Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco Endorsed By Daring 487-foot Steeplejack
A beaming steeplejack clings 487 feet above street level while painting a flagpole. He smokes a pipe for calm, praising Edgeworth tobacco. The ad claims Edgeworth enhances health and happiness and offers free samples from Larus & Brother Company in Richmond, Virginia, with dealer contact details.
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Ing
Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Company
South 21St Street
Richmond
Virginia
No Objection From Father Sparks Sudden Consent
A dreamlike exchange hints at approval from a father figure as suitors discuss love duty and virtue. Lehigh Burr references a shared ideal while negotiating consent for a union. The fragment alludes to social expectations and parental assent in a courting scene.
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Father
Lehigh Burr
Begin Tonight Cleansing Your System With Bond's Liver Pill
An advertisement promotes Bond's Liver Pill for cleansing the liver and bowels to prevent summer complaints. It claims mild, efficient action with one pill at bedtime for a 25 cent price.
The Eiffel Tower Height and Moral Saying
The Eiffel tower in Paris stands 985 feet tall. A proverb blesses the innocent with a life lesson, noting they have much to learn.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Texas Schools Need 6 Million for Next Two Years
Austin calls for at least 6 million dollars to augment the state available school fund for two years. State Superintendent S M N Marrs cites constitutional provisions allocating one fourth of occupation taxes and a poll tax for public schools, and argues for a per capita cost of 13 dollars supporting four months with needed new revenue.
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Austin
Tex
S. M. N. Marrs
State Board of Education
Fungus Disease Threatens Melon Crop in South Texas
San Antonio reports the South Texas melon crop faces anthracnose, a fungal disease widespread last year that ruined thousands of acres of watermelons. It causes curling leaves, brown spots, misshapen fruit, and withering foliage as spores spread by wind. Infected fields should not be planted with melons next year. Working in damp fields may spread the disease.
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San Antonio
Tex
Agricultural Department
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
South Texas
C. H. Alford
Oil Promoters J W Caruth and Reynolds Plead Guilty
Fort Worth Texas reports the government’s second victory in its campaign against alleged oil frauds as J W Hog Creek Caruth and L G Reynolds Jr plead guilty to using the mails to defraud in promotion of Caruth oil companies.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. W
Hog Creek) Caruth
L. G. Reynolds, Jr
Hatchery shipment to Kerrville for river distribution
San Marcos Texas Tarleton May field of the United States fish cultural hatcheries delivered a large shipment of young bass and crappie to Kerrville this week to be distributed in the Guadalupe River at that location.
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San Marcos
Tex
Tarleton Mayfield
United States Fish Cultural Hatcheries
Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Police crack down as communists arrested in Tokio
In Tokio more than 100 prominent communists and socialists were arrested Wednesday as police charge they planned to organize a communist state. The mass round up targets leaders and active organizers amid fears of a broader political plot.
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Tokio
Knitted Summer Wear Sets Fashion Mood for Women
The article describes summer knitting trends emphasizing color and casual style for outdoor wear. It highlights knitted coats, striped and jacquard patterns, and versatile pieces such as dresses, suits, and sweaters in tan, red, cocoa, and silk blends, urging readers to assemble a vibrant summer collection. It notes novelty through knit stitches and recommends coordinated hats and footwear, with specific items like a black and white checked suit and a silk mohair golf dress.
France Rejects New German Reparations Proposal
Paris Premier Poincare rejected Berlin’s latest note, telling Senate committees that France and Belgium will not consider any German proposal without a complete halt to passive resistance in the Ruhr. He said relations with Belgium are satisfactory and the Ruhr situation is stabilizing, while Germany pitches its rail system as a reparations asset and outlines capacity and payment plans with independent valuations and potential annuities.
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Paris
Poincare
Berlin
Senate Commissions On Foreign Affairs and Finance
Ruhr
Cuno
Germany
United States
Canada-Newfoundland
British India
What has become of Italian immigrants
Brownsville Texas report notes 120 Italians who entered Mexico en route to the United States have vanished after leaving their home port. Adolfo Vinci, counsel-advisor for the Italian ambassador, traveled to Mexico City after learning 24 Italians were detained at Matamoros. He will visit Juarez and Mexicali as part of the inquiry into missing migrants and the Nuevo Laredo murder case.
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Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
United States
Adolfo Vinci
Washington
Matamoros
Mexico City
Vinci
Juarez
Mexicali
Nuevo Laredo
Italy
Valley cantaloupes profitable push expansion near Mission
Valley grown cantaloupes prove highly profitable in Brownsville Texas. Two California growers, who finished shipping from a 400 acre field near Mission, announce plans to plant 4,000 acres near Mission in cantaloupes next year.
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Valley
Brownsville
Tex
California
Mission
Temple Shipper Moves 1923 Oats Crop First Car
Temple Texas reports the first car of Beil County's 1923 oats crop was shipped on Wednesday. The crop is regarded as the best in recent years.
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Temple
Tex
Beil County
Reading Fairy Tales To Kitty In Cat Language
A child named Alice reads fairy stories aloud to her kitten on her lap by the fireplace. Mother enters and questions the idea, while Alice explains she pauses to explain the tales to the cat, keeping the conversation light and playful.
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Alice
Mother
Kitty
Mosquito Bite Relief and Sleep Aid Mixture
From Hygiea a home remedy suggests rubbing moist toilet soap to ease mosquito bites. For sleep in presence of mosquitoes, a mixture of oil of citronella, spirit of camphor, and oil of cedar is recommended. A few drops on a bath towel by the bed may help, or rubbing on face and hands.
Wealth as a Dis ease Quip Sparks Witty Exchange
A brief comic exchange features Bryan claiming wealth is a disease while another observer quips that they wish it were contagious. The dialogue underscores a humorous view of riches and health in a light newspaper tone.
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Bryan
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Marrs
Western Newspaper Union
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