Stone Mountain carvings and McEwen's letter to readers
A letter by J. D. McEwen describes Stone Mountain near Atlanta, its height and scope, the planned bas relief of Confederate leaders led by General Robert E. Lee, and the sculpture process. It notes Borglum’s contract, scale, and a vast assembly hall and vault at the base for visitors and Confederate records.
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Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Tee
Borglum
America
Ferot
Gen Tee
Egypt
Mary Pickford to star in Tess of the Storm Country revival
Mary Pickford returns as Tess in a lavish revival of Tess of the Storm Country. The American sweetheart headlines a two day showing at the Vernon theater in a revived photoplay that thrilled audiences years ago and now aims to captivate modern cinema goers with its serialized tale and Pickford’s enduring fame.
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Miss Pickford
United Artists
Mary Pickford
Tess
Vernon Theater
Armerica
Grace Miller White
War Against Cotton Bucket Shops Saves Southern Investors Millions
The New York Cotton Exchange and the New York Attorney General lead a campaign against cotton bucket shops, warning Southern investors to verify broker reliability. The National Stock, Cotton & Grain Exchange, led by Joseph Cooper, has been enjoined from business, and a sweeping court order bans its members from exchange activity. Investors are urged to research firms carefully to avoid losses, with a recent case costing over $2 million.
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National Exchange
Supreme Court
Charles L. Guy
Exchange
Cooper
National
South
American Cotton Exchange
New York
Faward FE. Bartlett, Jr
New York Cotton Exchange
Louis Brooks
Bartlett
Brooks
Augusta
Wilber W. Chambers
Chambers
Drums of Jeopardy and The Heart Bandit On Screen
Wallace MacDonald stars in The Heart Bandit as Spike with Gertrude Claire and Viola Dana in supporting roles. Bertram Grassley plays a thorough villain and DeWitt Jennings appears as a detective. Drums of Jeopardy closes today, a gems and murder tale billed as the season’s most thrilling photoplay.
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Lish
Wallace MacDonald
Miss Bertha Waggoner and A F McCain Visit Relatives
Miss Bertha Waggoner and A F McCain visited relatives last week at Dimmitt, gathering with family members and sharing news from the area.
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Bertha Waggoner
A. F McCain
Dimmitt
Modern Woodmen to Play Childress Sunday
The Modern Woodmen of America formed a baseball team and practiced at the fair park daily. They boast strong hitting and fast fielding but lack pitching depth. A season opener is set for Sunday afternoon in Ames against Childress Modern Woodmen.
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Childress
Modern Woodmen of America
Fair Park
Modern Woodsmen
Vernon Hiebchoo
Aome
Childress Modern Woodmen
The Heart Bandit Comes To The Pictorium
Viola Dana stars in The Heart Bandit at the Pictorium Monday and Tuesday with Milton Sills as her lead foil. The film follows Angel Face Molly a reformed crook who hides in an old lady and her son’s home and falls for John Rand as Molly wrestles with loyalty and love amid a Bowery gang backdrop.
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Heart Bandit
Viola Dana
Pictorium
Milton Sills
Sills
Fred Kennedy Myton
Angel Face
Molly
New Yorks Bowery
Spike’ Malone
John Rand
John
Mrs. D. R. Taylor Returns From Wichita Falls Visit
Mrs. D. R. Taylor arrived home after visiting relatives in Wichita Falls.
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D. R. Taylor
Wichita Falls
Noted rupture appliance expert to give free demo
On the above date C F Redlich will demonstrate modern rupture appliances at no charge. The expert claims his devices outperform ill fitting trusses by remaining secure and comfortable for years. He urges prompt attendance, noting many cases are curable and delaying could lead to surgery. Home Office: 335 Boston Block, Minneapolis.
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C. F. Redlich
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Mina
Fragmented note on local build week progress
Fragmentary OCR text mentions various names and places such as Ver an ad farm and Hinds ham while noting building and pupil work. The garbled lines reference a project, a field, and a home, with incomplete names like Jars and Maide.
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