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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1930
Page
5
A garbled mix of a quatrain about money fame and virtue. plus local social items noting small gatherings, hostesses, club meetings, and visits. Names include Mrs. Ld. Kathan, Mrs. G. Meehan, Mr. Meehan, Lt. Mrs. Clovis Willis, and others in Texarkana and Shreveport.
Two girls suffer stomach trouble and survive on hot water and rice then Adlerikn claimed to relieve gas and cleanse the system. The ad asserts Adler ik relieves discomfort, improves sleep, and promises lasting digestive relief, urging readers to try it.
A collection of brief hometown items mentions Jesse T. Jones a Texas millionaire born in 1928 in Houston who worked on a tobacco farm and as a laborer. Visitors include Paul J. Hinant and Dalles A. Beales with Madisonville Ky Christopher Reynolds Grace Hudson Jack Porter in Lit He Rock. Russell Farley of Shreveport was in town yesterday. Frances Patterson Joy O Neill and Bernice Robben of Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia spent the weekend at home. Mrs. C C Spragins has returned to visit her daughter with Mr. Hyatt in Monticello.
Curious crowds gathered on the J. M. Archuleta ranch in Pagosa Springs Colo Sept 29 as a workman claimed that money reputedly found had already been divided and taken by two men. He later said the tale was told to clear the hay cutting interference.
Washington customs inspectors examined a Great Northern engine tender and found a case of whisky floating in the water. A search recovered 41 additional cases in the tender, with no one aboard firing, while a Kendallville Gun Club meet yielded first honors.
Mr R C King recounts using RAT SNAP to control a rat infestation. He claims months of live activity followed by rapid eradication after trying RAT SNAP. The ad notes three sizes and a $1 price, guaranteed by Ward & Son of Hope, Crescent Drug Co of Washington, and W W Cox & Sons of Fullune Adv.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on September 2 an upside down chicken was shown by Lamartine farmer Charles Bratherton. The bird has normal wings on the feather side facing inward and appears normal in all other respects. The oddity drew curiosity as the chicken’s wings are reversed from the usual arrangement.
The Kit Carson museum in Trinidad Colorado received 71 volumes of the Spretator bound and dated 1712 donated by Mrs Q D Rich. She also lent a wrought iron grease lamp over 300 years old and a knife and fork more than a century old.
More than 100 pounds of honey were discovered by carpenters wedged between walls of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house at Beloit college. Bees had entered through a refrigerator drain pipe.
Frank Holsinger, 80, of Wolcott, wins a local prize in Kendallville as reported by United Press. The note confirms his age and residence with no further details on the prize, event name, or date beyond the Kendallville setting.
John Tuthill reports failed attempts with poison and RAT-SNAP before rats were finally eliminated. He describes placing RAT-SNAP cakes where rats scamp er and notes quick results. The ad lists three sizes 350 65c and 1 25 and names Ward Son Hope Descent Drug Co Washington and W E Cox Sons Fulton as sellers.
An ad claims HEM-ROID by Dr J. Leonhardt will banish pile misery with quick action even in stubborn cases. It says the treatment heals and strengthens the affected parts, removes blood congestion in the lower bowel, and that salves or cutting fail. Ward & Son and druggists sell it with a guarantee that it costs nothing if it does not end all pile agony.
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