The Valet Mystery at the City Hotel
Hotel detective Warren ONeil and David Vinal confront a staged arrival by Mr. Lowell’s supposed valet John Martin. They suspect a ruse as the valet seeks a locksmith to open an overfull trunk. The trio heads to No 18, where a hatbox, valise and large trunk suggest concealed baggage and potential foul play.
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Lowell
Mr. Lowell
New York
Warren O'Neil
David Vinal
O'Neil
Vinal
Pharland
Durland
No. 18
John Martin
John
Martin
Diamonds in ebony box spark a detective tale
Detective O Neil and clerk Durland foil a theft plot surrounding a ebony box filled with diamonds. Lowell, the rightful owner, recovers the jewels with help from Miss Charlotte Rowe as the suspect Vinal is captured at the depot. O Neil credits method over brains and receives a reward.
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O'Neil
Ebony Bee
John
Lowell
No. 18
Durland
Charlotte Rowe
Miss Rowe
New York
Delphic Hotel
Vinal
Rascal
O'Neill
Ophthalmologist Opens Refraction Office in City
Dr. J. L. Pentzer has opened offices at 217 E. Second Street offering refraction correction and eyeglass fitting with all work guaranteed.
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Pentzer
Walter S. Goll
Chicago
West Fifth Street
F. H. Little
J. L. Pentzer
E. Second Street
Auto culture barbs from the Ohio State Journal
In a joked exchange the Automobilist asks about a trip mishap and a chauffeur replies that he ran over a man but did not damage the machine, reflecting early car era attitudes toward accidents and technology.
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Ohio State Journal
West Andover man renews Journal subscription
L Hazelton of West Andover Ohio says he cannot get along without the Journal calling it like meeting an old friend each week.
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L. Hazelton
West Andover
Ohio
Journal
The Indian and the Northwest book notice
Handsome illustrated cloth bound volume issued with 115 pages of historical data on Northwest settlement. Features engravings of Black Hawk Sitting Bull Red Cloud and other chiefs plus Custer battleground and ten color map plates from 1600. Price fifty cents postpaid by W B Kniskerr Chicago Illinois.
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Northwest
Great Northwest
Black Hawk
Sitting Bull
Red Cloud
Custer
W. B. Kniskerr
Fifth Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Black Diamond Express: Buffalo to New York via Lehigh Valley
The Black Diamond Express leaves Buffalo at noon for New York with a la carte dining car and luxury parlor and day coaches. Stop-overs allowed at Niagara Falls on all through tickets to New York and Philadelphia.
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Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
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Muscatine
Quincy
Galesburg
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J. H. Hocke
J. Lorber
H. C. Leonhard
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