Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1920 — FREAKS DISCLOSED IN ROUNDUP OF COUNTRY’S NEWS [ARTICLE]

FREAKS DISCLOSED IN ROUNDUP OF COUNTRY’S NEWS

Kansas City, Mo.—Watt Dacy boasted his stomach was a copper reservoir and he could eat bones and scales of fish, and rinds and seeds of watermelons. He died half an hour after eating a lemon peel and an. Minneapolis.—Nearly 2,000 persons watching fire destroy the warehouse of a Minneapoils brewing company were so interested they forgot to turn in an alarm. Damage estimated at $15,000 was done before firemen discovered the blaze. Springfield, Ill.—Government statistics showing Springfield the highest priced city in the country convinced bootleggers they were pikers. “Red eye” was SIOO a gallon today. Chicago.—George Hallstern felt the need for something heating when 'he went into his wine cellar. He agreed today the nitric acid he drank by mistake did the work. Chicago.—The mansion of Ida Mary Case, requiring twelve maids to maintain its splendor, is going by the boards. The capitulation came because servant girls demanded increased pay. New York. — Charles Paddock would not have caught the Olympic steamer Princess Watoika if he was not a sprinter. He had trouble with his automobile.