Ingraham Family Turmoil Drives Patterson Into Invention Venture
Ruth Ingraham accuses Edward Patterson of infidelity after a domestic rift. He resigns from his Chicago life insurance job to back James Mariner’s automobile invention with $6,000. Edith shifts from private to public schooling and a typing role for her father, while Patterson meets financier Jake Gorman and contemplates further investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ingraham
Edward Patterson
Chicago
Julia
Edith
Patterson
James Mariner
Mariner
Edward
Roger Morgan
Roger
Morgan
Oman
Jake” Gorman
Laruely
I Don't Know If Ned Will Come Tomorrow
Edith frets over Jake Gorman’s visit while her father plans a club dinner with Mr. Willard’s help. She engineers a ride to lure Gorman into a trap, hoping to force a confrontation and derail his meeting with her father. She drives him to the club, then returns home tired and unsettled, fearing the plan’s outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Tie
Edith
Dad
Mother
Jake Gorman
Mr. Willard
Fce
Willard Manufacturing Company
Mr.Willard
Miss Baldwin
Union League
Jake
Miss Patterson
Charlie Franklin
Charlie
Agatha
Mr. Gorman
Roger
Wwe
Edith Returns Home from Willards Trip
Edith recounts a two week trip with the Willards to the Wil lards’ plans, her father worried about business and a vaporizer venture, while Edith enjoys her time away and she faces a tense homecoming with her mother. The chapter ends with Edith asking about the office and her father’s work, hinting at looming family decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Dad
Mr. Mariner
Los Angeles
Tie
Eeith
Mr. Willard
Edith
Ashie
Willards
Kit
Mother
Mrs. Willard
Sundials Chronicle Timekeepers From Ancient Rome To Britain
The article traces sundial history from Berosus in 340 B C to Roman and Greek influences. It notes Pompeii discoveries in 1762, Papirius Caesar’s clock in 203 B C, a Sicilian capture in 263 B C, and a mosaic 12-part dial in an Isle of Wight villa. It mentions a 24-hour dial fragment in Chester and Celtic towers in Ireland. The Brading site attracts hundreds of tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berosus
Italy
Pompeii
Papirius Caesar
Quirinus
B. C
Valerius
Catania
Sicily
Forum
B.C
Britain
Isle of Wight
Brading
Museum of Chester
Treland
Doctor’s Bill Rejected Over Unused Medicine and Diet
A physician billed a man who sought medical advice but the recipient returned a note saying he did not owe payment because he did not receive the medicine or follow the diet that were suggested. The exchange underscores a dispute over billed services and prescribed treatments.
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Henry Kitchell Webster Sr
CWN
Hases
Fontana Parms Hatchery
Fontana
Calif
Rycana
Jones
Ime
Grover
Reid
Castor
Castoria
F.e.rollins
HA Taheey
Famaine Guard
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