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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1933
Page
3
The scene follows Lida leaning toward Bessie as the attorney reads a will. It lists legacies of ten dollars to several relatives and hints at competing claims over the remaining estate, including Bentwell Star and Aunt Hila’s possible bequests.
In a heated scene Ella Gaines Sexton names a sole legatee while Lida accuses Bentwell and Elinor of manipulating the fortune. The fallout touches charity aims, legal fights, and the family’s Brooklyn home life as Bessie and Jim Thrope face hardship with their children after the aunt’s death.
A Waco man, N. H. Webb, recounts using Thedford’s Black-Draught for chronic constipation. He reports headaches, fatigue, dizziness, and sickness before trying the remedy and asserts relief after taking it.
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