Parted Friends Divorced With Cash and Liquor Split
A conversation notes a divorce between the Botsworths with the wife receiving 10000 dollars annually and the husband keeping the liquor. The terse exchange frames a settlement detail in plain terms.
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
4
A conversation notes a divorce between the Botsworths with the wife receiving 10000 dollars annually and the husband keeping the liquor. The terse exchange frames a settlement detail in plain terms.
The overheard quarrel in the flat above reveals a couple’s tense scene as neighbors remark on the likely impact on the wife, who appears to enjoy attention and a dramatized fuss. The exchange captures domestic friction and social reactions in a compact, newspaper‑style snippet.
In Cartoons Magazine it notes the Talking Machine has learning in music, asking if Marjorie has any musical education. It asserts she can recall what is on the other side of any record when prompted by the device.
Rex Beach drama North Winds Malice shown Sunday and Monday stars Vera Gordon, famed for Humoresque. The program also showcased a star cast with Will Rogers in Honest Hutch, drawing praise for acting over appearance.
John C. Wray reports from Randburg on Mohave County mining activity in Oatman. He notes improved highway prospects with the National highway project, outlines active mines such as United Eastern and United American, and details the Big Jim ground dispute resolved in favor of United Eastern stockholders. Wray recounts local figures and predicts Oatman’s return as a major desert boom town.
C F Nickerson installs a new pumping plant on his Wild area ranch as family from Pasadena arrives. His mother and nephew stay two months, while Mrs. Conrad visits from the east side. Joe Lord sows eight acres to clover, Weis family plants five acres of potatoes, OKR Vale also installing a pumping plant. Several new workers hired at the Helendale ranch indicate significant ongoing work.
An old safety discipline outline lists eight written and practical requirements for the Safety First merit badge, urging adults to measure their own readiness. It notes in 1919, 2,203 boys passed, and asks readers how many adults could meet the same standards and how many accidents might be prevented with similar attention.
The Pioneer division of the Boy Scouts of America serves boys in remote rural districts and small communities where scouting is new. A large number of farm boys are taking part, learning the proper testing of milk as shown by a group at the state fair.
Fort Smith scouts recorded driver compliance with traffic laws noting one third failed to slow at railway crossings, leading to stricter enforcement. Detroit police praised scouts aiding holiday crowds at two busy corners, using ropes to stop pedestrians during traffic changes and reducing accidents and jaywalking.
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