Lovers Reunited at Theatre in Kankakee Melodrama
In Kankakee Illinois on October 15 a rich Chicago bridegroom Jacob Otten divorced by a spread of news meets his former sweetheart Miss Lizzie Boerner and her fiancé George Heyden at the Bijou theatre. After a staged lovers quarrel the pair reconcile in the lobby and marry Justice C H Mead records the union.
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Jacob Orent
Kankakee
George Heyden
Lizzie Boener
Miss Boener
Heyden
Jack
Miss Boerner
Jacob Otten
Chicago
George
C. H. Mead
Fashions Shift with Gored Skirts and Prominent Sleeves
Fashion notes describe growing use of gored skirts and larger hats, with coats in all lengths and the mousquetaire sleeve prominent. The day’s petticoat remains limp as new tones emerge navy blue smoke leather bronze and dark old rose. Long neck ruffs stay popular and ostrich tips appear in quantity. Both high and low collars trend this fall while long sleeves gain strength.
Rexall Mucu-Tone Promises Cure for Catarrh Debility
An advertisement claims catarrh causes debility and promises Rexall Mucu-Tone will cure catarrh and debility. It guarantees a cure or no charge on the medicine used in the trial, with two bottle pricing and a riskless offer by W. H. Perier, druggist.
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W. H. Perier
Actress to Marry Brown Amid Gifts and Promise
Edna Wallace Hopper testified before U S Commissioner Gilchrist that a $7590 automobile and a $25000 life-insurance policy from A O Brown were given in consideration of her promise to marry the bankrupt broker. She said the engagement remains and a wedding date is not set. The gifts she described as her own arrangements, not part of Brown's assets.
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New York
Edna Wallace Hopper
A. O. Brown
United States
Gilchrist
Littlefield
A. O. Brown & Company
Desperate Wife Tries to Die After Husband Abandonment
Marion Jones, a New York imported wife, attempted suicide at Union Station in St Louis after her husband Harry Jones said he was through with her. She drank morphine in the crowded waiting room, collapsed, and was taken to City Hospital, where she spoke of marriage in Brooklyn and his failure to maintain employment, expressing she does not want to recover.
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St. Louis
Harry Jones
Marion Jones
New York
Union Station
City Hospital
Jones
Harry
Brooklyn
Reflecting on Self Over Imitation and Vanity
A critique of chasing others opinions and mirrors. The speaker urges Bobby Burns to abandon copying others and to face one’s own truth. Emphasizes self honesty, courage, and living by personal convictions rather than public applause.
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Bobby
Shell-based Bottle Cleaning Method
The text explains using crushed egg shells as a cleaning abrasive for bottles. It notes to mix with clear cold water, shake thoroughly, then rinse with cold water. It claims effectiveness on medicine and milk bottles and on cut glass water bottles.
There Was a Reason
Mother questions why the son stayed after school as the teacher asked where the new dress was made.
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Hier
Mushroom Die Upswing Shapes Millinery Trend
The mushroom effect in millinery gains popularity with designers and shoppers. Influencers showcase curved brims and rounded silhouettes, signaling a broader revival of retro styles in hats.
Harriman Real Railroad King Extends Control Coast to Coast
The report claims Harriman's influence spans 81,544 miles of lines from coast to coast and from the Great Lakes to the Rio Grande. It notes Union Pacific and related holdings, plus Harriman's reach into Georgia Central Delaware and Hudson and other major lines, with implied anti trust considerations.
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Great Lakes
Rio Grande River
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Union Pacific
Frisco
Harriman
Wall Street
Northwestern
Uilnocis Central
Georgia Central
Delaware and Hudson
Erie
Wheeling
Ilake Erie
Wallstreet
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Southern Pacific
Illinois
Central
Atchison
Pere Os
Baltimore and Ohio
Georgia
Dorothy Stock Company Stages At Cozy Corners In Logansport
The Dorothy Stock Company presented the four act pastoral drama At Cozy Corners at the Nelson to strong praise. Frank Moore Baby Moore and Magna Wimmer were standout specialties. tonight the troupe offers the four act comedy trivia Man in Man with a matinee at 2 30 and all seats ten cents.
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Dorothy Stock Company
Nelson
Cozy Corners
Logansport
Frank Moore
Baby Moore
Magna Wimmer
Dorothy Stockco
Prohis Club to Meet at Hoffman Home on High Street
The Prohibition club will meet tomorrow night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hoffman, 2400 High Street. The program lists recitation by Marie Ports notar Solp, Georgia Lege, Rev. Eastes, a vocal duet by Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Rosie, piano duet by Misses Ethel and Elsie Warne, and a quartet with Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Rosier, Mr. Ball, and Mrs. Jones.
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Prohibition Club
Max Hoffman
High Street
Marie Ports Notar
Georgia
Eastes
Hoffman
Rosie
A. W. Gambi
Ethel
Elsie Warne
Rosier
Ball
Jones
Denham Quits Pulpit to Clear Name in Divorce Case
Pleasant Hill Missouri October 15 The Rev B Q Denham formerly pastor of a New York church and recently in charge here says from the pulpit he quits preaching to clear his name amid scandal linked to Barre Hall divorce case He admits his name has been maligned but says his hands are clean He claims Mrs Hall was pressured by her father in law and that Denham was chosen as scapegoat after Mrs Hall disappeared leaving New York for Pittsburgh on the day of the family quarrel
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Pleasant Hill
B. Q. Denham
Christian Churches of
New York
First Church of Christ
Barre Hall
Long Island
Denham
Voting Places Fixed in County for Upcoming Election
County commissioners yesterday set voting sites across the city for the next election. In First Ward precincts the locations include Sycamore street near Prown's Poultry House and St Bridgets hall Linden avenue. Other precincts list Hattery's drug store Uhl's cooper shop Cass county court house corridor Shafer's carpet cleaning house and several blacksmith shops and schools as polling sites.
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Sycamore Street
Prown
Poultry House
Hattery’s Drug Store
Uhl’s Cooper Shop
St. Bridget’s Hall
Linden Avenue
Shafer
North Side
Cass County Court House
Anti fat soap sold in Paris costs $1.75 per tablet
An in old Paris catalog touts a soap that claims to reduce fatty tissue while leaving skin wrinkled. It warns the product is only for non exposed areas and carries a high price of one dollar seventy five per tablet.
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Paris
Reporter For Sale At Porter's Cigar Store
Aged copy lists The Reporter on sale at Porter's cigar store located on 324 Marret Street with no other details.
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Porter's Cigar Store
Marret Street
Porter’s Cigar Store
Skeleton in the cupboard at London club's old courthouse
A London club housed in an old court building preserves a skeleton in a closet and relics from the building’s brutal past. The cell with chains and strait jacket bears prisoner autographs and is linked to a tunnel to the Tower of London discovered in a passage. Dick Turpin is said to have stayed there.
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London
London Old Court House
Dick Turpin
Tower of London
Levi Preacher Dies by Suicide Near Shelpyville
Levi Preacher, a farmer living near Shelpyville, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident is reported as a death by suicide in the local area.
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Levi Preacher
Shelpyville
Mrs Roy O Fink to Visit Koko mo Tomorrow
Mrs Roy O Fink plans a visit to Koko mo tomorrow. The announcement notes travel plans and a local social engagement without detailing additional activities.
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G.I
Kankakee, Ill
Kiririket
Roosevelt Commission
Brown
Frances Gilbreath Ingersoll
Bobby” Burns
Harriman Real Railroad King
Croesus
The
Prohis
Rome
John M. Farley
Mer. McClusky
Pulpit
Third Ward
Alford
Cigar Store
Fifth Street
Market
Railroad
John PB. Shaver
Erie Avenue
Keiser
South Side
Eel Township
Hendrick
Fourth Ward
J. B. Shaver
Sixth Street
Eighth Street
M. R.prazee
Fifth Ward
Fifteenth Street
iBy Machine
Market Street
Seventeenth Street
Erie Ave
Fifth Precinct
Roy O. Fink
Kokomo
Porter
J. W. Smith
Routh Bros
G. M. Webster
Pearl St
NES
Colessees Phowe
Broadway
Warren and
Faust
MIN
Maude
Monologist
Sketen Illustrated
Song Life
Motion Pictures
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