Farmer's Fortune Test and a Noble Sacrifice
John Edgerly believes a fortune awaits him after a city visit with Judge Grinnell and Ivy but learns his uncle's son left a widow and three children. He renounces the entire inheritance to help the family, returns to Vera, and marries. The executor then reveals the surprise: the cousin's widow shares twenty thousand dollars with the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edgerly
John
Vera Brooke
Vera
Judge Grinnell
Ivy
Josiah Whitby
Randal
Misa Grinnell
Miss Grinnell
Granites of Immense Strength Tested
Some granites withstand a crushing strain of 40 000 pounds to the square inch according to measurements reported in the study. The findings highlight material durability and potential applications in construction and industry.
State Happenings In Illinois Local News Snapshot
A mixed Illinois round up reports fires in Belmont county school near Stronghurst and a fatal railway accident in Dwight. Other items note political campaigns with Col Frank L. Smith seeking the GOP governor nomination in 1916 and a proposed state elections commission to oversee all elections after July 1.
Illinois News Briefs: Deaths, Labor Tensions, Local Calamities
In Plainfield Lottie Day died after poisoning, urging sister Lena not to be told. Chicago carpenters threaten a 16 000-strong strike that could halt skyscraper work. Urbana head KE Wheeler found dead with a rat poison note. Librarian Eva Cloud to speak on children's books in Urbana. Bloomington notes two suicides and a corn belt athletic meet. Galesburg man dies on a bridge. Mine workers resume work under prior conditions. Mason City mayor Horace Reason dies. Colfax claims largest central West chick hatchery. Peoria hosts teachers meeting in 1916. Monmouth shootout leaves one dead and self-harm. Belmont school burns with all safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Belmont
Stronghurst
Dwight
Arthur Matthigan
Chicago & Alton
Gardner
Frank L. Smith
Grayville
Charles Wilson
Sinois Central
Highland
Zeno Stoecklin
Springfield
Supreme Court
Frank Repetto
Joliet Penitentiary
Repette
Dunne
Marshall
Edward Marlan
Illinois
Centralia
John Harmon
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
McKendree College
Wesleyan University of
Bloomington
A. W. Homberger
Illinois Wesleyan University
University of the Philippines At
Manila
Cairo
United States
Peter Saup
St. James
People’s Packet Company
Fred D. Nellis
C. F. Nellis
Guy Walker
Oakley Doolen
J. F. Klein
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Memphis
Andrew Russel
Chicago
Charles T. Baumann
Schnepp
Mr. Schnepp
Mr. Baumann
Baumann
Duquoin
Township High School Board of Education
Cornie O. Wellington
Edley E. Thornton
Charles Weinberg
Louis Croessmann
C. W. Melvin
William Appulin
Board of Election Commissioners
J. McCan Davis
William Elza Williams
Building Construction Employers’ Association
BE. D. Wheeler
Urbana
Wheeler
Kewanee
Eva Cloud
Kewanee Public Lbrary
University of Illinois
Library Training School
Timothy Kearney
Gridley
B. H. Ireland
Rio
Decatur
United Mine Workers of America
Peoria
State Teachers’ Association of Tllinois
Peoria Peoria
Congress
Monmouth
Clarence Tracy
Nick Kikos
Kikos
Tracy
Proud of the Ability to Lie Folly in Chinese Mission Tale
A US missionary with 17 years in China recalls cultural differences in honesty. A local preacher ejects a thief over ten cents, while the Chinese view lies as acceptable, prompting the missionary to note the Bible’s standards. The tale contrasts American and Chinese notions of truth, morality, and community reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Garrett
China
United States
Real State of Mr Gloom Health and Mood
The Kansas City Star quotes J Fuller Gloom, a noted pessimist, discussing his health and views on free speech. He laments a supposed conspiracy against intelligent thought and popularity due to disagreement with his opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gloom
J. Fuller Gloom
Kansas City Star
Philosophical remark on a man who has never faced trouble
The dialogue describes a man as philosophical and untroubled, highlighting how his speech suggests a life without hardship. It contrasts perception with implied experience, casting him as detached from common struggles.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. G. Chapman
Lottie Day
Plainfield
Jil
Savings Bank
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farm Mortgage CO
Oklahoma City
Okla
Florida
Volusia County
Florida Land & Settlement Co. Care
Alex. St. Clair-Abrams
Jacksonville
Fla
John R Rt Cinines Cigar
John Ruskin
Ruskin
Lewis Cigar Mig. Co
Newark
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