Fort Worth Exposition Sets Varied Entertainment Lineup
Fort Worths Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show will run March 12 featuring a strong livestock exhibit as central draw. Secretary managers Sansom and McKinley return with Burgess directing live stock, premium lists largely unchanged from 1919, cattle sales boosted by Mexican buyers. American Legion Day on March 8 expected to draw 10,000 ex-service men. Rodeo promises top horse shows with Fort Bliss entries, army participation from Oklahoma and Texas stables. J. George Loos Carnival to occupy Coliseum grounds with new attractions and a beach show for the first time. Fort Worth Kennel Club will debut a grand dog exhibition and a society-led pageant opening March 5.
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Fort Worth
M. Sansom Jr
Ray H. McKinley
John I. Burgess
Tarrant County
American Legion
Texas
Oklahoma
W. H. Furse
Fort Bliss
Oklo
United States
J. George Loos
Coliseum
Sherman Denison urged for new government hospital site
Bal Fielder, Sherman businessman, urges locating one of five nervous and tuberculosis hospitals between Sherman and Denison. He notes a Feb 7 House bill authorizes five facilities at 2.5 million dollars each, with a preference for Northern Texas. He argues the midway site offers rail access, pure water, farm-priced land, and room for multiple buildings and parks, between Kansas City and San Antonio.
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Sherman
Bal Fielder
Sherman and
Denison
United States
House of Representatives
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas City
San Antonio
Wizard of West Orange Turns 74 With Edison Pioneers
Thomas A. Edison, aged 74 on the 11th instant, celebrated his anniversary with the Edison Pioneers, a group of his associates from fifty years ago.
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West Orange
Thomas A. Edison
Edison Pioneers
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Patent
An advertorial item promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims to stop cough and headache and relieve cold symptoms with E W Groves signature on each box, priced at 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Service Jim and Jen Exchange Quip on Party Line
In a friendly exchange two speakers joke about an elderly man who used a telephone after twenty years, suggesting he might have been on a party line. The brief quip highlights nostalgia for older telecommunication habits and a social buzz.
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Jim
Jen
Adding machine paper at 20c per roll straight
The Sun reports that adding machine paper is priced at 20 cents per roll, presenting a straightforward price listing likely for office supply procurement.
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The
Sun
Early Morning Observations on Votes and Vices
A George M. Bailey column notes a Connecticut man killed a woman for 82 dollars and reflects on the rising cost of murder. It jokes about Milwaukee’s jubilee with 30 idle breweries, then discusses suffrage in a North Carolina local race and references Democratic leaders in Toledo. It mentions bootleg law changes, anti jazz moves, women’s pay, and a New York man’s death by his own hand after his wife refused to vote.
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New York
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Claim
An advertisement asserts that Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic prevents and expels worms in children. It claims healthy color and digestion improve with two to three weeks of regular use, acting as a general strengthening tonic. The copy touts natural results and pleasant taste at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Nine teenth amendment and social shifts in satire
A satirical column rails at changing gender roles and politics in America. It mocks an Oklahoma congresswoman’s appearance and attire while praising progress from the Ninth Amendment. The piece jokes about seeds, corn plasters, taxes, and labor, ending with a critique of workers and compensation.
Dodson Liver Tone Replaces Calomel in Local Drugstores
Dodson fights calomel sales in the South as Dodson's Liver Tone gains by being safer and more effective. Local druggists report strong customer preference, with a money back guarantee and pleasant tasting vegetable formula. A single bottle costs only a few cents and promises relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without the next day upset.
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Dodson
South
Governor McRae appoints four women notaries public
The Arkansas governor signs a new law allowing women to hold public office by appointing four women as notaries public. He says he must do better, noting that pay or emoluments are needed for women in politics, as in society.
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McRae
Arkansas
Quinine That Doesn't Affect Head With Laxa Tive Brom Quin
An advertisement promotes Laxa tive Brom quinine claiming tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or ringing in the head. It urges remembering the full name and seeking the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Senate raises VP salary to 15000 a year
Washington February 11 the Senate voted a three thousand dollar annual increase for Vice President Coolidge raising the salary from twelve thousand to fifteen thousand while eliminating a provision for a private telegraph operator at fifteen hundred a year and reducing his patronage list.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Senator Pomerene Seeks VP Salary Increase
Senator Pomerene of Ohio offered an amendment to raise the vice president salary. Chairman Warren of the appropriations committee warned of a rocky road in the house unless the speaker's salary is raised to 15000 dollars.
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Pomerene
Ohio
Warren
Appropriations Committee
House
Mason Cold Tires Guarantee Sale Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Mason Cold Tires priced at 26.95 claiming a guaranteed ten thousand mile run. Signed by R. S. Morehead, the copy also includes a cryptic line about a cold preventer with the number 666.
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R. S. Morehead
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove's Salve Pack
A combined 35 cent carton offers Hayes Healing Honey to stop a cough by healing throat tissue, with Grove's Penetrate Salve for chest and throat application for cold or croup symptoms. The two remedies are packed together and sold through druggists.
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Hayes
Grove
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Springfield
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