Edinburg Boosters Club Elects Gerald Abbott Manager
Texas local news notes Gerald Alan Abbott of Moberly Massachusetts elected manager of the Edinburg Boosters Club. Building permit totals in Abilene exceeded 1.806 million with a rise from last year. A federal lab to study Gulf sea life planned for Corpus Christi. L. W. Reed chosen president of Galveston Chamber of Commerce.
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Gerald Alan Abbott
Moberly, Ma
Edinburg Boosters Club
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
L. W. Reed
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Nary a Singe Motha Awe Shucks Flight Lacks Thrill
A quirky note mocks an aerial tour ride describing the craft as dull and uneventful with no excitement during a flight. Passengers and crew exchange bemused remarks as the experience falls short of expectations.
1925 Druggist Learninig the drug business
The fragment shows a Druggist quote about learning the drug trade with a joke about making stews and sandwiches. It reads like a light panel caption or joke line from a 1925 publication. No clear event, person, or organization is identified.
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Watcha Dolugt
Locating the Trouble Cartoon Dialogue Capture
A humorous exchange features an old man urged to marry, who replies he is already married, provoking the suggestion he should divorce. The panel reflects social norms and humor of relationships from the era.
Beach wedding prompt prompts ministers at shore
Report notes two ministers and a justice of the peace performed weddings at the beach. The exchange hints at emergency readiness and local wedding customs during a seaside event.
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Dora
Night at the pictures ends with free tickets
The dialogue recalls a father and son at the cinema with a promised pair of free tickets for a girl and a man named Mc Clean. The father suspects there might be a hidden catch, adding a note of cautious optimism to an otherwise cheerful scene.
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Losalg McClean
Pather
Flappers and dates prompt playful exchange
A brief comic exchange from Progressive Grocer features a flirtatious quip about asking for a pound of fappers delight and a cheeky reply identifying the delight as dates. The humor centers on wordplay and period-style banter.
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Flapper
Fapper
When Women Work
A brief comic exchange on women’s labor in marriage, noting that many women work until they marry, then “hook ’om” and quit. The dialogue reflects satirical views on domestic roles.
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Mrs. Clark
Mrs. Snark
Mra Clark
Markets Report Frulta and Vegetables and Livestock
Potatoes rose 50¢ in Chicago with steady to firm prices elsewhere. Round Whites sold mainly at 3.65 to 4.15 in eastern cities, brokers in Rochester bid 3.40 f.o.b. Northern Round Whites 3.50 to 8.55 in Chicago. Apples scarce with steady to firm demand. Baldwins 4.00 to 6.00 per barrel in key markets. Yellows and other fruits show varied pricing. Hog tops at Chicago 11.66, cattle mixed with higher beef prices, fat lambs up slightly. Cotton middling at 20.08¢ spot, futures up to 20.52¢. Dairy notes: butter fluctuated with limited supply and stock releases. wholesale 92 score butter around 60½¢. Cheese markets uneven with steady Wisconsin primary market prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Washton
D. C
Chicago
New York
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Baltimore
Rochester
Maryland
Virginia
Michigan
Illinois
Midwestern
Hart
Nome
Aittle
Atill
Philadelphia
Boston
Flymouth
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Sduare Printa
Texas Cotton Crop Estimated At 9 Million Bales In 1926
Commissioner George B Terrell released figures estimating Texas will produce about 8 980 000 bales of cotton in 1926 surpassing all states. The report ranks Mississippi second with 1 725 000 bales. El lis and Williamson led previously, but Collin and Hunt may lead this year due to drought. About 80 percent is picked with a $1 50 per hundred pounds rate. harvest may continue past Christmas requiring several hundred workers in western regions.
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Austin
Tex
George
Terrell
Texas
Union
Mississippi
Ellis
Williamson
Collin
Hunt
Tt Ia
New Orleans Rice Market Prices Steady
New Orleans spot prices for rice remained firm Friday with modest declines from domestic trade. Fancy Blue Rose sells 7 to 7 1/2 cents, choice 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 cents, fancy Lady Wright 7 1/4 to 7 1/2 cents, fancy Honduras 7 to 8 cents. Receipts early: 2,748 sacks rough, 7,284 pockets clean, most clean shipped for export to Porto Rico. Weather favorable across belt as late crop harvests proceed.
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New Orleans
Porto Rico
Fort Worth Stock Market Opens With Small Friday Run
It was the initial small Friday run of cattle and calves forming the basis of trading in the cattle division. Posted receipts totaled 2,600 cattle and 600 calves, compared with 4,485 cattle and 702 calves a week earlier and 4,300 cattle and 1,550 calves a year ago.
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Fort Worth
Tex
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