Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1914 — For Gentlemen in Hard Luck. [ARTICLE]

For Gentlemen in Hard Luck.

Because he once was put down and out by the non-appearance of a fleet of merchantmen, Sir John Morden, an English Turkey trader, was so overjoyed when the argosy showed up some years later and made him a rich man that he established a home, where it was his wish that gentlemen who found themselves financially embarrassed might find shelter. That yaa in the year 1700 or thereabouts. Now the trustees of the Institution are advertising for Inmates. Those eligible are wholesale traders who by accident or misfortune are In need. There are certain provisos.