Farm Makes Aged Couple Millionaires In Oil Boom
Dorado Arkansas October 6 A Union county couple Mr and Mrs George Pickering became near millionaires after oil explorers drilled nearby and their 120 acre farm net produced vast profits Yet they remained attached to farming maintaining a vegetable plot on their land While the oil derricks and pipelines surround their home the Pickerings continue to host neighbors and enjoy simple dinners with old friends as they reflect on their unlikely fortune and contributions to their community
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Dorado, Ark
George Pickering
Union County
Pickering
Fire Prevention Day Urges Safety Precautions
Hay Geratown Fire Chief C H Miner urges Fire Prevention Day on October 9 and stresses daily vigilance to protect cities. He lists precautions against fires including proper fuses, never leaving heating devices on, avoiding open flames near matches, and keeping chimneys, flues, and smoke pipes clean. He warns about storing water and sand for emergencies and ends with a call to stay on guard.
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C. H. Miner
Haygeratown
Maryland Mayors Seek State Aid for Town Roads
Representatives from 14 Maryland towns including 10 mayors met Governor Ritchie and state officials in Baltimore to press for state funded road construction and refunds for streets built under state policy since 1908. A committee including Col. D. John Markey Frederick Mayor Orem and Hugh Riley Annapolis will draft legislation for the next General Assembly while debates on state control of roads and municipal street cutting rights continue.
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Maryland
Ritchie
Baltimore
Bratz
John N. Mack Sil
Mackall
Col
D. John Markey
Frederick
Orem
Hugh Riley
Annapolis
Sereste
Hepner
Bagerytown
Unclear Wicket News Item From Fragment
Fragmentary text mentions percentages and packing blue items, with references to wires and an anti blues theme. The readable facts are limited and non-specific.
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U. S
What Do You Know About Your Blood
Public health notice promotes blood purity and waste removal. It touts 3.5.8 and 5.8.5 tonics from Swift Specific Co to clean blood, reduce skin disorders and rheumatic pains, and claims long trust by thousands. Includes contact for medical guidance and an illustrated booklet.
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Nature
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Market Roundup: Stock Prices and Cattle Trade Reported
Dusen Mock Yards Chicago on October 6 shows light activity in grain and cattle markets. Prices for western stock rose modestly while overall market strength improved late in the week, with many cattle bids pushing higher and gains in the stock sector.
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Dusen Mock Yards
Chicago
Postum cereal beverage offers coffee like flavor relief
This vintage notice promotes Postum as a coffee substitute to avoid caffeine jitters and sleeplessness. It contrasts Postum with tea or coffee and explains two forms Instat and Comal for quick preparation.
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Pak Yee
Leonhardt
Saya
Keaisley Drug Stores
Pershing
France
Burton-Townsend
R. L. Dollings Co
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W. Sawers & Son Real Estate and Investments
Hagerstown
Leonard Zar‘oil
Nortrila
Dregztete
Om Zogeert AG
Tou
Wwa
de Tropea
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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