Potatoes pay off big in Eagle Lake region
Eagle Lake Texas Bastrop County crops show 100 acres of potatoes yielding strong profits as buyers pay 3.30 to 3.60 per 100 pounds. The Eagle Lake Headlight notes daily shipments and high yields from growers including Ervin Terrell and W R Terrell. Total potential gross exceeds $30,000 on a hundred acre field. The thriving potato trade draws buyers from across the United States.
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Eagle Lake
Bastrop County
United States
Wharton
J. W. Carter
L. H. Obenhaus
Ervin Terrell
Calhoun
Terrell
Ervin
W. R. Terrell
Harrison & Mitchell
Eagle Lake District
Pat's Place Prison Pun Sparks Conversation
Pat passing a prison notices a prisoner being led to cells and asks Mike where they'd be if all paid their dues. Mike answers that he would be walking alone, implying trouble or hardship without others to support him.
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Pat
Mike
Engraved or Printed Wedding Invitations Sun Release
Engraved or printed wedding notices appear in a Sun column noting upcoming nuptials. The brief item records invitations and announcements without extra details, reflecting a society page snippet.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Health Claim Ad
All children troubled with worms have an unhealthy color and stomach disturbance. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic. Nature will then dispel the worms and the child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
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Grove
The Spice of Life Disease Nurse Teaches Joke
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking a riddle about a big red apple and seven eighths given to Robert. Tommy responds with a quip about a disease in his brain, reflecting a humorous, chaotic mood in a school setting.
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Robert
Tommy
Diplomacy Floorwalker Gaffe at Store Fringes Customer Care
An anecdote recounts a floorwalker advising a clerk to press a wrong shoe size on a female customer after she states her size. The quip illustrates deception in shopping where the clerk proposes a larger size to override the customer’s claim. The remark reflects dated pranks in retail settings.
Neighbor's Silence Grows with Saxophone Practice
A learner asks if practice disturbs the neighbor. The neighbor recalls initial nerves but now shows indifferent resolve, saying he no longer cares what happens to the saxophonist. The exchange captures rising tolerance and edgy humor within shared living space.
Testing for Holes at the Barber Shop
A man asks for water in a barbershop chair. The barber notes he has just performed a serious facial gash. The man tests whether his mouth can hold water, speaking feebly as he requests a drink.
Noisy Sales Pitch Leaves Woman Laughing
A humorous exchange shows a young housewife challenging a cleaner seller about stain removal. The agent replies with a tongue in cheek boast that after trying the product on a copy of Scandalous Stories, the effect yielded a cleaned page titled Sun day School Gazette, highlighting a lighthearted moment in local commerce.
Jones’s odd horse fright at farm transfer
Jones travels from the station to a farm where he has vacation reservations. The horse acts peculiarly stopping and ambling, with the farmer noting no sickness but the animal appearing unusually fearful.
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Jones
Whose Words Fade As He Stops To Listen Occasionally
A fragmentary quotation describes a speaker saying he says whoa and another figure may not hear him. he pauses now and then to listen. The line hints at distraction or miscommunication within a conversation or performance.
Adnoid Misunderstanding At School
Mickey returns home sniffling claiming a doctor diagnosed adenoids after a school examination his mother dismisses the tale and searches his head, insisting no adenoids were found. The exchange reveals a domestic clash over a reported medical remark and a child’s story.
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Mickey
Old Riley Rezzidew Medical Woes Rumor
In Petunia, Riley Rezzidew reports a list of ailments including pain in the left lung rising in the hand twisted intestines disjointed spine and falling hair. He claims such symptoms signal a grippe approaching and jokes about leprosy hydro phobia and smallpox as possibilities.
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Rezzidew
Newton
Old Riley Rezzidew
Petunia
Smith to Win Is Prediction for 1928 Nomination
Isidor B. Dockweiler of California says Governor Al Smith leads the Democratic field for the 1928 presidential nomination. Dockweiler, after a month studying national politics, cites Smith ahead in New York. he places Senator James Reed of Missouri as the next strongest candidate.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Isidor B. Dockweiler
California
Dockweiler
George Cleany
Tammany Hall
James Reed
Missouri
Smith
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promised for Sore Gums
Bow-Wright Drug Co advertises Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore or bleeding gums and pyorrhea with a guarantee to please or refund. Claims the remedy is unlike anything used before and results are certain.
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Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
California Democrats mull 1924 McAdoo prospects
William G McAdoo appears weaker than in 1924 and may struggle at the next convention. Dockweiler notes anti McAdoo forces control the Democratic state machine after last year's California primaries. James D Phelan likely stays as favored son for early ballots. Governor Smith, as the California leader, is seen winning the nomination on the fourth ballot.
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William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
California
Dockweiler
James D. Phelan
Smith
Youth education progress claims spark debate in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports claim that the present generation is vastly better educated than fathers and grandfathers by about a thousand percent, highlighting a dramatic rise in schooling and literacy as of June 8. The remark underscores optimism about modern youth and raises questions about measurement methods and social factors behind the surge.
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Philadelphia
Rise in High School Attendees Since 1880
Dr. E C Broome reports in the Year Book of the National Educational Association that 30 per 1000 attended high school in 1924, up from 3 per 1000 in 1880. The U S population grew 79 percent, while high school opportunity surged 2465 percent in that span.
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E. C. Broome
Philadelphia Public Schools
Dr. Broome
Department of
United States
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