Wills of Titanic Millionaires Stir Marital Dilemmas
Boston society follows how widows faced income tests in large fortunes. Mrs Madeline Force Astor and Mrs Eugenia Spencer faced losing or preserving money if they remarried while Mrs Garland gave up a $10 million income to wed law partner Francis Green. The Garlands later cleared estranged romance to remarry, and the tale links wealth, love, and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
Vincent
Madeline
William Augustus Spencer
Colonel Astor
Eugenia Spencer
James A. Garland, Jr
Mary Corling Up
David Dun
Archibald M. McCrea
Garland
New York
Boston
Francis Cushing Green
Mr. Green
James A. Garland
Harvard University
Mrs. Garland
James
Hamilton
Charles
Tudor
Hope
Harvard
Green
Love Jane
Asrs
Dainty Marie Tudor
Brookline
Frederic Tudor
James A. Garland, Sr
Fiest National Bank of New York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Marie Tudor
Garlands
Young Garland
von L. Meyers
Shaws
Higginnsons
Hoopers
Peabodys
Gardiners
Narragansett Bay
Bristol
W. L. Hood
Henry
Thomas Tudor
Beacon Street
East Fifty Second Street
City
Upper Fifth Avenue
Eighty-second Street
Mr. Garland
Prudence Island
Newport
Seed selection plan for sweet corn breeding by region
Detailed multi year plan explains field selections and ear to row method for improving sweet corn seed. Steps include marking selected stalks with cloth tags, discarding freaks, harvesting ears, testing germination, and separating breeding and propagation plots with detasseling to enhance seed quality.
Prisoners barred from daily divine service
The home secretary issued an order restricting men prisoners with sentences under one month from attending daily divine service. They may attend only on Wednesdays and Sundays, a change London Punch suggests could hinder many religious inmates from becoming penitents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polson
Home Secretary
London Punch
Costly Lesson in Hay Baling
A farmer recounts a costly mistake in baling timothy hay after an early cut. He suggests curing hay through sweating and stacking, while noting the author’s success with 40 acres yielding three tons per acre and criticizing others who bale and sell without soil restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Olmstehad
Rotation to Preserve Humus in Soil
The text argues that planting a single crop exhausts soil humus and calls for proper crop rotation. It notes some men fail to recognize this essential fact and warns that neglect will rapidly deplete soil fertility.
Shoes to Please Women with Proper Fit and Service
A concise notice extols women appreciating good footwear. It contrasts expensive shoes and those at reputable shops, stressing careful fitting service as essential for a satisfactory purchase. The passage highlights value of expert fitting alongside style and price.
Admires Pastor Russell's Book Review Prompts Talk
A Southern era columnist Bill Arp lauds The Divine Plan of the Ages praising its scriptural support and comforting light. He notes it shifts view on salvation, urges readers to ponder and find hope, and mentions its 355 pages and price. Local notes report visitors and community events around the Sunday school convention and institute sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Atlanta
Bible and Tract Society
Hicks Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Advertised Letters Remaining in Sullivan Post Office
List of letters unclaimed in the Sullivan Indiana Post Office as of August 28 1912. If not called for within two weeks they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Stella Kimmell Dorothy Lydia Gant Allumbaugh Decker McAllester Pigg Smith Walters and others. One cent due on each letter. A Holmes P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
A A. Holmes
P. M
Graysville Visitors and Local Building Plans Noted
Roy Kelly and wife passed through Graysville last Wednesday en route to Sullivan. John Pinkston plans to erect a dwelling soon on his south town lot. Rev. Will Huff and wife are visiting. Various vehicles were seen passing through town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Coppage
Alfordsville
Robert Vanhorn
Terre Haute
Charley Hartfelter
Sullivan
Chautauqua
Addison Pierce
Assumption
Ill
Brimlow
Fairbanks
Annie Burton
Roy Kelly
John Pinkston
Will Huff
Shelburn News Briefs From Merom to Sullivan
In Shelburn and nearby areas residents report rising threshing concerns while several locals spent Sunday at Merom. Events include a Merom visit by youths, church services at Douglas Chapel, sickness updates for Mrs. Lewis Farrand and Mrs. Alva Marts, and lay visits among neighbors. Grandpa Price died Wednesday night. funeral was held at home and the body sent to Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn R. R
Merom
Grimes
Douglas Chapel
Liza Farrand
Florence Trueblood
Lewis Farrand
Alva Marts
James Wood
Jennie Helen
John Stewart
Shelburn
Will Huff
Hank Johnson
Sullivan
J. H. Neff
John Farrand
Grandpa Price
Jasper Price
Mr. Lloyd
Martinsville
Sarah O’neal
Lina
Will O’neal
Commodore Hauger
Evaline Whitman
Elmer Huff
Near Merom
Lucy Price
Flora Farrand
Will Nelson
Don Starkey
Merom Chautauqua
Elza Osburn
Alex. Clark
Nidy
Concord
Mayfield Couple Return Visit From Chicago
Mr and Mrs Harry Mayfield have returned from a visit with Mr and Mrs George Cain in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mayfield
Mrs
George Cain
Chicago
Seven BarkS health elixir advertised in 19th century page
An ad urges readers to try Seven BarkS a 50 cent remedy for ill health from stomach liver or kidney disorders. It claims to purify blood and clear the system, promising harmless palatability and no stomach upset. The notice is signed by Lyman Brown of 68 Murray St New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Brown
Murray St
New York
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Mrs. Green
Cape Cod
Barracouta
Alexander Higginson
Mrs. Higginson
Fifth Avenue
Hanover
Mass
Hur
Bourne
James Cushing Green
Jvs
Charles D. Woods
Ciates
Maxwell
Cowles Shoe Co
Irwin
Stella Kimmell
W. H. Lehman
Addie la Valle
Dorothy More
Lydia
Graysville
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