25 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
1
Barstow area reports activity from S. A. Bedell of a north Barstow company with a well at 60 ft showing good water prospects. Hutchison of Chicago Oil Co. north of Barstow will resume drilling next week. Dover Oil Co. will soon begin drilling north of Barstow.
Miss Katherine Ryan visits Venice while J.S. Zane tours Ludlow. Pacific Mines reports 30 workers and a railroad car of ore shipped daily to the smelter.
T. A. Smithson, visiting Barstow on Monday, considers opening a steam laundry there after leaving Imperial due to heat. He believes the venture could be profitable and keep money in Barstow.
A terse collection notes Mrs G D Hutchison in Los Angeles Henry Hart works in a Johannesburg mine Judge West remains at Patten asylum and melancholy Advertise in the Printer Publicity is life of trade Mrs B F Gouldin visits Los Angeles and Azusa Mrs McShane visits Daggett to see her mother Mrs Mulcahy Henderson’s Groceries prices in Los Angeles catalogues urged New 44 stall roundhouse viewed slow yet arriving Morris McShane to return from coast Barstow highest temperature 112 degrees August 18 CC Brass family back from beaches Barstow Catholic leaders plan to renew church efforts this fall W E Chapman Holmes Supply Co manager travels to Cleveland for a month J C Compton to bring machinery to new Barstow ranch east of Mitchell place to build a house and install pumping plant
In a playful exchange Sam discusses heading to Hendersons for Selz Shoes, praising the brand as the best footwear known. The dialogue highlights a casual shopping scene centered on footwear choice and brand affection.
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