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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1931
Page
2
Raine novel excerpt credits William MacLeod Raine and WNU Service. Copyright notice appears with no clear narrative event.
Mary Joe, Barbara, and Sheriff O’Hara pursue Bennie Ford after a pony sparking pursuit. Bob Quantrell confronts O’Hara, sparing the child, then yields to the sheriff. Quantrell and Deever are killed in a later shootout, and O’Hara returns to Barbara to report his completed task and propose marriage.
Bennie proudly heads the homeward bound party aiming to reach the ranch first with news of his adventure. Two lovers are noted in the scene as the journey unfolds.
The Manchester Guardian reports that Persia once kept a poet laureate in the shah’s retinue. Along with a dwarf, giant, jester, and historiographer, the laureate celebrated royal deeds in verse during travels outside Tehran. The post was abolished in 1896 by Muzaffer-ed-Din.
A fragment from the Indianapolis News discusses literary taste and how certain books induce sleep. It muses on authors, the weight of prose, and the idea that some works become sleep aids rather than energizing reads.
A Chicago sanitarium superintendent receives a telephone probe about a charity patient named B-. The caller, identifying as a close friend, claims B- has $400 in one bank and $600 in another and owns a Waukegan bungalow, warning to hide his clothes before billing.
The passage notes that at least eight Hebrew terms for river are translated into English, each with distinct shades from dry watercourses to rivers prone to floods, and asserts these nuanced meanings cannot be fully captured in plain English.
Swiss historian reports the Grimsel pass hospiz, first referenced in 1397 and enlarged in 1557, has vanished as the Aare valley lake rises behind a massive flood-control wall. The old two story stone structure was set ablaze and submerged as rainstorms pushed water levels higher, ending centuries of traffic at the site.
A four year old listens as an elder brother reports in the paper that Niagara Falls is broken. The child protests I didn't break it, sparking a lighthearted family moment about headlines and responsibility.
A quoted line from Buffalo News warns that many people think cooperation means passing through a revolving door with others while taking no real action to make progress.
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