Borger Texas cleans up after wild and woolly oil boom
Amarillo dispatch reports Borger once nicknamed Booger Town reshaping its image amid a crackdown on gamblers bootleggers hijackers and alcohol sellers. Rangers sheriffs and a tough two gun police force aided by citizens have driven out hundreds of women and cut bootlegging while "oil field towns" near Cromwell Smackover and Dixon Creek see police tensions and a temporary decline in lawlessness as the boom area refocuses on order.
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Amarillo
Tex
Borger
Texas Panhandle
Texas Rangers
Hutchinson
Potter County
Booger Town
Cromwell
Ranger
Smackover
Fowell
Texas
Ma Murphy
America
Chamber of Commerce
Isom
Altho
Dixon Creek
Whittenberg
Phillips
Peace Department
White Races Threaten World Economy Says Prof Clark
In San Francisco on a western lecture tour, Prof Percy Clark of Cornell University argues that white races not yellow are the real world menace. He notes the white population has risen from 130,900,000 to 600,000,000 in 17 years and says continued growth could bring economic disaster to Europe and America.
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San Francisco
Cal
Percy Clark
Cornell University
Europe
America
Clark
Military Experts Urge Education for U S Soldiers
Washington TD C INS reports a new aim to educate every U S soldier from private to general staff. The Army War College at Fort Leavenworth and Camp Benning lead programs, with officers studying science, law, and electricity and state universities hosting tuition supported by the War Department.
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Washington
TD. C
INS
Sam
Army War College
Potomac River
Philippines
War Department
Seek Antidote for Mustard Gas Edgewood Arsenal
Edgewood Arsenal Md September 14 An antidote for mustard gas is the goal of experiments here Colonel Charles Exton commanding officer says details cannot be given as the work is not completed yet and a preventive is being pursued It is not yet known when it will be ready for introduction as regular army equipment At war end Edgewood Arsenal produced large quantities of mustard gas as a disaster note
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Edgewood Arsenal
Charles Exton
Exton
Lugewood Arsenal
Salvation Army Home League Does Much Good Work
Members of the Salvation Army Home League meet Fridays at 6149 Water Street. In eight months 340 hours were spent aiding the alc. Donated garments totaled 162, eight wheat items, 10 pillowcases, five quilts, six baskets of food, six towels, six teacups, six sun dishes. A dentist charged 3 dollars for a child. league members furnished 4 dollars worth of flowers for a funeral and 0.76 for a sick person. Fruit was given to a patient. The league served dinner to 30 people.
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Home League of the Salvation Army
Water Street
Alc
League
Olga
ALL-BRAN Promises Constipation Relief In Ad Copy
A health ad touts Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN as a cure for constipation with claims of permanent relief when eaten regularly. It extols benefits such as a clearer complexion and fewer headaches, promotes the cereal as a 100 percent bran product made in Battle Creek Michigan, and notes a money back guarantee and wide availability from grocers.
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Joybert
M. Mason
Kellogg
Battle Greek
Michigan
Harvest festival funds and charity drive boost local leagues
Four council members paid a debt and a 4.60 fuel bill while raising 20 at a harvest festival for foreign missions and 50 for home and foreign missions in self denial. League members donate time for sewing and five cents per week. Income included eight quilts 0 cents each, memo pads 7.76, bake sales 74.02, shirts and aprons 22.48, women’s pillow shoe 7.40, other garments 2.25. Alfred Gordon of East Hartford, after a road accident, bought a wrecked car for 2 from the first corner.
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League
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a rapid cure for stomach agony gas and indigestion. It claims a tablespoonful clears gas relieves heartache and enables deep breathing within ten minutes and cites six thousand bottles sold in a New Jersey town with wide pharmacist approval.
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Dave
New Jersey
Robert Drug Co
America
Ford gas saver quick starter advertised by Ill Man
Walter Critchlow of Wheaton Michigan patents a new gas saver and quick starter for Ford cars claiming up to 6¢ per mile in savings. The invention allegedly improves starts in any weather, reduces fuel and oil use, and de carbonizes the engine. He offers one free to advertise and seeks county and state distributors for substantial monthly earnings.
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Walter Critchlow
M Street
Wheaton
Ford
Critchlow
Cleveland Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Weight Gain
A Cleveland resident, after two pregnancies and persistent illness, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and lifting weight from 98 pounds to 116 pounds after four bottles. The ad uses a testimonial framing health as true wealth and promotes the product as a helper for better well being.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Cuthura
Viola Shepherd
Elk City
Kans
U.S
Fort Laivenworth
Kei
Camp Benning
Anny
Salvation Army Home League
Alfred Gordon
East Hartford
Conn
Dare’s. Mentha Pepsin
Nature
S.S. S
Mag
Hart
Dotson
Jofson
Cratertop
Clothiers Bief
Detson
Selz Shoes
Tetsan
Gurney Shoe Dapment
Selz
Selz Six
Hiers
Glize Kangares
Irather Sheel
Son
Watersoo
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