Dawn of a new independence in American cotton
The 1926 turning point highlights cotton as a future national resource. With the American Cotton Growers Exchange and Cotton Textile Institute unifying the industry, optimism grows for stable prices and coordinated growth from field to factory, despite past panic from disorganized growers. A new consciousness dawns from field to factory.
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America
Atlantic
Europe
American Cotton Growers Exchange
Cotton Textile Institute
Henry G. Hester
South
Hester
King Cotton
Cracklings and a Ventriloquist Tale From a Drug Store
A narrator recalls a drug store scene with a haggling clerk and a shopper, noting a playful exchange about price. A friend Mark Reardon jokes about a ventriloquist line while a Forbes piece about a lisping man and a wedding tale unfolds in memory.
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Brown
Mark Reardon
Gertrude
Rip
Illustration Sparks Prohibition Bureau Letter Over Beer Image
A magazine illustration depicting a glass of beer drew a Prohibition Bureau notice citing section 17 of the law. The bureau warned the publisher that images encouraging prohibition violations conflict with the law's spirit. The writer then questions which law in spirit applies to anatomy pictures in magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Bureau
Navy
Provocative pictures and small-town manners mixed in a column
A reflective column notes provocative art and women’s fashion, jokes about bootleggers and milk taste, and quips on town life and marriage. The narrator recalls breakfast, a cash register sign, class observations, and personal fatigue from labor and domestic life.
Sheriff Sale Notice in Cameron Milam County
Milam County Texas sheriff gives notice by order of sale issued March 28 1928 in City of Cameron vs Jack Owings. Lot 7 block EF Martha Rogers Addition Cameron will be sold May 1 1928 at the Milam County Courthouse between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for cash to satisfy a judgment with cost. Publication in Cameron Herald once weekly for three weeks.
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Milam
District Court
Milam County
Penn Wolf
City of
Texas
Martha Rogers
Cameron
Jack Owings
Court House
Cameron Herald
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Manhattan
Bank of the Manhattan
Aarich Firven
Hamilton
Sunshine Hatcheries, Inc
I. W. Kazmeier
Pres
Mgr. Cameron
Rzzye
Ames Monroe
Washington
United States
Monroe
Congress
Citizens National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Forbes
Bill
Lizzie
Henry
Sheba
Sheriff's Sale
State OF Texas
E. A. Wallace
First National Bank
Dupee F
ETRON
Dupee
Dodge Brothers
Sapp Motor Co
Qualit
Wee Ree
Robert McLane CO
Dallas
Byrne Commercial College
Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas
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