Mary D to Pay 15 Percent Dividend
Wm Fleming trustee for the Mary D Oil Co reports a 15 percent dividend will be paid to shareholders in a few days. The Mary D tract, under 4 miles south of Burkburnett, comprises 20 acres with three producing wells at 1300 feet. Deep wells show strong output after early shallow results. The stock, listed just over a year ago, paid a 5 percent dividend earlier. Two more wells planned under a five-well drilling agreement in the Texhoma field.
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Wm. Fleming
Mary D. Oil Company
Wichita Falls
Fleming
Sherman
Mary D
Burkburnett
Texhoma Field
Sherman Democrat
Revenue per 53 Cents Spent Under 1919 Tax Law
Washington reports for the 1919 fiscal year show revenue of 100 dollars for every 53 cents expended in administering the internal revenue laws. Total collections reached 3,850,150,078 dollars, with expenditures of 20,573,771 dollars, figures released by the Bureau of Internal Revenue in response to cost of collection inquiries.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
666 Cures Malaria and Fever Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts 666 as a remedy for malaria chills bilious fever colds and la grippe. It claims to kill the fever parasite and functions as a splendid laxative and general tonic.
Pungent Paragraphs Highlight Varied Public Quips
A collage of witty quotes from multiple papers spans politics, science, and daily life. Topics include female influence in politics, obsolescence of dreadnoughts, prohibition arrests, atom theory humor, white collar work, the cost of native wives, a Cleveland divorce suit based on frequent moves, and weather frost forecasts for Chicago and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Binghampton Sun
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grand Rapids Press
Indianapolis News
Africa
Montreal Star
Cleveland
Columbus Citizen
Weather Bureau
Chicago
San Francisco
Greenville Piedmont
Rub-My-Tism Pain Relief Ad Claim
An Adv-Dec. 1 ad promotes Rub-My-Tism as a strong pain killer for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and related ailments claiming quick relief from pain and soreness.
It All Depends Is Gambling Wrong
A reflective short verse questions if gambling is sinful. It contrasts losers who despair with winners who justify luck and hints that sins may reveal themselves in different ways.
Bromo Quinine Tablets Marketed as Grippe Cure
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claim to remove the cause of colds grip and influenza with a single variant labeled Bromo Quinine. Box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. Priced at 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Scapa Flow and Nuts Grow in Modern California South
The article explains the origin of the term scapa flow from Gaelic. It notes Scapa Flow as a sea outlet near Orkney. It then shifts to agriculture, detailing English walnut and almond cultivation in Southern California and pecan farming expanding into the Southern states as a profitable industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Calisfornia
Go Between: Vera Driscoll Turns Down Burton's Offer
Vera Driscoll, heiress of Vera's fortune, declines Willis Burton's reconciliation bid after his engagement with moneyed society ends. Hugh Tresham, a loyal friend and lawyer, helps but finds Vera's independence grows as Burton marries into wealth. Vera's charm remains, Burton's fortunes rise, and Tresham's quiet devotion to Vera endures despite the social upheaval.
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Tresham
Willie Burton
Hugh Tresham
Burton
Ambassador Royal
Vern
Jurton
Vera
Rayville
Belle of Rayville Society
Vera Driscoll
Driscoll
Willis Burton
Miss Driscoll
Prosperity sweeps the southern million wealth boom
Clarksdale Mississippi shows fifteen men worth a million or more each in long staple cotton, while Orange Texas carriers a $30 million Lutcher Stark timber estate. Tulsa Oklahoma has over thirty seven figure fortunes among varied industries. Oil field independents in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana rise to wealth scarcely known elsewhere. Augusta Herald. Sun Want Ads urge shoppers to visit local stores and gifts for weddings and graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Clarksdale
Miss
Orange
Texas
Lutcher-Stark
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Oklahoma City
Augusta Herald
Black-Draught Labeled Benefits for Liver and Digestion
Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham of Meadoreville Kentucky testifies at age 65 that the liver and digestion weakened with age. She reports constipation, low appetite, weakness, and says Black-Draught improved her bowels, appetite, and strength after a few doses. The ad notes seventy years of use, urging use for cleansing the system and relief from constipation indigestion and lazy liver. Price 25c per package one cent per dose. All druggists carry the remedy.
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Kentucky
Thedford
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St. Louis, MC. UY
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Kirkpatrick’s
Res
Dr. D. M. Durham
J. B. Hall
G. J. Hornbuckle
Office
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Sherman, Texas
Wilbur Carter
Hubert Bookout
Henry Wilson
Bookout & Wilson
Linz Annex
Jas. D. Buster
Commercial Bank Bldg
Dr. R. €. Hoyle Chiropractor
Whitewright
Ocaia
United States
Bayer
By Alvah J. Garth
Western Newspaper Union
Mr. Burton
Sun
R. H. Jay
Dyer & Jones’ Drug Store
Lee Johnson
Whitewright Trade
Luther Smith & Son
Meadoreville, Ky
Cynthia
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Sudan
Millet
Sears Grain Co
J. L. Cantrell
Conony
Ford
Ford Motor Camp
Tomer
Ford Dealers
Bob Sears
Whitewright, Texas
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