Banquet Speech Praises Americas Wealth and Opportunity
R L Thornton of Dallas, banker, told a Henrietta Chamber banquet that the United States holds large shares of world wealth and production. He cited figures on land, population, capital, and industry to argue the country remains the land of opportunity.
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Chamber of Commerce
Henrietta
R. L. Thornton
Dallas
Texas
America
United States
Europe
Chicago
Old Jokes in a Rail Car and Funeral Notice Charge
A humor vignette about a conductor joking with a mother and her four year old boy after asking ages and predicting the boy will lie or grow tall. A man asks the funeral notice rate and laughs at his tall brother’s grave height, revealing a penny-pinching newsroom price of fifty cents per inch.
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Pat
THATS DIFFERENT Professor Are you cheating on this examination
A classroom exchange reports a student denying cheating by explaining his remark about another student's nose dripping on his paper. The dialogue depicts a humorous miscommunication during an exam setting.
Getting It Wrong Judge Duff Eight Weeks at Hard Labor
A courtroom moment features Judge Duff sentencing Rastus to eight weeks at hard labor while the defendant questions if the work hours are indeed 30 per week, reflecting a clash over punishment terms.
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Duff
Rastus
What else Susie asks about a diamond engagement ring
A father explains that the core reason a man gives a diamond engagement ring is the desire to honor his partner. The exchange centers on love and commitment rather than material value.
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Susie
Local social visits span multiple towns this week
Mr and Mrs Miller and Mrs P K Davis of Ft Worth stayed with Mr and Mrs Geo S Lee while James Greenwood and Carroll Young visited S L Greenwood. James and Carroll attend Texas University. Ryan Oklahoma visitors joined Geo S Lee and C L Dunlay Sunday. Dorothy Stanfield of Alvord visited Benson family. Ellen Joplin leaves to visit Ava Joplin of Postoak. Babe Williams called Deer Creek area. Opal Culp of Decatur visits W R Potter. See Lyon Matthews Co for Sherwin Williams paints.
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Newport
Vashti
E. L. Cloer
Bowie
Miller's
Earline Morris
Denton
State Teachers College
Lena V. Noe
Ft. Worth
June Johnson
Forest Wall
B. Zuber
Henrietta
Ella Bransford
Henry Johnson
A. C. Johnson
Spanish Fort
Z. Z. Miller
East Texas
Miller
Bill Simon
Jessie Vinson
Glen Rose
Simon
Weldon Simon
Breckenridge
Wichita Falls
A. J. Stephenson
Leslie Leaton
Nocona
James Greenwood
Carroll Young
S. L. Greenwood
James
Carroll
Texas University
Geo. S. Lee
C. L. Dunlay
Ryan, Oklahoma
Ellen Joplin
Ava Joplin
Postoak
Boll Weevil and Flea Hopper Control in Cotton
An agricultural notice explains how soil and rainfall boost both cotton growth and pest spread. It emphasizes early, regular dusting with sulphur and calcium arsenate to curb flea hoppers boll weevils leaf worms and boll worms, advocating a preventive program with timely applications.
The American Boy Magazine Promises Guidance for Youth
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Detroit
Michigan
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H. B. Coyle
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George A. Hamilton
Jacksboro
W. B. Arnold
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Smith Wall
Edgar P. Haney
Virginia
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A. D. Sparks
THE
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W. C. Stanfield
Dorothy
Alvord
D. B. Benson
Babe Williams
Deer Creek
Miss Opal Culp of
Decatur
Lyon & Matthews Co
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Gary-Nees Lumber Co
Bowie, Texas
Mma
T. C. Richardson
Texas Breeder-Feeder Association
Boll Weevil and Flea-Hopper Control
D. L. Phillips
Maday
Parke, Davis & Company
Griffin’s
Rexall” Drug Store
Alka-Seltzer
Emilie Boedeker
N. Cummins St
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