Offbeat Hotel Fight With Bedbugs Ends In Morning Cold
A comical tale from a small town hotel describes a lone sleeper warding off two bedbug attackers through a tense midnight skirmish. The narrator ends the night shivering by the door, pillows flung, waking to find the bugs frozen in bed. The piece also notes a New York house tied to Captain Kidd and a local restaurant owner on Washington street. A humor piece closes with social commentary on the Ku Klux Klan ban effort and evolving fashion.
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New York
Captain Kidd
Washington Street
Real Estate Transfers and Local Notes
A long list shows real estate transfers in Macomb and surrounding areas including properties in Prairie City and Bushnell with prices ranging from $1.00 to $10,000. Notable deeds include master in chancery action and cemetery lot sales. The section also notes a graduate nurse visiting, a Tennessee garage worker, and a political rant criticizing Illinois legislators for advance salaries.
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Mary L. Grigsby
Ebenezer N. Trish
John T. Clayton
Amos Yates
Bushnell
Lois Walker
Pannie Libby
Fannie Libby
Walter A. Sybert
Uw Sw
Vitlaece
al Walker
Nara
Phillips
Prairie City
Lewis Fleming
Edward T. Owen
Macomb
Jesse
Glen Lowderman
Lillie Shirley
Tennessee
City of Macomb
Maine
Hare
Harry H. Cheever
Raymond
Block
M. Canotes
Colchester
Jae Fischer
Herbert
Imogene Tabler
Shi
Herber. K. Tabler
T. Mae Downing
Daisy Ff Thomas
Charles Painter
Eugene T. Hampton
Daisy
Thomas
Eastern Add
City of
J. W. Brown
May Sanders
Thos. Farrenkopf
Jesse H. Bugg
Ray Henderson
C. E. Asher
Edgar D. Graves
Beulah Graves
Roy van Meter
R. F. Butterfield
James BK
Frank H. Harlan
Hastern
Clade D. Smith
Clarence Bates
Henry Smith
Eldorado
Miss Stoseking
Galesburg
Sol Stoneking
Aly
Carson
Oscar Filbert
Hank Milley
Foy Valve
John
Hank
Glove Found Recovered by Owner in Ads
A leather fur lined glove turned up at the By-Stander office was advertised in classifieds. This morning Geo. T. White called and identified the item as his property, which was valued far higher than the advertisement price.
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Geo. T. White
White Christmas Ice Skating Lingering in Lamoin e Creek
A brief note from Lamoin e by J. B. Stookey reports an unexpected white Christmas with near zero temperatures. Ice on the creek is good for skating and the writer forecasts several cold nights before the ice harvest begins.
New Year's Dance by Majestic Cardinals at Elks Club
The Majestic Cardinals will perform at the Elks New Year dance hosted at the club on Saturday night, as part of the holiday celebration lineup.
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Majestic Cardinals
Elks
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Cold Relief
Advertisement touts Red Pepper Rub as a fast remedy for colds and chest congestion. It claims penetrating heat relieves tightness, soreness, and stiff joints within minutes and urges purchase at drug stores.
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Red Pepper
Ely's Cream Balm Offers Quick Catarrh Relief
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a pure anti germ cream for nasal catarrh and head colds. It claims instant relief, open nostrils, clear head, and easy breathing with no more hawking or snuffing.
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Ely
Miss Miller Hosts Carson School Entertainment
Miss Miller the Carson school teacher hosted an entertainment Friday afternoon. Affected by bad weather, only a small crowd attended. The piece notes local saw mill activity and holiday greetings from Vermont and Industry residents.
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Miss Miller
Carson
Miller
Walter Hambly
Robert
Marion Bowman
Plymouth
Robert Hambly
Macomb
Lamoine
Phil Wilmarth
Vermont
D, D. Bruner
Industry
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Junius
EDGAF
Lan
South Seas
Ku Klux Klan
Night Hood
J. B. Stookey
Ilinoy Cafe
S.e.cornere
Wminois
Prive
PATHE
Overture
Populist
Mlinois
Cancer
Jesse L.lask
Thomas Meigha
Thomas Meighan
George Lean Tucker
Miracle Man
Lois Wilson
Litera Digest
Aesop’s
City OF Sitet Men
Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Rex Ingram
June Mathis
John F. Seitz
METRO
Eatry
McClellan ‘S
Flock
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