The Rude Awakening and Odd Rochester Gags
A flapper daughter wakes to a mock marriage proposal that’s really a lunch bill joke. A young reporter reports no meeting after a row, the chair tossed under the table. Seattle tops the Pacific coast fish trade as a distribution center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T
Meike
Rochester
Press
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Seattle
Pacific Coast
United States
Boston
Gloucester
A Sentimental Show Love Story Delights Audiences
This picture is billed as a love story and upholds that promise with gentle romance. Critics note its tender mood and warm, affectionate tone, describing the film as smoothly charming and appealing to fans of sentimental cinema.
Farmers Buy Large Part Of Foodstuffs
A USDA survey of 25 000 farmers across the country finds 70 percent of their food comes from local production and 79 percent could be produced locally. Isolated farmers produce more at home and prosperous areas buy more from outside. East South Central states lead in home production at 75.2 percent, while New England states register 58.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
East South Central
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Field Inspection Service film highlights livestock disease control
A new one reel film from the United States Department of Agriculture presents the field inspection service of the bureau of animal industry. It notes many animals entering stockyards daily and returning as stockers or feeders, and shows how diseased animals could spread infection. The film may be borrowed or purchased at printing cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Field Inspection Service
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mutton Supply Expands as Sheep Feeding Rises
Government estimates show almost a third more sheep in feed lots on January 1 than in 1922, with the Irrigated West leading gains and the corn belt up 14 percent. Improved farmer finances are linked to the higher mutton production, signaling a return to 1921 production levels.
Scabies Reduces Flock Health Across Western States
Inspectors from the Bureau of Animal Industry assessed nearly 25 million sheep for scabies, a parasitic disease causing heavy losses. Over 8.8 million sheep were dipped to destroy parasites as officials report improvement across western range states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Good Fire Records Are Granted Cities
The Texas state fire insurance commission announced its first good fire record credits for the year starting March. Austin and Waco receive the maximum 16 percent credit, Bay City and Denton 6 percent, with others at 9, 12, and 15 percent. Cities listed include Austin Aransas Pass Aspermont Atlanta Alvord Angleton Bardwell Bastrop Bloomington Bartlett Port, etc.
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Austin
Tex
Texas State Fire Insurance Commission
Waco
Bay City
Denton
Bowie
Cleburne
Madisonville
Mercedes
Palacios
Baird
Burnet
Campbell
Crowell
Nordheim
McAllen
Aransas Pass
Aspermont
Atlanta
Alvord
Angleton
Bardwell
Bastrop
Bloomington
Bartlett
Bridgeport
Canyon
Carrizo Springs
Cross Plains
Colorado
Center
del Rio
Eagle Lake
Eagle Pass
Edgewood
Flatonia
Freeport
Fort Stockton
Groesbeck
Gatesville
Hallettsville
Henrietta
Hutto
Honey Grove
Henderson
Kaufman
Kerrville
Rosse
Lexington
Lubbock
Livingston
New Braunsfels
Nocona
Orange
Citizens Named to Locate New Pen Site
The Texas relocation committee for the state penitentiary is now fifteen members strong. It includes chairman Rep. Teer and vice chair Sen. Lewis with three citizen members Dr. W. B. Blalock Lee Simmons and Mrs. W C. Martin. The panel will tour the Harlem farm site and other suggested locations.
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Austin
Tex
Teer
Granger
Lewis
Conroe
Satterwhite
Carson
W. B. Blalock
Woodlawn
Harrison County
State Ginners’ Association
Democratic Executive Committee
Lee Simmons
Sherman
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
W C. Martin
Dallas
Davidson
Wood
Bledsoe
Fairchild
Ridgeway
Seagler
Patterson
Pate
Lackey
Harlem
Neff
Bill appropriates sum to complete Austin papers
Washington allocates 14741 for the Government Printing Office to finish Moses and Stephen F. Austin papers. The American Historical Association will supervise the publication with illustrations, covering 1790 to 1836 and detailing Texas colonization and settlement. The Austins’ early moves include Virginia and Massachusetts before Texas.
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Washington
Sheppard
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
American Historical Association
Texas
United States
Virginia
Massachusetts
Greeks Are Blamed Too In Asia Minor Atrocities
Miss Susan D. Orvis of Dubuque Iowa declares Greeks and Turks equally guilty of atrocities during the hostilities in Asia Minor upon returning from three years as a relief worker in the Near East. She directed the exodus of the last group of orphans deported by the Turks from Cesarea in Anatolia.
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New York
Asia Minor
Susan D. Orvis
Dubuque
Iowa
Giulia Censare
Near East
Orvis
Cesarea
Anatolia
Potash Found in New Jersey Green Sands Belt
The Geological Survey reports potash in New Jersey green sands meeting U S needs for about a thousand years based on pre war imports. Estimates place recoverable potash at 256,953,000 short tons from open pits in the belt.
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Washington
United States
Green Sands
New Jersey
Geological Survey
Hearne Postmaster Named
Hearne Texas announces Charles J. Hostrasser appointed postmaster succeeding Floyd Easterwood whose term expired Hostrasser served 16 years as postmaster under Roosevelt and Taft administrations and was succeeded by Easterwood in 1914
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Tex
Charles J. Hostrasser
Floyd Easterwood
Hostrasser
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Easterwood
Goliad Orange Trees Tolerate Heavy Ice Freeze
In Goliad Texas orange trees survived the recent deep freeze with fruit the size of small eggs despite the heavy ice coating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goliad
Tex
Cascarets Ad Claims Quick Bowels Cleanse
An old advertisement touts Cascarets 110c as a gentle bowel cleanser for adults and children. It promises relief from headaches biliousness gases indigestion and upset stomach and notes a candy taste and a 10 cent box price. The ad ends with a joke about a clock and a man.
Catarrh Remedy Ad Claims Quick Local and Internal Relief
An advertisement promotes Hal's Catarrh Medicine a two part remedy with an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to clear mucous surfaces. The product is promoted by FB J Cheney Co of Toledo a longtime druggist supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Amateur Night Invitation and Taxidermist Mention
The note hints at a Friday amateur night invitation while contrasting taxidermists with grafters seeking the prize. The fragment preserves oddball dialogue style and suggests a social or entertainment context with sharp, terse lines.
Woman and neighbor quip over a divorce rumor and heartless insult
A Kansas City Star quip quotes a neighbor about Gabe Gawkey seeking a divorce, calling his wife heartless and suggesting a bucksaw and ax as solution. The piece then notes Camp Fire work gaining university courses and public school support, plus a cynical remark on aging and consistency as a jewel.
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Gabe Gawkey
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kansas City Star
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe Relief from Calomel Dangers
An old advertisement warns that calomel poisons the liver and bones and causes illness. It touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative that cures sluggish liver and bowel issues without salivating, offering a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
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NEW_ ‘YORK
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