Easy Come Easy Go in Gold Field Weepah Camp
Betty Briggs reports from Weepah in November for the International News Service on a bustling gold camp scene. A blind man with a wheezy accordion earned $50 in 20 minutes while dance halls and saloons entice with gambling, cockfighting, and loud entertainment. Dance hall girls strike for higher commissions, led by Montana Kate, shifting crews in three eight hour shifts to push drink sales. Descriptions of the town blend vice, poverty, and resilience as Dot and other figures navigate a harsh frontier nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Briggs
International News Service
Nickelodeon
Tonopah
Weepah
Dot
Frisco
Untitled Recollection of Nightlife and Excess
A fragment describes a night of music and dancing with drinking until exhaustion. No clear identities or locations are provided, but the tone hints at a lively social scene and celebratory atmosphere.
Local residents and visitors noted in brief notices
Mrs. W L Ottinger spends summer with relatives in Aberdeen Seattle and Billingham Washington. T S Clapton leaves for Tulsa for a Santa Fe system loss and damage meeting. Mrs C E Smith and children visit J W Collins at 1819 Polk. Eugene Williams of St Louis visits Amarillo praising growth. C M Scott of Panhandle Lumber travels to Temple for surgical care. Fred W Hood of Panhandle Lumber reports strong wheat crops and expected high yield.
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W. L. Ottinger
Grant Street
West Texas Leather Company
Aberdeen
Seattle
Billingham
Washington
T. S. Clapton
Santa Fe Car Accountant
Tulsa
Santa Fe
C. E. Smith
Canyon
J. W. Collins
Polk Street
Panhandle Lumber Company
Panhandle
North Plains
S S S Claims For Skin Troubles Promoted By Advertiser
The ad extols S S S as a reliable treatment for pimples boils and skin eruptions claiming it builds red blood cells nourishes the blood and restores strength. It includes a testimonial from Mrs J W Barker of Cincinnati Ohio praising relief from itching boils and weight gain and notes S S S is made from medicinal herbs sold in two sizes at drug stores.
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J. W. Barker
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
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J. W. Clifton
United States
Amarillo
Country Club
J.L. Summers
West 6Th St
Tailors
Bell Tailoring CO
Montana
Kate
Blair
Haley
Mr. Lindsay
Danhandle
Aunday
Herring Hotel East
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Texas Plains
Building & Loan Ass'n
Laco
E. E. Finklea
Ordway-Saunders Company
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