Wedding tale and town notices mix with tomato surplus in odd column
A quirky New York wedding tale centers on Miss Abby and her father as crowds linger outside the ceremony, while in a separate note John Rogers brings fresh tomatoes from the Rogers Hicks farm and arranges a five cent per pound sale. West-end corn drought prompts farmers to plant forage crops and Weimar reports mixed outlook with a poor crop. Miss Edith Hunly visits sister Mrs R Anevlir in Houston.
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Dallas News
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Abby
Sonny
Pery
Morcher
Miss Abbs
Asi
Miss c
Joh Rogers
Rogers & Hicks
Jolin
Eurely
John
Weimar
Edith Hunly
R. Anevlir
Houston
Mrs Fuller Made Strong
A historical ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has improved health for women. It touts wide usage and persuasion by testimonials, urging readers to try the remedy for various ailments and uphold its benefits for female health.
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Eele
N. H
Behring Captures Photo With Nurmi at Newark Meet
Esther Behring, captain of the Prudential A A relay team and American champion woman shot putter, recalls the thrill of posing with Nurmi, the Finnish champion runner, during an athletic meet in Newark. Behring, employed in Prudential’s Newark home offices, is a national figure and record holder who won the outdoor AAU shot put title in Pittsburgh last year and has set basketball distance records indoors.
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Esther Behring
Prudential Insurance A. A
Pasvo
Nurmi
Finland
Newark
N.o
Miss Behring
Prudential
Pittsburgh
Sho
War origins argued by a bemused speaker
A venting speaker blames a woman, Miss Alice Loraine, for starting World War I and the current conflict, claiming women mix creation with chaos. The monologue insists the blame lies with a woman’s influence and mocks male bravado.
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Miss Mier Loraine
Alsace Loraine
Alice Loraine
Adam
Mrs Fitzgerald Hosts Thursday Bridge Club
Mrs. K M Fitzgerald entertained the Thursday Club at the Perish house yesterday afternoon. Ara CG H Matthews received three bridge decks for high score, and Mrs W B Tau won the guest prize, a bridge set. The hostess served Island course with iced tea and a sherbet. The group will meet next Thursday with Miss Virginia Guynn.
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K. M. Fitzgerald
Tobacco ad sings a quirky fishermen’s rhyme critiquing weed
A whimsical fragment mocks tobacco as a fishy weed. The verse says it satisfies no nutian need and makes you thin, with a playful jab at its supposed effects. The text ends with a puzzled question about communicating on Jargumoent Ike.
Brotherhood and sympathy in the fraternal spirit
Henry Van Dyke speaks of a fraternal spirit that bonds people through shared joy and sorrow. He argues for fellowship beyond sorrow, a sympathy that rejoices in others success and laments their distress, urging a simple English word to express this bond and urging humane action toward fellow men.
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Henry van Dyke
Home Made Rat Trap Described in Texas Border News
A DIY rat trap uses a two‑thirds full water-filled five-gallon pail with a cotton seed layer for the rim. A baited handle allows a rat to step onto the seed, tipping the pail to drown, as described by Mrs Irene Perry in Tex Fis Burn and Ranch. Neighbors report catching seven rats in two nights with this trap. Mr and Mrs Weir from Houston visited local parents over the weekend.
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Irene ‘Perry
Tex
Charge It and Debt Dilemma in a Modest Income Era
A married woman with a modest income buys in a department store and urges to keep charging. A young husband in a garage contemplates signing for a car he does not need, mortgaging his home for the first payment and agreeing to high installment costs. The piece highlights consumer debt pressures and risky financial choices in common life.
Thirty Years Ago the First US Automobile by Haynes
A reflection on Elwood Haynes and the birth of the American automobile in Kokomo Indiana in 1894. The piece recalls early trials and public skepticism, the 1890s Chicago race, Henry Ford’s Detroit work, and the contrast to modern cars, noting Smithsonian relics and the rapid evolution of transportation.
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Elwood Haynes
Tevassor
Mr. Haynes
Haynes
Kokomo
Smithsonian
Washington
Stephenson
Chicago
Jackson Park
Detroit
Henry Ford
Boston
Local pastor to preach at Christian church Sunday
The weekly Headlight corrects previous errors and states Rev. J. W. King, local pastor, will deliver the rexulty appointment at the Christian church this Sunday evening. A prior scheduled speaker, Rev. McLaughlin, had services canceled due to a school program. he plans a future date to preach near Eight, with notice to follow.
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B. McToughlin
Garwood
Christian Church
J. W. King
Mer. McLaughlin
American Legion
McLaughlin
William Harrow
Chicago
Thayeran Life & Accident, Insurance Company
N. V. Burrow
Wednesday Card Club at Mrs Mo Matthews
Two tables of players enjoyed a bright afternoon of bridge at the home of Mrs Jol Matthews as she hosted the Wednesday Club. Guests included Mrs Meyer and Nathan who won the white prize. souvenir was awarded to Mrs L D Allen. Light refreshments followed with salad, pudding, angel cake and ice cream.
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Jol Matthews
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