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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
3
The fragment details rations including beef valued at six dollars and various canned foods such as tamales chili and toast totaling about twenty four dollars and ninety cents. It then describes a room 14 by 12 feet with a long window, a fixed cabinet, and planned finishing work to improve light and storage during winter.
A homeowner describes transforming a cluttered bathroom and kitchen using a Meyer gas water system, white ceiling, lime wash walls, orchid and green curtains, and green linoleum. The project cost 328 dollars for the water system plus bath fixtures, tub, fittings, linoleum, and curtains. Mrs Arnold praises the improvements, noting fewer chores and more time for family.
CHICAGO Oct 24 AP The Field Museum exhibit reveals ancient Egyptian purchasing practices with a dollar down and a dollar a month system evidenced by writing and writing equipment. Gne Pedikenshu, dwelling in year 30 of a Ptolemaic or Roman era, is noted among the texts.
Dr. T George Allen interprets a limestone flake receipt for Pedikonshu’s installments along with inscribed tablets boards and potsherds. The finds include shipping tags from mummies and a legal oath on potsherds. A limestone stele bears a prayer for a respected laundryman Nebensi with offerings. He explains ancient writing gear from cylindrical pen cases to reed pens and ink made from soot and iron oxide.
Boston hotel association issued a clean bill on October 24, denying reports of heavy property damage or wild incidents during the Legion national convention. They reported thousands of checks cashed totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, with only six returned and all amicably settled, and welcomed regionnaires back for future events.
Lake View resident Mrs. Fanni Rogers reports relief from headaches dull spells and fatigue after using Thedford's Black-Draught a vegetable remedy she credits with quick cleansing effects for constipation and a renewed energy level. She says the medicine prepares her for daily work and leaves no after effects.
Mann Ashcraft a log hauler near Warren was critically injured when a wagon load of logs shifted and struck him. The wagon struck an obstacle, threw him down, and crushed his right hip bone and left leg. He was taken to St Vincent's infirmary in Little Rock after local first aid. Doctors fear permanent crippling. The infirmary later reported his condition as not serious.
MENA Ark Oct 24 The Polk grand jury adjourned after a four day session returning 19 indictments none of which were public The body ignored the charge against Frankie E Bagwell who shot her husband Ernest Bagwell on July 2 The woman is now in the insane asylum at Little Rock Investigation into Forney Cooks death at Hatton in September found no indictments
Evansville bankers from clerks to assistant cashiers enter their second year of a six year banking course at a city night school run by the Evansville Clearing House association. The program mixes theory with inspection tours of local firms to show practical production in banking.
Mrs. Mary Ann Stull Brown County's oldest woman baked pies for her 100th birthday dinner in Nashville Indiana.
EVANSVILLE Ind Oct 24 A turtle farmer W H Kamp says a good turtle crop takes six to ten years to mature. He cites thirty years in the business and notes an average turtle lays 25 to 40 eggs annually. It takes years for the turtles to be large enough for meat loaf.
Mrs. William Snyder, of Vincennes, Indiana, cracked an egg and found a smaller egg inside. The "egg within an egg" measured about the size of a quail egg and dropped into the skillet during breakfast.
Caliope, the herald of the circus, was ruled a noise-making device in court. William Blythe, the player, was found guilty of disturbing the peace and fined 5 dollars for playing the instrument to advertise a theater.
ElmerBar kiers car functioned perfectly but in reverse. He parked and cranked it in drive, sending the vehicle into the lake at Racine city park. A service garage was later called to lift the car from the water.
Illinois coal mines employed 42,515 men and produced 3,982,881 tons in September, per John G. Millhouse’s monthly report for the Department of Mines and Minerals. The state counted 152 mines in operation that month.
Princeton Missouri report notes an apple tree at Thomas Andrews house produced its annual crop this year despite its zero years of age. The quirky claim reflects local humor as residents record unusual happenings in the town.
A daughter learns homemaking tips from a mother and is urged to keep meals simple and gracious at home. The ad extols Snowdrift as pure refined cooking fat ideal for baking and everyday use, claiming it blends easily with sugar and enhances texture and flavor.
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