Edna Ferber Compared to O Henry in Worth and Prolific Skill
The piece lauds Edna Ferber as a leading female successor to O Henry, highlighting her Wisconsin roots, Kalamazoo birth, start as a reporter in Appleton and Milwaukee, and later rise to fame with frequent magazine short stories. It notes eight to ten novels including So Big and Gigolo, praising her industrious output and critical acclaim.
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O. Henry
America
Henry Mantle
E@na Ferber
Henry
Enius
Wisconsin
Kalamazoo
Appleton
Wis
Daily Crescent
United States
Edna Ferber
O Henry
So Big Selina DeJong and the Dutch Chicago Dream
Selina DeJong, mothered by a nomadic gambler father, grows from a farm girl in a Dutch Illinois district to a Chicago boarding school pupil. Her childhood alternates between harsh labor and tender moments with a dreamlike bond to her childlike son who becomes Dirk DeJong, while Selina’s restless past travels through New Holland High Prairie and the upheaval of the Midwest.
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Se Big
Sobig
Sobig DeJong
Chicago
New Holland
High Prairie
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Lilinois Prairie
Selina
Peter Peel
Republic
Selina Peake
Denver
New York
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Simeon Peake
Fortune
Peake
New England
Miss Fister
Fister
Vermont Peake
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Clark Street
Packer
Dick Swiveller
Marchioness
Sarah Crewe
Vinita To Celebrate First Strawberry Festival
Craig county hosts its first annual strawberry festival on Tuesday May 12 in Vinita. Events include a street parade band concerts a bathing beauty contest a free strawberry feast and an automobile tour of fields with school children folk dancing and athletic swimming contests. Speakers John A Whitehurst and W A Conner will address the gathering followed by a dance.
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Vinita
Craig County
Craig County Fruit Growers’ Association
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
W. A. Conner
A. and M. College
Stillwater
Notice of Sheriff's Foreclosure Sale in Pontotoc County
The Sheriff of Pontotoc County Oklahoma will sell without appraisal on May 25 1925 at 2 00 PM at the north front entrance of the Pontotoc County Courthouse Ada Oklahoma the southeast quarter and east half of southwest quarter and east half of northwest quarter of section 14 township 1 north range 5 east in Pontotoc County to satisfy a foreclosure judgement of 3188 00 with ten percent interest from May 1 1924 plus 1590 00 attorney fees and 16 65 costs against defendants Mackey Mackey and Mays Lumber Company in favor of Joseph Krasnicka. Tax status to be ascertained. Witness W W B Walker Sheriff by P H Deal undersheriff. McKeown Green attorneys. 4-23-5w
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District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Joseph Krasnicka
Iiam F. Mackey
Octavia Mackey
C. M. Mays
County
West 12Th Street
Ada
W.W. B. Walker
P. H. Deal
McKeown & Green
Tuntotoc County
Okloena
American ‘Investment conm.?Ly
E. L. Carson
Marty L. Carson
First National Bank of
Ross
Oklahooma
County Court House
Portotee County
W. B. Walker
Court House
12Th Street
Local Building & Loan Association
Oklahoma City
Donna Melson
D. CC. Abney
C H. Massey
W. G. Collier
den Hays
Tontotoe County
Eubie
P. H. Becal
Alex McNaughton
Tina McNutt
Munroe McNutt
Mabel McNutt
Fred McNutt
Claudie McNutt
Edgar McNutt
Clifford McNutt
Georgia McNutt
C. M.cade
A. J. Fluke
Railroad Contract Move Filed To Acquire Control
Washington May 6 A formal application for permission to acquire control of the St Louis Southwestern railroad was filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway.
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Ask
Washington
St. Louis
Thwestern Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Reduced Rail Fares For Confederate Vets To Dallas Reunion
Captain Wyatt Webb reports west of the Mississippi railroads offer one fare round trip for Confederate veterans and accompanying family to the Dallas reunion May 19 22. Return by June 15 with Texas side trips at reduced rates. Identification certificates required for beneficiaries. Reunion HQ at the Adolphus hotel in Dallas.
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Wyatt Webb
Mississippi River
Dallas
Texas
Webb
Adolphus Hotel
Work Schedule Set for Cedar Grove School Building
Prof H M Finch says work will start Saturday on the Cedar Grove district school east of Francis. The four room plus auditorium structure will cost about $8 000 and be among the county's best rural school buildings.
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Cedar Grove
H. M. Finch
Francis
Notice of foreclosure sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
In pursuance of an order of sale from Pontotoc County Oklahoma a sheriff announces public auction of real estate to satisfy a 1924 foreclosure judgment. Property includes parts of Section 35 Township 2 North Range 4 East with details for Frisco right of way and nonprorated parcels. Sale date set for June 8 1925 at 2 PM at Ada court house subject to first mortgage and taxes.
Notice of Foreclosure Sheriff Sale in Ada and Pontotoc County
Public notices announce two sheriff sales under foreclosure in Pontotoc County Oklahoma. First sale May 25 1925 at 2 pm in Ada for Lot 3 Block 8 Den Hays Addition to Ada with bid without appraisement. second sale May 19 1925 at 2 pm in Ada for Southeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter Section 15 Township 3 North Range 8 East pending taxes and costs.
Notice of Property Seizure in Ada Oklahoma
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma district court Minnie E Vollock sues P A Pollock. Sheriff ordered to seize levy appraise advertise and sell described Lots 4 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 Block 9 Original Townsite Ada with buildings for $400 plus 6 percent interest since November 21 1924 and $25 attorney fees and $26.20 costs and $5 accruing costs.
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Minnie E. Vollock
P. A. Pollock
District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Minnie E. Pollock
Ada
Ada Boys Win In Instrument Events At Norman
Ada contestants Carl Browall and Eugene Ford won first places in cornet and clarinet at the state interscholastic meet in Norman. Browall duplicated last year’s cornet title won by Jack Moore, placing Ada high among competing schools as a center of musical talent.
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Carl Browall
Eugene Ford
Ada
Norman
Young Browall
Jack Moore
Opium Missionaries Debate Sparks Cultural Clash
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a quip about counting to ten before fighting and contrasts it with a blunt remark on opium supply and missionary efforts to civilize, framing a playful exchange against a backdrop of narcotics and cultural intervention.
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Johhny
Detroit Free Press
Forrest murder trial moves on after venue denial
A motion to change venue for A B Forrest charged with murder in the death of George Hicks was denied. Jury selection began as Forrest and his wife faced indictment, Hicks had returned to the Forrestage after an elopement with their daughter Cora. The bride, 16, testified Hicks forged the license. The young widow was subpoenaed as a state witness.
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Norman
Wells
Hicks
Mrs Hallie Moore Endorses Favorite Prescription Health Tonic
Mrs Hallie Moore of Dallas Texas reports recovery from post flu ailments and endorses Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic for women She urges readers to obtain the product from their druggist or send 10 cents for a trial tablet package to Dr Pierce Buffalo New York
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Dallas
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Hallie Moore
Main St
President Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Spirit of Cooperation Aids Transportation Service
A fine spirit of co operation has resulted and has become an invaluable aid in rendering transportation service.
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Santa Fe Creed
Storey
Santa Fe
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Doubleday
E & Wnu
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Jane Austen
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Felicia Hemans
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Prim Vermont
State of Oklahoma
Claude W. Chandler
J. F. Klobedans
Claud W. Chandler
McKeel & Kerr
J. G. Witherspoon
Isaac Kowey
County of Pontotoc
Walters
Mrs
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W. B. Storey
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