Fragmented 1921 column blends verse bits and sports news
A garbled 1921 page mixes poetry notes and household tips with sports results. It reports early baseball scores including Babe Ruth debuting as a pitcher with two home runs allowed, and Cardinals’ 10 to 1 win, plus typhoid vaccine info from the State Department of Public Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Mays
Cardinals
New York
Red Faber
Boston
Dempsey
Atlantic City
Carpentier
State Department of Public Health
Highwaymen On New Trick Warn Drivers In Aurora Area
Residents are warned of a growing highwaymen scheme where robbers place a lost tire on the road then ambush motorists who stop to help. The ploy has claimed vehicles near Colchester and Adair with reports across the region of armed thefts at gunpoint. Authorities urge caution and to avoid stopping for stranger tire recoveries after night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
Haines
R. V. Carson
Adair
Earl Lindsey
Industry
Arthur Knight
Aurora
Still Sawing Wood at 101 in Brighton Birthday Scene
A photo shows Pes A Rocheford, age 101, sawing wood at his home in Brighton Massachusetts with his 84 year old wife assisting. He says light exercise past 100 is enjoyable and fuels his joy in life as he nears the century mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes A. Rocheford
Brighton
Mass
Court notes divorce statements contradicted by Fulton records
A court record states the assertions in the divorce proceedings are not supported by Fulton county court records and that no search of those records was conducted by Helen LeMay McNett, despite the bill's quotation from Fulton county records.
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Cuit
Fulton County
Helen LeMay McNett
Macomb riders head to Shriners conclave in Des Moines
Five Macomb residents were aboard the train with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dudman Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dunbar and Mrs. T. H. McMillan who left yesterday morning for the Shriners conclave in Des Moines. Two ancient coins were found in the hand of a skeleton unearthed during London excavations, identified as the first Lentman to visit the metropolis.
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W. E. Dudman
Otto Dunbar
T. H. McMillan
Shriners
Des Moines
London
Husband falsely accused in divorce bill drives local chatter
Canton man Robert McNett is cleared in Adams county circuit court after wife Helen McNett’s divorce bill alleged forgery and penitentiary terms. Records show no indictment, no parole, and no past imprisonment. Clerk Eugene Whiting emphasized official seals on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Helen P. McNett
LeMay
Adams County
Quincy
Robert McNett
Lewistown
McNett
Eugene Whiting
Jitney Dance Tonight at Holmes Park
Tonight Tuesday a jitney dance promises good music and a friendly crowd at Holmes Park offering a lively evening event for attendees in the local area.
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the Holmes Park
World’s Tallest Man Bernard Coyne Dies in Iowa
Bernard Coyne, 18, of Anthon Iowa, died recently, marking the passing of the world’s tallest man at 8 feet 2 inches. For his burial at Dubuque Iowa a specialist coffin maker built a custom casket, noted as the tallest ever made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Coyne
Anthon
Dubuque
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Detroit
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Washington
Sport Notes
Cleveland Weer
Wwe
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Popham
P. D. Roark
Ancy
Bill
Chiropractic Clinic
Palmer School
South Side Park
Macomb Music Studio
Harold Franks
Roy Coats
Illinois
Lewis Cigar Mfg
Newark
N. J. Lar
John Ruskin
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