Uncle Joe Cannon Hale and Hearty on 90th Birthday
Joseph Gurney Cannon known as Uncle Joe turns ninety on May 7 in Danville Illinois. A famed Republican statesman and long time House speaker he served in Congress from 1873 to 1921 and later became a banker. He plans to publish his life story within a year.
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Uncle Joe Cannon Hale
Hearty
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney
Joe” Cannon
Danvill
Illinois
Joe
Guilford
North Carolina
University of Illinois
United States
House of Congress
Uncle Joe
Chicago
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Congress
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Old Country Fiddler Memory and 1926 Olney Notice
A nostalgic poem recalls a country fiddler and old dances near memories of past times. The text shifts to Luther Burbank’s death in California and atheistic quotes. A legal notice follows listing a land sale in Olney Young County Texas to satisfy a judgment for 3512.35 for J. H. Burns, with costs, led by Constable J. D. Dawson. The sale details reference Bloodworth and Leath Additions in Olney.
Constable's Sale Notice in Graham Texas
Execution issued by the District Court of Wichita County on May 4 1926 in case brought by J H Burns against Joe A Allen J C Brown Robert Neeley Frank Smith and R E Alexander. Judgment for 3512.35 with 6 percent interest from December 22 1925 and costs. Sale set for the first Tuesday in June 1926 at the Graham Court House door to satisfy the judgment with all rights interests in the described real property.
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District Court
Wichita County
J. H. Burns
Joe A. Allen
J. C. Brown
Robert Neeley
Frank Smith
R. E. Alexander
Graham
Young County
Texas
Citation by publication in Texas court case 1926
Public notice in Young County Texas commands Sheriff to publish weekly for four weeks a citation to Tom Petty for a divorce suit No 7994 filed January 28 1926. Atlas Petty sues for dissolution custody of three children and alleges cruelty and abandonment with term set for June 7 1926 in Graham.
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State OF
Texas
Young County
Tom Petty
30Th Judicial District
Graham
A. D
Atlas Petty
Willie, Riggs
Willie Riggs
Rubye Lee Edens
Justified Murder Confession Quoted by Oil Weekly
A country man on trial for murder recounts a cascade of misfortunes including rheumatism, a daughter's elopement, a barn fire, the loss of mules, a son’s cholera death, and mortgage foreclosure before admitting he shot the optimist who urged him to “cheer up.”
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Old Top
Oil Weekly
Walter and the stout great aunt in a last word quip
Walter introduces his mother to a very stout great aunt and the child notes her ample proportions with a witty remark. The narrator muses that women win all the last word contests, finding it peculiar.
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Walter
O'Toole and O'Day Exchange Barbed Remarks
The exchange features O'Toole accusing someone of saying things about you while O'Day dismisses it with a quip about flattery, Hogan. The dialogue snapshot captures the sharp wit typical of Life magazine captions.
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O’toole
O’day
Hogan
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