In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the town's prize catch, harvester David Langston, who is wedded to the soil. David is friends with orphan Ruth Jameson and, although she is in love with him, he eventually gives in to the machinations of Mrs. Biddle and consents to marry Thelma. Meanwhile, technological advances come to town, including its first gasoline buggy, galvanic battery, and metal bathtub fitted with running water. When Mrs. Biddle tries to convince David to give up the farming life and join her husband in real estate, Mr. Biddle, hen-pecked and dissatisfied with city life, warns David against selling his farm.
as Mrs. Biddle
as David Langston
as Ruth Jameson
as Mr. Biddle
as Naomi Jameson
as Granny Moreland
as Thelma Biddle
as Bert Munroe
as Jake Eben
as Stubby Pratt
as Abner Prewett
as Gladys
as Miss Sophronia
as Dr. Carey
as Mrs. Griggs
as Carl
as Mrs. Kramer
