Money to Burn in Pilarcitos: Elmer Clarke Loses Fortune
Elmer Clarke, mayor and high school trustee of Pilarcitos, discovers his uncle Hiram Butterworth’s estate was liquidated and he must accept poverty. Nellie, Benny’s granddaughter, reveals a clever scheme by McPeake and Bunker left him $218000 while she secures the true inheritance for herself. They plan to marry at once, leaving Pilarcitos for a fresh start together.
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Elmer
Pilarcitos
Jones
Pilarcito
Nellie
Siam
Bunker
Uncle Wiram
McPeake
Clarke
New York
Cerie
Mr. Clarke
Muscatine
Flas
First National Bank
Internal Revenue
Elmer Poltely
Rimer
Jehosaphat
Absolom McPeake
Pilarcitos Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
Mac
Collector of Internal Revenue
Hiram
McPeak
del Monte
Benjy
Jasper
Nelile
Joe Angelotti
Pilareltos
Union High School
Pilareitos
Fife
Elmer Clarke
Pilarettos
Absalom McPeake
Benedict Catheron
Hiram Butterworth
Old Bunker
Mr. McPeake
Darling
Anse Moody's
Rying
Doris Gatewood
Colorado
Charley
San Jose
Nellie Darling
The Children’s Corner At the Table Talks
A comic table dialogue features a cup, saucer, plate, apple, orange, cereal bowl, and dessert dish discussing how children mishandle and waste food. Each item laments rough handling by youngsters and hopes kids will be more considerate and tidy during meals.
The Daisy Lesson in a Grim Meeting of Grief
A poem fragment portrays a speaker comforting a daisy that laments its brief life. The flower confesses sorrow at nearing death, while the speaker urges a cheerful spirit to brighten its short day. The exchange blends whimsical imagery with a soft meditation on mortality.
National Anthem Quip Sparks Banter in Siam Scene
Nellie wraps an amused arm around him and orders, Stop singing the national anthem of Siam, calling him a dear old booby as the moment unfolds. The line captures playful, era-specific banter in a Bend theater or column scene.
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Nellie
Siam
Local Obituaries and Notices From Anamosa Eureka
Deaths include Mrs Elizabeth Morris of Carroll Nebraska at 80 and Mrs Frank Weighells at 59 after a stroke. Wedding announcements cover Mary Egon Foley and Benjamin Talbott and Irene Kairns and Daniel Brady from Anamosa connections. Osie Davis fined for unspecified offense as cotton discussion appears.
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William Owen
Elizabeth Morris
Carroll
Nebraska
Morris
Frank Weighells
Anamosa
Roy
Mershon
Ernest
Miss Lulu
Mary Emogene Foley
Thomas Foley
Washington, D. C
Benjamin Erlie Talbott
Foley
Irene Kairns
Kansas City
Daniel Brady
Chicago
Brady
John Brady
Regeark
Arkansas
Iowa
South
Osie Davis
Musk Rat Out Of Season Leads To Fines And Jail
Davis faced ten counts for trapping musk rats out of season. He was fined 100 dollars on each count totaling 1000 dollars, and jailed ten months in Jones county for inability to pay. Arrest followed a chase into Sheriff Frazer’s office after Deputy Kling pursued him. Fur buyer I Slutsky from Cedar Rapids also fined 100 dollars for illegal fur purchase.
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F. H. Whitcombe
Davis
Jones County
Otto Kling
Clinton
W. H. Frazer
Kling
Anamosa
I. Slutsky
Cedar Rapids
Sam O'Brine
Whitcombe
Alfalfa Bill Murray Sees Mockery in US Presidency
Logan Observer comments on the idea that a clownlike president would exclude serious leaders, noting Oklahoma figure Alf alfa Bill Murray as an example of unlikely candidacy amid satire.
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Logan
United States
Bill” Murray
Oklahoma
Borah Faces Challenge of Silence as Gandhi Compared Task
The Minneapolis Journal notes a proposed extended period of silence for Senator Borah, likening it to Gandhi's restraint and describing it as a difficult test of political calm under scrutiny.
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Minneapolis Journal
Senator Borah
Udga Tablets End Stomach Pain And Restore Sleep
Detroit reader John W. Wood of 766 Bryden Ave reports relief from severe gastritis and indigestion after trying Udga Tablets. He says pains disappeared, he sleeps soundly, and can eat freely after sixty years of discomfort. Palmer's Drug Store 106 First Street offers the product with a satisfaction guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
John W. Woodson
Bryden Ave
Dentist Dr Elwyn Patterson Opens Monticello Office
Dr Elwyn Patterson runs a dental practice in the Monticello State Bank building with office hours daily until 5 pm. The contact lists a telephone number for patient appointments in Monticello.
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Monticello State Bank
Office at Residence North of McNeill's Hardware
Residential office listing located one block north of McNeill's Hardware Store in Monticello Iowa with contact phone 80-3.
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McNeill’s Hardware
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Peter B. Kyne
Bdp
Peter B. Kyna
the Children’s Corner
By i
Taree
Jack
Harry
Jane
Daley
Daisy
Wow
Palmer's Drug Store
First Street
Dr. Elwyn Patterson
Monticello, Towa
DR. Burris
D. C
Monticello, Iowa
Jaques Mfg. CO
Ill
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Ocha
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