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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1931

Page

2

Tenderfoot Chapter X Ends in Double Turn of Vengeance

Roche halts at a red road bend as Bob Quantrell confronts Ingram’s corpse in a cedared clifftop. Ingram dies after a pistol shot while Quantrell coolly taunts Roche then shoots the dead man. Quantrell rides off, planning a perilous escape as two riders approach, one a woman.

Cedars Roche the Cedars Bob Quantrell Dave Ingram Quantrell Diamond Tail

Quantrell War Ends as O Hara Suppresses Bandits

After Ingrams killing the Quantrell outlaws scatter as Governor imposes a 3000 dollar reward. Sheriff O Hara cleans Concho with swift talk and force driving rustlers away. Barbara gives birth to a son as Garrett colleagues reflect on happiness and duty.

Western Crawford saga of a young lawyer amid cattle war

Garrett O Hara a young lawyer is ambushed in Concho mistaken for Judge Warner. He survives with help from Bob Quantrell who switches sides amid a fierce cattle war between Ingram and Steelman. Bonds form as alliances shift and a fragile peace forms around Garrett.

Garrett O'Hara Concho Shep Sanderson Judge Warner Barbara Steelman Garrett Steve Worrall Ingram Steelman Barbara Bob Quantrell Smith Beresford Sanderson Fitch Quantrell Hughes Ranch O’hara

Rider Deliberately Evades Pursuit Through Scrub Oaks

A rider vaults into a scrub of oaks and chaparral, riding at speed for about an hour. As dusk nears, he eases his pace, confident he has evaded pursuers.

The Noble Art of Boxing by John Broughton and the fist as honorable weapon

Jeffery Farnel cites London Magazine on how the fists evolved from crude strike to a refined fighting art. It credits John Broughton with establishing fair play laws that elevated boxing to a noble, knightly arena rather than mere brutality.

Jeffery Farnel London Magazine John Broughton John

Egyptian Sculptors Portrayed Women at Prime of Beauty

Dr. T. George Allen of the Field Museum in Chicago notes ancient Egyptian sculpture idealized female figures, depicting women in youthful beauty despite age. He adds that male figures appeared as they stood in real life, in statues.

Egypt T. George Allen The Field Museum Chicago

Dickens Crest Mystery Sparks Adorer's Curiosity

The London Morning Post notes Charles Dickens, long seen as a democratic champion of common people, used a self adopted heraldic crest in later life. The crest shows a lion grasping a Maltese cross on his library and dinnerware, though Dickens had no hereditary or legal right to it.

O’hara Smith-Beresford Deever Monte Tenderfoot Concho Barbara Garrett Charles Dickens Hungerford Market Dickens London Morning Post

Phillips Milk of Magnesia Endorsed Laxative Remedy

A vintage advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the laxative with the highest medical endorsement. It claims quick relief for digestive and eliminative troubles for men women children and babies and notes its use as an anti acid to correct sour stomach gas and indigestion.

Magnesia

Changes in Membership of Congressional Body

Washington Star reports the 1930 census could shift House seats without new reapportionment law before March 4 next. If Congress does not act, the Bureau of the Census method used for the last reapportionment will apply to the Seventy third Congress elected in 1982, increasing some states and reducing others. There may be efforts to raise total House membership to spare states from cuts.

Congress House Bureau of the Census Washington Star

Purdue University Founded As Land Grant Institution

Lafayette Indiana named for benefactor John Purdue after the Indiana General Assembly established the college following a federal land grant act. In 1869 Purdue and others donated 200000 dollars and 100 acres, with most from Purdue, leading to the institution's name.

Purdue University Lafayette Ind General Assembly State of Indiana Congress John Purdue Purdue

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