Weather and notices from the Plains fair week amid odd commentary
A morning note reports light sprinkles but no rain for the Tri-State Fair area with forecast sunny and dry Thursday to Saturday. It includes a notice from the International Club of Mothers-in-Law objecting to jokes about mothers-in-law at the rodeo and a rant about newspaper life and public gatherings.
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United States
Caribbean Sea
Amarillo
International Club of Mothers-in-Law
International Club of Mothers-in- Law
Humming Birds Feet and Waiter Speech Quirks
A whimsical note explains humming birds use their feet only for perching while waiters in a leading US hotel chain must repeat patrons words exactly as spoken. It also mentions a mispronounced culinary debate and notes petroleum oil refining costs over $100 per barrel for watch lubricants.
President Roosevelt Heads West On Two Week Tour
President Roosevelt ordered heavy clothes packed for a two week tour to Seattle and back. A ten car special train with public address apparatus was ordered ready to depart around 3 o'clock as he sought to gauge national sentiment on administration goals.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Seattle
Two Thefts From Parked Cars Reported By Police
Police said two motorists reported items stolen from parked autos overnight. One driver lost a hat left in the car and another reported a stolen watch.
Regional meeting of native Tennessee sons and daughters
Officials say tomorrow will be a big day with a regional meeting of native sons and daughters of Tennessee at 10 am in The Tri-State Pair grandstand. Friday is expected to be a record broker day as rural schools close for the fair, drawing children to the event.
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Tri-State Fair
Tri-State
Native Sons and Daughters of
Tennessee
Man Seeks Work In Grocery Caretaking Hotel Farm
Dear Tack offers a self admired laborer seeking employment in grocery work with references. He can manage a rooming house or small hotel or tourist camp and is an all around caretaker. He and his wife will relocate for honest work. R H 1904 Polk St upstairs.
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Polk St
Practical Nurse and Help Wanted Notices
Classified notices show several individuals seeking work or housing during winter. Ella Curry of Childress Texas offers nursing skills with references and housing for the season. H H Copeland of Parnell requests family help with cotton harvesting and a housekeeper. A reader seeks missing green salt and pepper shakers left in a lady's car. Jewel Davis requests a half day housework and cooking job without laundry duties. A married man offers yard work for the rest of the week from 905 Madison Street.
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Jewel Davis
Tyler Street
Tack
Madison
Dial
Help Wanted Notices From Sunray And Nearby Areas
The text advertises general housework with room and board for an unencumbered woman aged 25 to 45 in Sunray, offering contact at 801 Prospect Street between 8 and 12. It also notes painters and paperhangers seeking work with references, and a laundry job inquiry by Mrs Marcom at 621 East Fourth Ave and 512 Monroe St with ironing experience.
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Jack
Prospect Street
Lady to Help With Housework Seeks References
Wanted: a reliable woman to assist with housework in Claude Texas. Must provide references. Box 28. Collie found: a beautiful white collie dog entered yard yesterday afternoon.
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Tack
Rheba Crawford Subpoenaed in Vice Probe
Blonde evangelist Rheba Crawford Splivato known as the Angel of Broadway was served a grand jury subpoena in Los Angeles as part of a vice investigation. Grand juror Clifford E. Clinton refused to disclose her involvement as she sought treatment at a hospital.
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Los Angeles
Rheba Crawford Splivato
Angel
Broadway
Vice
Clifford E. Clinton
Judge Wants Riverside Road Hogs Sentenced
Judge Daniel H. Knox in Alameda orders traffic officials to bring in all caught road hogs. After three years on the bench he has not yet sentenced a road hog, prompting the unusual court action.
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Alameda
Calif
U.P
Daniel H. Knox
Volcanic Disturbance in New Guinea Probed by U.S. Scientist
The Commonwealth government seeks a qualified American scientist to prepare a full report on the recent volcanic and seismic disturbance at Rabaul New Guinea in which many lives were lost.
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Canberra
U.P
United States
Rabaul
New Guinea
Insurgents Claim Capture of Dozen Villages
At the Franco-Spanish frontier the insurgents issued a communique announcing the capture of a dozen villages as fresh advances pressed east and south of Gijon. Government reports from the Cordoba front say Madrid Valencia troops gained ground toward Cordoba and Seville, while insurgent attacks yesterday were repulsed.
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Hendaye
Gijon
Spain
Madrid-Valencia
Cordoba
Seville
Two Are Wounded In Houston Strike
On the Houston waterfront a strike turn violent as a tugboat worker Edward J. Farr is wounded in the hip and shell truck driver Frank Nettle is shot in the left arm. I. T. Rackley, 34, a special officer, faces assault to murder charges in the incident. Farr is among pickets at the W. D. Haden Company docks operating tugboats and gravel barges.
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Houston
U.P
Edward J. Farr
I. T. Rackley
Frank Nettle
Farr
W. D. Haden Company
Riots Break Out in Syria and Lebanon Over Cost of Living
The Exchange Telegraph reported that riots erupted in Syria and Lebanon against the high cost of living as the franc continued to fall. Troops were stationed nearby while authorities prepared for further unrest.
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Syria
London
U.P
Exchange Telegraph
Cairo
Lebanon
Casts His Note Upon the Waters Gets Bride Back
Dan Slaughter of Portland Oregon cast a note in a bottle on the Ohio River seeking a reply. Miss Marie Pyffe of Marysville Kentucky found the bottle, correspondence ensued, and the two were married.
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Pomeroy
Dan Slaughter
Portland
Marie Pyffe
Marysville
Former Cuban Leader Mendieta Gravely Ill in Havana
Former President Carlos Mendieta was reported gravely ill in Havana on September 22 with throat infection linked to diabetes. An operation was announced to be performed today.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Ringworm Treatment Ad Sparks Censorship Debate
An old advertisement touts a ringworm ointment with bold claims and a noisy promotion. The copy emphasizes persistence, urges use with a white soap, and targets widespread dealer rollout.
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