davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
HI DREN # WOMANS .SPHERE # THE HOME
"HEARTs OF TWO" By VIRGINIA TERHUN VAN DE
 WAITER

Because of illness todays in- staIlment of this love romance now running serially on this page of The Age-Herald, does not ap- pear. The next chapter will be No. IS. The story will be resumed shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
WINNIE TWINKLE
AdveNMtes -z* of * kAa9Aea,y } y eA1hIA
 %%eAnA ~
 KaAee@ eAnhN

Mercy mel" Mrs. Cookie said with a shivver, "I do hope the Hungry How1oon does not return! It made me feel chilly all over my cookie body when he spoke of eating us!"
 T do not believe the Hungry Howloon will return!" the nice ind Snitznoodle said; wishing to make Mrs. Cookie happier.
 ''Nol" He will not return, I am sure little Weekly said. But both little Weekly and the Snitz- noodle were mis- taken, for in a very short time, here the Hungry Howloon came galloping up to the Cookie house.
 Bang! B a n g ! Thumb. Trump! he hammered on the door.
 My goodnessi He will knock all the candy icing off the roof" MT. Cookie said, Then if we have a rain we will be in an awful fix!'
 You run home" Raggedy Ann called through the door to the Hungry How loon.
 T shan't do it un- til I have eaten six or seven cookie peo- ple!" the Hungry + "Hookie the Goblin { them if I wished." 'Hookie the Gobli, the nice, kind Cooki gedy Ann replied, "al are only five cookie
 Then I shall eat the Hungry Howloor Dear mel" Mrs What shall we do?"
 There Is nothing Cookie" Raggedy Ar get tired pretty soor Then through the do said to the Hungry better run home! Y, you, l am sure" And I am sure s mel" the Howloon r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

A new copy holder for typists is equipped with an electric lamp from which eye-straining light rays are filtered and lens magnifying a line at a time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

Saccharine is coal tar product. Bahia has 70,000,000 cocoa trees. Capacity of Fifth avenue, New York is only 5000 vehicles an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

Of Norwegian invention Is a pro- cess for damming shallow streams by laying wire-protected canvas pipe across them and filling the pipe with water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

Cretonne continues to be popular and. of course, the careful housewife will see that 1t bears the stamp "un- fadeable." Exquisite patterns in small designs are plentiful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

Silks that are sun and tub-fast comes in changeable and plain colors. Stripes and striped effects are very popular, and in the latter most at- tractive designs are shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27

Damp flour Is the cause of many a heavy cake. biscuits, and etc. Flour should be kept where it Is dry and comparatively warm.
, 1923-07-03
AVIATOR EXPECTS BIG
DAY IN HANDLING CROWD
OF CASPER SIGHTsEERS

July Fourth has beer set aside by
Bob Cochrane for safe and sane cele-
bration in every way as far as he is
concerned. All the parties who have
made reservations for that date have
been assured that there will be the
finest aggregation of ''See Casper
flights that have ever been made.
The weather forecast is such tina real
flying weather is expected and all
viii be well.
Flights will begin promptly at 10
o'clock a. m. and continue with slight
interruption throughout the day.
One reservation has been made for
a twilight hop and there is time for
another. This is the real flying time
rs the sun is low enough to give a
soft tone TO the landscape and the
beauty of the scene can scarcely be
imagined.
clyde Duncan will have a lot OF
capers to show on the wings and
top during n OF the flights and his
stuff is the sort that causes heart
failure and other kindred ailments.
, 1923-07-03

in which some oil production was
encountered. the Midwest Refining
company, which recently took over
the operation. having net s-inch =
Ing at 3,100 feet preparatory to clean
ing out. Deeper drilling will be auth
orized II 1t is DECIDED not to shoot.
Gas Is Struck Again.
Sage Creek Petroleum company
has opened negotiations with the At
aantio Gid Mining company at Allan
tic City. Fremont coutny. Wyoming.
to supply gas for fuel from its big
gasser recently uncorked on section
17-27-95 Of the Buffalo Basin field. 50
miles distant. After muddinE off n
heavy flow of gas at 4 shallow depth
another flow was encountered at $40
feet which may cause ON delay in
drilling deeper.
New Wildcat Projected.
wyland syndicate. financed by
CaSper interests. which is down 425
feet with its test on section 20-37-S6
near Arminto. Natrona county. wyo-
ming, Is assembling material for a
second WILDCAT on section 15-sa-s1 of
tho Patio river lone 16 miles west
of Casper.
, 1923-07-03
CLAW
HOLDS THRILLS

How many thrills car DO packer
into = single five or siI-reel photo
play without destroying the plot
velss or bsrnuddlins the story
In the Tigers Claw. q Paramount
comes TO the Rialto thestcr today the
question has been satisfactorily an
swered. There are twelve distinct
and unusual climaxes in the picture.
each building up greater and mor
heart-srippins than tho one preceding.
Among some of these thrills are a
nan-to.besst battle between Mr.. Holt
and = full grown Bengal tiger; the
d~ynaritins OF a water dam; the
strange ceremony of tho Thusees
tnssmbsrs OF a Hlndoo religious clan
before killing their victim; the wash
ing away of Mr.. Holt in q gigantic
flood; Mr.. Hollis wild horseback ride
and leap over a canyon where the
bridge is down: the death of Chameh
and six other exciting situations just
as powerful as those named.
, 1923-07-03
K~inney-Coastal Operations
In the Salt Creek District

Kinney-Coastal Oil company has re
sumsd work on its No. 1S-A well on
section 7s-4o-7s OF the Salt Creek field
after replacing . rig recently de.
stroyed by fire with the hole on top
of the first Wall Creek sand. Produc-
ton is expected in the second Wall
Creek. The status of other company
operations follow:
No. 22-A, section 19-4o-7s. SA-inch
casing osgnsnted at 1855 feet. No.
3o-A section 2sIo-7s. fishing at 1900
feet; No. pa. nection 1s.Ss-7s. drill
ing Mt $500 feet; No. 15-A. section
24-ss-7s. drilling at 400 feet: No. 1s-A.
section 24-ss-7s. rigging UP: No. 1s-A.
section 1s.3s-7s, rigging up.
Union Test Progressing.
Union OIL company OF California is
making rapid progress on a wildcat
being drilled on the Circle Ridge
structure Of the Shoshone Indian res
ervation in Wyoming, being reported
down about 1000 feet with good oil
Indications.
Skull Creek May Be shot.
The test well of the Skull Creek
syndicate near Newcastle. wyo.. may
b shot for production in the sand
, 1923-07-03
JOINS
IN TRAIL FETE

Continued from Page OneO
President and Mrs. Harding. Intro
duction OF the President and party
to those who blazed the old Oregon
trail.
Patriotic exercises and address by
the president.
Grand pow wow between tho presi-
lent and Indian commissions. and
smoking OF the pipe of peace.
Dedication Of the old Oregon trail
and unwilling OF monument dedicated
to the first wagon train which came
to tho Willamette valley in 1913.
Dedication speech by the president.
Horse shoe pitching tournament
for championship of tho world. win.
championship belt.
Spectacular attractions OF Indian
attacks on wagon train and rescue OF
party by cavalry.
President and party to be taken In
automobiles over the old Oregon trail,
Tho presidential party arrived in
Meaot,kn after an all night rid from
Spokane, where tho chief executive,
speaking for the first time on. the
Pacific slope. discussed development
of the west and promised the aid OF
the federal government in reclama.
ton work.
The governments part IN reclama,
ton work tho president told his at
dience is to supply engineering serv.
ice. to ADVANCE finances for PROJECTS
too large for private capital. and to
supervise the work so as to insure
fair dealing with the settler.
, 1923-07-03

NEW YORK. July Stock prices
exhibited a firm tone in today's open
Ing dealing. The so-called pivotal
stocks. United States Steel, Baldwin,
studebaker and American Cam all,
opened f~ractionally hightr. Gains of a
point or more were registered by Du-
Pont. Maxwell Motors A, Crucible
Steel and Great Northern Ore. Some
of the rails were heavy New Haven
dropping a point and New York Gem
trail. Northern Pacific and Union Pa
c.fic preferred yielding fractionally.
The early demand was most effec.
tive in the rails. %nteels. oils and mo-
tors. gains of a point or more be-
ing recorded by the pan-American is.
sues, Houston, Hudson Motors, Beth
lehem Steel and several others. The
market became irregular later when
selling pressure was exerted against
Baldwin. which dropped a point. and.
New Haven. which dropped 2 to I'm
another new jow. Foreign exchanges
opened irregular demand sterling
touching a lear low 1t 1886.
Tho market developed a reactionary
trend during the morning as a result
OF the Intermittent liquidation of Sow
eral low priced shares. This selling
induced a spirit of caution on the
part Of speculative buyers for the long
account who had succeeded in mark
ing up a number of the independent
steel. motor. oil, rail and merchandis-
ing issues. Selling pressure was most
effective against New Haven. Atlantic
Gulf. American, International Cor
poration. Central Leather and Mexican
Seaboard common and the certifi-
Gates all Of which dropped 1 to 8
points to new low records for the
year. Previosuly Pullman, Pierce
Arrow preferred and Sears Roebuck
had been pushed up az to 3 points
Call honey opened at 5h per cent
and then eased off to five.
| SECOND ADD SOCK MKTS ----
The disappearance of high money
rates. call loans falling to Al per.
cent in the afternoon, failed to halt
the sagging trend of prices. Active
speculative issues such as United
States Steel, American Can. Kelly
Springfield. Marland Oil and Amer
lean Wooden sold 1 to ~ under yes
terday's final figure. while Corn
Products. Baldwin, American Sugar,
American Hide and Leather prefer
red and Central Leather preferred
were down 2 TO 3 points.
THIRD STOCK MKTS - --
The closing was weak. Prices con-
tinued to melt away in the late deal.
ings with some bad breaks taking
place in the railroad group Della
ware and Hudson, Louisville and
Nashville and Canadian Pacific
dropping three to five points.
, 1923-07-03
WILL
De HELD SOON

Continued from Page oneJ
linston railroad to discuss the mat
ter of a subway under the Burling,
ton tracks at Mckinley street.
The council agreed to set aside
5000 for the upkeep OF n full time
board of health in Natrona county
which would be under the Interna.
tional Board of Health OF the Rookie.
Teller foundation and which would
cooperate with tho state board OF
health in all matters. This ngree.
ment is however on consideration OF
the TACT that the school board offer
$4,000. tho Wyoming State Board of
Health a like amount and the county
commissioner set aside $4,000 for the
purpose.
Or. p. w. covington OF the Rookie.
Teller foundation, and the executives
OF the international Board OF Health
OF this foundation will select experts
to do the work.
, 1923-07-03
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. July 3.-Foreign ex.
chanses irregular. quotations in cents.
Great Britain demand 455 1915;
cables 456b; sixty day bills on banks
1855. France demand 500: cables
$685.. Italy 4.34; cables 434h. Bel
GUM demand 5.03; cables 503h Ger
many demand .0oo6M; cables .ooo6N.
Holland demand 1905; cables 80. 0e.
Norway demand 1912. Sweden de-
mand 26.41h. Denmark demand IT. "a.
Switzerland demand 17.45. Spain de-
mand l4.1sh. Greece demand asa.
Poland demand .OOO9. Czecho SIo-
vakia demand 2.99h. Argentine de-
mand $500. Brazil demand 1o.s7.
Montreal 97N.
, 1923-07-03
Was
PART OF JOB,
BOSS ASSERTS

LAKE CITY, Fla. July s.-Thomas
". Higginbotham, former convict
whipping boss of tho Putnam Lumber
company, told tho jury here today In
his trial for the murder OF Martin
Tabert of North Dakota hat ''it was
my duty to whip Tabert.' He said he
gave Tabert eight lnshes. The state
contends Tabert died from an cxces.
sive whipping administered by HiE.
.ginbotham. state witnesses testifyins
fifty 10 119 lnshos we're applied,
, 1923-07-03
Livestock
CHICAGO PRICES

CHICAGO. July 8. Gu. s. Depart
ment of AgricultureSHogs - Re
ceipts $4,000; active on better grades.
Is to csc higher; palmer grades slow;
bulk good and choice 100 to $50
pound averages mostly s7.z5 q
s7.35; top s7.40; 26o to $50 pound
butchers mostly s7.1o9s7.20; packing
sows mostly t6.25@s6.50; strong
weight pigs active. mostly s6.40 a
$3.50: heavy weight hogs S6.75@
s7.25; medium s6.so@s7.4o; lights
$6.S0@S7.35; light lights &6.75@s7.30;
packing sows smooth s6.15@s6.60
packing sows rough S5.759S6.25; xii.
ling pigs s6.25@s6.s0.
Cattle-Receipts 5000; active on
all killing classes; generally 15c to
25c higher: yearlings rejecting maxi
mum advance; numerous sales OF IN
between beef steers and yearlings
soc n more above Two day last
week; top matured steers $11.50; few
loads s11 s11.1b; most yearlings
$9.50d 5000; lower grades beef cows,
Gamer and cutters strong to 15c
higher: bulls steady to weak; veal
calves $50 TO soc higher; stockers and
feeders scarce. firm: bulk desirable
veal calves to packers s10.oo@$10.5O.
upward to 311.00 to outsiders; bulk
desirable bologna bulls around s4.75:
few heavies $500; plain sausage bulls
si.256s4.40: bulk desirable beef
hsifsrs s7.5o@ss.5o.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; active; fat
lambs steady to strong; sorting light.
bulk good and choice natives $3.50
@s1555; culls $3.50 q $500; six
doubles prime Idahos s1615; bulk
medium n handy weight ewes $500
dse.5o; extreme heavies downward
to $3.50.
, 1923-07-03
SEA STORY At WYOMING
PACKED WITH THRILLS

"All the Brothers were Valiant"
comes to tho Wyoming theater today.
tomorrow and Thursday. This is n
tremendous sea story showing the life
aboard n whaler and also a thrilling
whale hunt, all Of which scenes are
shown with remarkable t%rueness. A
battle between two brothers aboard
ship is one OF the high spots Of the
story.
Lon CLANCY takes the leading part
in this picture. which Is sufficient
recommendation for the film.
The Gables company of vaudeville
talent will open at the Wyoming
Friday and Saturday.
, 1923-07-03

Salt River wyuninE-Idaho Develop
mant Trust is drilling at 1000 feat in
-ts tsst near Afton after having psss.
ed through = dry and at 900 fect.
Hytand OIL and Refining company
'of salt Lake City is resurnins opera
ttons at $50 feet in . test started
south Of tho old Aspen station. sec
ton ao-14-11S.
Production OIL and Gas company of
salt Lake City is deepening its No.
81 well on section 12-15-11s of tho
Spring Valley field I tho Bear river
sand where a heavier grade Of crude
IS found in greater quantity than
the small production found in tho AZ
pen sands.
, 1923-07-03

Cliff Petroleum company In start
ing q new hole on thu spr1ns Cresh
s~nttclins. section 12-2s-ss. whsrs its
first test wrs abandoned recently at
2,0s5 feet.
Federal Drilling company In erect
Ing a rig on tection so.15-11s of the
Spring Valley field = quarter of a
mile distant from a five-barrel well
drilled by tho samo company.
Operations of The Ohio company on
the Shalk Creek structure in Utah
has encouraged interest in the series
of anticlines extending southwest
over the Wyoming line from Lincoln
and Uinta counties.
, 1923-07-03
Crude Market
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. July 3.-Butter lower;
creamery extras 37c: Standards sec;
extra flrsts 3593sc; firsts $40 sac;
seconds 32@32hc.
firsts 21@21hc; ordinary firsts 100
firsts 21z21hc; ordinary firsts 100
zoe; miscellaneous zoh @21o; storage
pack extras 23% @ato: storage pack
firsts 23@23hc.
, 1923-07-03
Metals

NEW YORK, July cooper quiet;
e~lectrdlytic spot and rear by 1870
l5c. Tin stea6y; spot and futures
s37.s7. Iron steady; prices unchanged.
Lad steady, spot 1855. Zinc quiet:
East st. Louis spot and near by S5.75
45.77. Anthony spot $685. @6.95
DULUTH, Mimi. July 3.-Ciosing
fax July s2.5s bid: September $2.3ih
asked; October S2.22h.
, 1923-07-03
Money

NEW YORK. July s.-Call money
easy; high ST; low 4; ruling rate 5h;
closing bid I: offered at AZ; last loan
4; call loans against acceptances Al;
time loans firmer: mixed collateral
60-eO days 5@5h. Prime CONNER
ciaI naDer 3.
, 1923-07-03

Potatoes

CHICAGO. July a. Potatoes are
steady. reoeipts' 6s cars: total U. s.
3a2; Oklahoma sacked Tri.
umphs $2.50a2.oo; Oklahoma sacked
Cobblers S2.5Ogs; Virginia barrel
Cobblers ss.25.
End Of tho cigars that is lighted is
called tho tuck by the trade
, 1923-07-03
Sugar

NEW YORK. July 5.-Tnere was
10 Improvement in the demand for
refined sugar and prices were un-
changed at S9.25 for fine graduated.
There appeared to DO less pressure in
second hand sugars and nothing
seemed to be available below the nine
cent level.
, 1923-07-03

CHICAGO, July 3.-Wheat number
2 hard s1.o5A; number 2 northern
$1.04A. Com number 2 mixed 500
S0lSc; number 2 yellow S29S2Ac.
Oats number 2 white Az Q43Nc.
Number 3 white 40h@42hc.
Rye none. Barley 61066c; timothy
seed $666.50. Clover seed s15Tl7.
Pork nominal. Lard s10,s2. Ribs Ss.75
1880.
, 1923-07-03
Oil :: Finance - Bonds - Stocks - Grains = Livestock = All Marke
E OIL ACTIVITY
NEAR THE UTAHLINE,
Many Tests Already Drilling in Southwestern Wyo.
ming and Others Are Projected; Operations
to Date Reviewed

Prospective oil and gas districts in southwestern Wyom-
Ing are taking on great activity with the advance of the drill
ing season, and while operations in the Big Piney and La
barge fields Of Lincoln. county have been delayed by bad
road conditions, numerous operations are under way near
, 1923-07-03
Sinclair Sccks Buka on

Harry F. Sinclair. head of the SIN
clair oil interests and the Mammoth
OIL company now ~operating in the
Teapot fields. has arrived in Moscow
to seek oil concessions in tho Baku
oil field II Japan should purchase
Sakalien. according to a report re-
ceiveG' today at tho Wilson q Gran
mer offices here.
, 1923-07-03
MAH

OMAHA. Neb.. July 3. GU. g. De
psrtment of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
oeipts 1880; butchers active. mostly
15c higher; spots 25c higher; bulk
200 to $50 pounds average $4,000
$3.50; top $3.50; others slow. strong
to 15c higher; bulk mixed loads car
rying packing sows and lights $3.50
Gs6.+0; packing sow and lights
$5.eo@fs.4o; packing sows largely
$5.5oas5.75.
Cattle-Receipts 5000; beef steers
active. 15925c higher: spots moro no
yearlinBs: no prime steers included;
best medium weight steers 1880;
bulk es.oo6tlo.to; she stock steady
to 15c higher; yesrlins heifers ASS;
bulk cows and helfers 35.5oG$8.00;
bulls slow: steady; boloEnas $3.50
t4.2s; veal ~unevenly lower; spots 81
off; practical top to packers 1915;
few early to independents tio.6o;
stocksrs and feeders dull, weak.
shesp-Receipts 5000; all classes
steady; popular price for idaho lambs
e15..5; native lambs $4,000 1900;
best light ewes included 1926; best
feeding lambs held At s12.75.
Denver Prices
DENVER, Colo, July 3.-Cattl Re
eeipts 500; market steady to weak:
steers 500 to HOO: COWS and
heifers 6.5o@s.25: calves 7.0o911.25.
Bulls 3.25@5.75; stockers IND feeders
5.o04T.50.
Hogs receipts 1900: market 1905
higher; top IFS; bulk 6.75@7.oo.
Sheep receipts 1900: market steady
to strong; lambs 13.oo@14.75; ewes
4.oo@6.00.
, 1923-07-03
Silver

Sugar futures closed firm; approx.
Innate sales 1900 tons; September
5.s5: December asa; March 3.9s: May
400.
, 1923-07-03

Steel Rig in Poison Spider
California on company will erect a
stee. derrick FOR its second test in the
Poison Spider field west Of Casper.
WHORE It recently completed an oller
that is pumping about so barrels a
day during two hours Of operation
daily. The well will be produced to
capacity when the new crude line
now BUILDING to Casper by the Fargo
OIL company IL completed.
Geary Dome Test Deeper.
The Carter. Fensland and CONT
mental Producing companies are
, 1923-07-03

NEW YORK. July 3.-Directors of
the Salt Creek producers association
have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 20 cents and an extra div
idend of 20 cents. both payable Aug
ust / to stock of record July IS.
, 1923-07-03
Market Gossip and Briefs
On Operations in Oil Fields

down 1887 feet with their test OF
tho Geary dome. northeast OF Cas-
per.
, 1923-07-03
B|D.UR
WHEAT PRICES
Purchases to Even Accounts
Previous to Holiday
Lifts Market

- "tN
previous sellers did in order to even
accounts before the holiday tomor-
row gave a lift to wheat prices to-
day. despite the fact that tho market
at first was lower. The close was un-
settled. 80 to 40 net higher with
September S1.03% to s1.o3h and De
cednber s1.o6A to s1.o6S.
CHICAGO. July 3.-Bears Ind the
advantage in the wheat market today
Turing the early dealings. Favorable
weather for harvesting and growth
of the domestic crop was reported.
and Liverpool quotations showed n
decline. Sellers. however. were eau
tious as a result of black rust chances
and because of some talk current hat
insufficient wheat might be available
here to fill July contracts. Tho open
ing ranged from &c to &c lower with
September s1.o2h to s1.o2& and De-
cember t1.05A to s1.05h. but was
followed by a gradual recovery to
about tho same as yesterdays fin
ish.
Subsequently. rains in tho south
west and bullish reports about the
rust outlook in the northwest, as
well as a revival of corn strength,
tended to make the wheat market
rise.
Later an authoritative estimate
that corn acreage would DO more
than 1000, 900 acres less than had
been expected. caused the market to
bulge in price. The close was un-
settled at u to 1c net advance. Sep.
TENDER TAN to TAN q z.
Corn n oats were easier with
wheat. December corn touched a new
low price record for h season. After
opening &c to go off. September
7shc to 73Bc, the corn market un-
derwent an additional sag and then
scored a rally.
Oats started at a shade decline to
nc tdvance, September $40 and
then held near the initial figures.
Higher quotations on hogs upheld
tho provision market.
, 1923-07-03

SAC IN
STOCK MARKET
Declining Money Rate Fails
to Check Slump of
Leading Issues

NEW YORK. July s. Heavy
liquidation of low priced shares un.
settled today's stock market after an
early period OF moderate strength.
New lows for the year were estab-
lished by more than two score stocks.
Sales Appropriated 675, 900 shares.
, 1923-07-03
Cotton

NEW YORK. July s.-spot cotton
quiet; middling 27.35.