The South and the gin whistle in a long memory
A reflection mixes Southern life with agricultural toil and wartime ethics. The author recalls gin song and field labor as drought and famine loom, then pivots to a critique of humane warfare and a tribute to William Jennings Bryan and other political figures. The piece ends with a meditation on prohibition politics and Southern identity.
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France
Whit
Deere
Heesa
Willian J. Bryan
Bryan
Platte
Chicago
Silver Dick
David B. Hill
Grover Cleugland
John Carlile
Ater Bryan
Walsh
Noule
Orth Tecas
Prohibition
Santa Fe Railway Growth and Costs in Ten Years
The Santa Fe system reports 1914 to 1924 expansion with 284 million dollars spent on track and equipment. Freight cars rising 14,000, freight loading up 54 percent, passenger miles up 15 percent, and revenue ton miles up 79 percent. Despite costs rising, rates increased modestly and taxes per mile climbed while overall service improved under W By Storey of The Alchim, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System.
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Santa Fe
Southwest
Sante Fe
The Duel Told By Uncle Tom Judson and Joe
In a fragmentary reminiscence Uncle Tom Judson recounts an 1830s duel tale and a boy narrator hears of a boastful Yank challenged by a local bully. The veteran narrator details the backstory a pistol duel at ten feet apart amid heated taunts and a dramatic firing that ends with the aggressor defeated.
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Joe
Remari
Tam Judson
Tom
Thas
Ir Hook
Felter
Johnson
Fust
Austin
Ile Vemy
Aghtan
Btoney
Teymblin
Hauling Game Ends Quietly After Promised Service
Local notice states the hauling operation concluded to the satisfaction of involved parties. A phone contact and a reference to night service are noted, but details remain unclear from the fragmented text.
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Youray
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J. K. McSpadden
Clifton, Tex
AB Lowry
Rosie Nel
Sol
Sambo
Dinah
Southland
Euttedule
Atvent
Amal
Ile Hi Ini
V8 Nerve
Dleae Uentatione
Mant
Fightry
Feala
000 My Howale
John E. Swenson
Cash Store
Clifton, Texas
W. By Storey
Prosiowns
The
Alchiom, Topaba
Sama Fe Railway
Sys
NCLE
Tom Judson
Joe 8
Appington
Tna
Colon
Mary
Adel
Kentey
Wight
Ann Mary
Araltraad
Egypt
G. Wilson Collins
Hittin
J.C. Cater Serge
Carpenter Bros
Dritg Stor Clifton
Texas
Clement Insurance and Loans
Ports Garage
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