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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1923

Page

3

Satan and Sellers Plot Toward Treasure on Lone Reef

In a Bahamian saga, Satan and Sellers scheme to secure a thousand dollars from Dark while a reef wreck near Lone Reef lies under workmen. Ratcliffe frets as Cleary closes in, and a hidden chart hints the Nombre de Dios may lie offshore at Cormorant Cay. The crew prepares a dangerous dynamite plan to blast the wreck and seize the treasure.

Pam Island Sellers Dark Pa'm Island Havana Rateliffe Fellers Satan Jude Cark Cleary Ratcliffe Carquinez Flo Anid Satan Lone Reef Rum Cay Cormorant Cay Suthard Pap Batan Setlers Juan Sarah Jade

Mutiny Aboard the Re yah Sends Jude and Ratcliffe to Reef

Jude and Ratcliffe plot a dangerous voyage from the ship to the reef and spit, arguing over last provisions and a knot. Jude contemplates leaving to “gull nesting on the sand” as Ratcliffe eagerly joins, while the ship’s fate and Satan loom over their uneasy partnership.

Jude Jnde Rick Satan Iadeaighed Ratcliffe Ili Juan Raton Aine Sarah

Untruths of Gold’s Value Emphasized in Persuasive Phrase

The passage notes a ton of gold at 2000 pounds per ton and 16 ounces per pound would be worth about $640,000, with the wagey weight at $20 per ounce. It concludes that a beautiful untruth tends to appear too beautiful to be true.

Four-legged chick amuses Highlands as it grows

In Highlands on Bay avenue Mrs. B. Degenbrock hatches a chicken with four legs. Two legs sit between abdomen and ground and two more on its back. Neighbors joke about a centipede influence and the family plans to test the chick by hanging it upside down. The Degenbrocks value the creature highly and would not part with it.

Waterspout Drops Fish Over St. Petersburg Links

A waterspout over Boca Ciega Bay spilt hundreds of fish onto the St. Petersburg Country Club course. Fish ranged from four to six inches, mostly mullet with some trout and bluefish. Trucks attempted hauling the catch but were insufficient. The storm featured four waterspouts seen along Boca Ciega Bay and the gulf.

Florida Golf Links Petersburg Fia Aise St. Petersburg Country Club Pasadena Boca Gelga Bay Boca Celga Bay Guit

Despondent man in Floral Park hangs self after engine fix attempt

Gustave Schutsenhofer of Floral Park New Jersey, distressed after dismantling his automobile engine, hanged himself in his garage. His mother found the body after growing alarmed by his absence.

Gustave Schutsenhofer Floral Perk N. J

Telephone Holdup Alarm Disrupts Portsmouth Office

In Portsmouth New Hampshire a telephone receiver toppled from a desk at the Texas Oil company office startling two bandits as they prepared to force the gate. Police believe the noise interrupted the raid when one intruder bumped the table holding the phone.

Boy Narrowly Escapes as Coney Island Turnstile Traps Boy

At Brighton Beach station a five year old boy named Barry Magit became wedged between two bars of a coin slot turnstile. Passengers and two men bent the bar back to free him after fifty minutes. No bones were broken though he suffered a sore neck and shock.

New York Barry Magit Brighton Beach Bilyn-Manhattan Transit Company Weat Fifth Street Sea Breese Avenue Coney Island Lillian Agen Ele Agen Isidore Barry Agen

Tragedy of Little Italy Ends in a Teen Suicide

In New York a fourteen year old girl Madeline, wooed by Steve Rameill, escapes from a Children’s Society home with a rope she knotted from bedpost. She falls to her death as Steve waits in an auto. The tragedy is framed by a Roman barber and local Sicilian tensions.

Little Italy Juliet New York Mike Russo Thompson Street Hetle Italy Madeline Steve Rameill Steve Madelins Children’s Society Stave

Man Blown to Death by Bomb Tied to Battery

In Long Beach California a bomb tied to a car battery exploded as G Ferris Van Tassel a 27 year old oil worker started his vehicle killing him instantly and disfiguring his bride who witnessed the blast Police seek Engman a former husband of the victim's widow with threats cited in divorce.

Long Beach Cal—A Bell G. Ferris van Tassel van Tarael Engman Fullerton

Seven Frogs in Snake at Culpeper Farm Tales

A Culpeper County farmer watching a moccasin snake in a gully saw a frog leap about. He felled the snake with a hay fork. An autopsy revealed seven frogs inside the six foot snake, some still alive, prompting surprise at the creature’s odd prey.

Regouing Culpeper W. ¥. Carpenter Mueke

Kidnape: Wedding Sensation in Chicago Scene

In Chicago a publicity stunt planned by Russo Nicola and Philo mond Costello aimed to stage a kidnapping to spice a wedding. Russo allegedly grabbed his sweetheart on a crowded street and drove off in a car until the pair resurfaced happily married. In Cincinnati Mrs Bessie Bush was arraigned for allegedly harming her husband and child but freed, with Judge Yeatman commending her act.

Chicago Jnat Russo Nicola Philomond Costello Red Russo Po Uep Mate Cincinnati Kim Mre Bessie Bush Yeatman Mra Buah

Potent Cure Promises Relief From Female Ailments

A narrative ad describes significant illness and fatigue with women urged to try Ly E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The author notes spending much money without relief until the product improved well being, claiming renewed strength and comfort after use.

E. Pinkham

Local Sports Roundup Prompted by Unconcerned Fan

A light sports item notes a spectator indifferent to the game style, with no strong outcome or names. The brief mentions a routine match, quiet crowd reaction, and a calm locker-room mood as players prepare for next week.

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