Arizona Oil Field Hopes Rise Amid Holbrook Developments
Southwest notes Arizona oil prospects gain as Holbrook field expands. Pecos Valley Canning of Roswell cans 10000 peaches, equal to ten railcars. Aztec Bank of Aztec receives charter with 25000 capital. Chandler burglars loot $3000 in goods. Arizona plans convict road work via credits, while Las Vegas ranchers target predators. Verde Combination near Jerome shows ore ledge with copper around four percent. Arizona Copper Co. boosts miners. over 50000 tons proven ore. Yuma mesa unit A plans opening. Nogales forms profiteer bureau. Convicts sent to Rinconada camp. Arizona leads border trade in 1918. New NM corn yields 87 bushels per acre. NM to have separate internal revenue office. Grant County tax rolls rise by 1.85 million. Gillespie dam progresses toward 80000 acres irrigation. completion expected Feb 1, 1920.
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Chandler
Ariz
Arizona
Wiley E. Jones
Las Vegas
San Miguel County
Jerome
Arizona Copper Company
Globe
Yuma
Mesa
Washington
Unit
Nogales
G. P. Halls
Nogales Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Rinconada
Taos County
N. M
Santa Fé
Taos
Ronconada
Rio Grande
Taos Junction
New Mexico
Internal Revenue
District of New Mexico
Grant County
Gillespie
Gila River
Phoenix
Gia Bend Canal Company
Gila Bend
Allied Troops Leave Fiume Amid Riots and Crisis
Paris reports 26,000 Italian troops in Fiume as British and French forces withdraw at D Annunzio s request. Deserters reinforce Italians as the Nitti government fears collapse. Badoglio and Aniossi arrive. D Annunzio proclaims union with Italy. mobs tear down allied flags and barricades form around barracks.
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Paris
Fiume
Gabrielle D’annunzio
Nitti
D’annunzio
Supreme Council
Italy
Geneva
Gabriele D’annunzio
Ardete
Belgrade
Pittaluga
Susak
London
Rome
Badoglio
Escape from Fort Douglas Prison Sparks Intermountain Search
Thirteen enemy aliens escaped from the Fort Douglas war prison near Salt Lake City Utah. Four who fled from the compound were captured after alighting from a freight train at Ogden thirty miles north. A 130 foot tunnel enabled the break. Federal and state police in the intermountain region have been issued descriptions of the escapees.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Fort Douglas
Here
Ogden
Intermountain
Foch Seeks Search for His Son's Body
Marshal Foch has asked the Belgian government to arrange a search for the body of his son, killed in August 1914 in the Belgian Ardennes, according to reports from Paris.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Belgian Ardennes
House Passes Heavy Fine for Auto Theft Transport
Washington report notes the House approved a bill sending to the Senate that makes transporting a stolen automobile across state lines punishable by five years in prison and a five thousand dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Two Killed in President's Party Auto Crash
An car carrying members of President Wilson's party along the Columbia highway near Portland overturned on tour. Two men died and three were injured including Ben F. Allen, Washington correspondent for the Cleveland Plaindealer, and James R. Patterson, Portland driver.
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Portland
Ore
Wilson
Columbia Highway
Here
Ben F. Allen
Washington
Cleveland
Ohio
Plaindealer
James R. Patterson
Late Market Quotations Flour and Sugar Prices
Wholesale prices from the U S Bureau of Markets show wheat flour per cwt at 5.50 to 5.65 dollars, cornmeals at 4.20 to 4.30, granulated sugar at 10.06 per cwt, green salted horsehides No 1 at 10.00 to 12.00, No 2 at 9.00 to 10.00, headless 50c less, and ponies and glue priced around 4.00 to 7.00.
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U. S. Bureau of Markets
F. O. B. Denver
Colo
Lima
H. H
Denver
Enee
Metal Markets Colorado Settlement Prices
Bar silver 1.12 percent, copper 22 24 cents per pound, lead 6.00, spelter 7.20, tungsten 7.50 to 12.00 per unit.
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Colorado
Cattle and hog markets in Chicago mixed on price list
The Chicago market notes hogs and cattle price ranges by grade and weight. Prices span hogs from about 14 to 18 dollars per hundredweight and cattle from roughly 6 to 17 dollars, with feeders and yearlings listed alongside various quality classes.
Chicago Produce Market Prices Snapshot
Chicago produce scene shows butter creamery and market quotes steady. Poultry remains alive with limited supply. potatoes from Minnesota and Ohio listed in bulk and carlot terms. Wisconsin carrots and Idaho round whites appear in sacked formats with No. 1 grades and price ranges noted for jobber trades.
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Springs
Minnesota
Spa
Market price report for corn and eggs
A brief market bulletin lists corn prices with mixes and weights and egg prices per dozen. No. 2 yellow corn at 1.56 and 1.59, No. 2 white 69 to 71 cents, No. 3 white 67 to 70 cents, reflecting typical regional commodity quotes.
Old Cobra's Advice to Young Cobra Tale
A cobra storyteller warns his son about the mongoose, details a crafty war of nature between snakes and people in India, and emphasizes avoiding the quick, sharp toothed adversary. The tale frames pride in a feared lineage against a nimble foe, ending with cautious counsel to stay away.
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Cobra
Old Cobra
Young Cobra
India
Getting Up Steam
Little Emily visits her grandmother in the country and watches the family cat sleep by the kitchen range. She is startled by the cat’s purring and exclaims that the cat has begun to boil, prompting her grandmother to come see the unusual sight.
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Emily
Why Eve Escaped Measles
A playful riddle explains Eve avoided measles by claiming she had Adam as a remedy. The pun hinges on the old joke that Eve was immune because of Adam, reflecting a lighthearted, biblical joke rather than medical fact.
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Eve
Adam
Why Murphy Hurried Irishman Painting Barn
An Irishman named Murphy hurries to finish painting a barn before his paint runs out. A spectator asks why he hurries, and Murphy replies with a humorous line about racing against his paint.
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Murphy
Topeka to Annapolis Call Sparks Curious Exchange
A playful geographic exchange compares Topeka and Minneapolis while invoking Annapolis. The quip questions why a city name is used and teases a reason behind the choice. The playful point centers on naming conventions across places.
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Topeka
Kan
Minneapolis
Minn
Annapolis
Ann
Coal Discovered in Argentina’s Andean Foothills
Consular report notes newly found coal deposits in the Andean foothills of Argentina. Local geologic assessment outlines potential for mining development and regional energy supply. Authorities expect further surveys to confirm extent and viability of extraction.
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Argentina
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Skincare Routine
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential daily toilet preparations to cleanse soothe and scent the skin. The copy ends with a light dialogue joke about a tongue organ and a mother’s playing.
Lift off Corns With Freezone Pain Free claim
Ad touts Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy to lift off hard or soft corns and calluses from feet using only a few drops. It promises instant pain relief and easy removal without soreness, asserting no hype. A tiny bottle is sold at drug stores.
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Parker
Hale
Hiscox Chemical
Patchogue
Davison mocks easy finance courses with parable on mining
Henry P. Davison criticizes correspondence courses claiming five lessons suffice to master finance a Napoleon of finance. He compares them to a miner who wants quick wealth without study, urging real learning and practical work rather than book theory.
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Henry P. Davison
School of Mines
Detective clues and a second pursuit in court remarks
The judge notes the detective may have identified the thief but adds another detective is still chasing the suspect. The exchange underscores ongoing pursuit and judicial stance in a case involving stolen jewels.
Making Promises Versus Keeping Them Highlighted
The line contrasts commitments with actual follow through, stressing the gap between stated intentions and real actions. It frames accountability as the test of credibility and integrity in personal or public conduct.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Oregon Woman
Mrs D M Alters of R R 4 Oregon Illinois says the tonic helped her recover from an organic condition that left her unable to work on her farm raising six hundred chickens a year. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and invites others with similar troubles to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Oregon
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Ouraper
D. M. Alters
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Gaudy Kansas City Art Piece Sparks Barroom History
A Kansas City profiteer tours his new home and cheap art. He boasts a lurid 6 by 9 picture priced low, then recalls a torn corner blamed on a German looter in the Thirty Years war. The other man reveals the truth a beer bottle caused the damage during a drunken night. Grogan’s selling off his pictures.
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Kansas City
Grogan
Kansas City Star
Getting Posted
A humorous exchange on courting an American heiress. Lord Nocoyne asks for the standard method while Reggie notes the classic approach: declare love to the girl and admit debt to her father. The dialogue carries a light, sardonic tone of social satire.
Burmese Woman Ina Thein Wins 1918 Degree Honor
Ina Thein crowned among successful degree candidates for 1918 becoming the first Burmese woman to earn the distinction.
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Ina Thein
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Southwest News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Holbrook
Collector of Customs
Charles Johnson
Silver City
Johnson
Foch
Son
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Denver Markets
Eastern Livestock
Chicago
Mary Graham Bonner
Willie
Chieana
Lydia Einkham
Wang. Ie
Talegn
Dept
Profiteer
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