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Advertising for a husband saves sister in Indianapolis
Amelia Bailey, a young Indianapolis woman, posts an eye catching ad offering a $5,000 heart to the right husband to fund her tubercular sister Martha’s care. Bill Hennessey, a friend from the Pen and Brush Club, inspires the plan and Amelia’s poster draws dozens of responses, including Eugene Ellsworth, a wealthy club member who agrees to marry and provide the needed money.
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Amelia Bailey
Indianapolis
Woma
Martha
Eugene Ellsworth
Arizona
Amelia
Bill Hennessey
Bill
Johnson County
Indiana
Pen and Brash Club
Bill Hennessy
Rae
Arizo
Epicure
Sone
Crator
Mademoiselle
Wus
Pen and Brush
Cornell