Hidden Lives of Reed and Ward in Weston
Evan Reed, a former convict, finds work with John Ward in Weston and gains trust through Ward’s generosity. A blackmailer Dalton pressures Reed to betray Ward’s past, but Dalton dies and Ward also dies, leaving Reed as administrator. Evaline Ward aids Reed and reveals the past, while Reed honors Ward with a sculpture and a vow to protect his legacy and Evaline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Reed
Reush Sculpture
Oman
Reed
John Ward
Ward
Weston
Ride
Valine
Reed Beesme
Evaline Ward
Black Mailer
Dalton
Evaneed
Evaline
Reedet
Evalice
Thandersinn
Love and Art in a Village Studio
Ava Thurston waits for Norris Browning, a poor artist who seeks fame. Walter, Ava’s brother, sketches Browning and later helps trigger a dramatic discovery after a tramp is photographed by the boy’s portrait. The sheriff buys time and a reward follows as Browning recovers, with hope for a reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava Thurston
Norris Browning
Ava
Mr. Browning
Walter
Browning
Smd
Amin
Walter Thurston
Avi
Bett
Yankee Woman Arab Captain Appointed for Orphanage Work
Mrs. Anna L. Fisher of Santa Barbara becomes the first American woman to be named a captain in the Arabian cavalry and to wear royal household dress. She led Red Cross efforts in Damascus and then managed an Armenian refugee orphanage, introducing water systems, color coded clothing, and an orphanage police force to restore order among 300 children aged three to fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Anna L. Fisher
Santa Barbara
Cal
Portland Oregonian
United States
Red Cross Commission
Damascus
O. P
Lost mother and sister sought by missing person letter
A 22 year old New York case reveals a woman kidnapped in 1898 by a circus worker who raised her as Zella Earl then Knight or Wright. She asks the missing Charles Knight or Wright to help locate a sister Susie and a mother, signing as Mrs. William T. Pickard of Tonawanda, N Y.
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New York
New York Bureau of Missing Persons
Wright
Knight
Charles Knight
Susie
Pauline
Zella Earl
William T. Pickard
Tonawanda
N. Y
Invisibility Ring Fraud Ends With Court Fine
Mme Durant of Paris paid Cosina to vanish her presence with a magic ring. The ring failed to reveal thoughts or make her unseen. Police captured Cosina who was jailed for eight months and fined $40 for the deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Durant
Paris
Cosma
Cosina
Necklace found by carrier linked to hotel guest loss
John C. Carson found a bright trinket near the Majestic hotel in New York while on his rounds and was rewarded after Mrs. Lazaro reported the loss of a 87,500 string of pearls. Carson believed it a child’s toy and kept it briefly before it was turned in. A separate report notes a three pound gold nugget found by a carcass arbeid crew at the Caribou power plant site in Oroville, California valued around $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Carson
Majestic
New York
Caribou
Oroville
Calif
Tabernacle Sealed Bids Sought for Green Castle Building
Sealed bids due 4 p m April 10 1999 for the Greencastle Tabernacle building and contents excluding stoves wiring and fixtures. Purchaser must wreck and remove within thirty days from April 18 1920. Piano bid also invited. Tabernacle Executive Committee reserves right to reject all bids. Victor L Raphael chairman.
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Tabernacle
Greencastle Tabernacle
Tabernacle Executive Committee
Victor L. Raphael
Public sale on Vestal farm near Putnamville and Cloverdale
A public auction will be held at the W. B. Vestal farm located one half mile south of Putnamville five miles north west of Cloverdale and five and one half miles south of Greencastle. The notice lists sale location and timing details to follow.
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W. B. Vestal
Putnamville
Cloverdale
Greencastle
Auction of farm stock and tools listed for sale
WED APRIL 7 1920 sale offers 6 work horses 6 mares and geldings 13 cattle 16 sheep and 75 hogs with several Jerseys Duroc sows boars and feeders. Tools harness and farming gear also offered. Cash under $5 soft terms under $50 six month credit 6 percent interest bankable note with security. Notes due date bears 8 percent interest from date. 2 percent discount for cash on sums over $5.00.
Vestal McNeff and Dobbs & Vestal Note Dinner Aud
W K B Vestal Tilden McNeff Dobbs and Vestal are listed with Paul Albin as clerk. Ladies aid plans to serve a dinner, indicating a community event.
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Dobbs & Vestal
Paul Albin
Ladies Aid
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Church of Christ
America
Nation Wide Cooperative Campaign
The
Interchurch World Movement
West 18Th Street
New York City
Castory
the GexTour Company
NEW YO
EU Ray
Bears
Western Newspaper Union
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Tel
Allah
Public Works
the Herald
Putnam County
East
Donner Blox
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