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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1902

Page

7

Ghosts and secrets in the old London house

Gilbert Rickerby plans a midnight entry into a deserted side of the house haunted by talk of a ghost. A mysterious youth warns of hidden truth as Gilbert clutches a keepsake key and contemplates his own spectral past and a deadly intent.

Homecoming at Rickerby’s Folly Ends in a Dead Messenger

Gilbert Ackerby returns to his mother’s decayed house and confronts Jemima the old servant who confirms he is presumed dead. In the gloomy cupboard he finds the body of James Holden, the dead messenger, jolting him with a terrifying discovery.

Jemima Ife Gilbert Gilbert Ackerby Jeminma Tam Rickerbey Rickerby James Holden Cornelius Nugent Nugent Leathwood Cornelus Leathwood Gilbert Rickerby

Ghostly shadows loom as Nugent plots deadly ruse

Nugent Leathwood enlists Cornelius to dispose of a rival and uses a staged haunting at Rickerbys Folly to lure a young woman into a trap. He fears exposure from the dead Probyn and watches for a ghostly figure in the deserted house while Jemima drifts in the garden.

Cornelius Probyn Nugent Jook Paddington Gels Nugent Leathwood Miss Innocent Jemima

A Wrinkle in Apple Packing

A Morning Oregonian snippet describes apple packers using different wrappers tricks. A new worker moistens with a wet thumb, a veteran uses lemon juice, and another uses a rubber thumbstall to avoid misses in wrapping apples.

Oregonian

Forgotten Directions on the Steamer

A traveler aboard a rolling steamer overhears a passenger in the next state room calling out to remember breathing as the vessel rises and falls. The exchange reveals confusion and distress linked to seasickness and fear, with a plea for guidance amid noisy waves.

Marie Epworth Herald

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Rickerby’s Tom Gallon Ommhoauqarao ITI Newmarket Ubbard Grouth Heaver London Miles Probyn Rickerby’s Folly Old Cornelius
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