Mexican Bull Fight Seen In El Paso January First 1918
A reader recounts a Juarez bull ring event on January 1 1918 with three bulls killed by matadores Segrito and troupe. The piece contrasts Mexican and American tastes, notes crowd behavior, seating, and the brutal spectacle, and concludes with reflections on civilization and reform.
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el Paso
Juarez
Guco
Segrito
Plaza de Toros
Greece
Rome
Flavian
Spain
Mexico
Constantine
Telemachus
John Brown
Honorius
B. C
Mark Twain
Mark
Artemus Ward
Elliot
Harvard
Dr. Talmage
Dr. Parkhurst
New York
Napoleon
John Q Adams
There ought to be a law says Walt Mason
The poem mocks Wax who clamors for new laws to fix every gripe. It contrasts his riverbed shack and idle days with productive neighbors, ending with a jab about existing laws and urging action over more regulations.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised By Toled o Firm
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by National Bank of Commerce Toledo for fifteen years of honorable dealings. Cure taken internally with blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Pamity Mills for constipation.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Hall
Pamity Mills
Pinchot Warns on Forest Grabbers Threat to National Resources
Former forestry chief Gifford Pinchot says a organized push seeks to shift conservation from federal to state control, endangering national forests. He cites private interests behind the move and warns about the attack on public lands, with the national forests valued at about 2 billion dollars.
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Gifford Pinchot
American Forestry Association
Sam
Alaska
Is & Tool
New York
Massachusetts
Colorado
Idaho
Shepherd of the Hills Play Promises Quiet Power at Graham
Harold Bell Wright's dramatization of his novel, The Shepherd of the Hills, brings a sincere, human tale set in the Ozark hills. The production features Old Matt Young Matt Samuel Lane and other colorful characters amid scenic vistas and a story of nature and courage. Curtain rises 8 15 at the Graham next Monday January 20.
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Harold Bell Wright
Wright
Shepherd
Matt
Samuel Lane
Hill Country
Ozark Mountains
Mr. Wright
Graham
The
Shepherd of the Hills to be staged in Graham
Harold Bell Wright and Elsbery W. Reynolds adapt the Shepherd of the Hills for the Graham theater on Monday January 20. The Ozark mountaineers characters and the love story of Young Matt and Sammy Lane are highlighted with strong dramatic possibilities and a vivid setting. Curtain at 8 15.
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Harold Bell Wright
Mr. Wright
Elsbery W. Reynolds
the Graham
David Harum
Mr. Reynolds
Matt
Sammy Lane
Ozarks
Escape After Fifteen Years Prompts Kidney Pill Claim
W. P. Broyles describes a long illness ending with a successful escape from kidney and bladder troubles after using Foley Kidney Pills. He claims the remedy cured a severe backache and painful bladder irregularities and urges others to try it, warning against substitutes.
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W. P. Broyles
Foley
Advt
Cut the High Cost of Living Claim
W H Chapman of Winnebago Nebraska shares a personal testimonial about Foley's Honey and Tar Compound curing his two children’s bad coughs without opiates and saving a doctor's bill by using a single 25 cent bottle.
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W. H. Chapman
Winnebago, Neb
Foley
Poley
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Walt Mason
Pinchot
Shepherd OF
the Hills
North Side
Gunn and Macey
J.F. McNamara & Son
South Side Furniture
McCall Quarterly
McCall Patera
McCall Company
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