New Year Mystery at Haunted Estate Unfolds After Murder
A lone traveler seeks shelter at a manor as sleet and dusk clash on New Year. He encounters a guarded lady and a silent housework, then discovers a dead man with a sword thrust. News reports Sir Richard Hyde, a baronet, returning from town on New Year’s Day, finds his wife’s former lover murdered and goes into hiding as others vanish.
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Sir Richard Iyde
Aarts
Vonvivial Fries
Elerhert Steele
Gir Richard
Hmself
Clyde
B.A. Mitchel
Love's Answer and Borrowed Troubles Theme
A fragmentary note reflects on love and self worth with a line about borrowing trouble from Mr. Cashmore American, illustrating a poetic dialogue. The text appears as quoted snippets and dispersed phrases.
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Mr. Cashmore American
County News From Cedarville With Local Happenings
From Our Own Correspondent Cedarville December 11 reports a busy day of small events. residents travel, parties occur, a temperance program, a marriage, and community notices in an active upstate Illinois town. Ruth Pepperman and several locals are highlighted along with church and school activities.
Local notes from Baileyville and surrounding towns
Dec 11 Baileyville report lists residents in town and visiting relatives. Mentions trips to Freeport for purchases, such as a new range, furnace work, gas lights, oak stairway, and several passengers to Freeport for various visits.Residents and visitors include Mor ing, Dikkers, Geiger, Fosha, Janssen, Harm Fosha, Miss Gasena Myers, Mrs Matter, Meine, Heller, Nicolas, Pfiel, Fonken, Meyers, Wilkins, Ed DeWall, Wessels, Abels, and Forken.
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Baileyville
Fred Moring
Harper
H. Dikkers
Freeport
Hofmann & Buss
A. A. Geiger
Walter Fosha
B. Busker
Fannie Janssen
Harm Fosha
Forreston
Gasena Myers
Danekas
Dr. Matter
HH. Meine
George Heller
Anthony Nicolas
W. J. Geiger
Pfiel’s
Florence Station
Wm. EB. Fonken
John Fonken
Joe
George Meyers
Adeline
Art
Mrs. Wilkins
Chicago
Ed DeWall
FH. Wessels
John Abels
Grundy Genter
Iowa
John Forken’s
B. F. Hill Grain Company
Local items and rail through train debut headline
From Our Own Correspondent Scioto Mills Dec 12 Mr and Mrs Collins Allen and daughter Gladys spent Saturday at Pecatonica C C Warner and family returned home Tuesday from a Wisconsin visit A number from here attended the Cedarville dance Mrs W H H Baker returned from Globe hospital improved in health Warner bought a Columbia phonograph last week Mrs F H Allen and children rode to Freeport Monday County Treasurer Madden shipped stock to Chicago Michael Meyers of Orangeville visited Chas Thruman of Freeport stayed with his sister Mrs F H Allen North Western Line and Union Pacific introduce a through train Chicago to Los Angeles starting December 17 electric lighted all meals in dining car through to Los Angeles route via Salt Lake City and southwestern Utah new Pullman equipment and scenic travel details announced.
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Cedarville
Stephenson
Herman George
Freeport
A. O. Clingman
George Cole
McConnell
Blucher Shipper
Heaster Lausch
A. M. Lausch
German Valley
Egan
J. W. Miller & Co
H. A. Yount
Finder
John Epley
Levi Fahs
Eliza Clingman
Ruth Pepperman
Presbyterian Church
H. C. Allman
Henry Richart
Carrie C. McAfee
Avoca
Joe Long
F. W. Clingman
California
Washington
Oregon
Mary Goettle
Albuquerque
N. M
Ethel Nate
Prof
Auman
Ada Delhauer
Laura Pifer
Minnie Canfil
Wm. H. Fehr
Anna Anderson
Monroe
Maud Bitterly
Frank Dean
Afalkey
J. H. Keagle
Maria Clingman
Scioto Mills
Collins Allen
Dau Hter
Gladys
Pecatonica
C. C. Warner
Wisconsin
W. H. H. Baker
Globe Hosital
Warner
Columbia
F. H. Allen
Freeport Monay
Madden
Chicago
Michael Meyers
Orangeville
Chas. Thruman
North-Western
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
S. B
L. A
LA. R
Wells Street
Pullman
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
Citrus Fruit
San Bernadino
Riverside
Pomona
Salt Lake Road
Personally Conducted Tour to California
Exclusively first class tour under the auspices of the Tourist Department Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line leaves Chicago Wednesday February 7 spending February and March in the land of sunshine and flowers. 350 includes all expenses railway fare sleeping cars meals in dining cars and hotel expense. Service first class in every respect. Persons starting from points west of Chicago can join at a convenient point. Write for itineraries and full particulars to 8. A. Hutchinson Manager 212 Clark St Chicago Il.
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Tourist Department
Chicago, Union, Pacific & North-Western Line
Chicago
A. Hutchinson
Clark St
Eleroy Social Notes Mention Visitors and Local Work
In Eleroy on December 12 Mrs Rafferty and her Pecatonica granddaughter visited the former's son last Thursday. Mrs Fosha of Baileyville visits daughter Mrs F H Biesemeier. Victoria Moore spent Sunday with Lena friends. Arthur Best of Aurora Nebraska guests and Earl Churchill of Freeport called on friends. Leona Mideke visited Lena friends Sunday. H Biesemeier had a carload hay baled Monday.
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Eleroy
Rafferty
Pecatonica
Fosha
Baileyville
F. H. Biesemeier
Victoria Moore
Lena
Arthur Best
Aurora
Neb
Earl Churchill
Freeport
Friends
Leona Mideke
H. Biesemeier
Holiday Fare to Many States on Great Western Railway
One fare plus one third for the round trip to Arkansas Colorado Illinois Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Louisiana North Dakota North Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wisconsin and Wyoming. Tickets on sale December 23 24 25 8C 3L and January 1 1906. Final return limit January 4 1906. For information contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
North Dakota
North Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Centennial News Highlights and Local Social Notes
N 8 Bech reported that Ernst Silberman and Charles Winters marketed hogs last week. Mrs. F. Sandmeier visited her daughter Mrs. W. A. Koertner. Jerome Gibler made a business trip on Thursday. A Christmas entertainment is planned at the German M. E. church on Monday evening December 25 with an interesting program. James Rees and Charles Beck joined the Independence Telephone company. Mr. and Mrs. Bushman visited relatives here on Sunday.
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Bechtold
Ernst Silberman
Charles Winters
F. Sandmeier
W. A. Koertner
Jerome Gibler
M. E
James Rees
Charles Beck
Independence Telephone Company
Mrs. Bushman
Helping Hand: Freeport Citizens Endorse Dean's Kidney Pills
A Freeport reader testifies to the benefits of Dean's Kidney Pills from Emmett's drug store, noting improved kidney function and relief from backache. He also mentions Dean's Ointment curing a relative's eczema, praising both products sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo as U S sole agents.
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Freeport
M.S. O'Brien
Taylor Avenue
Dean
Emmett
Foster-Milburo Co
Buffalo
United States
Voreale
Jos. Emmert
Excursion Rates for Holidays on North-Western Line
Excursion tickets offered at reduced rates on December 22 28 24 25 30 31 1905 and January 1 1906 with return allowed through January 4 1906 to points on the North Western Line including C S M and O RY to Union Pacific east of Cheyenne and Denver points on AT and SF R R Denver and Rio Grande R R and Colorado Southern, Denver to Trinidad inclusive and Colorado Southern points on D S S and A Ry and Mineral Range R R. Apply to Chicago and North Western Ry agents.
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North-Western
Union Pacific R. R
Cheyenne
Denver
A. T
Rio Grande
Colorado
Trinidad
D.S. S
A. Ry
R. R
Chicago & North- Western Ry
SPECIAL HOMESEEKERS EXCURSION TO SOUTH AND SE
An excursion to points in the South and Southeast on December 19 1905 via the North Western Line with round trip tickets at very low rates and favorable return limits. Tickets and information available from Chicago Northwestern Ry agents.
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Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Chicago
Low Excursion Rates to Springfield Illinois
Low excursion tickets will be sold Dec 25 and 26 with return until Dec 31 due to the Illinois Teachers Convention. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry. Also half rates to a golf tournament in Mexico City January 1 to 12 with one fare round trip and favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.
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North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Mexico City
Mex
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Special Holiday Excursion Rates For Students and Teachers
Ex excursion tickets will be sold at low rates on presentation of proper certificates issued by the educational institution. For full particulars as to dates of sale limits etc apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry 12 4d 12-84.
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Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Lighting Proposals for Freeport Illinois City Lights
Sealed proposals invited by the Freeport city clerk for lighting the city for five years from April 6 1906. Bids specify 2000 candle power street lights and 60 candle power lamps with tiered pricing, with make and lamp descriptions required. A $1000 certified check with each bid and a $5000 bond if awarded. City reserves right to reject any bids.
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City of Freeport
Ilinois
WM. Waterstradt
Opportunities on the Chicago Great Western Railway network
The Illinois and Minnesota advertising brief invites business, professional, and manufacturing men to openings along the Chicago Great Western Railway in Iowa Missouri Illinois and Minnesota. It promises a progressive railway with a square deal and provides maps leaflets and full information from the railroad's industrial department in St Paul Minnesota or Townsite manager in Omaha Nebraska. Teachers Meet at Springfield
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Chicago, Great Western Railway
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Minnesota
Mapa
C.G. W. Railway
St. Paul
Minn
Magill
Mgr
Omaha
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Polly
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Mary Meinert
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Dakota
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Mable
Alvin
David
John
Conrad
Albert
Walter
Willie
Fred Henze
Conrad Henze
Wm Welling
Minnie Henze
David Goeke
Naureth
Fred Alberstett
D. I. Felts
Superviors
Conservatory of Music
Wilcoxon Building
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
J. . Sweatt
Centennial
Springfield
Albert Roberts
Pinoy Boulevard
Sinois State Teachers’ Association
Illinois Central
Geo
B. Turneaure
Brown & Dollmeyer
GAS House Coke
Freeport Gaslight & Coke Co
St. Paul Road
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee &St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller General
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