Unclear fragment arrestee notice from May posting
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1921
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR item shows an arrest related entry with vague timing and location, lacking readable names or concrete actions.
A band of felons tied to bank and oil company robberies were captured after a mobile wreck near Monmouth. Suspects fled, left revolvers and stolen cigars, while sheriff and farmers aided in custody. Sidney Smith Pearian property linked via a broken wheel and a Nash touring car nameplate found among the loot.
Ad claims No-Fo-Bac Casearets ease nicotine cravings and nerve distress with Tote tablets, promising refunds if tobacco cessation fails. Text cites elusive medical claims and vague refund terms, urging use for tobacco withdrawal.
West Bethel church hosts ongoing meetings led by Rev. E. Keith inviting all to hear gospel preaching and worship. Farmers finish sowing wheat and cribbing corn as visitors from Plymouth Colchester LaGrange join Bethel community. A lost tan cloth package from Oct 1 near Colchester is sought by Tom Griswold with notices at Henry Terril's.
Four people died after consuming impure water at a fish fry near Herrick southeast of Pana Illinois. The latest victim was Stella Evans 36 who died at home near Ramsey. Analysis found water loaded with typhoid germs. Husband and four children survive. Tell your neighbors about the By Stander.
President John H. Walker urged radical labor reforms at the Illinois State Federation convention in Aurora. He backed nationalizing coal mines to keep coal under $2 a ton, proposed worker owned mines, and endorsed daily labor newspapers, schoolteacher organization, and a state workers compensation fund. He also called for legal aid for small unions and opposition to injunctions in labor disputes.
Relatives friends and neighbors numbering over fifty surprised Mr and Mrs Thomas Jefferson of Hire township last Saturday the unannounced visit occurred as Mrs Jefferson had been unwell and arose while Mr Jefferson was storing machinery. Frank Hunt announced they had come to wash his feet.
An advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims gray hair disappears by morning and, after a few applications, hair becomes dark, glossy, and youthful without curing any disease.
A local gathering featured baskets of modern culinary fare placed on tables for guests to serve themselves while men enjoyed horseshoe pitching. Rev VanZile joined in, winning a throw, and younger attendees reacted with excitement at surprises from older players. A lengthy guest list includes Charles Irish Mary Hunt Frank Hunt and many more with families and neighbors.
The professor of anatomy at the University of Toronto told the Canadian embalmers' association that prohibition has reduced the number of destitute drunks dying to donate their bodies. Medical schools now struggle to obtain enough cadavers for study and seek embalming aid to secure more.
The Irene Stolofsky Company presents violinist Irene Stolofsky as the feature artist for a Lyceum course performance Wednesday evening. Reports from Musical journals and Chicago newspapers praise her dexterity, intelligence, and talent, noting favorable Tribunelike remarks and attention to concert stage preparation.
The article highlights Miss Stolotsky as a versatile performer adept at sonatas and popular numbers with a strong descriptive piece presence. She tours with Grace Johnson Ronald a soprano and former student of Paris and New York instructors, plus an accomplished accompanist who is also a piano soloist. The group includes a long time Hancock County schools superintendent noted for popularity.
Macomb and McDonough county teachers returned from the State Teachers association meeting in Galesburg. S. D. Faris was elected district president succeeding Charles M. Gill. B. F. Decker was elected vice president. Myrtle Simmons was secretary and W. F. Boyes treasurer. Faris is regarded as a leading educator.
An old medical advert promotes flushing kidneys with salts to relieve pain and prevent bladder issues. It claims Jad Salts cleans and stimulates kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and urges high water intake and daily doses before breakfast, touting safety and easy use.
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