Oil Victory Could Enrich University of Texas
San Rita well near Big Lake in San Angelo district, operated by Texan Oil and Land Co, flows intermittently after topping sand at 3050 feet on May 28. Experts and scouts from Texas to Louisiana foresee a potential immense oil field boosting UTs finances. land values surge to $20 an acre as Austin prepares lease filings and a renewal rental bill.
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San Angelo
Texas
San Rita
Texan Oil and Land Company
Big Lake
Here
University of Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
Carol Cromwell
Texan Company
Austin
State University
Robison
Klondike
Land’s
Big Spring
R. S. McDonald
Direct Route to a Good Job Through Tyler Commercial College
A promotional piece urges youth to advance their careers by enrolling in Tyler Commercial College. It contrasts slow job growth with a fast track via training, promising placement in a good paying position after completing a course and mailing a coupon.
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Tyler Commercial College
Railway wages and valuation drive rail rate debates
The 1922 railways earned 777 million in net operating income, far below 1917 figures for security owners, while wages paid to railway workers rose by about 930 million since 1917. Proponents argue wages, not net returns, drive rates. critics say high costs and labor influence distort public rate needs and threaten private ownership.
The Strike Tragedy Warns Against Use of Strikes
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis urges caution in strike use. He argues strikes harm workers and employers, leaving all with loss after months of idle time and misery, and calls for early counsel and negotiation before any strike is called.
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Iron and Steel
James J. Davis
The Exception Newwed and Old-Timer Exchange
A dialogue on marriage endures as the old timer quips that matrimony is the exception to Lincoln's rule, noting it remains half slave and half free. The playful exchange captures a period tone and social humor.
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Waal
Lincoln
Effect to Cause Mother-Hey Jimmy Racket Upstairs
A domestic scene unfolds as a child named Jimmy-Paw hurls heavy underwear into the hall during a ruckus at home. The exchange hints at a noisy dispute between mother and child over the upstairs disturbance.
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Jimmy
Largest training institution in America advertises free catalogue
A newspaper notice invites readers to request a free catalogue describing courses in Bookkeeping Shorthand Business Administration and Finance Telegraphy Cotton Classing and related subjects from America’s largest training institution. It requests the reader to supply name and address and mentions the paper name.
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America
Texas Weekly Industrial News highlights growth and projects
The Texas Weekly Industrial News surveys six months of activity across the state, citing new sewer lines in Dallas and El Paso, a $150,000 concrete furniture plant, a $1,000,000 bank building, and numerous mill, railroad, and construction schemes. It notes labor shortages, shipping advances, oil discoveries, and rising building permits, with varied progress from Galveston to Brownsville.
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Dallas
Delmar Meights
Houston
Myer Spalts Manufacturing Company
Plainview
Paducah
el Paso
Galveston
Texas State Bank & Trust Company
Somerset
Fort Worth
Navarro County
General Electric Company
United States
Tyler
Smith County
Panola County
Washington River
Hemphill
Sutton County
Anderson
Masonic
Thorndale
McAllen
Edinburg
Eagle Pass
Alice
Texas Farm Bureau Association
Eagle Lake
Amarillo
Brewster County
Brownsville
Lufkin
Angelina County
Rio Grande Valley
Abilene
Beaumont—Totz
Sabine
Electric lights in Salem home first in the nation
The earliest private home to be lit by electricity was in Salem Massachusetts. In 1859 on Pearl Street a retired sea captain’s house used arc lights fed by primitive batteries. The captain was viewed as a heretic by fellow mariners as authorities mark this milestone before the first central station.
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Salem
Mass
Pearl Street
the Wor
Duty as the test of manhood and destiny
Richard Lloyd Jones extols duty as a stern taskmaster that shapes character and honors heroes. He argues duty is a constant, non negotiable obligation, rewarding the conscience of those who fulfill it and warning that neglect leads to ruin. Copyright 1923 by Richard Lloyd Jones.
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Richard Lloyd Jones
Let Our Town Be Heard From The Hen And Democracy
The piece argues democracy benefits globally if the American hen could speak. It states 1923 egg exports reached about 39 million dozen, over 40 million with colonies, plus processed eggs boosting value to $12 million. It credits federal researchers for reducing imports, noting imports fell from $8 million in 1919 to $3 million, and urges scientists to voice their impact.
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Autocaster Service of
New York
America
United States
Orient
Sam
Scientific Department
Etiantette and Questions on Etiquette at the Theater
A column presents etiquette rules on table service and leaving venues. A reader asks whether a wife should precede her husband in aisles and theater rows. the answer states women should always precede men in the aisle and in crowds, with men waiting for the lady when exiting together.
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Dean Aleda
Mas. E. M
Helpful home remedies for nails throat and warts
A guide warns against cutting cuticles for nails using an orange stick. For sore throat mix one teaspoon salt in two glasses warm water as a gargle. Cinnamon oil reportedly helps warts by topical application.
Let the Bible Alone and the Shorter Bible Attack
A rigid tract denounces rationalistic forces blamed for war crime waves and a proposed Shorter Bible. It accuses religious leaders and institutions of endorsing the blasphemous project and calls for orthodox Christians to oppose them to protect the Holy Bible. It portrays proponents as infidels and urges action against alleged attacks on scripture.
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Righteous
Orthodox Christian Forces of
America
Churches of the Living Christ
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Joseph A. Daniel van Horn
Broadway
Lover's Lane
Europe
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