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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1921
Page
3
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from a 1921 rural page. Witty lines touch on ambition, work pride, small-town life, and light observations about everyday folks. Jokes about taxes, tobacco, weather, and family life mix with short anecdotes and mock dialogues.
A George Melford photoplay adaptation of Sir Gilbert Parker's The Translation of a Savage plays two days at the Illinois Theatre starting Monday. Cast includes Mabel Julienne Scott Milton Sills and Elliott Dexter. Other events include Keith of The Border and All Soul's Eve at the Grand plus Dardenella road show at the Illinois Theatre next Friday.
Viscount Bryce told the Institute of Politics in Williamstown that Europe must cut armaments or risk ruin. He warned that continued spending has beggared great nations and urged accepting the United States invitation to a conference on armament reduction.
An enterprising Galesburg reporter calculated daytime spending by 22 auto travelers at an encamped parking area, totaling 220 dollars. Expenses covered dry goods repairs tires sickness provisions oil and gasoline. Also noted are two local families returning from Denver after four weeks with the Fox brothers at mountain lake cottages.
Edward Johnson arrived home Friday after a summer spent as tent manager with the Redpath Chautauquas. His duties took him across much of the United States. He will remain here indefinitely and has not decided whether to return to Wabash College in the fall.
The Chicago Defender urges readers to form an anti Ku Klux Klan movement to confront the threat. It cites 7,000 members and 2300 new initiates as a terror campaign that replaces lawful processes with intimidation.
A 1909 Packard runabout named by A G Orendorff near Whitehall is cruising local roads reaching 130 000 miles. The Anti Cruelty Society has been asked to stop use on the new road as parts may be unavailable for this relic speedster.
New York reports another wage reduction from 37 to 30 cents an hour effective August 29 marking the third cut by United States Steel Corp this year. The article also notes visits by Esther Fuhr of Los Angeles to relatives in Omaha before returning home.
A son weighing 11 pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Jennings formerly of this city now of Augusta The mother Miss Lara Waller from west of this city The child has been named Harold Earl No Tuesday Jitney due to a cancer benefit at Holmes Park A dance is canceled Tuesday night Next Friday the Hellings Harmony Hounds of Ft Madison Ia will perform in full force
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