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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1921
Page
3
A collection of humorous snippets and social observations from the Plain Dealer, touching on marriage, divorce in Paris, domestic life, and public figures. Topics include jokes about ouija boards, advice about daughters and smoking, reflections on wealth and simplicity, and light quips from readers and notable voices.
The Jack Bessey Stock company begins a week long engagement at the Illinois theatre with the comedy Broken Hearts and Civilian Clothes featured on successive nights. The program includes vaudeville combined with a live orchestra and free admission for ladies on opening night.
A two day program presenting Henry Story by Channing Pollock and a social added comedy titled Red Hot Love. Includes educational offerings and performances featuring Famous 0. Henry Story and Johnny in various acts.
Chas Ray stars in The Million Dollar Vagrant at Tokyo Tomorrow. Sylvia Bremer leads a drama by J. G. Hawks with Thos H. Ince supervising. Added attraction a fine comedy. Summer prices 9c and 22c plus tax.
Zion City Illinois August 27 A large sunflower worn on a girl's coat signals an engagement rather than a diamond ring Overseer Voliva of the Zion church denounces buying diamond rings before a Shiloh Tabernacle audience A tent event offers one lady free with each 40 cent ticket.
This week in the city a stage production titled The Season's Treat presents a 12-member company in a live version billed as superior to the prior Civilian Clothes picture with Thomas Meighan. Audiences who saw the film are invited to attend the stage show.
Tuesday racing card lists TROT and PACE events with $50 added purses and a pony race. Entries include Enchantress B M Zelda B M Ella Moore Misti Zella and others with pony heights under forty six inches. Entrance fee is $2.50 and races close before start.
The August county fair schedule lists 2:16 pace and 2:20 pace races with $400 added money. Entries include Worthy Simon, Florence Axworthy, Dan Onwardby, Dale Patchen, Muscovite, Somonia, and Chandler among others. A 3 year old trot purse of $250 added money features Billy Peter and Miss E X K, plus a half mile mule race with a $30 purse and $2.50 entry fee.
Thursday features 2:24 pace races with $1,000 added. Entries include Bingera heirs and Earle descendants among multiple B to M horses and drivers from Illinois towns like LaHarpe Grinnell Galesburg and Toulon. A second 2:12 pace offers $400 added money, followed by a 2:16 trot and a $30 quarter mile pony race with $15 $10 and $5 prizes.
The notice lists $1,000 stake races for pacers and trotters including Donna Mae and Enchantress plus entries for a half mile race with a $30 purse. It announces livestock premiums of $5,000 in Class 2:24 Trot with names Omar Ammundsen and others and sets entry rules under A. T. A. governing two of three or three of five races and 1921 training restrictions.
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