Paul Revere A Multifaceted Patriot Of Boston Fame
Paul Revere is celebrated for his midnight ride but was a versatile figure. He served in the Revolution, engaged in the Boston Tea Party, and held roles from goldsmith to dentist and hardware merchant. New documents reveal sales of rum and gin and a later copper business bearing his name in Boston.
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Paul Revere
Boston
Lexington
Concord
Crown Point
America
Revere
Longfellow
Negro Can't Be Fired From Empire Theatre Job
Harlem native John Hyland long served as super attendant at the Empire theatre in New York. He opened carriages and later limousine doors for famed actors like John Drew Maude Adams and Ethel Barrymore. Age finally required his replacement by a younger, more active man.
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John Hyland
Empire Theatre
New York
John
Empire
Man
John Drew
Maude Adams
Ethel Barrymore
Missouri
George
The Kindhearted Manager Keeps John as Superintendent
The text recalls how a manager, praising John, promotes him to superintendent with minimal duties. New theatre leases reportedly guarantee John keeps his job even if unable to work. John remains obliging and polite to each new manager, insisting, Ah goes wid de lease.
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John
Longest English Words and A Giant Greek Dish Name
The article surveys extreme word lengths from honorificabilitudinitatibus to chemical terms like tetrahydroparamethyloxyquinoline and paraoxymetamethorallylbenzine, notes German and Greek examples, and jokes that the longest is a 181 letter Greek dish name, though commonly called hash.
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Schutzenfirabenvernichuang Automobile
Expert lauds weeklies as cornerstone of American journalism
James O Shaughnessy lauded country weekly newspapers in a Boston address, calling them intimate and reliable for readers and merchants. A deadly snake bite in St Louis became news only because the snake died while the man recovers.
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James O‘shaughnessay
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Boston
O’shaughnessy
America
St. Louis
Best Story of this week in Mellington
Jim Smith football coach plans a Decatur weekend but bank holidays thwart his cash. Banks moratorium and March dates appear in local chatter. The column highlights Texan pride, quirky events, a 400-pound hospital move, and odd remarks from aging residents.
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Jim Smith
Jim
Decatur
Mr. Decker
Texas
Early American lore and milestones across nations and ages
A compact compilation of historical notes covers topics from early Texan flora and fauna, Stamp Act taxes, Andrew Jackson’s birth, Coronado’s Oklahoma visit, Civil War dog tactics, presidential voting quirks, and notable figures like Hale, Grant, Washington, Lincoln, Hoover. It notes state milestones, the Princeton class of 1748, the first Kodak in 1889, and Washington’s wartime pay.
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Andrew Jackson
Waxhaw
South Carolina
Coronado
Oklahoma
Park
Tennessee
Nathan Hale
Ulysses S. Grant
New Orleans
George Washington
United States
Lincoln
Texas
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Georgia
Ohio
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Taft
Harding
Kentucky
Princeton University
Washington
Loco School Board Re-Elects Three Teachers
The Loco School board re elected three teachers for next year according to the ChilDress Index announcement. Re elected were B. F. Kirk principal Mable Newman and Naomi Hunt.
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Loco School Board
Childress Index
Loco
B. F. Kirk
Mable Newman
Naomi Hunt
Man’s Heart Stopped By Gas After Meals
W L Adams suffered heart stoppages from gas buildup after eating. Adlerika relieved his bloating, allowing him to eat anything without discomfort. Palace Drug Store advertisement.
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W. L. Adams
Adlerika
Palace Drug Store
Wellington High School Niors Featured in Leader Series
The Leader renews its annual Niors feature with notes on J. M. Tolbert Wallace born 1915 in Wichita Falls Texas and Eunice Bird born 1917 in Wellington. Wallace plans John Fletcher University study in government and political work. Bird plans Sul Ross Teachers College for commercial arts and teaching. Curtis shows talent in cartooning. Mary Iphygenia Clement, born 1914 in Oklainton, plans Baylor University for home economics and a teaching career.
Curtis M. Savage Chronology and Activities Highlights
Curtis M. Savage born January 23 1912 in Bowie Texas son of Mr and Mrs J W Savage of 1011 East Avenue. He attended Quail School and Wellington schools and held multiple school roles including sophomore and senior reporters, football manager, junior and senior plays participant, violin student, and Skyrockets football and track team member.
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Curtis M. Savage
Bowie
Texas
J. W. Savage
East Avenue
Quail
Wellington
Curtis
Effie Nell Farmer Born in Quail Texas
Effie Nell Farmer, born August 19 1915 in Quail Texas, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Farmer of Quail. She attended Marella Quail Hedley and W H 3 Years, played basketball, studied music, and was active in the Marella 4 H Club. She plans to attend W T U Canyon next year to major in Home Economics.
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Mary iPhygenia Clement
Oklainton
Texas
ER. M. ‘Clement
Wellington
Mary
Plymouth
Baylor University
Waco
Tepresomt
Effie Nell Farmer
Quail
R. E. Farmer
Effie Nell
Marella
Hedley
W. H
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Henry Desking Wells
Mrs. Deskins Wells
SECY
TREAS
Tag Leapern
MR. Revere
Mellington
Henry Wischkaemper
Citizen’s Advisory Council
Ma Ferguson
Benest Lewis
Se Condal Party
Democrats
Bill House
Basca
Merrimac
Monitor
Congress
W. A. Porter
Steamboat Graham
Robert Templeton
May Manning
Brooklin Hospital
Louise Retter
Detroit
Tve
Samuel Wedham
Bedford
Eng
Cochran
Nior Series
Mary Frances Templeton
Wellington High School
J. M. Tolbert Wallace
Wichita Falls
T. T. Wallace
Byers
John Fletcher University
J. M
Byers High School
Commercial Club
Eunice
Eunice Bird
Annie Bird
Wallington
Cottonwood
Glazier
Wiggins
Mone Economics Club
Sul Ross Teachers’ College
Alpine
Hawaii
Mary Phygenia Clement
Ellis Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Asa
F. D. Daggett
Denver City
Wichita Valley Railway
Shamrock Cotton Oil Company, Inc
Shamrock, Texas
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