More Cotton On Fever Aggress Aim Of Campaign
The boll weevil drive pledges higher profits by boosting yield per acre not total acreage. The National Boll Weevil Control Association and Southern Agricultural Workers urge state and local support for a three-stage poisoning plan and soil prep to raise yields through careful planting, fertilization, and weed control, with calcium arsenate and molasses mixes as needed.
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United States
National
Boll Weevil Control Association
Association of Southern Agricultural Workers
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges of the South
Birmingham
Ala
Acre
Walsh as Dark Horse Democratic Presidential Contender
Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana emerges as a surprising Democratic presidential dark horse after his role in exposing the Teapot Dome and Te Oil Reserve scandals. His candidacy faces uncertainty as party dynamics unfold.
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Montana
Tea Pot Dome
Te Oil Reserve
Pecos Population Banter Among Schoolroom Newcomer
Teacher quizzes a new student Jimmy about Pecos population. He replies he cannot know all the people yet, having lived there only three weeks. The exchange captures a light moment in a classroom.
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Jimmy
Pecos
Immigrant Calls For Wife In Farcical Exchange
A brief humorous note describes an immigrant at Ellis Island using a telephone booth to contact an operator, jokingly asking for his “third wife” when prompted for a number. The gag plays on miscommunication and language barriers in a historically chaotic arrival scene.
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Ellis Island
Central
Women Must File Income Tax Return
The article cites 1923 data showing about 800000 women filed returns, with over 11 million in tax from individual reports and 43.5 million from wives filing separately. Heads of families paid roughly 10 million in tax, singles over 58 million. It notes exemptions for widows and separated couples and urges early filing to avoid office congestion before March 15.
Mid-season exams and snack breaks headline campus humor
A light campus note quips about mid season exams and a joke verse about resting before tests. It mentions 50 cent meals at the Orient and a shorthand signature 6 tf.
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Orient
Irrigation Board Power Upheld in Texas Report
John W. Gaines reports the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin upheld the Board of Water Engineers authority to make water appropriations. The ruling counters false reports that the board lacked power and underscores ongoing irrigation spending nearing $1,000,000. The note appears in the West Texas Chamber of Commerce bulletin. Lucille Ayers wedding details in New York City with Rev Alba Godbold. ceremony performed by Rev Harvie Branscomb. Miss Ayers, El Paso native, educated at Southern Methodist University. Godbold a Yale student and pastor. Dialect stories also mention oil wells: No. 2 drill west of Santa Rita reached 3,027 feet. No. 3 Big Lake swabbed 59 barrels in a day. depth around 3,043 feet. Dallas News reports drilling and nitro-glycerin shooting.
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John W. Gaines
San Antonio
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Board of Water Engineers
Irrigation Board of Texas
Texas
Gaines
Board of Water
Porter
Lucille Ayers
I. J. Ayers
el Paso
New York City
Alba Godbold
Yale University
New Haven
Godbold
Southern Methodst University
Yale
Southern Methodist University
Harvie Branscomb
Ayers
New Mexico
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Santa Rita
No. 2
Big Lake No. 3
Dallas News
Offsets to Reagan County Well Swabbed After Big Lake Drilling
In San Angelo Texas February 4 the Santa Rita discovery well in Reagan county shows doubled oil in two offsets after Big Lake No 2 reached 3 054 feet and Big Lake No 3 reached 3 043 feet. Operators expect these offsets to be productive but give no ultimate output estimates as swabbing continues until tubing arrives. Big Lake No 2 reportedly swabbed 55 barrels in 24 hours after penetrating 27 feet of oil bearing sand and lime to 3 054 feet. The pay zone remained in place when work halted.
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San Angelo
Texas
Santa Rita
University Land
Reagan County
Big Lake No. 2
Big Lake No. 3
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Restores Vitality and Blood Purity
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as restoring energy by purifying and enriching the blood. It promises strengthening effects, noting improved color in the cheeks and enhanced bodily vigor as proof of its tonic value.
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Grove
Hayes Healing Honey cough remedy article
An advertisement extols Hayes Healing Honey cough medicine to soothe inflamed tissues. It promotes a penetrating salve applied to the skin, claiming quick relief and urging readers to ask for Hayes Healing Honey.
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Grove
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THOS
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Ceormer
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F. Grogan
P. O. Bex
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