Mexia Oil Boom Transforms Texas Town and Dreams
Mexia’s oil field has turned a forty acre farm into royalty income and spurred a town rumor mill as wells produce up to 189,500 barrels daily. Local editor John Wall notes growing output and a rush of gushers, while landowners like Warren Anderson seek prices over $50,000 for royalty rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Thompson
Mexia
Warren Anderson
John Wall
Mexia Oil Ledger
Lmit
Humphreys
Fred S. Carr
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Sissonville
W. Va
R. S. Carr
Col. Humphreys
Messaba
Minnesota
British Columbia
Denver
Big Muddy
Wyoming
Colonel Humphreys
Rogers No. 1
Magnolia Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Tidewater
United States
Northern Montana oil boom eyed as Mexia rival tale grows
The Toole county field between Shelby and Sweetgrass on the Great Northern line draws oil men nationwide while Mexia in East Central Texas thrives as the world’s wonder field. Promoters claim northern Montana could rival Mexia, with rapid well gains, rising land values, and pipeline plans to move oil to tidewater, though ultimate outcomes remain speculative.
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Toole County
Montana
Shelby
Sweetgrass
Great Northern
Mexia
Great Falls
Kevin
United States
Texas
el Dorado
Tidewater
Gulf of Mexico
United States Texas Company
Fish Pond
Albert E. Humphreys
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller
Humphreys
Pure Oil Company
Ohio
Indiana
Denver
Montana welcomes editors with millions of lines of publicity
An editorial in the National Editorial Association bulletin calls editors to the 1922 Montana convention in Missoula. It touts rail tours of Yellowstone and Glacier Parks and notes Montana’s wealth and growth potential, urging press coverage and population growth from visiting journalists.
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Montana
Nation
National Editorial Association
Association
Missoula
Martin J. Hutchens
G. M. Moss
Pilot
Whitefish
Moss
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Great Northwest
Twin Cities
America
Glacier
United States Park System
Pioneer Chinaman Passes Away in Mineral County Gulch
An aged Chinese resident known as Cedar Creek John died in Superior Mineral County after years of solitary life in a Cedar Creek cabin. He reportedly endured nearly a century, surviving the gold rush era and calmly accepting modern conveniences like electric lights and telephone when brought to town.
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Mineral County
Cedar Creek
John
Superior
Missoula
Enormous Gain in County Expenses Across Montana
A Montana Taxpayers Association chart shows total county government outlay rising from 7.56 million in 1914 to 20.26 million in 1920 while state population grows from 445,189 to 548,889. Costs climb steadily with 1917 an anomaly, and miscellaneous expenses rise most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxpayers’ Association
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
State House
Freezone promises painless corn removal in minutes
An advertisement claims that applying Freezone instantly relieves corn pain and allows the corn to be lifted away with fingers. It promotes a small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns and calluses without soreness or irritation.
New York Jews raise 14 million in relief fund drive
The New York Jews of America subscribed 14 million dollars for relief of eastern European Jews suffering from war and famine at the final rally of the New York city drive led by David A. Brown of Detroit, national chairman. Fauvie's Star Jersey cow set a world milk record of 20616 pounds and 1006 pounds of fat in a year, announced by the American Jersey Cattle Club. The test began Feb 25 1921 when the cow was six years eleven months old.
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New York
Jews of America
New York City
David A. Brown
Detroit
Lef
Fauvie
Star
American Jersey Cattle Club
Fauvico
Prince
Danderine Claim Promises Hair Revival After One Use
An advertisement proclaims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff, thickens and beautifies. A bottle costs 36 cents at drugstores and claims one application leaves no dandruff or falling hair with hairs showing new life, vigor, brightness, color and abundance.
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Ross & Green
A. E. Humphreys
New Oil Croesus
Smith Chapel
T. B. Mills
Pioneer Railway of
Northwest
Northern
North
Dakota
New West
Union
New England
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
J. G. Woodworth
Northern Pacific
Placer
Celestial
Boston
Brockton and
South Shore
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Beneenn
Lagawi
Philippine Constabulary
London
Russia
South Africa
Johannesburg
Pall Mall Gazette
Moscow
Danderine
Bayer
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