Tomato Crop Brings More Than Two Million Dollars
East Texas tomato growers report a crop valued between 2.125 and 2.5 million dollars as prices rise to 5 to 10 cents per pound. Rail loading hubs from Jacksonville to Missouri Pacific lines move about 115 cars daily, signaling strong profits and rising bank deposits in towns like Jacksonville Tyler Alto Gresham Bullard Troup and Whitehouse.
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Jacksonville
East Texas
Tyler
Altho
Gresham
Bullard
Troup
Whitehouse
Cotton Belt
Missouri Pacific
The Next War In The Air Would Be Horrific
The Vancouver Sun quips that future aerial warfare would be terrifying yet notes cooties do not fly, a tongue in cheek comment about dangers in conflict.
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Vancouver
Simple But Effective Method Of Cooling Milk From Sherman
J D Robinson Fred Elkins Peter Sherman and W A Robinson are patrons of Meadolake Milk Products using simple methods to cool milk before delivery. They employ a buried oil barrel with water around 65 degrees, ice as needed, stirring rods, and wet sacks to retain cold, stressing cleanliness and sterile equipment for safe milk.
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J. D. Robinson
Fred Elkins
Peter Sherman
W. A. Robinson
Meadolake Milk Products Company
Sherman
John Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Elkins
P. R. Sherman
Joe Robinson
O. J. Hollis
Meadolake
Woman reports $2000 swindle in San Antonio
Mrs Antonia Martinez says two gypsy women demanded $2000 under threat to her sons and claimed they could cure her daughter. After she retrieved funds from a bank and wrapped the money, the swindlers prayed over it and handed back a bundle, which contained only crumbled newspapers.
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San Antonio
Antonia Martinez
Martinez
Piquant Dish Describes Broth Thickened with Grains
A Los Angeles paper describes a piquant dish where vegetables and bits of meat remain in the broth, slightly thickened by rice, barley, or needles. The note highlights a hearty simmer and textured finish.
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Los Angeles
Dry Law Costs Show Profit After Prohibition
Washington figures put total federal prohibition costs at 141 million over nine years, with 460 million collected in fines and liquor revenues. Doran argues collections exceed expenditures even after adding 72 million DOJ costs, leaving a net balance of 247 million. For year ending 1928, enforcement cost 5.62 million with 21.87 thousand in fines and taxes.
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Washington, D. C
Doran
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Prohibition Unit
Department of Justice
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard and Customs Border Patrol
False Teeth Declared Part of the Body in Montana ruling
Helena Montana false teeth are considered part of the body under accident insurance terms. The State Industrial Accident Board ruled in a case where an automobile mechanic’s teeth were broken when the car engine fell on his face. The insurer was ordered to pay for a new set, reversing a prior mechanical contrivances stance.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
State Industrial Accident Board
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Whitewright
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Dallas
Texas
Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel
Buffalo
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Sun Office
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Bob Sears
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