Patience and Wit by Walter Delaney
Julia Everly defies her father’s plan to marry her to a wealthy suitor. Judge Everly shifts his aim to Buxton a rugged Western millionaire, but Julia’s faith in Dale Martin and patience with love guide a tricky social test.
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Walter James Delaney
Julia Everly
Mary
Julia
Brandon
Mrs. Everly
Hfe
Dale Martin
Dale
Idaho
Ralph Buston
Ralph Buxton
Modern Knight Errant Aiding Lady In Hyde Park
A chivalrous man aided a frightened horse in Hyde Park London then vanished. He refused thanks, saying he once knew the rider and could not meet her now. The incident was relayed by a Hyde Park chair keeper who escorted the rescuer’s message.
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Hyde Park
London
Invention Tracks Hen Egg Marks with Crayon Foot
A aluminum crayon holder mounted on a hen’s foot records egg achievements by color coding each bird. The device lets the chicken leave a mark at the nest indicating its identity.
Hadn't Noticed: Barbershop Shave Reflections and Quips
A quirky column excerpt contrasts shaving at home with barber shop experience. A wife’s onion-eating habit and chatty banter punctuate the dialogue, revealing social humor and everyday conversation style.
Sweetbreads and Game Stew with Croquette Sauce
A detailed 19th century recipe feature presents Sweetbreads with Asparagus and a Game Stew with vegetables and olives. It includes croquette sauce and croquettes made from minced meat or leftovers, with instructions for stock, spices, and finishing steps.
Hamburg Delight Recipe Improves Hamburger Steak
A reader shares a luncheon solution using two eggs three tablespoons hamburger steak one onion breadcrumbs dried mushrooms and macaroni mixed with spices to form cakes fried in lard and butter. Five cents worth served five people who praised it as the best ever.
Eggress Chocolate Cake Recipe Note
A simple old fashioned cake method lists creaming one cup sugar with two ounces butter, adding water and milk, then cornstarch and cream of tartar with soda and vanilla, finishing with melted chocolate. The instructions describe a very nice result.
Cooking Tip for Boiling Greens with Fat
When boiling greens add a piece of fat about the size of a walnut to prevent water from boiling over. This simple method helps stabilize the boil and keeps the pot from overflowing.
Spots on China and the earth burial remedy
The article explains brown spots on old china can be removed by burying the dish in the ground, covering it completely. Darker spots need longer burial than lighter spots to fade away.
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China
Old
Remove Odor of Onions Hint With Celery and Parsley
A reader suggests counteracting onion odor by rubbing hands with celery or parsley after peeling onions. The method is praised as effective and practical for fresh kitchen use.
Illinians hear 42nd commencement and news items
Urbania hosts the forty second annual University of Illinois commencement with President E J James delivering the address as the class enters a record size. Other items note George Conway’s starvation distress en route to his sister’s bedside, the Rev Daniel Williamson's Peoria call, golf tennis dates at Galesburg, a reward offer in Lindorf murder, and various local notices on resignations and tours.
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Herrin
George Conway
City Hospital
St Louis
Ollie Lacey
Keokuk
Galesburg
Il{inois Country Club Association
Blaze in Illinois grocery store destroys city block
Fire starting in a grocery store in Joliet's business district wipes out a city block of stores and homes. Damage estimated at 25000 pounds.
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Barry
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Everly
Cross Roads
Far West
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Dead Man’s Hollow
Martin
W. G. Chapman
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Daniel E. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
Peoria
Charles A. Lindorf
Springfield
George Graham
State Insurance Department of Illinois
Graham
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
St. Louis
Monmouth
Chicago Association of Commerce
Ilinois
Chicago
Monmouth College
Danville
Robert Shaffer
C. 1
Schneider
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Maggie Shaffer
George Shaffer
Brook
Dunne
William F. Ryan
Order of Foresters
Ryan
Thomas F Mcintyre
Peter Reinhard
Nicholas V. Fischer
James Burke
William F. Armknecht
James J. Brady
State Auditor’s Department
Coppes
Mrs. Sleep
Alto Pass
Moses Martin
Grayville
Eighteenth
Illinois Regiment
C. M. Flannigan
Cobden
Here
Charles Rampeoni
Postum Ridge
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Quincy
Addins
Riverton
R. J. Carroll
Milwaukee Avenue
E. Iverson
J. H. Tauer
George Martel
St. John’s Hospital
Sterling
Samuel Culver
Edwardsville
Lillian McMaster
Charles J. Mulligan
Champaign
Charles Roughton
Harry Wilson
Wilson
David Oss
Lute Johnson
Roughton
Johnson
Urbana
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