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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
8
Brinkley, suspecting William Jones hides a secret of wealth and danger, tailors his nightly stakeouts to the Devil's Caldron. Matt reveals Jones's secretive treasure hunts and a moonlit burial-like descent into the earth, deepening Brinkley's suspicions.
Charles Brinkley spots hidden light under a hillock and, with moonlight, sees a secret shaft. He witnesses William Jones emerge with a lantern and then depart toward the sea as the scene ends with “To be continued.”
In a justice court a large man explains his work as a seasonal trader. He says in spring he catches and sells young mockin birds, in summer he mostly sells rattlesnakes and the rattles for the babies, and in winter he sometimes chops wood.
Dialogue centers on Mrs. Gunner Henry and Mr. Gunner about a cook called a vision. The exchange treats beauty and truth with sarcasm as the count pledges sacrifice to win the heiress. The heiress asserts she can pay the regular price if she desires.
The tale reflects on a bowler nicknamed Winks approvingly as a champion. It notes his prowess with ten strikes in a match and hints at the crowd’s high opinion of his skill.
Indiana reports John Ingle known as Barefoot John deserts Giro the Desolate Village and buys the town of Towa in Knox County. He will serve as its first mayor after building a successful store and residence complex in Giro which he sold for a handsome profit. He plans to wear shoes for at least six months yearly and continues his barefoot habit otherwise.
Indiana counties move to option elections on prohibition with twelve more counties registering choice by June 9. Monroe County votes Tuesday while Madison Owen Crawford Laporte Floyd Harrison Ripley Boone Porter La Grange Clark follow. wets gain momentum after Franklin County victory. Sixty counties dry or wet statuses and saloon closures vary across the state.
Construction began on 560 by product coke ovens for United States Steel Corporation in Gary Indiana. The ovens will fuel ten blast furnaces and supply gas for plant use and Gary, with coal mainly from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Operations likely under H C Frick Coking Company replacing ovens planned at Filbert Ralph and Sarah PA.
Woodmen of the World Jurisdiction Q completes plans for an annual field day in Michigan City on Sunday August 8. About ten thousand Woodmen are expected from Indiana Illinois and Michigan. Speakers include Governor Thomas Marshall Sovereign Commander C S Detien and Mrs Emma B Manchester.
Amos Weaver of Dunkirk earned a medal for conspicuous bravery in the Philippines. A boy unknown to observers threw a lit match into a cage of seven trained monkeys from Gentry's circus in Jeffersonville, causing the animals to be cremated after the cage was set ablaze. Police search for the boy as a crowd watched.
An article describes at home remedies for hog cholera including Sloan's Liniment mixed with milk, with testimonies from Indiana farmers. It also recounts a quirky auction of theatrical props from a deceased man's private performances and other short notices on cures and products.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows a plea to raise a fund to prosecute white slavers and notes a baseball magnate selling two players for cash. It ends with an advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product.
A Los Angeles Express verse notes a farmer's hard life and long hours yet hints at relief when hired to tow a busted auto back to town. The poem contrasts toil with a bright side found in small tasks and steady work.
Marketing copy touts Murine Eye Remedy as gentle on the eye and compliant with pure food and drug laws. It claims relief for red tired watery eyes and urges readers to consult a doctor about use.
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