Johnson Attacks Open Shop in Fort Worth Speech
Ft. Worth Aug. 6 Cone Johnson of Tyler spoke for Pat Neff at the First Baptist Church, assailing Joseph Bailey over the open shop issue. He argued private contracts govern labor, warned Bailey would repeal safeguards if in office, and urged workers to organize to win the governor’s race. Johnson warned the open shop would destroy wage gains and hurt business, citing railroads, wool prices, and farmer concerns. He condemned Bailey’s Senate record and praised Neff’s candidacy.
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Ft. Worth
Pat M. Neff
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Joseph W. Bailey
First Baptist Church
Johnson
Bailey
Texas
Joe Sayers
Fort Worth
Union Station
Senate
Waters- Pierce
John H. Kirby
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Paris
Star-Telegram
I. H. Burney
Thomason
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe, Pleasant Remedy
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless, pleasant cure that prevents sickness and nausea from caromel. It claims the product prevents salivation and leaves users, including children, feeling great, full of ambition, and ready for work or play.
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Dodson
Why I Put Up With Rats for Years
N Windsor, a farmer, explains how rat poison nearly killed his watch dog and how RAT SNAP offered a safer, sure rat killer. The ad promotes three sizes priced 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00, sold by Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer Jones.
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N. Windsor
Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
Dyer & Jones
McGee's Baby Elixir advertised as remedy for infant ailments
Advertisement notes McGee's Baby Elixir as a pure harmless and effective remedy for wind colic diarrhea and summer complaint with prices 35¢ and 60c sold by Dyer & Jones druggists. Also promotes typewriter ribbons for machines at Sun office price 1.00 each and urges reading advertisements.
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McGee
Dyer & Jones
Sun
Keeping Troops in Galveston Costs Texas Big Tab
Galveston reports show martial law costs through August 1 totaling about 150000 dollars for pay subsistence medical supplies and transportation. Officials say monthly costs after August 1 will be around 50000 dollars with 514 enlisted men in the provisional regiment.
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Galveston
Texas
John H. Zachry
Dallas
Zachry
Provisional
Rations, Medical Supplies, and Transport Costs Detailed
The report notes a daily ration rate of 52 cents per soldier and totals over $8,000 monthly for rations. The remaining funds cover medical supplies transportation including truck rents and other miscellaneous needs.
Expensive Fifth Avenue Rented Apartment Sold in New York
The most costly apartment house in New York City at Fifth Avenue and Sixty third Street has been sold. It houses 12 tenants, each on a floor with twenty two rooms and ten baths. Rents up to 30000 dollars per year per floor. Tenants include Robert Goelet C K G Billings Alexander Smith Cochran and H Homer Brooks. An average of 1000 dollars per room per year is paid by the twelve lessees. One tenant reportedly spent a quarter of a million dollars on renovations.
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New York City
Fifth Avenue
Sixty-third Street
Robert Goelet
C. K. G. Billings
Alexander Smith Cochran
H. Homer Brooks
Magnificent Apartments Flaunt Black Walnut Floors
Readable portions describe an apartment showing remarkable features with floors said to be black walnut, highlighting the luxury of the units. Commerce and Finance references hint at the context of the listing within a broader market discussion.
Notable line shows a small bump in sight of all eyes
A Greenfield Iowa Free Press quote sketches a scene where a raise is barely visible, described as a bump in plain view. The prose notes that this is where the scenery enters, emphasizing a delicate, almost negligible rise observed by many.
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Greenfield
Iowa
Free Press
Do you read the want ads well so does everybody else
A compact notice notes broad interest in want ads as a common activity. It highlights that readers from all walks routinely scan classified listings for various bargains and opportunities. The piece emphasizes ubiquity of this habit without naming specific items or dates.
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East
South
Joe Bailey
Congress
Jno. W Crook
Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
DODGE
Bayer
Cardui
Cardus
Mary E.veste
Madison Heights
Hunt
City Meat Market
Garland & Hileman Proprietors
Honest Weight
J. F. Lilley
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