ONL RESERVES ON INCREASE DESPITE LOWER PRICES PRODUCTION AT PEAK
Oil industry observers note rising reserves and peak production in 1923 amid gasoline price declines. Despite fears of a panic and potential $1 per gallon gas, storage tanks fill with surplus crude and refined products, while weekly and crude oil output reach wartime highs. Dow Jones reports tank wagon prices at 14.71 cents a gallon in major cities, still above 1923 lows and well below 1924 highs.
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ONL
W. S. Cousins
Ant
Dow, Jones & Co
Woman of 102 credits corset abstinence for longevity
ENID Oklahoma September 26. Cand ma Sarah Mertz age 102 recalls never wearing a corset and credits comfort over fashion. She remembers Civil War era figures in early American history and is mother to ten children with four surviving. Grandma Mertz notes five generations and many descendants.
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Enid
Okla
Candma
Sarah Mertz
Natal
Grandma Mertz
Abraham Jincoln
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Cop and Wife Invited to Europe by Fairy Princess
New York police officer Handsome Jack McIntyre and his wife sailed for Europe aboard September 7 as guests of Princess Kenia and her husband William B. Jr. The pair, stationed at a trans Atlantic pier for ten years, accepted a rare invitation from the royals. Two English scientists have designed a device to measure how quickly vision can be awakened in the human eye.
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New York
Jack” McIintyre
Jack
Europe
Policeman McIntyre
Kenia
William B. Jr
McIntyre
Popier
Milakre
Typhoid Claims Another Victim in Wheeling Epidemic
A Wheeling typhoid outbreak tied to a single well claimed its fourth victim Miss Catherine Baker a school teacher from Youngstown Ohio. Her body will arrive and be taken to her family as authorities consider drastic measures including closing all wells in the city.
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Wheeling
W. V
Catherine Baker
Youngstown
Baker
Speech Restored for Woman After Colorado Accident
Mrs. H. M. Dockery of Kansas City regained speech after an automobile crash on the Colorado Springs Cripple Creek road left her voiceless for over four years. The car skidded in sand, ran off a culvert, and rolled over pinning her beneath wreckage, yet she cried for help.
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Canon City
Col
H. M. Dockery
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Trading Tips From a Drive For Saturday Bargains
A brief note hints at a sales push with no specified prices for Saturday. The message suggests trading as a key activity and invites consideration of favorable conditions without naming concrete offers or terms.
Plan for round the world airway by August Hopper in London
London aviation expert August Hopper has drawn up plans for a round the world airway with wireless lighthouses and illuminated landing fields at intervals along the route. The design reflects lessons from recent round the world attempts.
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PLAN
London
August Hopper
Clerk Leaves Big Legacy to Waldorf Friends
Arthur Fowler a 33 year Waldorf drugstore clerk died leaving 40 000 to be split among his Waldorf friends with 300 to 500 gifts. John Killackey the cashier distributed the bequests. Fowler a native of England left no kin and gave most of his estate to Waldorf associates and two cricket clubs.
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New York
Hotel
Waldorf
Arthur Fowler
John Killackey
Fowler
England
The
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Tinting
Diamond Dyes offer guaranteed color for home dyeing with cold water dips or boiling for permanent shades. Each 15 cent package provides simple directions for dyeing lingerie, silks, dresses, coats, stockings, draperies, and more. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist linen cotton or mixed goods.
Fisher Oil Field Advances Toward Athens in Ohio
Sept 26 Fisher oil field moves east with a new Southern Oil and Gas Co. well on the Dal Murphey farm yielding slightly above field average at an estimated thirty to thirty five barrels. Neeley and Nolan on the Lasman Dent farm pit down to sand and may drill next Monday. Townsend Oil and Gas Co. moves a rig to Hugh Crossen farm adjacent to Dal Murphy for future drilling.
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Fisher
Ohio
Southern Oil and Gas Co
Dal Murphey
Athens
Fisher Oil and Bes
Neeley
Townsend Oil and Gas Co
Hugh Crossen
Dal Murphy
Women A Bundle Of Nerves And A Remedy
A letter describes many women suffering feminine ailments and sleeplessness. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a fifty year remedy restoring health and strength to American women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Reasoner Case Postponed in Athens Mayor Court
The first Athens Mayor Court jury in eight years assembled to hear J A Reasoner resisting an officer charges but was dispersed after the defendant's lawyer could not appear. Proceedings delayed to later in the week. A speeding charge against C C Bailey filed by Traffic Officer Nice was dismissed by Mayor L A at the Thursday night session.
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Athens
J. A. Reasoner
Reasoner
C. C. Bailey
Nice
Ostriches Train Here Ahead of London Debut
Racing ostriches and their staff, including jockeys, arrive from Rome for training in Vienna before their first appearance at the British Empire Exhibition in London. They are slated to race in Germany as well.
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Vienna
London
Rome
Germany
Turkey to open talks with Spain on friendship treaty
Constantinople reports Turkey will soon begin negotiations aimed at restoring diplomatic relations with Spain and signing a treaty of friendship between the two nations.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Spain
Central Railroad Cleared in Cranford Accident
The Central Railroad of New Jersey was found blameless for the Cranford crash on August 21 when a passenger train struck a motor truck, derailed, killing four and injuring twenty six others.
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Washington
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Cranford
N. J
Shot It Out Upon Streets of Santoy
In Santoy Perry county on September 25 Henry Coleman 48 was killed and John Marshall 36 seriously wounded in a street pistol duel over a $20 debt. Both miners, they stood off Marshall’s home after arguments, fired nearly simultaneously, Coleman hit in the heart and Marshall in the lung.
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New Lexington
Henry Coleman
John Marshall
Santoy
Perry County
Marshall
Coleman
Storms in Italy Leave Heavy Toll and Damage
London Sept. 26 Central News dispatch from Naples reports gales and torrential rain sweeping northern Italy. High winds caused widespread damage and killed eight people, with more fatalities feared as the storm continues.
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Italy
London
Nothern
Naples
Damaging Weather Hits Regions With Injuries and Crop Loss
The report notes timber collapses and flood risks as a minister tours stricken zones. Fruit crops suffered in several districts and many people were injured. A new slipper with an extended sole aids swimming and prevents foot sinking in sand for bathers.
Kellogg's Bran Promises Health Against Constipation
An early 20th century appeal urges parents to feed Kellogg's Bran to children to prevent constipation and other diseases. It claims regular use cleanses the bowels, removes poisons, and improves health, with doctors endorsing it. The plan includes recipes and easy serving ideas and notes the product is made in Battle Creek and sold by grocers and in hotels.
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Kellogg ’S
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Aj Grocers
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Cones
West Washington
Lowney
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Athens, Ohio
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Premier Kippers
Oach
Messenger Bidg
Cash and Carry Store
Millfield
Stack
Frank
Mother's Aluminum
Butte Country Club Creamery
Country Club
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Canton
Raisins Country Club
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Life
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East Union St
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