Florida seeks oyster protection by legislature action
The Apalachicola board of trade urges state wide protections for Apalachicola Bay reefs and oyster beds modeled after Alabama laws. John N. Cook reports Alabama’s progress and challenges in enforcing oyster bed laws, artificial culture, and handling Methods while seeking guidance from Alabama officials.
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Apalacha Cola Bay
Board of Trade At
Apalachia
Florida
John N. Cook
Board of Trade In
City
John Craft
Alabama Commission
Board of Trade
Apalachicola
Fla
Alabama
Rhode Island
Gulf Territory
Mobile
Powderpaint promises oil free paint from dry mix
A. L. Rice of Adams New York promotes Powderpaint a dry powder that with cold water forms a weather and fire resistant paint claiming adhesion to wood stone or brick. It costs about a quarter the price of oil paint and includes a free trial package and color card upon request. The letter also praises oyster industry laws and Gulf territory markets and closes with John Craft's signature.
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A.L. Rice
Adams
N. Y
A. L. Rice
Manufr
North St
Boll Weevil and Negro Farmers at Tuskegee Institute
Special correspondence reports on early warnings about the boll weevil reaching Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Thomas M Campbell warns many farmers including blacks doubted pests and faced ruin as cotton prices collapsed, urging cleanup cultivation diversifying crops and staying on land with united landlord tenant effort.
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Tuskegee Institute
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Thomas M. Campbell
United States
Alamada
Macon County
Campbell
Wilcox County
Montgomery
Macon
United States Department
Washington, D. C
Boy Linguist Of Arlington Speaks Five Languages At Age Five
A Baltimore report notes a five year old son of Mr and Mrs Leon Bijou of Arlington can speak French English Spanish German and Arabic. Known as the boy von der Arlington he translates simple foreign messages and wears cowboy or Indian attire in public. He has two sisters Emma and Mag aged seven and eight. The Bijous, French by birth from North Africa, married after meeting at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo where six brass bands played in Cairo Street scenes before 6 000 people.
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Baltimore
Leon Bijou
Arlington
Boy Vonder
Emma
Mag
Mr. Bijou
North Africa
Oriental Goods
Buffalo
Cairo
Dog Recovers Pocketbook. Farmer Pays Reward
In Hartford City Indiana on March 1 a farmer William Lannon witnessed his retriever fetch a lost pocketbook. Mrs Irene Bowers reported the purse containing four silver dollars glasses keys rings and papers. She rewarded the dog enough money for a big steak.
Alabama Patents Granted This Week
Washington patent attorneys Davis and Davis report new Alabama patents this week including M. Bailey of Birmingham for a dental instrument G. R. Bennett of Whistley for a turning lathe attachment and J M Conway of Bessemer for a lock for a safe door.
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Washington, D. C
Messrs. Davis and Davis
Washington
M. Bailey
Birmingham
G. R. Bennett
Whistley
Whipped teachers fined in New Mexico school row
In Roswell, Mr and Mrs D W Turner paid 25 each after assaulting school principal C B McClane and assistant Miss Anna Carr over corporal punishment of their 12 year old son. Both pleaded guilty and faced costs, stating the punishment was worth it amid a heated school controversy.
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Roswell
N. M
D. W. Turner
Anna Carr
C. B. McClane
Miss Carr
McClane
Turner
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U.S. A
T. G. Bush Grocery Co
North Coommerce ST
N. Front ST
Government
Victor Victrola
Count of
Luxembourg
Victor
Reynalds’ Music Store
Victor Light Opera Company
International News Service
Geneal
Oath Royal
Jos. Patt
Germany
ST. Era Street
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland, Ore
Seattle, Wash
City Ticket Office
Royal ST
Windsor Cafe
Albert E Reynolds
Proprietors—Colden A Brown
Perpetual Care
Pine Crest
Park
American Securities Co
ST. Joseph Street
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