Western Union Delivers Boy Cross Country
A Bakersfield California Western Union tale tells of 17 year old Johnnie Castlewood sent from Rutland Vermont to Oildale California for delivery to his parents. The manager notes the unique delivery method and questions whether the boy was treated as a night letter or a day message.
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America
Telegraph
M. E. Whiting
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bakersfield
Calif
Johnnie Castlewood
Rutland
Vermont
Western Union
Oildale
Johnnie
San Francisco Chronicle
Urging dairy farming as cotton substitute in Mississippi
Federal dairy specialist H C Ferguson promotes substituting dairy farming for cotton plantations in Mississippi. He cites a Wall Street Journal editorial from last November arguing warm prosperity rests on corn, legumes and cows and notes an International Harvester demonstration supporting this shift.
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Agricultural Extension Department
Mississippi
South
United States Treasury
Washington
United States
Jackson, Miss
H. C. Ferguson
Federal Farm Demonstration Office
Wall Street Journal
International Harvester Commany
Hog Sale A Success In Oxford At First Register Hog Auction
Friday marked Oxford's first registered hog auction. Farmers and pig club members brought surplus registered hogs. all offered hogs were of the Duroc breed from the Scissors line. Lafayette county residents dominated sales. Dr. M. M. Bedenbaugh bought a pig for 51 dollars, the top price.
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Oxford
Pig Club
Lafayette County
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R. R. Chilton & Company
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Dan Price
Ierica
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Siceps
Mee
Wiley Bros
A. H. Kendel
Miss
Mrs. Harding
Aheda
Gink
McCall
Bramlett Hospital
Swiss Cleaners & Dyers
6Th St
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Hall
BF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
En-ar-co
Black & Huggins
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