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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
7
In a family tale, the girl nicknamed Beauty endures derision as a child. Her husband’s devotion and new motherhood reveal a sculptor of feminine beauty, changing perceptions from mockery to awe. The piece also notes ancient lamp types and their simple designs.
A shopper in a small town reads a line about a divorce case in the Weekly Bulletin. The scene shows a woman at a counter stool glancing at the notice and then departing, leaving others bemused by the misread announcement.
A special census report shows lower growth for white and Indian populations, a surge in mixed-blood unions, and a projected decline of full-blood Indians. It notes 265,683 Indians in 1910 with 60 percent in five states, highlights school attendance rise, illiteracy drop, and varied fertility and vitality by blood status.
The mislaid Liberty Bell of Kaskaskia, older than Philadelphia’s, rang to herald Clark’s capture of Fort Gage and Illinois’ entry into the United States. The 1742 bell, kept in a small Illinois church, recalls French founders Menard and others, and a 1890 flood ending its public tolls.
Frank Horn, a Seward County man in Liberal Kansas, regained his true identity as Frank Betts after two decades of ignorance about his real name and family. With court aid, he recovered his name and located his mother.
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