Field Grandchildren’s Fate Shapes Drummond Dilemma
Mrs. Maldwin Drummond, widow of Marshall Field Jr., faces a choice under her father in law’s will. Her English lifestyle clashes with trustees’ demand that the heirs be raised as American businessmen in the United States. The trustees insist the boys stay in America to preserve the fortune.
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Marshall Field
RS. Maldwin Drummond
London
Marshall Field Jr
Chicago
Marshall
Marshall Field Sr
Prince
Piccadilly
Illinois
Drummond
Ethel
Arthur Tree
Donald Beatty
Marshall Jr
Field
Lakewood
Mr. Field
America
Henry
Eton
Groton
Harvard
Oxford
England
Field Boys
Gwendolyn
Beatty
Maldwin Drummond
Emeralds Fashioned as The Jewels of Romance and Wealth
The piece praises emeralds as warding off evil and ensuring marriage happiness while detailing their ancient allure, mining history in Egypt and Colombia, settings with diamonds on platinum, and popular forms from necklaces to emerald ear drops. It notes authentic gems vs counterfeits and the allure for wealthy women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Bogota
Colombia
Chickens in Trousers Fashion At Middletown Farm
Middletown Ohio Mrs Ellen Buck keeps sixty six Plymouth Rock chicks busy making warm clothes for winter. The unusual trick of Providence left the chickens featherless but the farmers wife has gathered old clothes to keep the six month old birds comfortable and stylish as they grow, ensuring they may see a Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Plymouth Rock
Ellen Buck
Providence
Alligator Demand Shocks Butcher Shop Customer
A man in a butcher shop eyeing small alligators in an aquarium declares, I suppose a body might as well be dead as out of style. Gimme a couple of pounds of alligator. The remark is noted by the judge as a humorous exchange.
Lost $47,000 Package Found By Clerk In LA Office
Danny Robinson, night clerk at the Postal Telegraph, found a package containing certificates worth $47,000 in a public section of the Los Angeles office. He kept watch over it until morning and deposited it in a bank vault. A worried man later claimed the package, matching the certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Postal Telegraph Company
Danny Robinson
the Telegraph Company
Sign Draws Critics to Third Avenue Luncheon
A New York Tribune snippet recalls a luncheon proprietor defending his sign mispelling "sandewiches" to spell it as the sign lures critics and customers alike. The owner says the sign draws smart alecks who then order food, highlighting signs drawing attention even when spelled wrong.
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New York Tribune
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Cummuumwith Uc
Henry and
Gwendolyn Fiel
New York Herald
Upper
Egypt
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Headquar
Houston Street
Charles Rees
Rees
San Antonio
East
Orpheum Theater
Commerce Street
Charles Rees Company
Commerce St
the City Supply Company
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