Greenville cotton factor dies in lake duck hunt accident
Murfee Irby a prominent Greenville cotton factor drowned in Greenville Club Lake nine miles southwest of Greenville after a small motor boat capsized while he hunted with P. W. Plunkett and R. H. McDade. Irby swam toward a stump, sank, and was recovered about 9:30 p.m. The two companions clung to the boat and called for help.
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Greenville
Murfee Irby
Greenville Club
P. W. Plunkett
R. H. McDade
Plunkett
McDade
Irby
Signs You Can Believe In and Liver Health Ad
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a remedy for torpid liver, digestion, and bowels with promised energy gains. It promotes Dyer & Jones as sellers and lists a filling station by R S Morehead as proprietor offering tires oils and gas.
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Dyer & Jones
R. S. Morehead
Modern calomel tablet Calotabs touted as non nauseating
An advertisement promotes Calotabs as a purified non nauseating calomel tablet. It claims one tablet at bedtime provides a clean liver and better digestion with no taste or griping and a guarantee from the druggist. The large family package costs thirty five cents and the small trial size ten cents.
Cure a Cold in One Day Bromine Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to stop cough and headache in one day. It claims to cure the cold and features E W GROVE signature on each box. Box price is 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Hayes
Grove
Ford Plant Sets New Production Record in Week
Detroit, Nov. 10. Ford Motor Company domestic assembly plants operated at capacity to meet rising demand and posted a new weekly output record for the week ending Oct. 30. Six days averaged over 7,000 units, totaling 42,271 cars and trucks, beating the prior high by 502. Daily figures ranged from 6,890 to 7,123 units.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Just That Quickly They Help
A physician recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for relief and restful sleep with no next day side effects. One or two tablets at bedtime are suggested, priced at 25 cents. The ad appeals to those feeling unwell, implying liver-related discomfort is improved by the product.
Landlord Refuses Rent to Non Advertisers in Dallas Suburb
A Dallas suburb landlord with multiple houses declares he will not rent to tenants who refuse to advertise. He argues advertisers draw customers, creating a hardship for those who pay to attract trade. He asserts business should be shared among cooperative merchants and that those who do not help promote trade are not entitled to the overflow. Garland News reports this new stance as the community weighs progressive advertising.
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Dallas
Garland News
Turkey buyer seeks turkeys with wagon pickup
Frank Sloan of Pilot Grove offers to pay the highest market price for turkeys and will call at sellers' homes from Whitewright area. He invites sellers to call collect to learn his price and wagon visit date.
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Whitewright
Frank Sloan
Pilot Grove
Speaking of a Georgia railroad service
A Baltimore traveling man recalls waiting for a Georgia train in a small town. After an hour, two, and three hours with no arrival, the station agent calm explains the train will come soon and notes the conductor’s dog is approaching as proof.
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Georgia
Baltimore
Pierce's Cafe Oyster Service Bright, Local Claim
A casual note describes Pierce's Cafe serving oysters to preference. Dr. Edwin May practices at Kirkpatrick's drug store each Saturday and offers eye care and glasses.
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Edwin May
Kirkpatrick
Capitalism as a Target of Agitators
The piece mocks attacks on capitalism describing it as individual thrift. It defines capital as the accumulation by the industrious to cover old age or infirmity, noting uses like life insurance property, bank deposits, and investments for personal benefit.
Law of Gravity Question Sparks Child Inquiry Cartoon
A lighthearted dialogue frames Sonny asking why people stay on Earth upside down before gravity was established. Father cites gravity as the reason. Johnson's features a large sale of ladies handbags worth inspecting.
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Sonny
Dr Mellenthin to visit Sherman with free consultations
Doctor Mellenthin, a Texas licensed physician, will be at the Binkley Hotel in Sherman on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1, offering free consultations during office hours 10 am to 4 pm. He does not operate for several chronic conditions but claims broad success in stomach, liver, blood, nerves, and other ailments. Married women must be accompanied by husbands. Address: 211 Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, California.
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Binkley Hotel
Sherman
Mellenthin
State of
Texas
Bradbury Bldg
Los Angeles
California
Capitalism and Thrift Drive American Growth and Wealth
The passage argues that thrift and savings underpin American capitalism. It cites 17 billion dollars in bank savings and 600 million dollars in annual interest, plus large life insurance premiums, as core capital. It asserts savers are capitalists and notes capitalism has phases needing correction without destroying the system.
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America
Local Shoeing and Blacksmithing Services Highlighted
A small shop advertises horse shoeing expertise and full blacksmithing and woodwork. Emphasizes skilled workmanship, good service, fair pricing, and customer appreciation.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement claim
An advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a treatment for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It promotes a local ointment and a blood acting tonic that strengthens the system to reduce susceptibility, noting sales by druggists for over 40 years from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rhetoric on Communism vs Capitalism in Houston Post
The Houston Post quotes a defense of private industry arguing that communism would erode thrift and productivity. It warns that common ownership could force prudent workers to support a parasitic class, leading to tyranny and inefficiency.
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Houston Post
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