Polish Offensive Drives Reds Back Near Warsaw
Bolseviks northwest of Warsaw struggle as Polish forces push through the corridor south of Danzig. Intercepted wireless messages reveal demand for ammunition. Poland says 36,000 prisoners have been taken with vast captures of guns and equipment as Polish right wing nears Brest Litovsk and aims at cutting the War saw to Bialystok road.
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Paris
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Kove
Balachowicz
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Wyskow
Texas Items Highlight 1921 Sheriff Meeting and Local Projects
Amarita chosen for the 1921 sheriffs meeting. A $45,000 Silsbee school building begins. Webb Oil of Humble amends charter raising capital to $55,000. Lime Stone County highway grant of $40,000 funds 23 miles of No.14. San Benito corn runs about 40 bushels per acre. Pecan crop near Luling forecast a light yield falling short of recent years. Kerr County road bond issue $200,000 approved. Hardin County road bonds $11,000 approved with 40 year term. State highway vehicle registrations total 388,307 cars plus 2,877 motorcycles and other figures. New bank authorities granted to Damon and Roscoe banks. Insurance licenses awarded to Union Automobile in Lincoln and Farmers State in Roscoe. Watermelon shipments total 105 carloads. 90,830 melons weighing 2,628,620 pounds bringing $24,169. Mercedes population 3,414 up 2,205 since 1910. 1920 tax rolls for McLennan and Ellis counties show valuations. Texas corn surplus of 45,000,000 bushels to be sold outside state. Generals Hutcheson Howse and Craig ordered to border districts for duty. June oil and gas runoff totals 7,336,786 barrels. Burkburnett tops with 1,126,222. Tennessee suffrage move may enable white Texas women to vote in August governor primary.
Bankhead Highway to Be Finished Soon
Texas officials push to complete Bankhead Highway from Texarkana to El Paso. Chairman R M Hubbard cites 1080 miles total, 116 miles finished, 198 under construction, and 337 more to begin. State and federal funding totaling about 3.86 million support the effort across East and North Central Texas.
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United States
Sixth Cavalry Team Awarded Loving Cup
Official announce ment of winners and award of trophies offered by officers in the rifle competition was made Thursday prior to the camp break at Camp Mabry Texas National Guard. Sixth Cavalry won team with 1880 of 2400 and a silver loving cup. Fifth Cavalry was second. Troop B Fifth Cavalry won the largest camp attendance prize of 1000 dollars. Sergeant William Milner led individual rifle scores with 180.
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Carl Stedman
Joe Reeves
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C. W. Mershead
J. Moody
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Quick Relief Without Calomel
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims biliousness headaches and constipation improve quickly without sickness, nausea or salivation, with a refund if results are not seen. It suggests giving it to children as well.
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Dodaon
Entonic
R. J. Powell
Sweetwater
Texas
Eatonic
Feartil Southeast Missouri Cropping Prospects Promoted
An advertisement touts top crop yields in Southeast Missouri with high cotton per acre and strong corn and wheat prospects. It promotes Union Farm Land Company offerings in Poplar Bluff and Misouri, inviting readers to request free literature about a square deal.
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Union Farm Land Company
No, She Never Did Like Him
Two maids share a tense tea time as they recount a jealously guarded stash of love letters. One woman admits she never truly liked the suitor, even as she rereads his letters out of curiosity and boredom. The exchange captures wit and restrained scorn over an unwelcome admirer.
Goes to the Woods Tramps Disappeared
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment notes tramps have vanished in the woods as rural relief efforts and farm labor tensions stir debate. The terse item hints at a controversial environment with people blaming others for farm help shortages.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Honeymoon Troubles Spur Quiet Domestic Strife
The piece chronicles a brief quarrel during a couple's honeymoon with Mrs. Smith adopting a firm, distant stance. He asks about dinner and she snaps, prompting a lighthearted remark about eating out. The mood shifts from romance to routine as tensions surface amid modern life.
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Lfe
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Hubby
Fully Foreseen Proposal Sparks Nominations Analogy
A cheerful youth asks if Gladys was surprised by his proposal. Misa Cayenne replies that the surprise mirrors a candidate receiving formal nomination notice.
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Misa Cayenne
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