davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1922-04-18

Total production of Mexia field,
Limestone county. Texas. from com
plet1on OF first well to March J. is
placed at 15,516S43 barrels. on held
in storage Mt end Of month was 1o,3o3..
300 barrels Average daily production
for February was 1s4571 barrels Av
erage for last week in March was 1872.
$50 barrels daily By the end of the
first week in April had dropped to H.
900 barrels.
, 1922-04-18

DENVER. Colo, April 1s.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market steady: beef
steers $s.5o@7.eo; COWS and heifers
$4.75@7-s5: calves se.oo@11-5o. bulls
s2.5o@4.oo; stockers and feeders 6.oo@
TAO.
Hogs receipts $500; market 10 to
15c lower; top $1o.25; bulk ss.75@1o1o.
Sheep receipts 1900: market weak.
lambs S13.O0G14.25; owes $S.25 a 900.
, 1922-04-18

Well No. L of the wyokans on syn
dictate on section % of the Salt Creek
field is ready to set casing lei the
second sand after reashing q depth of
over 1000 feet A string of tools lost
in tho hole asst week when the cable
parted was recovered this week. Drill.
ing on Wen No. 2 of this tract will be
started while cement is setting in the
deeper hole
, 1922-04-18
Livestock Mart


OMAHA. Neb., April 1s.SUnited
States Bureau of Markets.e Hogs
receipts, 10000; early sales 15c lower
generally CSC lower; bulk light butch.
ers s1001o1o; top s10.15; bulk 215 to
325 pound butchers s9.75G1o: pack.
ing grades s8-750s.5o.
Cattle receipts 5000; beef steers
steady TO 15c lower; other classes OF
stock. mostly steady.
Sheep receipts. 5000; lamhs steady
to strong; bulk lambs s14.25 @14.5oi
top s14.T5; sheep and feeders steady
best 15o-pound ewes SO.
, 1922-04-18
BEARS DEpRESS
STOCK PRICES
Extreme Losses of Six Points
Recorded Throughout Ma
jority of List.

NEW YORK Apru Is-Barish
influences prevailed in today's active
and broad stock market Aside from
rails. extreme Losses Of one TO ak
points were made Throughout the nst.
Sales appropriated 100. 600 shares.
Losses among oils. steels and
equipments were extended in selling
OF the final hour and rails forfeited
part OF their gains. The closing was
heavy.
, 1922-04-18

CHICAGO. April 1s-United States
Bureau of Markets.eCattle receipts.
1 1000. market slow: few carly sales
beef steers n butcher she stock
weak to CSC lower; beef steers of quail
NY to sell. largely at sT-5o@s.4o; bulls
and veal calves about steady; stock
'ers strong; few early sales veal calves
mostly $3.50; bologna bulls, largely
s4.25@4.40.
Hogs receipts, 1000; fairly active
, 1922-04-18
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS
NOTCHEs DONE TEST PROJECTED.

The Notches Dome in Natrona county, one of the most
promising black oil structures in Wyoming which was held
back on account of the title situation prior to the passing of
the oil land leasing act, will be given a thorough test this
summer by interests identified with the Midwest Refining
company, as a result of the granting of a permit on $3.50
, 1922-04-18

CHICAGO. April 1S.-Buttsr I'M
changed.
Eggs higher. receipts 4T,on cases;
firsts z3Z @24c; ordinary firsts 22h@
23c; miscellaneous 23023hc: storage
packed extras 27c- storage packed
firsts 26G26kc
, 1922-04-18
$500 BB[s:

The threshold of Natures
treasure trove is before us
now.
Once | satisfy myself that
we are drilling in the cap rock
above the prolific Woodbine
sand, | will cease drilling with
the rotary, set and cement cas-
ing, construct storage and pre-
pare to dril1-in to fortune.
Readers of the Casper Daily
Tribune who have been con-
templating joining us in this
enterprise but who for one rea-
son or other have delayed,
should make up their minds
now, because the days are
passing and opportunity is
fleet.
Nothing can be gained by
waiting now-the hour for &C
ton is at hand-those who
wish to dance must reckon
with the fiddler.
Remember that any unso1d.
units will advance in price on
April 18th.
An immediate decision is i'm
portant now.
Don't trust the mails alone,
else you may be too late.
Wire reservations received
up to the very hour well No. 1
comes in will be honored.
May | hear from you?
Yours very truly,
, 1922-04-18
Money

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Cal money
easy; high 81: low az; ruling rate
81; closing bid g.; offered at az; last
loan az: call loans against accept
ances 3h. Time loans steady; 60 days
90 days and six months Az. Is'me
mercantile paper 4h@z.
, 1922-04-18
Metals.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-copper
steady; ~eltctrolytic spot and nearby
Tin-Steady; spot and nearby
1zHc. later 12Xa13c.
Ss1.12: futures 1915.
I~ron-Steady and unchanged.
Lead-F7rm- Spot s5-o0a$5.25.
zlnc-Steady. East ST. Louis spot
$500.
Antimony-spot $500.
, 1922-04-18

NEW YORK. Apru 15.-Great Bril-
tain demand s4.41H; cables s4.41x:
sixty day bills IN banks Assn.
France demand $9.2eh: cables $50.
Italy s5.45; cables s5.45h. Belgium
demand $s.53h; cables $500. Ger
many demand 54hc; cables 34xc.
Holland demand $37.s5: cables s37.Ss.
Norway demand $3.50; Sweden de
mand 25.e5; Denmark demand sz1.25;
Switzerland demand s1e.46; Spain de-
mand 1885; Greco demand s4.55:
Poland demand .o2%; Cecho-Slovakia
demf.nd S2.03: Argentine dcmand
$500: Brazil demand 1870; Mon
treal 97Mc.
, 1922-04-18
Silver.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Foreign
bar silver Gee; Mexican ollar 5oEc.
, 1922-04-18

| seem to be at the outpost of Natures treasure house.
Late Yesterday the bit of our rotary spun on a hard formation
that may be the cap rock everything the Woodbine sand.
Just as l told you last week, the geology of our well No. 1 on
400 acres in the southeast extension of the Mexia field is check
ing UP almost identicany with the reports prepared by the men of
science, regarding this area
The biologists whose science guides us in selecting the drill
ing site for our well No. / calculated that we would touch the
Woodbine sand at around :, 100 feet.
l believe | am on the cap rock today, and if am it proves
conclusively to my mind that we are higher up" on the struc-
ture than any other test drilling in the southeast extension, and
that cur derrick stands directly over the very core of a volcano of
petroleum.
The completion of well No. a gusher should be but a mat
ter of days now. l am confident that we will strike the pay
within the next few rods.
, 1922-04-18

On April 25th the price of our units will advance so per cent.
The almost certain prospects of getting gusher production in our
well No. / on 400 acres in the southeast extension demand this advance.
Units 15c instead of loon AID after April 25th-
Perhaps before that date TIE few remaining unsold units will be
withdrawn from the market, because 1 feel in m heart that ere that
time our well will boom into production, and l feel that is a con-
sentative prediction to say that it will come in with a flush production
of not less than
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
shakesneare and Petrareh.

Printing had not been invented In
Petrarch's day, and it was nearly
hundred years later. in $40, that
very fine first edition was brought
out i'm Venice. in Roman letters on $50
leaves. one of these has Just been
sold in London for f270 (S1,3j0). His
torically interesting and of beautiful
workmanship as IT is. it lacks the ar
tistic splendor Of the Illuminated man
uscript set with miniatures, like pre-
cious stones, which was sold for 800
(S35. 600 in the first Thompson-Nates
sale, belonging 70 an earlier century
The interest Of Petrarch is twOfold.
He was not merely among the great
est luminaries of medieval Europe,
he was an inexhaustible mine for the
later genius Of Shakespeare and it
was upon the translations in English
and French of the petrarchian sonnet
that Shakespeare modelled his own.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
Do Animals Reason?

Ny old-timer UP in Alaska, prospect
ing, also makes me happy once in q
while with some frst-hand natural his
tory, according TO the writer of "Out
of Doors" in the Saturday Evening
Post. lie says: Il have seen IN ar
ticle about aninals-say, dogs and
bears-having reasoning power That
is nothing new 10 me, for | have had
plenty of time 10 study dogs, and If
they can't reason they ought to be
killed for they are worthless. | have
two sledge dogs, half-woH. and it is
wonderful what they will do. / have
seen my leader locate trail with six
feet of snow drifted over it, and do
many other things that would make an
ordinary man guess. | have Travelled
$500 miles over my trap lines in the
last winter and have never seen them
pass n trap or snare yet. They al
ways know where the next set is
and find it, although it would be lost
if they would 20 few feet farther
down the trail AS 10 bears, they will
find the weakest place in the cache
quicker than a man wOuld-thCy al
ways find the easiest place TO break
in. find it also very interesting 10
watch my foxes"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

Martha is the only one left Of the old
family. That plateau on the other
side Of the road is called David
Races plain, and the church at the
far end of it was built and supported
by Races for nearly a century" At
this point in Race history Miss Per
kins lifted the heavy brass knocker
v.e were ushered in by n maid, whose
appearance was strangely in keeping
with a bygone age, TO Miss Martha's
presence. She was a quaint little
lady whose transparent beauty and
eighty years reminded one Of deli
cate piece of old china. Her soft
gray eyes lighted for a moment as she
babe US welcome, then settled again
to an expression Of quiet resignation.
At Nettie's suggestion l remained TO
rest while she accompanied Miss Mar
tina TO the studio to see some of her
latest paintings, an arrangement which
suited me perfectly, as l was n bit
weary after my long walk and IT'S at
tendant excitement, and-yes, | must
admit it wanted TO study my quaint
surroundings.
The morning sunlight flooded the
big square room. From the deep
seated window I had an unobstructed
view of David Races plain and the
low white church cleaning In the dis
lance. Applewood logs smoldering in
the wide fireplace gave out pleasant,
aromatic odor. The floor was covered
with braided rugs, the gay coloring of
which suggested the depletion of colo
NAL wardrobes. Among the oil por.
traits of dead and gone Races / no.
ticed here and there face whose
grOtcsQue lines suggested a pathetic
attempt at family resemblance.
Judged these 10 be the work OF Miss
Martha. over the mantel was like
ness of young man whose keer
brown eyes seemed To look out on a
world Of nope toward the fulilmeni
of years. ! speculated upon his rela
tlonship. if any, TO Miss Martha, an(
wondered why he was given this place
OF prominence among his elders.
drew chair in front of the fir,
and. sinking into It's luxurious depths
gave myself up TO the spell of my sur
roundings. A big yellow cat uncnrleC
Itself from the hassock at my feet ant
took possession OF my lap. purrlnl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

A LONG with other girdlcs, I'm un-
n ending variety, come those OF
black velvet tibbon, To be worn
with different frocks. in combination
with little steel or mother-ot-pearl
buckles, like those shown in the pic
ture. or embelished only with tiny bows
and knots of the same ribbon. or orna-
mented with small millinery flowers
and fruits. they serve 70 tone down
wildly colored dresses or TO tone up
those in pale tintS that might be too
tame without them.
Ribbon about an inch and quarter
wide is used for the girdles pictured.
Faille. grosgrain or heavy satin might
be substituted for the velvet, but the
effect is not as brilliant. The girdle
al the left side is simply banc of the
ribbon about the waist-set at low
waistline-supporting long ends that
are placed M intervals all around 1t.
Two small fiat bows appear at the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
One Spring
Morning
BY SARAH c. CAREY


After a winters illness l was recu.
peratng among the hills of Vermont
Ii was the month of April. My friend
Ncttie Perkins, and l were out watch
ing an Ice jam on the Connecticut
wandering down the river bank as far
as the railroad bridge. Here the huge
Jam had piled about the piers until
there was only a narrow channel left
through which the swollen current
swirled and secthed in a manner that
fascinated while it appalled,.
rs ! stood there spellbound by the
scene before me-all other SO md
deadened by the crash and boom of
the great cakes as they packed and
scttlcd-Nettie shouted in my ear:
Lets cross TO the other side and
call on Miss Martha Race"
"And who may Miss Martha Race
be?" | asked half-heartedly, for l was
loath 10 go calling on glorious spring
morning, with SO much attraction out
of doors.
"Oh. she is dear old soul who had
~ i'lllllAt III lt'i NNulii anu mas lAN'N
alone in the old home ever since. She
amuSes herself by INDUCING in fads
Painting portraits is her latest one.
See. that is her house, the last Of
those three" indicating with n wave
of her hand three large colonial houses
on the opposite side Of the river.
or course Miss Perkins had her way,
and after consulting the Waterman Of
the bridge concerning trains, we
crossed and climbed the bank 10 the
blouse of Martha" We entered the
old-faShioned garden at the rear and
picked our way over little patches Of
snow through which dead stalks of
hollyhock and dahlias appeared in a
tangled mass.
"All this belongs to the Race estate"
Miss Perkins explained, as we fol-
lowed the uneven brick walk round to
the front door. The other two houses
are occupied by strangers now, as Miss
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
OF THE APPLE OF DISCORD"
Most interesting to Be Found in
Classic History.

The story Of the apple Of DiScord'
forms one Of the most interesting mar
rativcs of ancient fable. 1t is related,
the Detroit News observes, that Ate,
the goddess Of Discord, WAS not in
vited TO the marriage OF Theiis and
peleus. and. becoming cnraged at he.
exclusion, determined to brcal. up the
festivities. Accordingly, she hap
pened by when the merrymaking was
at It's height and tossed an apple into
the midst OF the gods and sOdlcsscs
who were assembled. Tie apple bore
the inscription ITO the faircst," and
was at once claimed by June, Venus
and Minerva.
Paris, the son of King Pram Of
Troy, was appointed judge 10 deter5
mine who should receive the apple.
The three goddesses interviewed HIM
privately, each Offering bride
Juno promised kingdom, Minerva
military glory, but Venus won him 10
her side by promising that the most
beautiful woman in the world should
he his wife. lie gave the prize 70
Venus. Unfortunately. the faircSt Nv
ing lady was Helen, already married
to King Mcnclaus of Sparta, but
Venus instructed Paris to 'gO ana get
her" lie did so, and the INDIGNATION
following this abduction caused the
Greeks to ccalesce and attack Trcy,
bringing on the ten years Trojan
war;
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
Grasshopper Feet.

Adult human beings are rarely seen
to skip and hop II is, however, a
form of exercise in which children
are wont to indulge. encouragement
Of this form Of exercise is offered by
the novel invention Of a woman, May
G. Southgate, Of New York. II is a
pair Of mechanical grasshoppers to
be worn on the feet. The grasshop-
pers, Of giant size. are put on like a
pair Of shoes, and fastened by straps
and buckles 10 the child's feet They
have legs of spring steel. terminating
i'm rings which hold rubber feet \
child equipped with these grasshop-
pers can hop, skip or jump much
quicker, while the rubber feet lessen
the shock of Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

loudly in response to my gentle strok-
ing.
"What n haven of rest and peace"
! thought. No noise Of turbulent
river, no booming OF Ice jams pene-
trated here. Here was only the soft
glow of the spring morning. the siz'
zling of the applewood logs. and the
somnolcnt textbook of the tall clock
on the stair landing throbbing through
the pungent fragrance
4 rustle of soft silk and murmur of
young voices mingled with laughter
comes out of the Stiffness. Tho rooms
are thronging with gay party. Liy-
cried servants stand AT attention in
the halls and doorways. Low car
riages drawn by glossy-coated stced5
are taking the guests TO tie white
church at the far end of the plain. 1
search the moving throng for q IA
milir. face, or someone 10 tell ne the
meaning Of it all. Six young girls, all
dressed alike. laughngly trip down
the stairs and are ushered 10 the wait
ing carriages.
At last the mystery is solved II
is Il wedding, and here comes the
bride" Ills Martha Race, her mist
like veil floating about her. The bloom
of youth is on her checks. The light
Of love is shining in her soft gray
eyes. Awaiting her In the ball below
is the bridegroom, the original of the
picture over the mantel.
The scene changes. l am in the
church \ iluttcring among the guests
tells me the bridal party is arriving.
The wedding march is sounding and
the bridesmaids are advancing. But
how slowly! VIII the bride ever
reach the chancel And where is the
bridegroom. who should be awaiting
her? Suddenly the labored march
ceases
The yellow cat had bounded to the
floor and Nettie was calling from the
doorway: "Miss Martha look here"
reused myself, chagrined at being
caught literally mapping.
"Nettie," | said, tell me, who is
this?' indicating the portrait over the
mantel.
She cast quick glance over her
shoulder before whispering:
THAT was Miss Mar fiaBce. II,
was stricken on the morning of their
wedding. and died before reaching the
church"
\ Hight step sounded behind her. and
Miss Martha entercd-Aliss Martha
of the ethereal beauty and the eighty
years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

a remarkable feature If many Of
he islands OF the Polynesian groups
is the luxuriaHt vege lion or the
southeast, or windwari, side Of The
islands, in marked contrast 10 the
northwest, or leeWard side where
he forees restricted to extremely
limited patches, with large red-cover-
ed acres Of wide extent, suggesting
agidity, and the absence Of fertile
soil This is, no doubt, due to the
fact that a larger percentage of
moisture is deposited or the former,
the prevailing southeast trade winds
teing comparatively dry by the time
they reach the opposite side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

John Golfer, discoverer of Yellow
stone National park. guided his steps
to the Teton peaks in Wyoming in
1907, and the Astoria expedition hailed
the peaks with relief while laundering
through the wilderness in 1911.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

Transparent rubber has been in
vented in England, for which many
uses are predicted, notably as a sub
stitute fer glass in automobile wind
shields and windows.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

Noon time is said to be the best
period If the day in Paris for the
pedestrian Co cross the principal
thoroughfares IN comparative safety.
This has proved fact because the
taxi drivers like the rest Of the city,
suspend worl. at noon for two hours
TO get lunch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

The kind you ought to use, when you
ought to have it, that is when you real
ly need it. We have contracted the
habit of satisfying all our customers.
Our work as business getter is of the
highest quality.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

same intervals, on each hanging enc
and these ends are longer than the
dress skirt. Where they are attached
to the girdle little buckle seems tC
take the responsibility of holding then
together, but il is in reality only AZ
ornament, for the ribbons are sewcc
together 1t will take bolt Of ribbor
TO make this pretty accessory
In the other girdle four strands OF
ribbon encircle the waist, sewed TO Z
covered plaque Of canvas. The re
mainder of the bolt of ribbon is mad,
into loops and ends also sewed TO th'
paQEo. which is covered with an orna
ment. Snap fasteners fasten one enc
Of each strand IN the girdle TO thu
plaque
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

"Ahw sighed the incubator egg as
il looked about at the level sea Of oh
or ovals about it, from one layer to
another !"-Ietail Ledger, Phiis.s l-
phia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

National advertising has resulted
in an increase in the annual consum-
ton of butter and cheese.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13

Home Made Polar Ice Cream Bars,
two for 15c. Deluxe Candy Co.-ad-
vertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-22

[ ends adjoin this one, and there's a sort of lane between them, so that
 any inquisitive soul might be attract
 ed by the lights and music. and stroll
 up to see what was going on. Last
 nights adventure has unstrung you,
 that's all"
 Frightened as she was, Camille no-
 ticed coolness in his tones. But Reggie" she murmured. unconvinced.
 Glyn tried to give light laugh, but
 1t sounded very strange. That young man seems to be in your thoughts a good deal doesn't he?' So it was his ring she had been
 wearing! And why now was she ter
 rffied to meet him2
 Glyn was a proud man and a sensi-
 tive one. He couldn't bring himself to | question her. She must unfold the tale
 herself. If Reggie and she were still engaged. she was treating both the former and himself extremely badly.
 That thought was insupportable
 but why. why did she have In her pos session Van Tuyls ring?
 Camille was so upset that it hadn't
 dawned upon her to explain that she lent the youth three hundred pounds
 on the security of the ring, and did
 not feel in the least beholden to Van Tuyl.
 I Let's go into the house" she said, | with little shudder. q believe this 1 corner of the grounds is haunted" 1 By ghosts of the past?' suggested her companion, with twisted smile.
 But in the darkness the girl failed to ] see that odd expression
 1 The man was thinkingi "So all women are the samei Ca miles like the rest of them. She uses
 men. They're playthings to her. She
 trifles with mems feelings for her own l diversion. She keeps things back. and i hides the truth, and plays one off against the other. just as she's played
 me against this Van Tuyl chap, Even l While she let me make love to her. she wore the other fellows ring. She man
 aged to get him so infatuated with
 her-just as Mrs. Mortimer said--that he actually follows her to Africa as
 ships fireman. Then tonight when We're alone together and I'm falling
 deeper and deeper into love. her con science checks her and calls up a vision of the Van TuyI fellow. so that she can't stay out here with me
 but has to get back to the others" efomorrow-Throush the Hedge.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-22
CREAM CLEARS 4
 STUFFED-UP HEAD
Instantly Opens Every Air Passage-Clears Throat

If your nostrils are clogged and your head is stuffed because of nasty catarrh or a cold. apply a little pure antiseptic cream into your nostrils. It penetrates through every air pas sage, soothing and healing swollen, inflamed membranes and you get m stant relief.
 Try this. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store. Your clogged nostrils open right up; your head is clear; no more hawk ing or snuffling. Count fifty All the stuffiness, dryness, struggling for breath is gone. You feel fine.-Adv.