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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
3
A blurred narrative arc centers on Jim Travers Harris and Beulah amid schemes of wealth and marriage. The story unfolds with intent to deceive and profit, including a planned sale, a journey, and threatening acts. Names like Allan and Beulah anchor a tense, shifting plot in a provincial setting.
In darkness Allan fires on a shadow by the blanket, killing Harris and scattering danger as Gardiner, bent on stealing a leather bag, battles him and tumbles from a window. The scene ends with Gardiner fleeing but Harris trapped in the melee, leaving the crime unfinished.
Mrs. N L Butcher of 4038 McArthur Street reports lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes back and side pains improving and says eight years later the cure persists. She bought the pills at Roark's drug store and notes the product price of 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, manufactures.
Theodore Mantz of Des Moines files a wax recorded spoken will with Pott County clerk claiming the document was dictated into a bathing machine. Witnesses testified to the making of the will as voices were recorded and reproduced, Mantz plans to appeal if questioned, and seeks legislative action to legalize spoken wills recorded as lists.
Defiance town reels from two day incident after two oil tank cars marked two hundred thousand gallons capacity, part of government stock of port wine moving San Francisco to New York, smashed and leaking, crowd scoops up wine with cups and tubs, stores closed, locals left with a brown taste in the mouth.
George Thibault, proprietor of a simmer hotel at Outlet near Picton, Ontario, met a herd of cattle while driving home. A roan bull charged the car, causing a twisted axle, bent fender, and a smashed headlight, and Thibault remarked the animal showed pluck but poor judgment.
Domenico Santoro known as Monty Tyler, the fightin wop, shot himself after writing a note to his mother. The Chicago boxer, famed for absorbing punishment and sparring with Abe Attell and Freddie Weeks, suffered a nervous breakdown a year earlier. He was 33 and had quit his act with his wife as financial pressures mounted. He took his last count with a cheap revolver a few days ago.
On a Cornwall ranch near Gunnison Colorado a roof fire was put out by ranch hands after milking. They formed a bucket brigade and threw eight dollars worth of milk on the flames saving water before help arrived.
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