Promoters of Old Mexico Entice Americans with Fantasies
A wary look at Mexican land schemes shows promoters selling banana plantations dye forests and gold mines to American investors. They rely on pictures of haciendas and cheap labor while weaving tales of near railway access and reverses from political turmoil to lure buyers across the border.
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Northern Republic
Southern Republic
Rio Grande del Norte
Prairies
Old Mexico
New Lands
Senor
Mexico
United States
Gulf
Yucatan Peninsula
Berrying With a Bear Near Milton Mountain Camp
Mrs. A. J. Clark of Milton while berry picking in the hills outside the camp encountered a large bear just a short distance away. She started toward the camp to flee but the bear diverted and ran in the opposite direction, leaving both unharmed.
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A. J. Clark
Milton
Ore
Diploma Tears Then A Certified Copy
A Boston college president reports a graduate asked for a second diploma after a quarrel with his betrothed who tore his original diploma to shreds. The president fears he must live without the diploma, except for a certified copy.
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Boston
Boston Record
Spiritual insulation and danger of moral disaster
The Zion's Herald warns that many men in modern life face moral peril from defective spiritual insulation. It urges wrapping ambition with prayer faith and love to avoid danger and remain safeguarded.
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Zion's Herald
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Lerce TE Cringo
EXICO
Sall Plive
Hiroshima
Japan
Hve
Lubin J. Henderson
Barstow
California
Mohave Desert
Kielroad
Wvaswiewu
Calvert Wilson
Attorney-At-Law
Wilcox
Los Angeles
Cal
T. G. Nicklin
Mojave River
Valley Lands
Barstow, Cal
Victorville
Oro Grande
Helen
Micklin
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