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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1909

Page

6

Morley Vernon and Miss Greene Stir House Rivalry

Senator Morley Vernon is drawn into suffrage politics by Miss Mariz Greene of Chicago while Amelia confronts his entanglement and a social power struggle with Mrs Hodge Lathrop. Vernon’s push for a women’s vote faces opposition, theatre, and personal conflict ending with a whispered reconciliation and a dramatic elevator moment.

Morley Vernon Vernon Senate Mariz Greene Chicago Ss Greene Misa Greene Hancee Miss Miss Greene Amelia Morley Amalia Vernon Whs Mrs. Hodge-Lathrop Mrs. Hodge- Lathrop State Central Committee

Lincoln monument visit scene in senate lobbying clash

In a Springfield setting Miles Greene and Mrs. Overman Hodge-Lathrop clash over a woman's rights resolution. Lobbying tensions surface as Miss Greene comments on the scene while Mrs. Barbourton and others react to the opposing stance. The exchange ends as Overman Hodge-Lathrop departs in a polished bow.

Springfield Lincoln Monument Homestead Legislature Miss Greene Myre Overman Hodge‘Lathrop Miss

Wife urges husband to remarry after her death

An ailing wife in a grim scene asks William Henry Brown to seek a new partner for the sake of their motherless children. He suggests widow Jones as a potential help, but she angrily warns against replacing her. The next day she recovers enough to sit up and appears downstairs.

Vernon Amelia Morley William Wiliam Jones Piace William Henry Brown Mrs. Brown

Oysters Stolen by Afloat Seaweed Invasion

A strange seaweed invades French oyster beds carrying off 400000 oysters. Minute seeds drift from the Gulf Stream to Breton beds at Morban Quiberon Belle-Isle. The weed swells to duck egg size, fills with water, then air replaces it, lifting oysters from sand as it balloons.

France English Channel Gulf Stream Morbhan Quiberon Belle-Isle

Practical Fashions Misses and Girls Chemise Pattern No 2923

Pattern No 2923 offers a five size chemise suitable for misses and girls from nine to seventeen years. Materials include cambric batiste jaconet and thin fabrics with specific yardage for sizes 9 to 15 years. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.

Misses Shirt Waist Pattern No 2933 For Young Girls

Paris pattern No 2933 shows a simple daywear shirt waist for girls aged 13 to 17. White lawn showcases two wide side tucks near a center closure with pearl buttons, narrow tucks below bust, a scalloped turndown collar, and hand embroidery. Materials listed vary by width. price 10 cents for pattern.

Paris

Dobbin Sent To Country Amid Restful Years

In this brief item a family horse named Dobbin is retired from service and sent to a former friend's countryside for a quiet retirement by rail due to rheumatic legs. Four year old Edna imagines the ride on the "coo ehoo cars" with humor, wondering how Dobbin feels on plush cushions. A humorous aside follows from a column in Home Companion.

Dobbin Little Edna

Origin of a Famous Human Food and Its Discovery

A fragmented early 20th century advertisement tells how a brain and nerve building food was sought to sustain vigor. It describes the invention of Grape-Nuts by an active thinker, claims the product aids digestion and mental stamina, and promises easy preparation with the signature of C. W. Post. It promotes the cereal as a non stimulant food that supports daily brain and nerve function.

Treia C. W. Post NASA

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