Prue Johnson and Darius Livingstone Wed After Courtship
Aunt Betty Johnson turns farm into business hub in a county near a thriving town. Prue, educated in music, falls for Darius Livingstone, a lawyer with little experience. After a cattle mortgage suit, Livingstone defends opposed by lawyer Parsons. jury rules for plaintiff. Mother approves future couple after courtroom clash.
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Farmer Johnson
Betty
Prue
Prue Johnson
Darius Livingstone
Tie
Poe
Reef
Livingstone
Abraham Lincoln
Sue Williams
Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Darius
Delevan
Parsons
Johnson Farm
Miss Prue
Resignation Call Upends Broker’s Office Banter
A New York Globe item describes a broker’s morning call in which he instructs his office boy Jimmy to relay a message from Eddy, the head office boy, who resigns by phone over a dispute about the broker’s manner. The broker dismisses the clash, predicts Eddy will own an office someday, and moves on with the day.
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Mr. B
Jimmy
Jim
Eddy
James
New York Globe
Nightmare Keeps Out After Scribbled Door Sign
A speaker deserts a weird tale of a nightmare after visiting a doctor who prescribes Swedish papers. He abandons the idea and writes Nightmare Keep Out on his door. He then encounters misleading house signs about Scarlet fever and smallpox and decides to ignore them. The night remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenefer
Mineself
Hans Fritz von Splattzengatzmeyer
How I Won Consent Through Card Sharp Plot
An American suitor recounts winning Alice’s father’s consent by manipulating a poker game. He trained with a professional and used marked cards to bankrupt Mr Cordery, winning the daughter’s hand while risking exposure and his own honor.
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Alice
America
Dotard
Mr. Cordery
Thosi
Cordery
Sullivan High School Defeats the Alices in Football
Vincennes October 13. Sullivan High School defeated Vincennes High School 17 to 0 in a hard fought game. Sullivan scored in the first eight minutes and again before halftime, with Lacey Springer and Willis carrying the ball for Sulivan. Duckwall left the game after a collision and was knocked out. Hobbard Moffett Barr Vollmer stood out for Sullivan. Aydelotte refereed. Local notes mention arrests, resignations, and health updates.
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Vincennes
Sullivan High School
Sullivan
Livan
Anderson Duckwall
Duckwall
Springer
Lacey
Willis
Ducknall
Hubbard
Moffett
Barr
Vollmer
William Aydelotte
Downey
Vincennes High School
Dr King’s New Life Pills Claim Health Benefits
An advertisement asserts Dr King’s New Life Pills regulate the liver prevent appendicitis and establish bowel regularity. Sold for 25 cents at Joe K Smock and Son’s drug store.
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Dr. King
New Life
Joe K
Smock and Son
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Mary McKeon
Hans
John A. Woll
The
Alexander Black Co
Worth Styles
Alices
Willfred
Ed Neese
John Mason
Solon Treadway
Squire Stoops
Hymera
Treadway
Frank Morris
Nancy Crawford
B. M. Crawford
West Baden Springs
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