Comstock Lode Comes Back to Life on Silver's Rise
The Comstock district from the northern end to Silver City hums with activity as silver rises to 77 cents per ounce. James M. Leonard predicts 25 years of profitable mining, noting lower costs and ore once valued at $10 now worth $20, reviving Virginia City’s mining boom.
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Nevada
Fight Mills
Weucomarie
America
James M. Leonard
Comstock
Leonard
Virginia City
Bonanza Kings
Virginia
Kidney and Bladder Aid Capsule Offer
Kidney trouble flushed away with a 35 cent package of Gold Medal Haarlem O11 Capsules. Relieves irritation of the bladder and reduces night awakenings. Other symptoms mentioned include backache leg cramps and a burning passage. Take as directed.
Stream-lined $15,000 trailer train aids Youth Day event
Grove Laboratories of St Louis built a $15,000 stream-lined trailer train en route to Decatur for Youth Day. The mobile unit features a sport coupe power unit, a one mile music range, a quarter mile voice reach, a full public address system, an applause meter, a first aid department, and Red Cross trained operator.
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Grove Laboratories, Inc
St. Louis
Grove
Decatur
American Red Cross
Grove Laboratories
Los Angeles Sends Tracked Dime Craze Across the City
The send a dime craze sweeps Los Angeles as people from all walks join the chain letter trend. The rush moves from dimes to dollars across streets, streetcars, hotels and offices. Postmaster B R Briggs says extra help is on duty and more staff will be added if the trend continues. Hollywood’s film colony is noted in the surge.
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Los Angeles
B. R. Briggs
Hollywood
Hartselle Club Hosts Luncheon and Bridge Afternoon
At the Tuesday Afternoon Club meeting hosted by Mrs. William Stewart the group enjoyed a luncheon at her Cullman county camp and spent the afternoon playing bridge. Guests included Mesdames Par Cook W. B. Allen Emmett Bridges Tom Crittenden Carl Pattillo and Miss Frances Stewart with Miss Elizabeth Soper and Mrs. Carrie Hutchinson.
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William Stewart
Cullman County
Stewart
Mesdames Par Cook
W. B. Allen
Emmett Bridges
Tom Crittenden
Carl Pattillo
Frances Stewart
Elizabeth Soper
Carrie Hutchinson
Paramount Studio Bans Chain Letter Scheme For Employees
Keen to enlist in any new fad, Paramount employees faced a ban as the studio forbade participation in a growing chain letter scheme. The pressure increased as producers circulated the gimmick at one dollar per entry, with several individuals reportedly starting their own rounds.
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Paramount
Decatur High Pounds Cullman In 5-0 Baseball Win
Decatur High School defeated Cullman 5-0 at Alabama Park behind McCluskey pitching. Jack Prince led hitters with two hits, and Drake, Isbell, Kimball, and Holm contributed in scoring. Cullman committed errors and baserunning misplays as Decatur built leads in the third and fourth innings and added a run in the seventh.
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L. A. Barron
Decatur High
Cullman Bearcats
Alabama Park
Setieen
McCluskey
Cullman
Ashcraft
Keystone
Jack Prince
Francis and
Drake
High School
Prince
Smith
Caudill
Isbell
Red
Ad Black
Kimbrell
Holm
Decatur Visit Sparks Plans for Local Wrestling Cards
Chris Jordan, a wrestling promoter, visited Decatur on Wednesday briefly, en route to Huntsville where he inaugurated weekly bouts for the American Legion last night. He said he is lining up strong cards for the Decatur arena.
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Chris Jordan
Decatur
Huntsville
American Legion
Lawrenceburg Veteran Outfit to Meet Alabama Hosiery Mill
The Alabama Hosiery Mill hosts Lawrenceburg Tennessee’s veteran baseball team at Alabama Park Saturday at 3 30. Lawrenceburg beat the Hosierymen 6 2 in last year’s two game set at home and lost 3 2 in their ball yard. Fred House, who pitched well against Columbia last Saturday, may start for the Mill men in a match that tests the visitors against the big right hander.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Alabama Park
Hosierymen
Fred House
Columbia
Fireburg Held By Chicago Officers
Chicago police said H. Carl Peterson, 30, confessed to setting at least seventeen incendiary fires in Rogers Park and nearby districts. He claimed he set the blazes for excitement. No fatalities were reported in connection with the fires.
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Chicago
Rogers Park
H. Carl Peterson
Patrick Harding
Harding
Mrs Julia Gold Burned to Death
The fragment identifies the deceased as Mrs. Julia Gold who was burned to death, noting the fatal incident and its context within the report.
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Julia Gold
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Comstock Lode
Trip
Hartselle
W. J. Miller
Ray Howell
Ray
Lois Miller
8. L. Sherrill
Bobbie Barclift
Mrs
Hal Barclift
J. P. Hodges
Montgomery
Plumer Frost
Memphis
Willie Brake
Paul
Miami
Pla
Mr. Brake
Brake
Edgar Brantley
Anne Brantley
J. L. Rountree
Brantley
Tullahoma
Tent
Miss Brantley
Elizabeth Junken
Dixie Region
Miss Junken
Bearcats
Abrhpoa
Hall
If Kelly
Bamburg
Anereeee Alridge
P. Seins
Trimble
Kilgore
Francis
Qnwerenoe Drake
Rf Gilbre
Zie
Goodrich
Eula
Stuyvesant
Dutch) Wright
Newsreel
Maine
Goodrich Safety
Silvertown
Odrich Silvertown
E. W. Kennedy
Rexall Te Sale
Thompson’s
Rexall Drug Store
Fred Waring
Ford Dealers
Fireburg
le Sea
Ginere & Led Syserrs
Homer
Sterchi’s
Athens
Decatur Stores
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