Butler Brothers founded five and ten cent stores in Boston
A historic sketch traces Butler Brothers from a 16 by 40 foot Boston shop in 1877 to the nation’s leading 5c to 1.00 distributor. Edward Butler’s 5c and 10c counter ideas sparked the first variety store, expanding to Chicago then New York and beyond, giving rise to Ben Franklin and Federated Distributor Stores with professional guidance for independent merchants.
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Butler Brothers
Five & Ten Cent
Boston
George
Edward Butler
Edward
Jason Bailey
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Kis
Dallas
San Francisco
Baltimore
Woolworth
Kresge
Kress
Newberry
Ben Franklin
Federated Stores
Butler
Federated
National Verea
Belle the calf-stealing Jersey mare near Springdale
Belle a mare at Orval McNallys Cream Line Jersey Farm near Springdale Oklahoma is 25 years old and has no offspring of her own she adopts Jersey calves following her to the pasture they return to their mothers at meals but seek Belle afterward the owner first noticed the behavior after a colt followed her.
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Waynoka
Okla
Wns
Belle
Orval McNally
Jersey Farm
Springdale
McNally
Bebe
Oil field near Boise City Oklahoma shown large potential
Pure Oil Company drilled 12 wells and began building a camp north of Keyes Oklahoma as storage and transport limits pause production. Early results include two producing wells each yielding 20 million cubic feet of gas daily and other wells showing gas or oil in limited quantities with several dry holes.
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Boise City
Okla
WNS
Amarillo
Hugoton
Kansas
Pure Oil Company
Keyes
Johnson
Jermyn
McCoy
Sparkman
City School Named For Pioneer Grocer
Vernon Texas report notes Parker School named for B. J. Parker who moved to the county in 1889 and ran a grocery with Gill and Colbert. Parker served many years on the local school board.
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Vernon Times
Vernon
Tex
Parker
B. J. Parker
Gill and
Colbert
New Posthole Digger Replaces 12 Men in Texas Work
Dale's Inc announces over 168 farm equipment dealers in West Texas will supply the Piper Spee dighner, a tractor mounted posthole digger belt driven for fast digging. The unit uses Timken bearings and high speed bits, digging holes in seconds and replacing many manual laborers on row crops. The device aims to meet strong demand by offering expedited posthole production.
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Stamford
Tax
Dale's, Inc
Texas
Aires
Bath
Plainview Area Leads In Alfalfa Milling and Production
Plainview Texas area becomes Southwest alfalfa hub through Denver Milling Co and superintendent George T. Wilson. Since 1939 yields rose from under 3000 tons on 10,000 acres to over 30,000 acres by 1942, with mills processing 30,000 tons annually and growers paid up to 75 dollars per acre. The company ships nationwide, employs 200 locally, and plans expansion as irrigation wells grow.
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Plainview, Tex
Wns
Southwest
Denver Millling Company
Texas
George T. Wilson
Wilson
Panhandle
South Plains
Denver Alfalfa Milling and Products Company
Plainview
Lockney
Michigan
California
Colorado
Poultry Pioneer Figs Figg Obes Opened In Wilcarpert County
Vernon Texas report notes William Figg Obes established the first poultry business in Wilcarpert County after arriving in 1889. The 1890s start marks early industry roots in the region.
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Vernon Times
Vernon, Tex
Wilcarpert County
William Figg Obes
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Plainview Area
E.L.J
Usedia
DAR Dallas Plant & Laboratories, Inc
East Fourth Street
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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