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<body> <noscript> <div id="resultpage" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <div id="top"> <h1 xmlns:html="http://www.medialab.nl/schemas/aquabrowser/html" xmlns="">AquaBrowser Library ® - Mount Prospect Public Library</h1> <form xmlns:html="http://www.medialab.nl/schemas/aquabrowser/html" id="searchform" action="accessible.ashx" method="GET" xmlns=""> <input class="inputfield" size="30" id="q" name="q" value=""></input> <input class="searchbutton" type="submit" value="Search"></input> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="find"></input> <input type="hidden" name="rctx" value="AAIAAAABAAAAAgAAAOxMAAAKYWNjZXNzaWJsZQABOgAAAAAABGZyZWMAHHxsaWJyYXJ5L20vbXBwbC1keW5peHw0ODcxNzkAAANkZWYAAAEAAAAAAAAAAmVuAAD/////xQ8AAAAAAAAAAAAA"></input> <a href="help.aspx?skin=accessible&uilang=en" target="_blank">Help</a> </form>  <br /> </div> <head> <title>The first tycoon - AquaBrowser Library ® - Mount Prospect Public Library</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Stiles, T. 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