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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1930
Page
6
A man masquerading as a captain of carabineers robbed Ettore Menichini in Rome of over 100000 dollars in jewels. He produced a forged arrest warrant, detained the jeweler in a jail cell for hours, then fled with a suitcase of gems while the victim was released after the warrant was exposed as a forgery.
A light column covers cabbie tensions with police, theater party economies for Broadway shows, and a profile of Mrs. Rhetta Day Blinks proposing $15 weekly meals. It recounts a jewel heist arrest, a fly and roach club, a stammerers club, a jailed actor making a comeback, and critiqued pep meetings fading in sales.
Four New Orleans sisters claim a $400 million estate from William Jennings, a 17th century English financier. They expect settlement in October in England and anticipate $5 million apiece. Descendants of Jennings’ three sons have pursued lineage for over a century, with as many as 500 potential heirs in the U.S. and England.
Peiping reports more than 200000 boys and girls did not attend school in 1929 due to inability to pay. Municipal education chief Chang Chien yen cites lack of funds as a major obstacle while a mass education push expands free schooling, aided by 3000+ institutions in Hopel province.
Congressman Clark Budrick of this city purchases a colonial doorway once linked to George Washington. The doorway is believed to have passed through Gage's tavern in Virginia where Washington was a frequent guest.
Fred Eshelman found a solid black duck egg in his Eshelman hennery in Sioux City Iowa. The egg was discovered after he shoed one of his black ducks from its nest.
The piece promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe effective remedy for excess stomach acid. It claims one spoonful neutralizes large amounts of acid, relieves gas and sourness, and leaves the system sweet. It notes the product is suitable for children and available at drug stores.
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