Judge Swayne Dies in Austin After Long Public Service
James W. Swayne, 73, longtime Texas judge and chairman of the state industrial accident board, died in Austin after a long illness. He helped spur the Spindle Top oil boom with James Hogg, then left oil for public service. Survived by daughter Ida Swayne, chemistry professor at University of Colorado.
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Associated Press
Austin
James W. Swayne
Texas State Industrial Accident Board
Swayne
James Stephen Hogg
Hogg
J. Frank Norris
Lights in skulls eyes to mark safety zones in Detroit
Detroit police install electrically lit skulls with gleaming eyes and crossbones on safety-zone standards to warn drivers away. The rubber flapper figure Orphan Annie, once placed in a zone, was hit repeatedly and repaired at police headquarters. Traffic manager H. M. Gould says Annie will return to duty after recovery.
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Detroit
Annie
H. M. Gould
Public kissing leads to fine in Mexican arrest
Two Americans Charles Hemphill and Clara Douglas were arrested in Mexico on Sunday for kissing in public. They were booked for immoral conduct and fined 10 dollars each. The incident was reported by United Press from Mex. Feb. 12.
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United Press Iuarex
Mex
Mexico
Charles Hemphill
Clara Douglas
Garrison’s Remarkable Recovery After Orgatone Treatment
Claude Texas farmer E Garrison reports dramatic relief from a fifteen year stomach and indigestion illness after starting Orgatone. He says sleeping improves, appetite returns, and he no longer relies on a sweet milk diet, praising the treatment as superior to prior medicines. The Amarillo exclusive product is sold at Stores 617 Polk St under Orgate representatives with day notices and prices.
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Claude
Tex
E. Garrison
Garrison
Brassart
City
Amarillo
Polk St
Orgae
Founder of South Plains town dies at 75
M. W. Brownfield, founder of Brownfield in Terry County and noted ranchman, died suddenly of heart disease in Lubbock. He arrived in 1908 and founded the town named for him, which now hosts about 2,600 residents and spans ranches in Terry Yoakum and Gaines counties.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Tex
W. Brownfield
Brownfield
Terry County
Terry
Yoakum
Gaines
Lower South Plains
Rich Man's Nephew Arrested in Denver
Norman Prosser fourteen, nephew of Chicago milliner S M Robbins, fled St Johns military academy in Wisconsin last October. He asked a city chaplain for money for supper and was detained. Chicago officials planned to retrieve him, saying his parents are dead, with the youth seeking adventure.
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United Prose
Lenver
Colo
Norman Prosser
S. M. Robbins
Chicago
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wisconsin
City
Prosser
Val Higgins
Robbins
Denver
250 000 Trained Flyers Ready for Emergency
The American Society for the Promotion of Aviation plans to mobilize 250000 trained aviators for government use in emergencies. The five year program aims to co operate with industry and civilian aero clubs and to establish an air field in every sizable community nationwide.
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International News Service
New York
American Society For Promotion of Aviation
Baustian Loses $10,000 Suit for Loss of Wife’s Affection
Phillips Baustian, 78, a railroad employee in Denver, won only $1 damages in a case claiming Henry Weber alienated his wife Mary Baustian. The couple married in 1906 and divorced in 1927.
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International News Service
Denver
Phillips Baustian
Baustian
Henry Weber
Mary K. Baustian
Baustians
Congress Acts to Curb Wild Stock Market
Washington February 12 Congress moves to curb stock market speculation amid a decline. The Senate adopts the Heflin resolution urging the Federal Reserve board to recommend legislation. Representative Brand of Georgia introduces a resolution for a thorough inquiry into the market situation.
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Congress
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Brand
Georgia
Banking Committee
No More Piles Relief by Hem Roid Tablet
Pile sufferers can only get relief by removing the cause of bad blood circulation in the lower bowel. Internal remedy is described as necessary, with Dr. Leonhardt's Hem Roid claimed to relieve congestion and strengthen affected parts. It promises quick, safe, lasting relief or money back via City Drug Co. and druggists.
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Leonhardt
City Drug Co
Senate Debates on Caraway Cotton Grain Bill and Fed Policy
The record notes Senate consideration of the Caraway bill to outlaw speculation in cotton and grain. It also records Representative Plack of New York urging action on resolutions to probe the Federal Reserve board warns against excessive broker loans linked to the stock market downturn.
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Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Representative Plack
New York
Longworth to Speak at Philadelphia February 22
Congressman Nicholas Longworth, speaker of the House, will be the orator at the February 22 exercises in Philadelphia marking Washingtons birthday at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Longworth
Philadelphia
International News Service
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Washington
University of Pennsyl
Treat Gall Stone Colic At Home With Expert Guidance
Advertises home treatment for liver and gall bladder troubles with a specialist’s prescription. Claims 28 years of gratifying results and a money back guarantee. Literature available from Write Home Drug Co. Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Write Home Drug Co
Masonic Temple
Minneapolis
Minn
Washington’s Birthday Exercises at University
Dr. Joseph Penniman provost will preside and introduce the orator of the day after Mr. Longworth’s address. The University’s Washington’s birthday exercises trace back to 1826, held Friday morning February 22.
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Vania
Joseph Penniman
Longworth
Washington
Thoxine Promises Quick Cough Relief From One Dose
A doctor’s prescription Thoxine claims to relieve coughing with the first swallow by addressing internal causes. It contains no chloroform or dope and is safe for the family. Quick relief guaranteed or your money back. priced 35c 60c and $1.00 at Fox Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Fox Drug Co
Ladies Blouse and Nurse Uniform Patterns Listing
Pattern catalog entry for ladies blouse in five bust sizes plus nurse uniform in seven sizes. Notes material yardage and price codes, inviting orders by mail to Globe-News, 11-12 Sterling Place, Brooklyn NY. Opens spring and summer 1929 book of fashions.
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Globe- News
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
New York
Publicity and Rivalry in Art and Invention
The text argues that first movers in any field face publicity, envy, and slander when their work becomes world standards. It cites Wagner versus his critics, Fulton’s steamboat, and the general pattern: mediocrity is ignored while genius invites attacks. The piece concludes that rivalrous attempts fail to diminish true superiority.
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Ray Barber
Whistler
Bayreuth
Wagner
Little World
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Big World
Cadillac Motor Car Company
General Motors Corporation
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Cadillac
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