Betty Chooses Love Over Wealth In Family Drama
Betty resists an engagement to Theoren Crane due to Uncle Henry’s will that would favor Theoren, but after a test of pride and a dinner with Henry in disguise, Theoren declares his love. Betty tears herself from social duty to accept marriage, and Henry approves their union with a new will leaving gold to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theoren
Betty
Theoren Crane
Tom
Henry
Australia
Gustave Carter
Henry Crane
Lfe
Hetty
Uncle Henry
God
Daddy
Mary
Susie
James
John Carter
Miss Betty
Wilson
Associated Literary Press
Peoria
Illinois Bankers’ Association
B. F. Harris
Champaign
Private Bankers’ Organization
Harris
Illinois News Briefs From Across The State
A miscellaneous roundup reports a Burlington depot blaze causing $10,000 loss from crossed wires, destruction of papers and fixtures, with most water damage covered by insurance. Other items note minor accidents, drownings, petty crimes, political and legal notices, a masons meeting, school Riley week, and a diphtheria outbreak in Barclay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Burlington
Fowler Carnes Manufacturing Company
Liss
Germans claim egg shells boost strength and health
Two German professors Emmerich and Loewe declare that eating egg shells increases resistance to time blight, adds body weight and brain activity, strengthens heart, and fights infection. The note cites views from Philip Hale and Eustace Miles, linking shells to curdled fears about witches and hens, and calls shells a waste amid high egg prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmerich and
Loewe
Philip Hale
Boston Herald
London
Eustace Miles
Baby Healed By Cuticura Ointment And Soap
Mrs. Annie Saunders reports a six week old baby suffering a severe facial rash that spread over the body and caused itching. After trying remedies with little relief, a friend’s suggestion of Cuticura remedies led to rapid improvement and full healing, with hair regrowth and clear skin. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are advertised worldwide with a free skin book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe, Wis
Annie Saunders
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Chicken Tender Dilemma in Market Talk
A street market exchange shows Mr Collier debating chicken quality with his wife. The dealer swears the bird is tender, while Mr Collier suspects the seller might lie for an old hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Collier
Mrs. Collier
Teething Remedies and Cramped Advice Parade
Gentle mothers are urged to examine CASTORIA for infants and children as a safe remedy. A political jab mocks a wife’s role while praising old cures. An ad touts Mrs Winslow teething syrup promising gum relief and wind colic cure. A harsh line condemns cripples while Lewis’ Bingle Binder cigar boasts unique quality and a mortgage hint ends.
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A. Maria Crawford
Illinois News
St. Charles
Viera
Fox River
Elgin
George Carbury
East Alton—Mra
A. L. Flegge
Victoria Inman
Batavia
George Barr
Melville
Oswald Sianka
Miss Osborn
Jacksonville
Benson
Joseph Vogel
Vogel
Vienna
Decatur
Marie Gregory Dehart
Greenville
Thomas W Bacon
Carlinville
George Mercer
Sorento
Montgomery County
Bacon
Monee
William Freegard
Galesburg
Illinois Central
Joliet
James C. Grady
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Assumption—Fimeér Debrun
Murphysboro
Grand Council of Illinoise Masons
Grand Lodge
Grand Chapter
Frederick A. Schroeter
Chicago
Joseph Schott
Lincoln
Frederick E. Hoberg
Peru
George W. Warvelle
Henry R. Hopkins
A. H. Hallowell
Harry L. Smith
Springfield
Frederick W. Krengle
Juliue L. Klemme
Quincy
Rawson Bennett
J. C. Perk
Streator
Chris W. Severens
Sterling
Charles Eden
Joseph McCarthy
James Whitcomb Riley
East St. Louis
Walter Sergiff
Guy Maddok
Tuscola
Sidell—Foster Baker
State Bank
St. Louis
Kathryn Jeffery
Rushville
William Willard
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Clinton
George W. Abbott
Robert E. Monts
Centralia
Charles Valin
John Valin
Central City
Mount Carmel
Jim
Sally” Beesley
Here
Springefield
Dora ‘Augh
Jerry Daugh
Dawson
State Board of Health
Barclay
Kankakee County
Board of Health
Tims
Fletcher
Mra Winslow
Ady
Cole
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