Lost Billfold Prompts Reward Notice in Local Paper
James D. Foster of 407 Austin Street reports losing a billfold containing $18 to $20, ID cards, wife’s photo, motorcycle papers, and a Santa Fe building pass after errands on North West Eighth Street and West Sixth Street. He offers a liberal reward if recovered between 8 AM and 3 PM at 407 Austin Street or after 4 PM at the Santa Fe Telegraph Office. Mrs H seeks work including nursing or cafe jobs and asks for printed help.
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Santa Fe Railroad Company
Mr. White
Durkee
Austin Street
Santa Fe
James D. Foster
Upright boiler wanted for sale and coal oil brooder inquiry
Reader seeks a small upright boiler for sale and a coal oil brooder. If you know of a seller, please respond via the Tack column care.
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Tack
Plastering Help Sought for Urgent Renovation Task
A homeowner pursues plastering services for a pressing restoration project. The request seeks a skilled tradesperson to assess walls and provide a prompt, quality plastering plan and estimate.
Help Wanted Classified Queries From The Reader
Various small ads and requests appear from readers seeking work and services. Notes include plastering and stucco repair inquiries, shoe shine request, nurse seeking employment, a lost wooden plane, an office desk for sale, and a barter for tinting photographs in exchange for a rug or washing machine. The items show local community help and trade offers.
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Tack
Wanted to Rent House With Yard For $25 Monthly
Reader seeks a five or six room house with a fence and garden area for rent at twenty five dollars or less per month. Prefers a medium of contact through this column for possible leads and reliable arrangements.
Request for cheaper rent near River Road Pleasant Valley
In four years at present location the writer seeks cheaper rent due to low salary. They have paid rents and obligations but cannot continue unless rent drops. Prefer River Road, Pleasant Valley or south/southwest areas, for at least one year. Offers through this letter will pay the classified ad price. contact via telephone 5873.
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River Road
Pleasant Valley
Help Wanted Notices From Old Town Classifieds
A lettered request row offers work from a family seeking employment, including washing, housework, child care, and painting or paperhanging. They stress willingness to work cheap to feed their five children and request potential employers to provide references. A separate notice seeks a home for an elderly lady aged 50 to 60 in the country with a widow, one son, free milk eggs and meat, and a Christian home. Another ad from Mrs. M. C. seeks a small family wage earner at 323 North Rusk Street.
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Tack
Floydada
Texas
W.f
Widow Seeks Hourly Work To Support Child
A 23 year old widow in good health seeks work to support her three year old daughter. She offers to do practical nursing cafe work light office tasks or department store duties and will care for children or perform light house work. She prefers daytime work with hom e evenings though.
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Tack
Couple seeks job to run hotel or lodging house
A young couple asks for help obtaining employment to run a hotel cafe or roominghouse. They offer to work on a straight salary or commission and request low wages, signing as Carl from 800 South Lincoln Street.
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Tack
Carl
South
Lincoln Street
Wanted: family seeks farm work in Hereford Texas
A family of four from Hereford Texas asks for a farm opportunity to work on half or all of a crop in exchange for room and board or monthly pay. They seek any prospects and are willing to relocate for a chance to prove themselves. J. E. Wren invites responses from interested farm owners.
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Tack
J. E. Wren
Hereford
Texas
Puppy named Shot sparks naming dilemma
A reader recalls receiving a fine pup from a brother abroad and considering naming it Shot. The discussion touches on suitability and potential implications of the unusual name for a young dog.
French Black Psyllium Seed Promises High Oil Health
New 1931 French crop psyllium seed marketed as a natural seed for constipation relief. Described as clean, sterilized, and high in oil with chaff and impurities removed. Five pound can priced at 2.95 dollars, prepaid by mail from Seedol Laboratories New York.
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Seedol Laboratories
Dept. No. 91
West 20Th Street
New York City
Naming a Pup Tack or Jack Sparks Family Debate
A neighboring letter asks whether to name a new puppy Tack or Jack after a person. A reply urges naming him Tack, suggesting it will please the owner and fits the request. The exchange showcases a light local interest in pet naming.
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Jack
Tack
Shamrock
Texas
E.R. T
Oil Field Worker Slain Suspect Held at Kilgore
Paul Griffin was held in Kilgore Texas on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Joe E West 30 an oil field worker from Fairfield. The shooting happened at a camp house near Kilgore last night West died an hour later Griffin said he acted in self defense.
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Kilgore
Texas
Paul Griffin
Joe E. West
Fairfield
Here
West
Griffin
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