English firm buys rare First Folio for 42500 at Sothebys
Sothebys in London sold a 1623 First Folio Shakespeare for 42500 to an English firm after American bidder Dr. Rosenbach led bids up to 40000. The sale followed Rosenbach's high profile purchases and included a 1864 Carroll letter about titling Alice. The Folio is the second finest known, nearing the Rosenbach maximum from 1922.
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International News Services
London
Sotheby’s
Rosenbach
Gabriel Wells
New World
Wells
Lewis Carroll
Philadelphia
Sotheby's
Carroll
Tom Taylor
Alice
Census Shows More Men Mad Than Women
In Illinois the state insane hospitals house 11,?6 males and 9,795 females per Dr. Alex S. Hershfield. He notes men are more exposed to life hardships and social ills, while women receive more protection, accounting for the gap.
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International News Service
Chicago
Alex S. Hershfield
Illinois
Dr. Hershfield
Seminole Tribe Faces Decline in Everglades Struggle
A 1930s International News Service report from Jacksonville details dwindling Seminole numbers in the Everglades, living on pelts with no sanitation or physicians. Chief Josie Billy backs education as survival, while age and illness threaten the community and a future leader.
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International News Service
Jacksonville
Fla
Everglades
Josie Billy
Glades
Billy Conepatcher
Josie
Julian Billy
Dorit Warns Parents Against Treating Baby as Toy
The article cautions that over handling and stimulation of infants can cause nervousness, fretfulness, and sleep problems. It recommends limiting play, and if a baby is unsettled, using Castoria a harmless vegetable remedy promoted by Chas. H. Fletcher with an accompanying motherhood booklet.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Engines From This Country Lead Markets In 3 Nations
Canada Argentina and the Netherlands emerged as the top markets for engines produced domestically, with strong demand across North America Europe and South America. Firms reported sizeable orders and growing export activity while maintaining supply capacity.
British laud polo changes of Americans
The United States Polo association's strict umpiring and permanent official umpire have quickened polo, reduced danger, and increased skill, per the Hurlingham Club committee. British officials note U S practices as fair and strict, with stronger penalties for dangerous play. The discussion highlighted differences in whistle timing and umpire necessity between countries. A separate notice states Thelma Frye, seven, is critically ill in Middles Wells near Dumas.
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London
United States Polo Association
Hurlingham Club Polo Committee
Britain
Lord Cowdray
America
United States
Col
H. A. Tomkinson
United
Thelma
A. E. Frye
Middles Wells
Dumas
A. E. Davis
North Arthur
High Class Vaudeville Opens for Clarendon Saturday Night
Clarendon hosts an open house by Johnson Mahaffey Motor Co sub dealers Harman Motor, featuring a high class program with acts from Amarillo and Oklahoma. Wade Thomasson announces music from Newton’s orchestra, Finer Sextet, vaudeville acts, solos by Fay Newton and Elizabeth Glenn, and readings by Marguerite Bowman.
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Clarendon
Johnson-Mahaffey Motor Company
Oakland-Pontiac
Texas
Harman Motor Company
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Wade H. Thomasson
Newton
Harmonian
Wichita Falls
Professor Conway
Rooster Crowing
Fay Newton
Custer City
Tolzien
Troop
Marguerite Bowman
Hereford
Junior Hoyt
Elizabeth Glenn
Pawnee Walk
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Globe News
P. A. Zehringer
Pri Are
Silque
Peacock
Colleen Moore
Magnesia
OWL Drug Company
Landau Richardson
Glee E Club
Pontiac
Palm Beach
Poplins
Hubbury Oxfords
Allen
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Continental National Bank
OF Chicago
U. S. Bonds
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Continental National Company
Continental National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
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