Vance Peters Embezzles. Bert Delaney Joins Ross Firm
A Virden hardware shop once run by AVID ROSS is burned when Vance Peters flees with embezzled funds. Ross considers restarting with three workers, assigns Bert Delaney a garden task, and offers him a full position after Bert reveals his love for Elsa Peters and Els a acceptance.
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Avid Ross
Vance Peters
Ross
Virden
Young Peters
Peters
Elsa
Vance
Rogers
Mahon
Bott
Mr. Ross
Bert
Buck
Delaney
Ert
Mechanic seeks Texas farm rental with family help
The writer from Bowling Green Kentucky plans to move to Texas about November 25 and wants to rent a 150 to 200 acre farm with stock and tools. He is a first class mechanic able to operate machinery and has eight capable family members to work. He lists contact R C Groner at general delivery Bowling Green Ky.
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Texas
R. C. Groner
Bowling Green
How Chinese Do Things: Reversed Traditions and Etiquette
A dated piece contrasts Chinese customs with Western norms, detailing inverted practices such as compass directions, clothing roles, hair styles, and gender tasks. It notes book layouts, naming order, funeral attire, wedding color codes, and social habits, framing them as backward to Western readers.
Love's Psychology Dialog Sparks Young Couple
A brief exchange questions marriage reasons with a witty reply: no reason beyond love. The idle dialogue captures romantic confidence, showing how passion overrides practical concerns in a playful moment. The lines illustrate timeless tension between affection and rationale.
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Mildred C. Goodridge
Fitz Bryant
ER. O. Young
Rangers
Honey Grove
Whitewright
Northwest
E. T. Doss
Aan Force
Donihoo
P. A. Short
Trenton
R. D. Brandon
Leonard
Love Monument Company of
Sherman
Mark Montgomery
W. F. Brown
Dyer & Jones’ Drug Store
Milestone Rubber Company
East
Liverpool
Ohio
Bob Sears
van Alstyne
A. J. Jernigan
J. F. Hoyle
Grady Street
Dallas
Dan S. Dickerman
Cole
Manning & Clark
Sun
Columbia” and
Perfect” Records
Jones
Drug Store
Nashua
Coats
Hudson & Davis Co
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