CHARREO PAPER SO FOUR MEN OCCUPIED THE TWO DAYS MY MEN HAVE SEARCHED WHAT ABOUT TOP FLOOR FLAT ? WHEN DID THEY LEAVE? THIS IS THE PLACE WE CHECKED DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE EXACTLY MY DEAR WATSON- THOSE CHARRED PAPERS MAY LE AD US STRAIGHT TO"BLACKIE MARTIN NEW HIMŠELF! ON MOST CAREFULLYPERHAPS YOUD LIKE To TALK WITH RIGHT! WE CAN'T JAFFORD TO --I DIDNT LIKD- AINGER-PRINT OR A SCRAP OF CLOTHING AGOWITH EVERYTHINGNOT A THOSE BURNED PAPERS IN THE GOING TO PUT THEM goINO HYDROCHLO THOSE CH TO THE IS THIS STRANGE WHAT AN EFFICIENT THE LANOLADy? PASS ?P ANY CLUE SEARCH LEADS SECRET AGENT X-9 TO AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY GRATE-- HAVE ONE OF YOUR MEN CARE- FULLY PUT THEM IN A RIC CHEMICAL THEIR LOOKS ! LET ME SHOW YOU THEIR ROOMS! TESTSEMICAL LETS SEE HER CONTAINER ! MIRACLE OF SCIENCE THAT WRESTS SECRETS FROM CHARREO PAPER

    Thu, July 30, 1936

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Illustration OCR: NO-NO-NO DONT STOP HIM- LET HIM "bo iT- KRAZY HAS JUST TOOK A SWIG OP TIGER TEA - NOW JUST SEe WHAY WITH MY OWN EYE HAPPENS Yes 7HOW DASS YOU ILLOW SUCH GOIN'ÓN? YOuA PILLITz THE RASCAL - OH-H-THAT LSHOULD DON HAVE LIVED TO SEE TAKE MEN CRIME RUN RAMPANT So HARD Pow O 196In. Werld righa erved. NO-NO-NO DONT STOP HIM- LET HIM "bo iT- KRAZY HAS JUST TOOK A SWIG OP TIGER TEA - NOW JUST SEe WHAY WITH MY OWN EYE HAPPENS Yes 7HOW DASS YOU ILLOW SUCH GOIN'ÓN? YOuA PILLITz THE RASCAL - OH-H-THAT LSHOULD DON HAVE LIVED TO SEE TAKE MEN CRIME RUN RAMPANT So HARD Pow O 196King Feateres SyadicaIn. Werld righa erved.

    Thu, July 30, 1936

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Comic book OCR: YE TALK LAIK' YE WUZ A LEETLE TETCHED (N TH' HAIDMISTOFER GOOGLE WE SHOULD WORRYGENERAL-. THE PICTURE'S A SENSATION WITHOUT HER-. DON'TCHA UNDERSTANDMARCELLY 33 A BIG FILM COMPANY WENT AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE WILKINS- SMITH FEUD--YOU WERE (N THE MOVIES --BIG AS LIFE.AN' YOU MADE A TERRIFIC HIT. SO THEY'RE OFFERING YOU A JOB- AN' THERE'S A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT THAT YOU CAN'T GET MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS--(F YOU DO.. IT'S ALL OFF ! MEANWHILE-- (N THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE GREAT D.B.K. FILM CORPORATION --- WE'LL HAFTA GO BACK TO THE HILLS FOR A RE-TAKEJOE -- WHEN SNUFFY SHOT OL MAN WILKINSTH' CAMERA WAS OUTTA FOCUS -- HE'S GOTTA DO IT OVER AGAIN' ... YEH.. BUT TO HAVE THE REAL MARCELLY ALONG WITH ITSIDNEY... IT WOULD BE SUPER- COLOSSAL ! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE WILKINS GIRL ?? DO YOU THINK SHE'S GIVING US THE RUN-AROUNDSID 333 JUGY. 3o- O 1936. King Features SyndcateWorld nghts reservod YE TALK LAIK' YE WUZ A LEETLE TETCHED (N TH' HAIDMISTOFER GOOGLE WE SHOULD WORRYGENERAL-. THE PICTURE'S A SENSATION WITHOUT HER-. DON'TCHA UNDERSTANDMARCELLY 33 A BIG FILM COMPANY WENT AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE WILKINS- SMITH FEUD--YOU WERE (N THE MOVIES --BIG AS LIFE.AN' YOU MADE A TERRIFIC HIT. SO THEY'RE OFFERING YOU A JOB- AN' THERE'S A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT THAT YOU CAN'T GET MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS--(F YOU DO.. IT'S ALL OFF ! MEANWHILE-- (N THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE GREAT D.B.K. FILM CORPORATION --- WE'LL HAFTA GO BACK TO THE HILLS FOR A RE-TAKEJOE -- WHEN SNUFFY SHOT OL MAN WILKINSTH' CAMERA WAS OUTTA FOCUS -- HE'S GOTTA DO IT OVER AGAIN' ... YEH.. BUT TO HAVE THE REAL MARCELLY ALONG WITH ITSIDNEY... IT WOULD BE SUPER- COLOSSAL ! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE WILKINS GIRL ?? DO YOU THINK SHE'S GIVING US THE RUN-AROUNDSID 333 JUGY. 3o- O 1936. King Features SyndcateWorld nghts reservod

    Thu, July 30, 1936

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: WELLI RAN HIM OPF - TS A GOOD IDEAONCE INBUT MAYBE A WHILETO REMIND A A?A?ES AFRAID OF US MICE HEH HEH O IHEH ITS TIGA TEA I'm so DRY A-Woo- AH-WOO IN A PINGE IWIN A ElLA PINTL WILL DRINK Iu DRNK ANYTHING WET A-WOo- cAH-WOO Ho00. i Ha WELLI RAN HIM OPF - TS A GOOD IDEAONCE INBUT MAYBE A WHILETO REMIND A A ? A ? ES AFRAID OF US MICE HEH HEH O IHEH ITS TIGA TEA I'm so DRY A-Woo- AH-WOO IN A PINGE IWIN A ElLA PINTL WILL DRINK Iu DRNK ANYTHING WET A-WOo- cAH-WOO Ho00. i Ha

    Wed, July 29, 1936

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Publication OCR: A POIFECT SET-UPBOSS YEAH! BUT TELL THE BOYS TO KEEP UNDER COVER UNTIL THEY HEAR FROM ME. AINT YA BEING TOO NAW! NO ONE KNOWS PUBLIC HEREBOSS? WHAT I LOOK LIKE ! PROPRIETOR OF ANY-ER-UNUSUAL.) NOBOSS BUT IM ON VISTORS TODAY ? THE CHIEF WANTS ME TO CHECK ON YOUR TERRITORYFIRST- MARTIN HAS PULLED JOBS IN DENVERDALLAS AND MINNEAPOLIS WITHIN A WEEK - THIS A LOGICAL BASE! YOU GO AWAY ON'BUS- NESS TRIPS AND NO GORMANS HOTEL THAT'S ME! ONE'S THE WISER! THE LOOKOUT! MEGNWHILE SECRET AGENTREPORTS TO A OH GOOD-DAYMR.GORMAN! RESPECTABLE! STRANGE WGORMAN NHOTENL DOINGS IN THE GORMAN WE'VE ALREADY BEEN CHECKING LP- HERE ARE A FEW ADORESSES UNDER SUSPICION MID-WEST FIELD- OFFICE OF HOTEL THE "FBI" A POIFECT SET-UPBOSS YEAH! BUT TELL THE BOYS TO KEEP UNDER COVER UNTIL THEY HEAR FROM ME. AINT YA BEING TOO NAW! NO ONE KNOWS PUBLIC HEREBOSS? WHAT I LOOK LIKE ! PROPRIETOR OF ANY-ER-UNUSUAL.) NOBOSS BUT IM ON VISTORS TODAY ? THE CHIEF WANTS ME TO CHECK ON YOUR TERRITORYFIRST- MARTIN HAS PULLED JOBS IN DENVERDALLAS AND MINNEAPOLIS WITHIN A WEEK - THIS A LOGICAL BASE! YOU GO AWAY ON'BUS- NESS TRIPS AND NO GORMANS HOTEL THAT'S ME! ONE'S THE WISER! THE LOOKOUT! MEGNWHILE SECRET AGENTREPORTS TO A OH GOOD-DAYMR.GORMAN! RESPECTABLE! STRANGE WGORMAN NHOTENL DOINGS IN THE GORMAN WE'VE ALREADY BEEN CHECKING LP- HERE ARE A FEW ADORESSES UNDER SUSPICION MID-WEST FIELD- OFFICE OF HOTEL THE "FBI"

    Wed, July 29, 1936

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Art OCR: WHUT 3? YE HAIN'T FOTCHED NO MERRIAGE LICENSE 3? HIT'S LAMENTYBLE THET ENNYEBODY IN THIS FREE AN (NLIGHTENED KENTRY SHOULD BE SO BLINO AN IGGORANT.. (T'S FROM THAT FILM COMPANY-.. WAAL--EF THET DON'T TAKE TH RAG OFF'N TH' BUSH- MARCELLY AN' WEAZY AIR TRAMPOOSIN' DOWN TO PARSON TUTTLE'S THIS VERY MINIT.. JUMPIN' JEEPERS ! TIME'S A-WASTIN' !!! LISTEN..THEY'RE OFFERIN' MARCELLY A JOB TO GO IN PICTURES... STARTIN' OFF SMACK WITH PERSONAL APPEARANCES ALONG WITH THOSE MOVIES THEY TOOK OF THE WILKINS-SMITH FEUD... OHOH. THE CONTRACT SAYS SHE CAN'T GET MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS ! MARCELLY ! PSST... HOLD EVERYTHING !!! 1916Woeld tights reserved. JULY 29. WHUT 3? YE HAIN'T FOTCHED NO MERRIAGE LICENSE 3? HIT'S LAMENTYBLE THET ENNYEBODY IN THIS FREE AN (NLIGHTENED KENTRY SHOULD BE SO BLINO AN IGGORANT.. (T'S FROM THAT FILM COMPANY-.. WAAL--EF THET DON'T TAKE TH RAG OFF'N TH' BUSH- MARCELLY AN' WEAZY AIR TRAMPOOSIN' DOWN TO PARSON TUTTLE'S THIS VERY MINIT.. JUMPIN' JEEPERS ! TIME'S A-WASTIN' !!! LISTEN..THEY'RE OFFERIN' MARCELLY A JOB TO GO IN PICTURES... STARTIN' OFF SMACK WITH PERSONAL APPEARANCES ALONG WITH THOSE MOVIES THEY TOOK OF THE WILKINS-SMITH FEUD... OHOH. THE CONTRACT SAYS SHE CAN'T GET MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS ! MARCELLY ! PSST... HOLD EVERYTHING !!! 1916King Pritures SyndicateWoeld tights reserved. JULY 29.

    Wed, July 29, 1936

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • People OCR: x-9THIS IS YOUR MOST DANGERIOUS IM JOB-DISGLUISE YOUR MOVEMENTSS NOT AS PER ROUTINE 7REMEMBER MARRIED AND HAVEN'T WEVE WIRE-PHOTOED FINGER-PRINTS OF MARTINS TRIGGER MAN TO ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. OUR SCENCE LABORATORIES --- AND FIELD AGENTS ARE STANDING By- GOOD-LUCK! MEANWHILEIN A SMALL TOWN HOTEL IN THE SOUTHWEST MARTIN IS A MAN OF DIABOLICAL CUNNING-THE TROUBLE ISHE HAS NO RECORD-WE DONT EVEN KNOW WHATT WELLYOU'RE A REAL BIG SHOT NOW. THE G-MENTHEM- YEAH? LET ONE OF THEIR COLLEGE BOYS COME AROUND AND ILL GMVE EM A NEW KIN OF DIPLOMA! SECRET AGENTAN AGENT SHOULDNT TRUST HIS WIFE OR SWEETHEART! IF HE'S ALIVEWE'LL FIND HIM! A SWEETHEART HE LOOKS LIKE THANKSIL NEED IT! SELVESARE GOING AFTER YOU' READY FOR THE ASSIENMENTSIR! RES TO WASHINGTON TO CONFRONT HIS CHIEF ! Here MAD OF UNITED STATES x-9THIS IS YOUR MOST DANGERIOUS IM JOB-DISGLUISE YOUR MOVEMENTSS NOT AS PER ROUTINE 7REMEMBER MARRIED AND HAVEN'T WEVE WIRE-PHOTOED FINGER-PRINTS OF MARTINS TRIGGER MAN TO ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. OUR SCENCE LABORATORIES --- AND FIELD AGENTS ARE STANDING By- GOOD-LUCK! MEANWHILEIN A SMALL TOWN HOTEL IN THE SOUTHWEST MARTIN IS A MAN OF DIABOLICAL CUNNING-THE TROUBLE ISHE HAS NO RECORD-WE DONT EVEN KNOW WHATT WELLYOU'RE A REAL BIG SHOT NOW. THE G-MENTHEM- YEAH? LET ONE OF THEIR COLLEGE BOYS COME AROUND AND ILL GMVE EM A NEW KIN OF DIPLOMA! SECRET AGENTAN AGENT SHOULDNT TRUST HIS WIFE OR SWEETHEART! IF HE'S ALIVEWE'LL FIND HIM! A SWEETHEART HE LOOKS LIKE THANKSIL NEED IT! SELVESARE GOING AFTER YOU' READY FOR THE ASSIENMENTSIR! RES TO WASHINGTON TO CONFRONT HIS CHIEF ! Here MAD OF UNITED STATES

    Tue, July 28, 1936

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Drawing OCR: MERSTURE TO A) THURSDAY WAYTA MELLA- I VUW IEIT ISA DRINK PROM TIGA TEAE NEXT TO WATER-MELON I LOVE WATER-MELON BEST. DONT LET IT THROW YoU - VAQUERO ! O 1914Ine. Weeld ured MERSTURE TO A) THURSDAY WAYTA MELLA- I VUW IEIT ISA DRINK PROM TIGA TEAE NEXT TO WATER-MELON I LOVE WATER-MELON BEST. DONT LET IT THROW YoU - VAQUERO ! O 1914King Fature bedisIne. Weeld ured

    Tue, July 28, 1936

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Comic book OCR: JUMPIN' JEEPERS ! MISTOFER GOOGLE.ON YORE WAY HUMYE MIGHT DRAP (N AN' GIVE THIS SPASHUL DELIVER'LETTER TER MISS MARCELLY WILKINS.-HIT'S BEEN IDLIN' HYAR TWO THREE DAYS-AK HER TO SAVE TH' STAMP FER SHEP TYSON'S LEETLE GAL- IT'S FROM A MOTION PICTURE COMPANY- "LL BET IT'S THOSE GUYS WHO TOOK MOVIES OF TH' WILKINS SMITH FEUD-. GONE OFFSOMMERS IT SEEMS TER ME SHE SED SUNTHIN' ERBOUT THET SHIF'LESS CRITTER WEAZY AN' HER A-GITTIN MERRIED TER-DAYBUT I WUZN'T PAYIN' NO STRICT TENTION WILL'M-- GEE WIZ.. WHERE'S MARCELLY 3?3 ALE WHO'S WRITIN" LETTERS TO MARCELLY? WEAZY'S GONNA GET JEALOUS-. DEPECH O 1936World nght. rescrved JUMPIN' JEEPERS ! MISTOFER GOOGLE.ON YORE WAY HUMYE MIGHT DRAP (N AN' GIVE THIS SPASHUL DELIVER'LETTER TER MISS MARCELLY WILKINS.-HIT'S BEEN IDLIN' HYAR TWO THREE DAYS-AK HER TO SAVE TH' STAMP FER SHEP TYSON'S LEETLE GAL- IT'S FROM A MOTION PICTURE COMPANY- "LL BET IT'S THOSE GUYS WHO TOOK MOVIES OF TH' WILKINS SMITH FEUD-. GONE OFFSOMMERS IT SEEMS TER ME SHE SED SUNTHIN' ERBOUT THET SHIF'LESS CRITTER WEAZY AN' HER A-GITTIN MERRIED TER-DAYBUT I WUZN'T PAYIN' NO STRICT TENTION WILL'M-- GEE WIZ.. WHERE'S MARCELLY 3?3 ALE WHO'S WRITIN" LETTERS TO MARCELLY? WEAZY'S GONNA GET JEALOUS-. DEPECH O 1936King Features Syndicate. IneWorld nght. rescrved

    Tue, July 28, 1936

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Pattern OCR: HM-M- THAT FOOL KAT LAPPING UP THAT EVIL BREW THE BIBULOUS HABITS OF SOME FOUKS-> 2 HES GOT THE ONLY SHADE IN FORTY MILES AND I NEEDA REST ANDA LE Foss CIGUENO ANDA LE PRONTO JUPI IGER TEA lz? mim 1916Warld righa mrved RT HM-M- THAT FOOL KAT LAPPING UP THAT EVIL BREW THE BIBULOUS HABITS OF SOME FOUKS-> 2 HES GOT THE ONLY SHADE IN FORTY MILES AND I NEEDA REST ANDA LE Foss CIGUENO ANDA LE PRONTO JUPI IGER TEA lz ? mim 1916King Feanre SyrdaeWarld righa mrved RT

    Mon, July 27, 1936

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Conversation OCR: THE DIRECTO hKILLED CARD - BIG WILLIE HALL'S DEPARTME THE DIRECTO hKILLED CARD - BIG WILLIE HALL'S DEPARTME

    Mon, July 27, 1936

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Jaw OCR: OHWEAZY.- I NEVER BEEN so MONSTROUS HAPPY-HEARTED IN ALL MY BORNED DAYS--- I JES' CAN'T KEEP MY EYES FROM DROOLIN'-. I GONNIESMARCELLY ! WHEN I SEED MY UNC SNÚFFY AN YORE DECREPIT OL PAPPY JINE HANDS JES' so's WE-UNS COULD GIT MERRIED-FOLKS COULD A-HEERED MY HEART POUNDIN' THREE FIELDS OFF IF TH WIND WUZ RIGHT- WE-UNS'LL GIT HITCHED Up TERMORRERMY LEETLE WRENNY- BIRD- t's IT POSSIBLE THAT A CERTAIN LETTER NOw IN THE LOCAL POST OFFICE CO ANS SNIE SNIF CHANGE THEIR FOR A BLISSFUL FUTURE..?3? MISS MARCELLY WILKINS RIDGE BEAVER GEE PO. BOX 17 O 1936World rights reserved. DEBEC ONTINUED TOMORROW) JULY.27 OHWEAZY.- I NEVER BEEN so MONSTROUS HAPPY-HEARTED IN ALL MY BORNED DAYS--- I JES' CAN'T KEEP MY EYES FROM DROOLIN'-. I GONNIESMARCELLY ! WHEN I SEED MY UNC SNÚFFY AN YORE DECREPIT OL PAPPY JINE HANDS JES' so's WE-UNS COULD GIT MERRIED-FOLKS COULD A-HEERED MY HEART POUNDIN' THREE FIELDS OFF IF TH WIND WUZ RIGHT- WE-UNS'LL GIT HITCHED Up TERMORRERMY LEETLE WRENNY- BIRD- t's IT POSSIBLE THAT A CERTAIN LETTER NOw IN THE LOCAL POST OFFICE CO ANS SNIE SNIF CHANGE THEIR FOR A BLISSFUL FUTURE..?3? MISS MARCELLY WILKINS RIDGE BEAVER GEE PO. BOX 17 O 1936King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved. DEBEC ONTINUED TOMORROW) JULY.27

    Mon, July 27, 1936

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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