Big Increase Likely in South Texas Land Values
With farm product prices rising and bumper crops in South Texas, land values are poised for a surge. Land buyers see underpriced acreage, noting South Texas soils yield high cotton, corn, and feed crops, with prices from 20 to 3150 per acre in favorable locations, while cropland capable of two crops per season is common. The piece urges sellers to list now to capitalize on expected growth.
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South Texas
Middle West
North
Middlewest
San Pedro Park Swimming Pool Inspires San Antonio Youth
Optimism rises as San Antonio youths show strong, well coordinated swimming at San Pedro Park. Young women display freedom of movement and self confidence while Red Cross life saving emblems signal trained rescuers. The scene contrasts with claims of widespread physical decline.
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San Antonio
San Pedro Park
San Pedro Springs
Red Cross
Around the World Flight Heralds New Airfronts
The article recalls the first trans Atlantic flight and the optimism of Lieutenant Smith and the American around the world team. It notes the easing challenge as they reach Paris and predicts future routes along longitude lines with hopeful prospects for pioneers in aviation.
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United States
Europe
Paris
Smith
Notice Your Children And Your Role In Parenting
A King Features 1924 piece urges parents to daily observe their children with constructive praise and gentle rebuke. It warns against neglect, notes a boy injured by a clothes wringer and a girl with a broken leg, and emphasizes attentive guidance to shape character and democracy.
Another Gas Attack by Bugs Baer
Henry Ford has busted out of his factory by another exit. He states in good job printing that he will fire any employee who reports with liquor on his breath. This autographed command attacks one of our quietest industries. What if bootleggers retaliate by refusing to sell to seven million.
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Henry Ford
Henry
Tenry
Ye Towne Gossip and War of Monoxide Gas
A fragmented tale of a bank cheque and a crowd in a line contrasts with sharp polemics on bootlegging and Henry’s outsize exhausts. The piece rails at flivvers, monoxide gas, and moonshiners, calling for muffled exhausts amid rival critiques of policy and pollution.
Harnessing the Atom Spectator Vision of Future Power
A column discusses the atom as energy source and its potential to power ships from water, noting atomic structure, electrons and protons, and the dream of mastering unleashed energy. It references radium, sugar transforming to diamonds, and a GE machine with 54 lights as illustrative prompts.
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Midas
Bailey, Heilbron
Barker
General Electric Company
Which path serves the greater good in crime and mercy
An American citizen faces a taxi overcharge and public debate on punishment versus mercy. The piece weighs whether ruthless punishment or compassionate forgiveness better preserves justice, civilization, and humane ideals, noting every wrongdoer has dependents and every mercy invites future misdeeds. The question remains: which course best serves mankind?
Civic Welfare Workers and Civic Duty
This 1924 International Feature Service piece encourages civic engagement, praising the activists who lead in movements and chamber circles. It challenges readers to evaluate their own contributions, noting that those who speak loudest often serve most, while many complain without volunteering.
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Chamber of Commerce
Their First Jobs: Henry T. DeBardelben’s Rise in Steel
A Birmingham coal leader linked to iron and steel firms, Henry T. DeBardelben, rose from Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad through roles at Watts Iron & Steel Syndicate, Gracie Woodward, Red River Furnace, Bon Air Coal & Iron, Woodstock, Russellville Iron Ore & Metals, Alabama Fuel & Tron, and DeBardelben Coal. The piece notes his railroad affiliations and early education after a New York commercial course.
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South
Iron and Steel
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
New York Commercial College
Alice Furnace
Watts Iron & Steel Syndicate
Gracie, Woodward Iron Company
Red River Furnace Company
Bon Air Coal & Iron Company
Woodstock Iron & Steel Corporation
Russellville Iron Ore & Metals Company
Alabama Fuel & Tron Company
DeBardelben Coal Company
Fie
Railroad
Henry T. DeBardelben
Birmingham
Ala
King Feature
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San Pedro
E. Powers
Wy Gneeriae
Gor
Hye
Aly
Fourchild
Conyright
King Feature Syn., Inc
Baer
Scotland
Oregon
Wo Dragon
Heezer
Brand Lessing
Justice and
Mercy
International Feature Service, Inc
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