Miracle of Reform at Malden Palace Theater
After a risky move into cinema, Abner and Mary Vance shelter a homeless alcoholic, Adrian Noble. Noble renounces drinking, aids the business with a new entertainment approach, and wins Helen's love as he accepts a pledged temperance future. The tale ends with Noble revealing a paid year lease and a renewed life.
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George Elmer Cobb
Abner
Mary
Mrs. Vance
Vances
Helen
South
Mr. Vance
Malden
Wayfarer
Adrian Nobie
Abner Vance
Playhouse
Adrian Noble
Noble
Vance
Young man confronts magnate over dog incident and dealer’s guarantees
A young man seeks an audience with a magnate and reports the magnate’s dog growled at him when he called on the magnate’s daughter. The exchange turns into a jab at dealers' guarantees as the men debate the dog’s bite versus growl.
Newlyweds Choose Catering for Quiet Home
In a humorous note on economy a newlywed couple discuss their plan to rely on a caterer for meals, avoiding keeping a cook at home. The exchange highlights practical budgeting and modern domestic arrangements.
Ideas for the Sick Room
Practical home remedies include Beef Tea Linseed Poultice Arrowroot Barley Water and Mustard Poultice. Instructions cover preparation times water ratios heating and how to apply each poultice or drink for relief.
Garnishing Dishes With Colorful Veggies And Eggs
A guide to artistic garnishing for meat and vegetable dishes in cold weather. It suggests using hard boiled eggs tomatoes cucumbers aspic jellies pickles and red radish decorations with small green leaves for color. Avoid heavy green wreaths and reserve flowers for sweets, critiquing nasturtiums as a better meat-vegetable match. Toasts gain appeal with butter and chopped parsley.
Fruit Salad
Beat yolks of four eggs till very thick, beat into them gradually one cup powdered sugar and one half teaspoon salt. Beat until sugar is dissolved. Add juice of two lemons and beat again. Peel and slice six bananas and four oranges, layer bananas and dressing in a deep dish, keep bananas on top, and serve very cold.
Plum Cakes From A Historic Recipe
A historical recipe lists ingredients for plum cakes including butter sugar egg yolks and whites milk molasses soda cream of tartar chopped raisins currants fruit shup flour spices and optional melted chocolate to darken the batter.
Fruit Suet Pudding Recipe Steps
Lift together two cupfuls and a half of four one teaspoonful of mixed ground spices salt and baking soda. Add one cupful of finely chopped beef suet one cupful of chopped raisins mix. Into one cupful of molasses stir slowly one cupful of milk add this to the dry mixture and work thoroughly together. Turn into two well buttered molds and steam for three hours.
Lemon Foam Dessert Instructions
A simple lemon foam dessert combines lemon juice and grated rind with yolks and sugar, then hot water cooked until thickened. Fold in beaten egg whites and serve topped with whipped cream for a light citrus treat.
Worth Knowing Cream Cheese Use on Crackers
Scraps of cream cheese can be made useful by mixing with butter and milk or a little cream. Spread on thin wafer-like crackers, make sandwiches, and serve with salad.
Murdered Decatur Jeweler Believed Robbery Victim
Hugh White, a Niantic jeweler, was found dead in his Decatur store by Thomas Doran and Frank Sweet. Police believe he was killed by robbers due to wealth in cash and jewels on the premises. The case adds to a string of local incidents across Illinois in this era.
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Hugh White
Decatur
Illinois News Briefs, Various Counties
Decatur miners union official dies from a fall. Olney hosts Richland County Farmers Institute with Ferries, Taylor, and Mrs. James addressing. Carlyle burials for August Bruemmer and Mary Gesina. Pontiac man held on desertion. Herrin driver killed by mule kick. Springfield requisition for James Davis’s return to Carthage. Pana woman Alice Barnett dies after weeks in coma. Waukegan jury convicts five in Volo rail case. Kate Wagner acquitted. Bloomington opposes Tice good roads bill. Duquoin orders rabies dog slaughter. Springfield marks Fire Prevention Day. Pana post office burglary nets stamps. Barrett elevator burglary. other robberies in Stoning ton. Herrin murder with unknown suspects. possible blackhand link. Illinois fire safety inspections begin at state charities. Vandalia relatives seek declaration of Robert Angel dead. Duquoin reports Perry county saloon closures post election.
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Decatur
Gorlidge
Savage
Unios
Olney
Richland County Farmers’ Institute
C. @. Ferries
Sheffield
Colonel Taylor
Tennessee
James
Urbana
Carlyle
August Bruemmer
Mary Gesina
St. Mary’s Cemetery
St. Mary's Church
Pontiac
Philip Brady
United States Army
California
D County
Pentice
War Department
Herrin
Raymond Vaughn
Carterville
Big Muddy
Here
Springfield
O’hara
Georgia
Carthage
James Davis
Normantown
Illinois
Pana
Alice Barnett
Waukegan
Volo
Anna Stadfeldt
Jack Raymond
Emma Stadfeldt
Chris Sable
Alma Walter
Kate Wagner
Bloomington
McLean County Board of Supervisors
McLean
Duquoin
St. Louis
Dunne
Blair
Owaneco
Barrett Bros
Stonington
Pat Nocre
Freeman Spur
Williamnson
Franklin
Vandalia
Robert Angel
Angeli
Angel
Fayette County
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Willisville
Randolph County
Schuwerk
Christop
Lenzburg
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Telegraph
Niantic
James Lord
Dan Thomas
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chester
Herman F. Wiebusch
Henry Schurenberg
Schurenberg
Wiebusch
Adderly
Smith D. Atkine
Freeport Journal
Stephenson County
Freeport
Ogenee Baptist Church
England
Hach
Jacksonville
Illinois Epworth League
Winchester
Havana
Rockford
University of Ilinois
Peru
New Peru Hospital
San Jose
San Jose Poultry Association
Galesburg
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