The Cuban Dancer and the Florida Sunset Tale
Ned Murdoch asks Dolores to marry after discovering her in Tampa and a secret life as a dancer. He tracks her to a Havana casino and finds her on stage at Bull's cabaret. She admits love but fears dishonor. he vows to take her away and makes her reconsider.
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Windland
Typress Key
Dolores
Murdoch
Big Cypress
Florida
Tampa
Ned Murdoch
Senorita Dolores
Avenida Otranta
Bull
Avenida Otranto
Senor Bull
Philadelphia
Senorita
Thes
Bonham Man Hears Dying Message From Wife
Bonham Texas June 6 A local man distraught over a telegraph message claiming his wife was dying rushed to Mineral Wells. He arrived to find her alive explaining she altered the missive to avoid extra charges for extra words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Texas
Get Johnny The Repairman Who Knows Best
An inspector hires Johnny to fix a stubborn creak in a car cowl. Johnny climbs into the car, makes a quick adjustment, and the creak disappears. The piece extols the value of finding Johnny for any crucial role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Political Announcements Under Democratic Primaries
Announcements indicate action of Democratic primaries dated July 22, 1922. The notice references party process and upcoming primary procedures for candidates and voters.
Rattlesnake Guarded Mate After Slaying by Lad
In Waxahachie Texas on June 2 Henry DeWitt a 13 year old boy killed a large rattlesnake with a stone from a sling in a pasture near town. The beast had eight buttons on its tail. He planned to keep the rattles as souvenirs but the dead snake’s mate protected the body coiled around it and resisted the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Texas
Henry DeWitt
Henry
Woodmen to Build Million Dollar Tubercular Hospital
Dallas June 5 Construction of a 1,000,000 tubercular sanitarium in Texas is planned by the National Woodmen of the World announced today by Gen. W. P. McDill State manager. A special committee will visit late June and tour West Texas with McDill to select a site. Amarillo San Angelo Kerrville Uvalde Hubbard Alpine are named on the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
National Woodmen of the World
W. P. McDill
Ford Nears Output Of Five Thousand A Day
Ford dealers nationwide submitted a total request of 194 750 Ford cars trucks and tractors to cover June needs. Ford Motor Company Detroit says June output will be boosted to 140 000 a new high for the factory. May production will surpass previous records as demand climbs. On May 16 a daily record of 4878 cars was reached, up 16 from May 15. May 18 marked the assembly of Ford motor number six million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
United States
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
Ford Motor
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Medicine ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a quick cold remedy. Claims it stops cough and headache and cures the cold in one day. Includes E W Groves signature on each box and price of 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Grove
Ford targets enough cars for 8000 dealers in 1921
Ford officials state that a million units have come off the line by May 28 1921 and every effort is being made to build a sufficient number of cars and trucks to meet the retail requirements of their 8000 dealers.
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Ford
Cotton crop condition at 69.6 percent of normal
Washington reports May 25 cotton condition at 69.6 percent of normal, up from last year’s 66.0 and well above 1920’s 62.4 but below the ten year average of 74.6. State figures list Virginia 91, North Carolina 84, South Carolina 67, Georgia 71, Florida 85, Alabama 80, Mississippi 75, Louisiana 70, Texas 61, Arkansas 76, Tennessee 79, Missouri 90, Oklahoma 67, California 84, Arizona 81, all others 73. Revised 1921 figures show 31,676,000 acres cultivated, 30,569,000 picked, yield 124.5 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
States
Denton Man Drowns In Barrel Of Water
Denton Texas June 3 J W Benson 50 a longtime Denton resident drowned in a barrel of water on his farm near the Denton Wise County line last night He apparently fell in while lifting a bucket and could not escape as he had only one arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
J. W. Benson
Denton-Wise County
First Texas bale sells for 1200 dollars in Houston
The first bale of the 1922 cotton arrived in Houston and sold at auction on the cotton exchange floor for 1200 dollars. It was raised by Mack Mize on his Rio Hondo area farm in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Houston
Texas
Cotton Exchange
Mack Mize
Rio Hondo
Rio Grande Valley
No More Peace in the Village Square
An optimist and a grouch debate a peaceful Sabbath as motor car parties churn through town, raising dust and sparks of conflict. The brief exchange hints at social tension and disruption in a small community.
Racket and Terror Stir Farm Animals All Day
A fragment describes continual uproar and fear among pigs and poultry on a farm. The speaker laments the noise and wishes for rain to dampen the disturbance, expressing exasperation with the ongoing racket.
The Simple Life Cannibal Joke Exchange
A newspaper-style caption records a two line joke about cannibals. The first cannibal jokes that their chief has hay fever, and the second asks what caused it. The first replies that he ate a grass widow, delivering a terse dark humor beat consistent with period cartoons.
Lax-Fos With Pepsin Offered For Constipation Relief
A Syruphonic laxative named LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN promises relief of habitual constipation within 14 to 21 days. It is marketed as stimulating and regulating the bowel, pleasant to take, and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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Ibe
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Ned Muretoh
Bonham Man
Sam Rayburn
Fannin County
Grayson County
Floyd Everheart
H. M
Harve) Wisdom, D. R
Dolph) Vaughan
G. T. McDonough
Dayton B. Steed
Precinct
Finis Alverson
Jas. C. Wilson
Sherman
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
R. C. Hoyle
Wolfe, Freeman & Wolfe
Sherman, Texas
Commercial Bank
Waxahachie Lad
Woodmen
Whitewright
W. T. Nicholson
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg's
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
Eagle “Mikado
Ron Ces
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Atlanta
Gail
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