Signals of caution for investors and promoters
The Public Service Committee of the State Bank Division and the American Bankers Association warn investors about risky pitches. Promoters use prominent names, inside tips, ground floor promises, and speculative advances to lure purchases. Beware unselfish promoters, guaranteed profits, reorganizations, partial payment plans, and misleading mining or oil claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Committee
State Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Better Business Bureau
Tur
Mercer
Mercy, Pardons and Prejudice in Texas Politics
In Rockdale Texas on May 25 1925 a reader defends Governor Ferguson’s mercy in pardons against critics from party rivals. The letter urges careful judgment, cites political maneuvering, and questions hostility to mercy while urging investigation before condemnation.
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Rockdale
Texas
Cameron Hearld
Forty Five Minutes From Broadway in Cameron Chautauqua
The musical comedy Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway starring Bennett and Flora opens June 3 in Cameron. A tale of a lost will, romance, and a daring robbery unfolds with a strong chorus and metropolitan cast.
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Broadway
Cohan
Bennett
New Rochelle
Flora
Dean
Kid Burns
George Gohan
Mary
Young Bennett
Blake
Burns
Mary Tt
Cameron
Quirky Misstatements Spark Wry Reflections on Dumb Jokes
A playful musing catalogs silly ideas from "an elephant has a key to his trunk" to "The Prince of Wales is a fish" and other absurd lines. The piece uses humor to mock nonsensical beliefs and wordplay.
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Prince of Wales
Longfellow
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Louisiana
Ferguson
Representative Hall
Mens
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