Denison to docket gambling cases strictly under gambling
Denison, Jan 10. Assistant County Attorney Farley Reasonover announces that all parties before justice courts charged with gambling will be docketed as gambling and not vagrancy. Pleas must be guilty in real names. Fines rise from 29.85 to 50 plus costs. Crowd spectators face 25 to 100 dollars and costs. Punch boards wheels and devices will be prosecuted.
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Denison
Farley Reasonover
Reason
Fort Worth man accidentally shoots himself in Houston
Oda Walker, 25, of Fort Worth, died instantly in Houston after finishing cleaning his pistol and showing an audience how another man once tried to commit suicide. The weapon discharged when he placed it against his head, ending his life.
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Houston
Oda Walker
Fort Worth
Walker
Business is Picking Up in Rochester Factories
Rochester clothing and shoe factories employing about 14,000 workers are slowly restoring their normal workforce as spring orders grow. The Rochester Clothes Exchange president predicted that within two weeks all clothing factories would be operating at full force.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Clothers Exchange
Year s ginning million bales over 1919 report
Washington reports total ginning before January 1 11 559 230 running bales including 202 276 round bales 63 964 bales American Egyptian and 1599 Sea Island bales Ginnings by state list Alabama 634 927 Arizona 77 562 Arkansas 959 854 California 46 953 Florida 18 220 Georgia 1 366 238 Louisiana 370 024 Mississippi 820 884 Missouri 55 139 North Carolina 754 060 Oklahoma 964 621 South Carolina 1 545 290 Tennessee 261 416 Texas 3 752 008 Virginia 13 711 all other states 9 688.
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Sea Island
Census Bureau
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
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Tennessee
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Virginia
States
State plans housing loan program for Iowa homes
Des Moines reports that KE R Sands housing commissioner will urge the Legislature to authorize state loans to builders. A Sioux City group proposes tax exemption for homes under 10000 dollars for ten years to ease Iowa’s housing shortage, pegged at about fifty thousand. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised as a quick relief for aches, joints and neuralgia.
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Des Moines
Iowa
KE. R. Sands
Sioux City
Sands
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement explains that cold prone individuals can build up the system and cleanse the blood with Hall's Catarrh Medicine, reducing susceptibility to colds. It asserts internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, with testimonials free and a $100 guarantee for uncured catarrh.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
National debt of U S about ten per cent of wealth
Washington reports Congressman Good of Iowa says the United States has a national wealth around 240 billion dollars and a debt near 24 billion, about ten percent of wealth. He contrasts Britain France and Italy, noting U S credit remains strong and the country is a going concern despite tax fears.
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U. S
Washington
Congress
Representative Good
Iowa
Appropriations Committee
England
France
Italy
United States
Britain
Great Britain
British Isles
Mattress remaking and cover service offered
If you have an old mattress you want re made and a new cover put on it let me know and I will call for it. Or if you have the cotton and want a mattress made from it I will be glad to do the work and can do it for much less than you can buy a new mattress. If you have any kind of mattress work you want done drop me a post card and I will call.
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Ford Motor Company
Tax Burden Spurs Demand for Congressional Relief
Citizens express frustration at the heavy tax load needed to cover debt interest and principal, plus ordinary government expenses, and insist Congress provide relief. The quote reflects widespread concern over fiscal policy and its impact on the public.
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Congress
Spring Fashion: Skirts Shorter and Gowns Slimmer
New York fashion prime reports a spring shift with shorter skirts and slimmer gowns seen on Fifth Avenue. Dove color leads palettes with lilac or ciel blue blends. Materials favor taffeta crepe de chine and soft weaves, with simple designs, wool embroidery, and side sashes. Gray tones dominate, while brighter shades appear only sparingly for spring and summer.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Vanderbilt
Fort Stockton Runs Nation's Largest Rural School District
Fort Stockton Texas claims the nation’s largest rural school district covering about one hundred miles by seventy. Four motor trucks operate daily routes at six thousand dollars annual cost with drivers bonded at one thousand dollars each to transport three hundred eighty two students from ranches to school on time.
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United States
Fort Stockton
Texas
School Pupils Benefited by Daily Long Rides
Teachers note that daily long rides keep students in fine physical and mental health. Children within one mile of the school must walk, while those farther away receive free transportation by major trucks.
Mistress challenges Bridget over broken china and pay
A domestic exchange shows Bridget claiming higher wages as a solution to repeated breakages. The mother questions the need to raise wages while Bridget hints at insufficient earnings. The dialogue reflects household tensions over money and duties.
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Dyer & Jones Druggists
J. H. Blincoe
Whitewright, Texas
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
Sherman
Hubert Bookout
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Linz Annex
Sherman, Texas
R. May
Kirkpatrick
James D. Buster
State and
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R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Wolfe & Freeman
Jas. C
W. Lamar
East Houston St
S. O. Chambers
Bridget
China
A. Y. Creager
F. W. Creeager
A. Y. Creager & Co
Dray Line
Ode Crowell
Fordson
Sears Auto Company
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