Oil wealth in Ranger prompts dramatic fortune claims
A letter series from a longtime oil man touts Ranger Texas as a land of instant wealth. Letters describe investors from Fort Worth and Oklahoma turning small sums into tens of thousands, with tales of profits from dozens of wells and a widow turning 300 into 20000 in months.
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Ieee
John Stanley
Exchange State Bank
Fort Worth
Texas
Ranger
G. F. LeBaum
Reynolds
Frank Young
Reeder Motoring
North Fort Worth
Sang Pea
Inmie
County Coy Commission
Ellenths
Pena
Alf Samuels
9Th St. N
Jose
Exas
A. P. Humphrey
Oklahoma
Fortune
Oklahoma Eating House
Humphrey
Taborer
Ani
Chamber of Commerce
Games Today Atlanta at Mobile at New Orleans
Scheduling notes list games today featuring Atlanta at Mobile and New Orleans with additional matchups including Memphis at Shattle Rock and Chattahooga at Rania.
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Pet
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile Preerntermatbacgannees
New ‘Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Sdaveeetencke
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattahooga
Rania
Shittle Rock
Detroit Advances as Cleveland Edges Detroit Rivalry
Results show Detroit 11, Cleveland 10 in a close matchup while Philadelphia 8 7 and Boston 6 2 lead in other games. New York 4 and Washington 7 round out the listed scores with Chicago facing St Louis. Detroit meets Cleveland and Washington faces New York in upcoming games.
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Pet
Broklyn
Cincinnati ‘ Capsids
Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
American Vrague
Lake Trevela
Deneesatesel
New i Stileeneae el
Washington
Sane
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Lois
Let George Do It Origin Traced to Louis XI S Prime Minister
The saying Let George Do It traces to Louis XI of France and his able prime minister George dAmboise. The phrase grew from Louis relying on George for delicate tasks, shaping a popular expression of delegating work.
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George
Louis XI
Algo
Louis Xit
France
George dAmboise
Po Louis
Pipe & m
Georges le Foisse
Memory in Writing and the Painter's Story Delay
The excerpt discusses how painters and writers linger before expressing memory. It notes the writer’s need for a vivid remembered image and the painter’s eye that requires clear color forms. It contrasts remembered detail with the act of writing or painting.
Napoleon's Exile Misconceptions Corrected in History Note
A late 19th or early 20th century item clears up errors about Napoleon's exile and location. It argues the common belief in Saint Helena persists but notes real accounts vary and confusion remains about where he lived and the outcomes of his defeat.
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Napoleon
Future of Forest Care Emphasizes Timely Replanting
The passage argues against delaying timber harvests and stresses the need to remove old trees and replant with younger ones. It warns that greed and short sighted practices exhaust local forests, invite pests, and harm long term forest health.
Fragmented OCR Ardent Note From Unknown Source
Fragmented text shows unclear names and topics with references to age and surveillance ideas. No coherent event or claim is readable. Unable to determine concrete persons organizations places or actions from the fragment.
Automobile compared to food supply in late reflections
A fragmented reflection equates the automobile to transportation with the food system. The text muses on memory and change, linking past habits to present supply dynamics and societal reliance on machines.
Pompadour Style and Its Eighteenth Century Roots
Fragmentary notes discuss a hair or fashion style linked to the eighteenth century, mentioning a Pompadour origin and female influence. The text alludes to stylistic naming from a figure associated with Mimé and De, but details are incomplete.
Cardus the Woman's Tonic Promises Relief from Aches
A patient recounts severe side pain and months of misery ending after using Cardus, claiming three bottles cured her and she never felt better. The anecdote urges others with headaches pains and weakness to try the tonic.
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Tess
Cardus
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Huntsville
All
Ime
D. Mixon
Montgomery
A _ succeed Bonds
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Alabama
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Morgan, Limestone
Madison Counties
S. M. Frankel
Twickenham
Ala
the Daily
Albany
Mr. Farmer
Decatur Fertilizer CO
A Tim
Goodyear Tires
Gaoarete Emilee
Goodyear
Ford
Chevrolet
Dort
Maxwell
Coates
Frank P. Side
Aaa
Thor Akes Veufilatha
Ray Oon
Prite Abe
Cardai
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