Cardiff Giant Kin Demand Museum Return in Hoax Tale
Michael Fitzmaurice, heir to Wesley Jukes, claims the Cardiff Giant belongs to his family and demands its return from the New York State Historical Museum in Cooperstown. He asserts his great grandfather created the hoax and explains how various Jukes inventions influenced popular showmanship.
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Cardiff
Giant's Kin
Robert Musel
New York
P. T. Barnum
Michael Fitzmaurice
Barnum
Parnall Callahan
New York State Historical Museum
Cooperstown
N. YY
Fitzmaurice
Great Grandpa
Gideon
Grandpa
Upstate
Museu A
Jukes
Ringling’ Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Vacation Time and Property Offers In Dothan Houston County
Vacation time tips and ads offer year round protection plans from five dollars yearly and 25 cent daily trip coverage. Also advertised are a snack shop for sale with long lease, 120 acres farm land near town, 86 acres open with water and timber, houses and lots wanted by clients, an excellent two bedroom home for 5750 cash or liberal terms, a Western section home with modern conveniences priced payment plan, and a fire siren radio reminder.
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Houston County
Tandview
Small Towns Warned Of Magazine Racket
Chicago report from Prairie Farmer warns communities about magazine agents posing as veterans. They promise high points toward schooling or future profits and threaten to return with plans for drive-ins, newsstands, or other projects. The warning urges subscribing through trusted dealers and avoiding point rackets.
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Chicago
Prairie Farmer Magazine
Belgian Girl Seeks U.S. Marine Enlistment
A Belgian girl in Brussels asked Marine Headquarters to join the U.S. Women Marines. She sought regualr service and even obtained parental permission to give up Belgian citizenship, but United States citizenship is required for enlistment, so her application was denied.
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Washington
Marines
Brussels
Marine Headquarters
Marine Women
United States
Marine Corps
Herschel Stephens Wins Marianna Post
Herschel Stephens elected to the Marianna board of city commissioners to fill the unexpired term of A. J. Lewis Jr. in a special election held April 5. Other commissioners are Mayor Glen Holley W R K Dain Harry Bei and Hugh Simmons. Stephens won 378 votes to 166 for opponent H C Sonny Harris.
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Marianna
Heschel Stephens
Board of City Commissioners
A. J. Lewis, Jr
Stephens
Lewis
Board of Commissioners
Glen Holley
W. R K. Daiin
Harry Bei
Hugh Simmons
H. C.sonny Harris
Get Pigeons Drunk For Easy Capture
READING Pa UP The city council received one odd reply to a pigeon nuisance query at city hall. A taxpayer suggested feeding soaked rye and whiskey soaked grain to make pigeons tipsy so they could be easily captured.
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Reading
Early papyrus card board described by Britannica
Britannica explains the earliest card board originated as a papyrus sheet. The sheet was beaten to thickness then pressed and dried in the sun to form a usable card like material.
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Britannica
Memphis Father Climbs Roof to Paint Table
David Kidd climbed onto a garage roof in Memphis to paint a small white table to keep his two year-old son from accessing the paint. He said the roof was the safest place to prevent his boy from getting into the paint despite the risk involved.
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Memphis
Tenn
David Kidd
Kidd
Photographer Succeeds In Making Potential Electricity
A fragmented clipping notes a photographer achieving success in capturing or generating potential electricity. Details are incomplete but imply a technical or experimental achievement in the field. Further readable context is needed to identify people, place, or exact method.
Cotton futures edge higher as trading remains thin
In New York, cotton futures moved within an irregular range with final prices unchanged to 20 cents a bale higher. The May 1949 contract led gains as traders covered shorts before the first notice day on April 26, with expectations tied to developments including Agriculture Secretary testimony and improving planting progress in the South.
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New York
Secretary of Agriculture
House Agricultural Committee
Cotton futures rise on weekend covering and light buying
New Orleans notes show cotton futures advancing with weekend short covering and small buying. Closing prices were steady to modestly higher, with May and October contracts posting gains amid quiet trading and some demand linked to recent spot sales to foreign buyers.
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New Orleans
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