Boxing Bonds and Giant Heroes Stir San Francisco
A 1926 New York style boxing column recalls Artie Carpentier and Charley White as possible contenders while Leonard, a wider film star, trains for a San Francisco bout. Billy Gibson notes eager heavyweights, with Jimmy O Connor mocking skinny fighters and recounting a brutal McCarthy Grupp bout where the ring collapsed and blood flowed.
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Chamy
Carpentien
Dixveyy
Ted Lewis
betaPi
Jist
Daffys
Charley
Lewis
Marvel
Tadi
Artie
Jortsman
Giants
Gibson
Angeles
Cal
Leonard
San Francisco
Chicago
Italy
Jimmy O'Connor
Harlem
Marty Burke
New Orleans
Jimmy
Rube McCarthy
Benny Vantier
Billy Grupp
McCarthy
Gripp
Grupp
Rube
France H C L Is Jarged To U S
Paris dispatch notes Gustave Tery of L Oeuvre accusing the United States of inflaming the franc decline and rising living costs in France. He attacks an anonymous American critic and argues U S actions profited from German property seizures and wartime arrangements.
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France
America
United States
Toward U S loans for wartime aid and French industry
An editorial argues France borrowed in the United States to fund arms and pay interest, foreseeing francs' drop as loan payments fall due. It contends American profits from weapons sales and loan interest harmed by soaring rates and calls for price parity for American visitors and goods. It also highlights the labor behind film and university industries as key yet underappreciated drivers of cultural production.
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United States
America
Petit Blouy
Americas
France
Variety of crafts enter film making at Universal City
A fragmentary report notes men and women learning varied crafts to enter film making at Universal City with broadening skills. The text is incomplete but indicates broader participation in early film production disciplines and suggests a growing industry training environment.
Screen Vendors Promote Quick TV Selling Tactics
Local sellers advertise methods to showcase items quickly on screen. Shoppers learn concise pitches, visual hooks, and rapid pricing to attract buyers. Vendors emphasize clear descriptions, steady camera work, and prompt checkout to close deals.
Old Sores Piles Burns and Scalds Healed Quickly
An advertisement for San Cura Ointment claiming rapid healing for sores, ulcers, boils, piles, burns, and more. It cites personal testimony from I McCauley and praises the ointment and San Cura Soup, with price details and a list of merchants including Shrom Co Inc and Daugherty Bros Drug Store.
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Om Uw, Mildebrand and Carson, Shrom Co, Inc
San Cura
I. McCauley
Cooperstown
Thompson Medical
Titusville
Daugherty Bros. Dru
Carson-Sheom Co. Inc
Wool Clip to Tas Sold Cooperatively in Pennsylvania Newsprint
Obscure old text describes cooperative wool sale efforts in Pennsylvania and nearby regions. It notes large volumes awaiting sale and proposed higher prices, with references to state colleges and local auctions shaping the wool market. The article mixes numeric figures and cryptic phrases about volumes and prices.
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Tas
Wool grading reform prompts changes in county markets
The article notes dissatisfaction with old wool marketing methods and argues for grading based on forage quality. It explains premiums for clean fleece and the impact of poor care, with associations able to grade at warehouses or sell ungraded through commission houses. Also mentions visitors Mrs J F Parnell Elizabeth Walker from Washington and Gilbert Parnell, plus Dr and Mrs E B Wood visiting Latrobe.
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J. FE. Parnell
Elizabeth
Mise’ Walker
Washington, D. C
Gilbert Parnell
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Nithher
Shrine
Benton’ Hathor
Charley White
Hed
Boxing Commission
Smith
Billy Gibson
H.C. L
U. S
Yank
Nternational News Service
Physicisans
Tom Moore
Sultana Gnand
Buchheit Bros
Merson
Indiana, PA
Wwe
California
Weilers
Electricians
Carpentres
Iadlers
Tales
Clovks
Weank Daiweence
Fla
Univoraat Studi
Lawrence Fies
Daoyees
Avernico Drtellinence
Dee Koemmer
Fuyuan
Reccu
Iita
Tia Woo
Ines Therpy
Stlyrih
Emperate
Holland
Pav
Vhslon Tish
Penngylvaia
Tiffeen
Pommeylvania
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Indiana Hardware Co
Winchester Storr
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