Advertising rates and satirical reflections on wealth
A fragment critiques ad pricing quoting demeaning terms and jokes about social status. It humorously contrasts old citizens, new lawyers, and a refined lady with specific monetary charges. The piece adds a self reflective monologue on wealth, temptation, and fear of becoming rich like Rockefeller.
The Wedding Month and Floral Style in June Nuptials
The piece argues June is ideal for weddings due to abundant blooms and affordable decorations. It notes reporters rush to cover June ceremonies and that brides seek a meaningful, beautifully adorned event, balancing romance with practical costs.
Richest Negro Girl Sarah Rector of Muskogee Oklahoma
The richest negro girl in the United States is Sarah Rector eighteen who lives near Muskogee Oklahoma. Oil found on her land made her worth a million and a half. Percy Noodles reports a dramatic remark about marriage and a threat of becoming a murderous man if she wed someone else.
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Muskogee
Okla
United States
Sarah Rector
Percy Noodles
Death of Kolchak Leads Russian Firing Squad Tragedy
Reports from Irkutsk recount Capt Webb's account of Admiral Kolchak facing a revolutionary firing squad after Declaring his innocence and asking to see Mme Kolchak. The firing squad allegedly refused to shoot before a commissar fatally shot Kolchak, while Pepper lay and Pepper urged mercy. The piece ends with a quip about a mother and neighbors.
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Mme. Kolchak
Captain Webb
Kolchak
Braina
Divorce Bride Professes A Moving Going Away Ceremony
The divorcee wore a black and blue tailored gown as she entered with her father and sat opposite the maid who gave her away. The divorce decree was read to music from a sidewalk hand organ while Judge Breaktheknot delivered a solemn decree. Both ex-spouses received congratulations as Bailiff Smith received praise for organizing the event. The ex-wife returns to her father's home while the ex-husband goes to the Bachelors' Club.
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Tate
Smith
Announcement Terms for Cash in Advance Policy
Strictly cash in advance. No announcement will be inserted until the fee is paid. All announcements are inserted in the order received at this office.
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Llano
One Better Meant for Iron and Sun Day Romance
A playful banter contrasts a magnet able to haul substantial iron from ten feet with a speaker who jokes he is drawn to something every Sunday over three miles of plowed fields. The exchange endures as a light regional witticism about love and longevity.
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Rube
Blanton Campaign Manager Sends Record of Efforts
A Texas campaign manager portrays Thomas L. Blanton as a national reformer who fights graft and waste, notes unions and radicals oppose him, cites his economy in expenditures, and promises printed campaign records to supporters. He alleges attacks from Gompers aligned groups and presses for district readers to study Blanton’s congressional record.
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Cedarchy
Congressman Blanton
Seattle
Florida
United States
Blanton
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Congress
TIMPS
Abilene
Sweetwater
Olden Advance
Don H. Biggers
Eastland
Olden
Eastland County
Grisham
Tunstill
Biggers
Joe Cannon
Knutson
U. S
New England
el Paso
Houston
Galveston
Lufkin
Beaumont
Fr. Worth
San Antonio
Texas
Lebanon
Tennelousas
Tampa
Memphis
Amer
Dallas N S
Congr Torr
Enghaus
Wall Street
II New
Boston
Providence
Fall River
New York
Champ Clark
Claude Kitchin
Crisp
Gard
Mills County
Thomas L. Blanton
Gompers
Army Hill
National Guard
Mr. Gompers
Union
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