Two cub reporters strike a fresh path in life
Tom and Bob, once biographers chasing fame, fail and regroup in a frontier town. They spark a publicity drive through local biographies and rescue an old man from a runaway horse. Bob earns support from Elzza Bartley and reunites a long lost kin with Elsie Prothero, while love for Ethel binds their hopes.
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Mildred Caroline Good Ridge
Bop Tyrrell
Tom Martin
Tom
Bob
Ethel Prothero
Lttle
Elzza Bartley
Hob
Mr. Bartley
Elsie
Othero
Elsie Prothero
Ethel
W. G. Chapman
Early Spelling Reform Pioneer Gatacre and Controversial Reforms
The piece traces 17th century spelling reform efforts led by Thomas Gatacre rector of Rotherhithe from 1611 to 1645. It notes his rejection of certain letter combinations and his published theological works with unconventional spellings such as believ and tru. It also mentions Puritan Dalvine and William Popple adopting simplified forms like jug for judge and beginning for beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gatacre
Rotherhithe
University of London
Dalvine
Gataker
William Popple
Debt fears haunt Mrs Torkins as husband paces home
In a terse exchange, Mrs. Torkins notes her husband Charley walks the floor due to debts while a doctor urges more exercise. The scene hints at financial strain and concern within the household.
Man’s Brief Resolution Proves Value Despite Short Life
A proverb notes a man who forms a good resolution even for a single week benefits from the intention. It implies moral effort yields worth beyond duration, encouraging perseverance despite limited time.
Fire gutted steamer Merriam at Cairo causing $12000 loss
The Illinois brief reports the wharfboat steamer Charles Merriam owned by railroads was destroyed by fire in Cairo. The adjacent steamer Henry Marquand was saved by a tug. Merriam built 1883 in Jeffersonville Indiana valued at $45000. Two convicts escaped custody in Joliet and were recaptured. Subsequent items note a bullet wound to William Boyd and several other local notices.
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Cairo
Charles Merriam
Iron Mountain
Cotton Belt
Henry Marquand
Merriam
Jeffersonville
Ind
Illinois Brevities Snapshot of 1913 Illinois cases and notices
Acquittal in Mulberry Grove killing. elections for presiding elders. Mrs Lola Rickard named superintendent at Maena Sheaneresda Mra George I. Rice. Democratic circuit judge nomination in Seventh district. Danville double tragedy ends in suicide. Edward Ryan dies of pneumonia in Quincy. neglect allegations at Bethel Holiness Orphanage. Ridge Farm blaze tied to R. H. Richardson arrest. Rockford road day drive. Ito Fox killed in Holland township. Joliet inmate Ellis complains of raw deal. Aurora road crew pay via cent checks. Quincy Albert Cashier declared insane.
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Greenville
W. D. Snow
Roe Coling
Mulberry Grove
Coling
Rockford
Illinois United Evangelical Conference
Ashton
KE. K. Yeakel
Freeport
J. G. Finkbeiner
el Paso
B. R. Schultz
Chicago
Decatur
Lola Rickard
Rose Croix
Maena Sheaneresda
George I. Rice
Rickard
Odd Fellows
Mattoon
Springfield
Norman L. Jones
Green County
F. B. Baldwin
Morgan County
Danvile
Malvik Salliday
Homer
Quincy Police Department
Ireland
Charles Brown
Bethel Holiness
Carlinville
State Board of Administration
Charles Virden
Virden
Danville
R. H. Richardson
Ridge Farm
Moss
Paris
Union
Winnebago County
State Highway Commission
Kate Fox
Moore
Crook
Joliet
William Cheney Ellis
Cincinnati
Illinois State Prison
Eleanor Hosea Ellis
Sherman
Ellis
Aurora
Illinois
Aurora-Elgin
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Moose Heart
Loyal Order of Moose
Quincy
Albert Cashier
America
Grant
Vicksburg
Mobile
Sir Walter Scutts Remembered By Agnes Cunningham
Mrs Agnes Cunningham in T P s Weekly recalls Sir Walter Scutts as a benevolent, gentle man whose home life was a daily sermon attended by visitors and even animals. She notes his strict but kind rule of morning prayer and praises his kindness while recounting a servant named Tom Purder who struggled with drink and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher
Sir Walter
Vilas
Agnes Cunningham
Piga
Tom Purder
Walter
Big Tax on Woman's Estate in Britain
The eighth millionaire estate probated this financial year belongs to Miss Haston of Fell ing in Durham and Layton Manor in Yorkshire who died at ninety five. Her estate values at probate exceed five million dollars and taxes exceed one million. Other recent cases include Mrs Rylands Mrs Lewis-Hill Baroness von Hirsch Mrs Alexandra Ralli and Miss Ellen Morrison with estates ranging from five to thirty million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Haston
Felling
Durham
Layton Manor
Yorkshire
Rylands
Manchester
Lewis-Hill
Captain Lewis-Hill
Sam Lewis
West End
Baroness von Hirsch
Alexandra
The Fortunate Mr V A Theatrical Magnate Applies Vacuum Gag
A New York theatrical magnate notes hard times among performers and businessmen. He envies a busy inventor whose patent cleaning machines are seen everywhere, referring to Vacuum as the source of constant use in the city.
English Quirk Sparks Debate Over Stops on Organs
A brief exchange notes the oddity of English with humor about forcing people to stop and placing stops on organs to affect movement. The quip hints at language quirks and wordplay without identifying individuals or events.
Clever Wife Keeps Peace With Postum Beverage Choice
A Washington woman credits Postum with easing heart trouble caused by coffee and notes a neighbor’s similar relief. The ad explains coffee’s caffeine and Postum’s wheat base, listing Regular and Instant Postum with brewing directions and price, and serves as a product pitch by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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John J. McGee
Cook County
Ilineis
Smith
McGee
Allen
Bluffton Road
Indianapolis
Champaign
William Boyd
Thompson
Boyd
Lota Rickard
Order of Eastern Star of
Illinois Eastern Star
Masonic
Macon
George S. Rice
Ottawa
Ottawa Woman’s Political Equality League
Margaret Carr
Isabel Sanders
Mary E. Noyes
Lincoln
State Penitentiary
Irvin M. Turner
Middletown
Farmer
Liberty
Turner
Bloomington
James B. Brown
State Dental Association
Prohibition Party
Central Illinois
Cassius M. Burns
The
Argus
Fargo
N. D
Galesburg
University
State of Illinois
Savanna
H. W. Sullivan
Wells School of
Oregon
Wells School
Geneva
Post Office
Jacksonville
Passavant
Starved Rock
Park
Litchfield
James Hartstone
Peabody
Trenton—Revy
F. J. Ferber
St. Mary’s Church
Sir Walter Scutts
Tom Purday
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