Mystery Letters Link to Portrait Head Curse on Cameron
Robert Cameron receives anonymous threats linked to a severed portrait head and a ruined mirror. Clyde and Evelyn uncover a plot by unseen foes using a taunting epistolary curse. As Cameron nears collapse, the pair plan flight to the Sibylla yacht for safety and vow to mislead him about the letter contents.
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Robert Cameron
Philp Clyde
Cameron
Clyde
Evelyn Grayson
Evelyn
Philetus Murphy
Murphy
Nell Gwynne i
Philip
Miss Collins
Dr. Massey
Thorne
Checkabeedy
Chinaman
Romney
Kilgour
Cameron Acres
Mrs. Lancaster
Robert
Uncle Robert
Chapter VI Continued. Cameron in Awe
Cameron stares in dumb awe as the narrator and Clyde face a terror beyond explanation. The night outside is still and ominous while Cameron grows pale and exhausted. The narrator seeks a momentary escape on the balcony but returns to a room filled with fear and unanswered questions.
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Cameron
Clyde
Odd Beliefs of the Moors Arabs Belief on Earth and Dreams
The Arabs of Morocco hold that the earth rests on a bull which stands on a fish on the sea. An earthquake occurs when the bull shifts horns. The soul leaves the body in sleep and may die if disturbed. Ghosts are devils with colored forms and forked feet, seen in Marrakech legends of a bath haunting.
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Morocco
Marakech
Maine's Greatest Crop Aroostook Potato Harvest 1911
Maine’s Aroostook County harvested a record potato crop in 1911 with total sales estimated at 14 to 15 million bushels. About 2 to 3 million bushels were diverted to starch factories seed and local use. Average price surpassed $2 per barrel yielding roughly 1.65 to 1.8 million dollars in county receipts. Farmers expect no major acreage expansion this year focusing on yield improvement per acre rather than land area.
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Maine
Betwen
Aroostook
House Plan As Guide For Efficient Home Care
The text argues light planning and suitable materials for building and furnishing the home ease food care and household work. It stresses an adequate water supply and conveniences as essential for comfort, labor savings, and home hygiene.
State Y M C A to Convene in Ottumwa in February
Ottumwa will host the biennial state convention of the Y M C A of Iowa February 21 to 23. Delegates from city railroad college and county associations attend. Speakers include J H Shoemaker Cedar Falls C K Ober New York C T Hatfield Chicago and E F Denison Omaha with Senator Kenyon invited for February 22. This marks Ottumwa’s return to the event after twenty two years.
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Ottumwa
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
Iowa
W. M. Parsons
Des Moines
J. H. Shoemaker
Cedar Falls
C. K. Ober
Ottumwa Pursues State Normal School Support
Ottumwa leaders including Senator J F Webber and Representatives Mitchell and Bradley from Wapello county plan to secure a proposed state normal school for Ottumwa if the legislature approves funding. The Ottumwa Commercial association has launched a campaign and legislators have pledged to help.
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Ottumwa
J. F. Webber
Mitchell and Bradley
Wapello County
Ottumwa Commercial Association
Keokuk YWCA Women Propose Funding Keokuk Club
In Keokuk a group of several hundred YWCA young women offer to canvass for subscriptions to raise 3500 dollars to fund the local baseball club for next season. They oppose playing on Sundays and will not approve Sabbath games.
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Keokuk
Baseball Bugs
Munn Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Reformatory
Judge Woodruff of the district court sentences Gordon Munn to fifteen years at Anamosa reformatory for forgery. Munn, arrested in South Omaha two weeks ago by Sheriff Bushnell, is accused of forging several checks on his stepfather Hugo Menschel.
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Des Moines
Iowa Humane Society
Jenney
Society
The
Humane Society
United States
Lincoln
Neb
Munn
Glenwood
Woodruff
District Court
Gordon Munn
Anamosa
South Omaha
Bushnell
Hugo Menschel
Cedar Rapids Pioneering Settler Robert Hills Dies
Robert Hills Cedar Rapids first settler died last week at 96. He arrived in 1838 and claimed a homestead on land that became part of the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Hills
Pioneer Widow Mrs Tidrick Dies in Winterset
Mrs J L M Tidrick widow of D L M Tidrick died at her Winterset home Tuesday morning. She had resided in Madison County since 1851.
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Winterset
JL. M. Tidrick
D. L. M. Tidrick
Funeral for Col. Joseph Hibock Held in Des Moines
Funeral services for Col. Joseph Hibock were conducted Friday at the Masonic temple with Capital lodge No 110 A F and A M in charge Honorary pallbearers named Lafayette Young Harvey Ingham Wm Hale M Strauss Louis Dipple and P Kraetsch
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Col. Elbock
Des Moines
Col
Joseph Hibock
Masonic Temple
Capital Lodge No. 110
A.F
A. M
Lafayette Young
Harvey Ingham
Wm. Hale
M. Strauss
Louis Dipple
P. Kraetsch
Creston Seeks One of Three Normal Schools
Creston plans an organized push to secure one of three normal schools believed certain to be created by the next Iowa legislature in southern Iowa.
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Creston
Iowa
Iowa Postmasters Named by Taft Nomination
President Taft nominates Iowa postmasters including J. B. Landhuis of Hospers Frank J. Tishenbanner of Gilmore City Edgar J. Beaublossom of Whiting Ww. D. Miller of Ogden and Annas M. Hendel of Story City for federalpostal positions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Taft
J. B. Landhuis
Hospers
Frank J. Tishenbanner
Gilmore City
Edgar J. Beaublossom
Whiting
Ww. D. Miller
Ogden
Annas M. Hendel
Story City
Stricken Man Dies After Car Departure
Frank Larsson a Raglan township fruit grower, was stricken with apoplexy as he stepped from his carriage and died within hours.
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Logan
Frank Larsson
Raglan Township
Four Dimensions of Love and Vision in Paul’s Prayer
A sermon-linked meditation contrasts mathematical fourth dimensions with spiritual breadth length depth and height. It urges world vision, steadfastness, deep foundations, and the height of God’s love as the measuring standard for life. It cites Moody Nightingale Luther Willard and Florence Nightingale as faith-influenced examples.
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Harvard University
Apostle
Paul
Christ
the Battery
Yonkers
Chicago
China
Japan
Europe
Mars
America
God
Christ Jesus
Martin Luther
Dwight S. Moody
Frances Willard
Florence Nightingale
Right of Way headline note on pride and travel
A brief Washington Post column notes a adage about pride preceding fall and describes an automobile incident preceding an ambulance in a concise, reflective vignette.
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Washington Post
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Wide World Magazine
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