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Newspaper
Henry Current News
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
7
A prompt exchange shows a customer asking a musician if they take requests and suggesting a game of dominoes during lunch. The Delighted Musician replies with casual banter while the customer breaks into a mistaken engagement anecdote about Mildred and a mistaken name reveal.
An excerpt recounts a farmer named Heck claiming to have lost a monster and admitting to draining a pond so no fish remain larger than eight inches. The dialogue features Mr. Cityman and a narrator in a rural setting with a local newspaper voice.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a family aunt who loved her shepherd dog deeply. After the dog's death she grieves and later adopts a new pup, prompting Artie to visit and learn of Aunt Emme's loneliness and the new dog’s arrival.
A Kansas industrialist known for strong views confronts a beggar asking for copper. The exchange turns on who understands work, with the industrialist denying sympathy and insisting the beggar must know labor. The anecdote reflects stern early 20th century attitudes.
In Goshen Indiana Mr and Mrs Clarence Brumbaugh of Churubusco both totally blind welcome a two pound baby boy born a few days ago The fragile infant reportedly needs two spoons of milk per meal Physicians think the child will survive Brumbaugh learned broom makers trade at a blind institute and is working in the field
Postoffice officials report higher parcel post limits for foreign destinations. The current limit is four pounds six ounces, with anticipated increases for U S Canada and other routes. Norway limits also adjusted from twenty two pounds to higher thresholds.
Advertisement for Dr. O A Johnson a cancer specialist in Kansas City offering a book Cancer Truths free to sufferers. Claims non surgical treatment using external applications and internal medications with a twenty year practice and a Mezza large research lab. Address Suite 565 1324 Main St Kansas City Mo.
Readable excerpts recount the Pilgrims leaving England for religious freedom, reaching Plymouth in 1620 aboard the Mayflower. The pieces describe hardships, the first winter, graves on the hillside, and eventual settlement with farming and peace with the Indians, noting the Plymouth Company’s role and later colonial expansion.
Thieves broke into Matthew's Clothing in Chilliocothe on Friday night, stealing 21 suits, shirts, shoes, and 13 suitcases. Two hundred dollars was taken from the cash register. The Square Deal Garage and the Daugherty billiard and pool room were entered the same night, four tires missing from the garage but nothing taken from the pool room.
A stormy December voyage ends as the Mayflower lands near Plymouth Rock. The group kneels in thanks for deliverance from perils and recalls their journey from Holland, seeking religious freedom. They faced betrayal and jail before taking passage to America with Brewster’s leadership and friends joining.
A historical recount of the English Pilgrims who sought worship freedom in Holland and then crossed to the New World aboard the Mayflower. They faced ship troubles, harsh winter at Plymouth Rock, and hardship before building shelter among the Red Men and praying in their own way.
A housekeeping note announces a grooming deal with Henry Current News and a Cosmopolitan or Hearst subscription for six dollars. Savings claim of three dollars on slick, with a spread offering three for a full year.
In Rogersville Tennessee Herbert Sibert aged 16 won a taste duel by eating 37 soft boiled eggs at one sitting. His father Sibert ate ten pounds of honey across two meals. Neighbors inspired Harrison Childeress who reportedly consumed sixteen cans of potted ham in a single session.
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