Castle Wyckhoff Intrigue Strains a House Party
At Castle Wyckhoff a tense morning follows a night of suspected treachery as Wilfred faces questions about Terhune and Agatha Sixth. The narrator notes Agatha First and Dearest coping with strain while Terhune maintains sociable charm. An unresolved confrontation looms as the breakfast scene unfolds with emotional undercurrents and hidden motives.
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Castle Wyckhoff House
Dearest
Myself
Terhune
Arch
Agatha
Miss Lawrence
Old Arch
Agatha Sixth
Misa Lawrence
Jove
Wilfred
Mr.Terbune
Wye
Castle Wyckhot
Mrs. Armistead
Solicitor Barnes
Agatha Sixth's Refusal Frustrates Terhune at Luncheon
Lord Vincent recalls Terhune pleading to Agatha Sixth for marriage after a night of scandal. Barnes notes the one o clock luncheon, while Terhune laments lost fortune and love, as the witness to the timed departure and a strained household watches.
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Dearest
Agatha
Terhune
Solicitor Barnes
Agatha Sixth
Wilfred
Arch
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Noon hour tension as Terhune confronts fate
The scene centers on Vincent and Terhune during a tense hour of decision. Terhune bursts in, ex claiming with fevered urgency about finding Ivo, while Barnes waits to press business. Tension rises as Terhune ignores formalities and acts impulsively, shaking Vincent's shoulder in agitation.
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Scotland
Terhune
William
Mr. Terhune
Arch
Old Barnes
Vincent
Solicitor Barnes
Ivo
Real estate deal and schoolhouse break in
Blackburn B F Hevhey sold the Ed Blase farm of 160 acres to Maurice Deal for 22500 this week. John Reith found about 2 dynamite caps and fuses west of the elevator. Mine Lillie Swift and Bert return from Kirksville Osteopath school for Christmas. Halley School District 70 offers a $50 reward for information leading to the detection of the party breaking into the schoolhouse. Record.
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Blackburn
B. F. Hevhey
Slater
Ed Blase
Maurice Deal
John Reith
Alma
Lillie Swift
Bert
Osteopath
Kirksville
Halley School
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring internal medicines. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is described as a legitimate prescription from West physicians. Testimonials are promised, with sales through druggists and price listed.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Baby worms spoil appetite in infants warning notice
A garbled ad-like note warns that worms hinder growth and cause pallor and yellow complexion. It promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a remedy to expel worms, claimed to restore health. The text mentions P. BH. Frank and a lead-in about a hearty appetite in babies.
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P. BH
Frank
Saltonstall leaves for Long Beach winter with family
R Saltonstall departed last Saturday on the Red Flyer to Long Beach California to spend the remainder of the winter with his wife and children. J Morris and mother and Miss Julia Morris of Napton and Mrs P 8 Reynolds of Hardeman attended the funeral of Julia Catherine Forqueran last Thursday. Water scarcity grows in Slater and southwest with minimal rainfall over three months. cisterns and wells run low and water is hauled from country wells to town. Engineer A P Rickard and family left recently for Toledo Ohio to spend the holidays with relatives and friends.
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R. Saltonstall
Red Flyer
Long Beach
California
J. Morris
Julia Morris
Napton
Reynolds
Hardeman
Julia Catherine Forqueran
Robi Porqueran
Slater
Enginneer
A. P. Rickard
Toledo
Ohio
A Woman's Great Idea to Attract Beauty
A nineteenth century health advert promises health and beauty for women through Electric Bitters. It claims to regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood improve nerves eyes breath skin and complexion, and to make a woman healthier lovelier and more popular. The ad urges trying them at P A Franklin's.
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P. A. Franklin's
Miami Postmaster Hosts Inspectors and Mail Contract Bids
Postmaster entertained a postal inspector who praised the office as bids for mail service between Miami and Miami Station for a four year term starting July 1 1911 were submitted by F M Burruss John Webb and James Thorp. Bids were forwarded to Washington for review. C J Clemings suffered a shoulder bruise from a fall last Thursday. John EB Bishop conducted a short school near Carrolton briefly due to ill health at the home of Z.
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Null
Uncle Sam
Post Office
Miami
F. M. Burruss
John Webb
James Thorp
Washington
C. J. Clemings
John EB. Bishop
Carrollton
Infant dies after five weeks in Carrollton home
A five week old child born in ill health was kept in a Carrollton family home Tuesday before the remains were moved to De Witt on Wednesday for burial.
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Carrollton
de Witt
Levee Repair Starts on Salt Branch Lower Section
Work on the Salt Branch drainage ditch has begun in the lower portion. John Vaughan will supervise a second crew starting at the district's upper end in a few days, likely Monday. The levee and ditch, built to carry floodwater from the bluffs, were damaged last July by a nine inch downpour and financing was approved at the November county court term through an assessment on district lands.
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Salt Branch
John Vaughan
Miami News
Don’t Be Hopeless About Your Rheumatism Relief
A hopeful ad urging sufferers of crippling rheumatism or stiff joints to try Ballard's Snow Liniment. It claims the product drives away aches pains and stiffness, restoring the user to their former state of health. Sold by P. H. Franklin.
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Ballard
P. H. Franklin
Slater News Birth and Northward Trip Report
Slater born to Mr and Mrs Philip Reidenbach of Frankfort on Sunday December 16. They announce a son named Mrea. Mary Meiers and daughter Anna May and Miss Nannie Nichols left Saturday for an extended Pacific coast trip with stops in Pueblo Colorado and Salt Lake City before reaching Los Angeles for the winter.
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Slater
Philip Reidenbach
Frankfort
Mrea
Mary Meiers
Anna May
Nannie Nichols
Pacific Coast
Pueblo
Colo
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Winter Tourist Excursion Rates for Southern Resorts
Winter excursion rates to Alabama Cuba Florida Georgia Louisiana Mexico Mississippi New Mexico North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Central America. Tickets on sale daily until April 30 1911. Return limit June 1 1911. Liberal stop over privileges on going and return. Plan with Chicago & Alton Ticket Agent for a Winter Trip. O. E. Hawthorne Agent Marshall MA April 20 1911.
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Alabama
Cuba
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Central America
Chicago & Alton
O. E. Hawthorne
Marshall
Blackwater items report sales and removals in town
Elwood Fray sold his property to Lee O Nea last week after purchasing from Dr Quigg last March. L AB Ervine bought the Mackler property formerly occupied by R Eich man for 1500 through Col C P Hudson. W D Shemwell and wife visit daughter Mrs Geo Thomas then plan Higginsville as home. A county jail escapee from Marshall was recaptured by Marshal Bob Hginbotham near Blackwater and returned to jail.
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Blackwater
Elwood Fray
Dr. Quigg
Lee O'Neal
L. AB. Ervine
Mackler
R. Eichman
Col. C. P. Hudson
W. D. Shemwell
Nelson
Geo. Thomas
Higginsville
Marshall
Bob Higginbotham
Perfect Confidence in Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted
A Missouri neighbor testimonial touts Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney distress. Mrs Ehrman of Marshall recalls two years of trouble with back pain, dizziness, and abnormal secretions, reporting prompt relief from the pills sold at Franklin's Drug Store.
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Dean
Marshall
George Ehrnman
Jefferson Ave
Marshall, Mo
Franklin
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Agatha Firat
Fee
Lord Vincent
Lady Vincent
Mr Barnes
County News
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