Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Episode 464 – A Most Valuable Institution

“all the main ones in the press reports” [THOR] 


Sherlock Holmes knew how to use newspapers to his advantage. Time and again, we see him scanning the agony column and making clippings.

He told Watson "The press is a most valuable institution if only one knows how to use it." Just how did he use it and in which cases? It's just a Trifle. 

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Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band.
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0



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