Sheer Luck: A Bank Clerk's Fall and a Fate Rewritten
Harold Denton, a bank clerk who has secretly stolen from his employer for 18 months, contemplates confessing and fleeing with his wife to Florida. A letter revealing a $70,000 inheritance tempts him, but Steel, the manager, dies by his own hand after confessing theft. Denton is urged to review the books, and his fate intertwines with the bank’s crisis and a possible reconciliation with his wife.
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Harold Denton
Denton
Steel
Florida
Mrs. Denton
England
Fete
Harold
Ile
Mr. Denton
Sawyer
Twisting Tongue Twists From Forfar
A playful string of tongue twisters about sunrise, fowl runs, and fur coats. Four men in fur coats traverse from Forfar seeking fortune, debating why four furs and four fiddles might have changed their fate.
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Forfar
Christmas table doilies and baby gift baskets set
Holiday fabric sets feature heavy printed cotton doilies with floral patterns and lace edging. Includes six small doilies and one large center piece plus four larger plates or dish-sized pieces, all finished with crocheted edging. Baby gift basket uses pink satin ribbons, tissue bands, and holders for sponge powder soap comb and brush with a teething ring.
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Yen
Slippers and Shoe Trees Make Cozy Christmas Gifts
The article highlights knitted and crocheted slippers with satin linings and decorative roses, plus wooden shoe trees as versatile gifts for all ages. It notes color variants, features such as padded soles, eiderdown leather soles, and ankle extensions, and suggests finishing touches like ribbons and tiny roses for women.
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Santa Claus
Something for the Baby Bath Basket Delights Young Family
A bath basket stands as a beloved gift for the youngest family member. The article highlights a pretty, generously sized basket pictured above as an ideal present for baby and a family favorite during bath time.
Two Handy Waste Basket Bags from Easy Sewing
Describes making two decorative waste baskets for bedrooms from silk Cretenne and Japanese cotton. One bag uses a brass ring at each corner and a movable wooden stand, the other tucks under oval embroidery hoops with a Japanese tassel and silk cord hangers. Japanese prints showcase bold colors.
Chestnuts for Turkey Stuffing Prompt Christmas Humor
A humorist asks if copy is on hand and wonders why the request is made. The reply hints at upcoming Christmas preparations and the need for chestnuts to stuff the turkey, a playful domestic exchange.
Prudent Christmas Tree Dilemma Mentioned by Mr Growcher
Retirement of budget concerns surfaces as Mr Growcher jokes about trimming the Christmas tree. He asks a spouse for input but fears costly suggestions such as Russian sable decorations.
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Mr. Growcher
State News In Brief: Boy Crushed by Roller
Lake Forest reports Little John Greulich, seven, killed when a five ton road roller crushed him while playing near his home at Sunset place and Green Bay road. A passing auto driver and the roller operator blamed for the tragedy.
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Lake Forest
John Greulich
John
Robbie
F. Joseph Greulich
Sunset Place
Green Bay Road
de Wight Watson
Howard Rt. Rost
Chicago
Rost
Watson
Impersonates Son Delays Grand Jury Work
Arthur Eliott of Streator impersonated his son Charles Elliott when called as a grand juror. The jury must redo the work, but witnesses won’t be re-called since testimony was recorded in shorthand. The readback will proceed for the jurors.
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Ottawa
Arthur Eliott
Streator
Charles J. Elliott
Ray Schalk Weds Lavinia Graham in Farmersville Ceremony
Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk married Lavinia Graham in Farmersville. Baseball fans in Chicago contributed 500 dollars toward a fund to buy a bond as a wedding gift for Schalk.
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Ray Schalk
Farmersville
Chicago White Sox
Lavinia Graham
Chicago
Schalk
Golden Jubilee Services at St Mark's Church
Golden jubilee services marked the fiftieth anniversary of the central Illinois synod of the English Lutheran church held at St Mark's church. Charles Vandeser of Modesto in Macoupin county won the sweepstakes prize of 220 dollars for the best ten ears of corn at the second annual corn and grain show. At the Leap Year ball in Alton the Stationary Engineers members kept to their titles while wives and friends waited on them.
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Nokonus
Ilinois
St. Mark’s Church
Bloomington
Charles Vandeser
Modesto
Macoupin County
Alton
Stationary Engineers
Unmen
Fall Proves Fatal in Tragic Cellar Accident
Seven year old Helen Benton Gember daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gember of Christopher dies from a skull fracture after falling down cellar steps. The accident is a local tragedy referenced in a citizen report.
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Benton
Helen
William Gember
Christopher
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Frank Filson
W. G. Chapman
Mattoon
Charles Delmar Hill
Ernest Roy Smith
Charleston
Ill
Mayme Hammack
Smith
Iril
Loop
Thirty-fifth Street
Forest Avenue
Eighth Infantry
South Side
Thompson
Judge Scully
Colonel Denison
Aurora
Kendall County
Guy O’brien
Lisbon
Ida Torkelson
Miss Torkelson
Bertha Torkelson
Newark
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