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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06
Ell sEcRETo DEL ExITo
Por B. RENNINsoN
Ell secrcto del exsto de carpensie

:
Ell secreto del extto de Carpenter
! Que en- pulrto mdrito pugilistico
pretende. En- un sentido literal, yo no
habria alcanzado la posiciCn a que
ha llegado, pero sus condolences son
mas rica en- talentos pugilisticos, no
sea una suprena conhanza en- 81 mis-
mo, tenacidad a infexihle determine
ci6n. Hay qniep afirma cue 81 Carpen-
tier hubiera aparecido en- una epoea
gigantes del pasado, es cosa cue nadie
pueda ser comparable a ninguno de los
tales, que creo firmemente a. Ell cual-
ouier epoca hubiese llegado con-
quistar Ia fama, c incluso ser te1ni-
BILE. t4
es ell mismo que ell de todo hombre. q
afirmare janaas cue Carpenter sea- un
super-homlore pero incuestionablemen-
to por SD personalidad es maravillo-
SO.
Es admirable que siendo frances sea
un horbre de hielo; hasta que luch6
contra Dempsey, hace dos amos, no sa
hia 10 que era la perplejidad. su nor
malidad, en- condiciones anormales, ha
sido siempre una marcada caracteristi
! ca suya. No he conocido luchador al
guno que poscyera una inteligencis
que Sc adaptara, a las condolences del
momento con mas rapidez con ma
yor perspicacia. Esta agilidad de con-
cepci6n ~ Ia celeridad de sus accin-
mes en- aprovechar las oportu1ida-
| des, es 10 que ha permitido Carpon-
tier elevarse dar pabulo a Ia ina
ginaci6n del publico, de tai modo,
que nunca Sc lie olvidara, y en- tai for
ma, que el boxeo quedarA mucho mas
| pobre cuando piense retirarse, 10 cual
por otra parte, creo debera hacer prom
/ to. Hasta clando podra drrar su ca
rrera, es difieil de precisar, su in
mediate futuro, a consecuencia de- Ia
decisiva victoria en- ell combate con-
ira Beckett, revancha desde tanto item
po debida, probablemente consistira
en- permanecer otro afio en- el ring pa
ra probar despu6s ST. fortuna en- los
negocios.
81 tuviera que contestar a la pre-
eun+a de por que ha vencido a tan
tos boxeadores tngleses y lego cam
pe6n del nundo poniendo k o. Bat
ting Levlnsky, 'dirfa que, en- mi con-
.cepto, la cansa no es otra que haber
sido siempre un maestro de 81 mis-
mo; en- otras palabras, quo jam$s ha
conocido 10 n'le. es estar perplejo. Su
facuttad de hacsr Greer sus adver-
sartos que iluchar era mas menos
un recreo--sn aparente indiferencia
su audaz confession de ma segura
victoria ha contribuido en- gran ma.
nera a los fenomenales 6xitos que ha
obtonido dtlrarte su carrera '-@='
| sAN sr+~ @lsaar -.z-.+ -
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SernbIanza de G. Carpenter

emociones? iOs habeis sentido jamas
tan atraidos por pu pugihsta al verlo
sn aeci6n?
Cuando Sc presenta en- el ring va
os atrae irresistiblemente. Derecho CO
mo I'm palo, con la agilidad de pier
mas de una pantera, accionando con
nobleza sin igual, involuntariameate
afrmais que no Sc parece a ningun
otro luchador.
CARPENTER es la sintesis de dos per
sonalidades absolutamente distintas:
81 dandy y ell demonio.
I 81 10 encontr3is y trabais con el
conocimiento, fuera del ring, os sera
dificil reconccer en- el al luchador
professional. Sabe de literature, de
musica, de bale de multitud de
otras cosas que no Sc aconodan con
su profession. Vedle, como yo lie he
visto, con su simpatica y 2tractiva
faz, golpeada y herida, su blanco cuer
no teiiido de sangre, combatiendo con
la fiereza de un apache y apareclendo
como un hombre sin pisdad, inflexible'
cruel en- su contraction, y ciego en-
su negative a ceder. entonces di-
reis conmigo, 'teste Carpenter no es
| igual a los demas''
Sin embargo, esta personalidad tie
ne SUI contrapeso en- ell Carpenter quie
| to, delicado, de hablsr afable; vesti
do impecablemente en- su trato usual
ei favorito de los salones, 'ei1ya mission
en- la vida estriba solo en- luchar, y
cue es la vez un h6roe de la que
IRA v un heroe del ring. ,a.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06
GOBIERNo DE PUERTO RICO
DEPARTAMENT0 DEL
' ~ INTERIOR
'OFICINA DEL COMISIONADO
Agosto /, 1924.
ANUNCIo DE SUBASTA

Proposiciones en- pliegos cerlados
para Ia adjudication en- publca su-
basta de las obras de construction de
UN EDIFICTO PARA INSTITUTE
PARA EINOS CIEGOS EN- SAN
TURCE. PUERTO RICO cuyo pre-
supuesto aprobados asciende la su-
ma de OUNCE MIL p'0LARES
l$15,00000) Sc adnitiran en- esta
oficina hasta las 900 p. M del d5a
II de agostJ de lTl2i en- Que sc. abri-
ran pGhlicariente.
TodogS ,uS datos neccssrios Sc da-
ran en- la oficina del .truuitecto DON
de- Sc .encuentran de r}arj:iesto los
documantos Que han de regir en- el
contrato, Y pcdran los Eeisedcres re-
coger los pianos n1ode'os de propo-
siciones que han dc presenter, me-
diante un deposito de DIEE p0LA-
RES ($10.00) que ser.in reem|,olsa-
dos al ser devueltos dicbos docllmen-
tos en- ell rlazo de veinte t20) dias
deSpues de efectuada la subasta.
La administration Sc reser,a e!
, derecho de rechazar cualquier o to-
das las proposiciones, ell dc ad
judicar ell contrato bajo otras consi
deraciones que las de precio sola
mente.
~ GUILLERMO ESTEVES,
Conisionado
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."DANDY" Y DEMONIO
INTELIGENCIA SoBRE MATERIA

La primera vez que le vi, era GUAM
do, casi I'M muchacho, gan6 por. pun
tos Sid Burns; despues castig6 al
joven Joseph hasta anularlo; con nues
tro entonces campe6n de pesos nedios,
Jim Sullivan. hizo 10 que quiso, en-
Montecarlo, y 10 extendi6 en- Ell tspiz
en- Ell segundo round; reduio Bonn
bardier Wells una suerte de parali-
sis mental primero EN- Client mas
tarde en- ell National Sporting Club. Y
su fuerza magnetica venci6 a Beckett
antes de que este levantara I'm guam
te.
De todos los boxeadores ingIeses q. Sc
han encontrado con Carpenter desde
los tienpos de su adolescencia-
cuando perdi6 con Ell joven SNOWFALL
Dick Smith ha sido el que ha hecho
ell mejor combate, ESQ fue porque
Ell viejo Smith, tengo que decir, muy
pe5ar mio, que es I'm raro tipo en-
tire nosotros, por ser un boxeador in
giles de mucha fema.
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SU NOMBRE

Artisticamente grabade en- letras
de orc sobre una magnifica Pluma de
Fuente, pra damas y caballeros:
SOLAMENTE POR SITS
Mandenos su nombre direction
v el nombre que Sc desea grabado
en- letras de orc, a vuelta de CO.
rreo enviaremos usted una herIno-
sa Pluuma equipada con llenador au-
kilates Y sujetador de ORC enchapado.
tomatico. pluma de orc s0lido de Il
GRATIS! Con cada Plunia para da-
ma que Sc nos ordene, regalaremos
tina cinta de seda .negra para colgal
In Pluma alrededor del. cuello. Pague
al recibir Ia orden
SOLICITAMOS AGENTES
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-08-06

Prescindiendo de la estima en- que
Sc tenga Carpenter, estoy seguro
cue Sc acceder$ reconocsr que po-
cos pesos pesados han tenido la agi-
lidad por Ell demostrada en- su plena
forma, y dudo que hayamos visto en-
la presente generaci6n de- tluchadores
uno que haya pegado con mayor fuer
"a, prontitud o con tai fatal preci-
sion, con su mano derecha. Y, Ihabeis
visto otro luchador de mas brilian-
te esti1o en- sus maneras? IPedeis in
dtcarme otro que haya procurado mas
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BANco MASoNIco DE PUERTO
RICO
San Juan, P. R.
PAGO DE DIvIDENDO

Acordado el pago del Quinto Diyi.
dendo active los accionistas CON-
puesto de un diez por ciento (10qo)
sobre ell capital realizado, Sc avisa a
los interesados que Ell pago quedara
alberto en- las ofcinas del Banco TIE.
tuan No. 5 el 1unes 10. dc septiem-
bre 1924, .donde pueden pasar perso-
nalmente recoger Ell cheque CORES
pondiente a cada uno
Los acctonistas de la Isla pueden
solicitarlo por medic de carta y les Sc
r& remitido despu6s del 10. de sep
tienbre.
San Juan, r. R., agosto To-, de 1924 i.
JOSE q. TORRES.
Gerente.
Advt.
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IA PANACEA DE SWAMI

eLa PANACEA DE SWAIN es un
Fenedio ensayado y victorioso para curar
las Intermediates de la Sangre en- 1cual-
!. quier periodic, Uiceras Arraigadas, Man
ehas en- La Sangre Heredadas, Dolencias
Cr6nicas de los Huesos. Es una medi-
Gina potente, poseyendo un dominic ma
ravilloso sobre estas Intermediates tan
destructivas. Purifca Ia sangre pobre y
corrompida y restablece su fuerza y cali
dad primitivas. La PANACEA DE
SWAIN ha hecho una gran obra para la
hnmanidad. Ha restaurado la salud de
innumerables millares de pacientes que
casi .habfan perdido la esperanza. De
Venta en- las farmacias y droguerfas.
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liOIGA DE LA ISLAll
ES UD.. AMANTE DEL BOXEO?

Estamos trabajando y activamente
)ara, montar el Jack Dempsey Spcr-
ting Club" Y recibimos cualquier do
1atiyo que I'd. quiera. hacer ms
cribase como socio, solo le euests
s2C0 la entrada un peso nlensual.
Va Yecibimos el certiticado de in
orporacion y solo falta tener cier-
%: fondos y-cierto nt1nerO de- socios
para .abrir. ell Club. Reeibi1nos. como
iopatiYo desde. S cts. hasta. un mi
ion de dollars. -.
Dirija todo az 'Jack Dempsey
Physical e. SPORTING Club, San Jo-
se 3lacio Andres Ojeda. ~'..sssrs
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% FL autor de este trabajo des-
cribe con una exactitud Sorprendente
IN personaIidad del boXeador que fue
fdolo de Francia atraiaos por la
fidelidad de esos rasgos, no hemos po-
dido sustraernos al deseo de reprodu-
cir estas impresiones, que pubhc6 la
admirable revista Sports, de Bar
celona. Por otra parte, nos mueve a
obrar asi Ia admiration que nos pro
duce la firme voluntad dc Carpen-
tier, tratando ahora de reivindicarse
de sus insospechados fracasos Eecien-
tes en- su empeio de devolver a Fran
cia aquel prestigio que gan6 en- Ell vi
riI deporte con las deflnitivas demos
traciones de este stieta Y de Eugene
Criqui. FL pals espera POGO va de am
bos mira con expression de ansie-
dad a los Mascart, Bretonnel y otros,
legitimas esperanzas nacionales.
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DERRUIDo, PERo no DESco-
RAZONADO

Nunca negarfais sospechar, vien-
dole en- su deliciosa morada en- Pa
rfs. que 81, en- su vida, ha sido casti-
gado tan severamente como no 10 ha
sido fiadie que haya calzado un guam
to Fue cast deshecho por Papke y
Klaus. NADIA pudo ser tan terrible,
en- 10 fisico, en- 10 moral, como ell cas-
tigo que recibio de Battling Sikh. Ma
die ha estado tan cerca de ganar ell
Campeonato del mundo como 10 estu-
vo Carpenter cuando con un fortf-
simo directo en- ell segundo round hi
| 20 tambalear Dempsey, para reci-
bir despues TN durisimo castigo que
hubiera hecho trizas ell coraz6n del
hombre mas templado. Pocos luchado
res hubieran Guedado en- pie despu5s
de I'M golpe de derecha como ell que
Carpenter recibi6 en- Client, de Bonn
barber Wells, para obtener, despNes,
.gracias su entereza, ma sorprenden
te victoria, Y no. conozco a otro pu-
gilista, de estos II otros tiempos, que
Sc haya propuesto con tai paciencia.
entusiasmo y asiduidad alcanzar la
perfection en- ell arte de combatir.
Cuando venci6 ultimamente Nj
lies, 10 hizo con un golpe que, segun
me asegur6 habia venido, ensayan-
do durante meses. "Hay siempre al
gone decia-que todos nos es po-
sible aprender. En- boxeo, como en- los
demas aspectos de Ia vida, nuestra
| educaci6n nunca es comp'eta'
Creo que la mejor 6poca de Carpen
tier va ha pasado, pero en- ella era ca
81 1nico. Di6 al ring una fascination
! cue llev6 al bexes a su dignAdad ma
yor. De la hurniIdad ha pasado Car
1 pentisr Ia opulencia, de Ia obscUri-
! dad la fama considerable, no te-
riendo en- su ejecutoria mas que un
J boron: su derrota por Ell senegales
/ SIKH. Esta derrota no debi6 de ocu-
rrir nunca; sera siempre para Car
! pentier una pesadilla in1uietante.
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quainted with the particulars Of
what caused the destruction of
this second fort.
We often hear the charge Of
treachery made against the In
dams, until we have been led to be-
lieve it is one of their character
istics. The story of what happen
ed at Fort Mckenzie forcibly calls
to mind the admonition couched in
no uncertain terms: Thou hypo-
critic, first cast out the beam from
thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see more clearly to cast out
the mote from thy brothers. eye.
A wandering party of Black
feet asked to be admitted to Fort
Mckenzie, and were refused. The
Indians resented this treatment,
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have been put out Of business.
were it not for the aid of Senator
Thomas H. Benton, who brought
about a compromise at the cost of
about $4,000.
It was contrary to the law to
sell liquor to the Indians, but our
red brother preferred to trade
where liquor was sold. The Hud-
son Bay company sold it to them,
and to its posts they would go, if
prohibition was declared by the
American Fur company. AS is
customary, law became s%ubservient
to business, and the American Fur
company continued to furnish
liquor to its customers. I advised
ly use the term liquor" as it was
not whiskey, run nor gin, but a
c~oncoction to appeal to a prim-
tive taste, and gather in the dol
lars for the dispensers. A recipe
used is Something like this"
states Peter Koch, in "Life on the
Musselshell"
81 quart of alcohol,
1 pound of rank, black chewing
tobacco.
1 handful of red peppers,
1 bottle of Jamaica ginger,
1 quart black molasses,
Water from the Missouri at libi-
tum.'
It should be noted that the above
preparation was in this superior to
modern booze-grain, not wood
alcohol was used, and the molass-
es, while black, was the genuine
article. 1t vii also be seen that a
little alcohol would provide many
gallons of the finished product.
There had been little interfer-
snce on the part Of the Govern
nent with this sale of liquor. In
thirty barrels Of whiskey
we're taken at Fort Leavenworth
rom the Yellowstone, when it
vas on its way up the Missouri.
This, however, did not prevent a
omplete distillery from being ship
led to Fort Union the same year.
captain Wyeth, on his return from
Oregon, saw it in operation, and
eported it, when he reached the
but nothing was done about
t.
The company ordered the dis
illery to be shipped back to St.
-ouis the next year, and the re-
,ort reached Fort Union that an
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Harvey and Chardon vowed to
be %revenged at the first opportune
moment. 1t came, when a com
pany of Piegans, who had nothing
to do with the killing of the negro,
arrived at the fort bringing with
them their seasons accumulation of
furs to trade. The fort gate was
opened, and three chiefs were per-
mitted to enter. Harvey then told
the other Indians to come to the
gate in order to enter when it was
opened. Obediently, they massed
themselves there, and when the
crowd had reached the desired
size, Harvey discharged a cannon
in their midst, killing thirty Of
them, and wounding others.
Three men had been detailed to
kill the chiefs who we're inside of
the fort, but the latter, hearing the
canon, and the cries of their peo-
pie, lost no time in surrounding
the stockade and escaped.
With no thought for anything
but self-preservation, the Indians
fled, leaving behind them most of
their horses, and the furs, they had
labored for several months to Sc
cure, as rich loot for the white
men. Following this unwarranted
attack upon the Indians, they
traded less and less at Fort Nc
Kenzie, until they ceased coming
there almost altogether, and the
two arch criminals, Harvey and
Chardon, deserted the post for
the new one built at the mouth of
the Judith river-Fort F. A. c.
The Indians not only ceased to
trade at Fort Mckenzie, but taking
lesson from the white men, re-
garded all of that color as enemies.
to be slaughtered wherever en-
countered. The American Fur
company, alarmed at this state of
affairs, which so seriously men
aced their profits, appealed to
Culbertson, who was then in
New York, to aid them at this
in their Affairs.
At first Culbertson refused. This
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Inspector was UP the river to look
into matters. Then ensued quick
action to get the liquor out of the
way before his arrival. The earth
drank d large quantity; but Major
Culbertson, realizing what its de-
~struction would mean in loss Of
trade, sought to save thirty bar
rels Of alcohol.
Taking it to a lake some five
miles from the opposite side of the
river, he tried to sink it by attach
ing weights to it; but it would not
stay down, persisting in remain
ing on the surface. Then he each
ed it, Indian fashion. No inspect
or appearing after reasonable de-
lay, Major Culbertson unearthed
his precious barrels, to find that
the hoops had rusted, and most of
the contents seeped out. Mother
Earth had again imbibed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09
WITH THE AMERICAN FUR COMPANY ON THE UPPER MISSOURI
DIM THE DAYS BEFORE FORT BENTON HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED

was once agin good in the upper
Missouri region.
But there were other sequalae to
the Fort Mckenzie outrage, as the
company vas to learn. Harvey,
no longer owing it allegiance, in
formed the Government of its sale
of liquor to the Indians. Suit was
instituted against the company,
and it would have undoubtedly
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09

and in reprisal killed a pig belong
ing to the fort. Harvey and Char
don who was in,charge of the post,
set out in pursuit Of the Indians.
A negro belonging to Chardon, ac-
companied him. Creeping to the
top of the hill hat he might see
if the enemy was near, this man
was shot in the head and instantly
killed.
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trouble was not Of his making, and
it was a ticklish undertaking to go
into the upper Missouri country at
this iuncture, and attempt to
bring about a reconciliation be-
tween the company and the out
ragged Indians. After much urg-
ING, however, he reluctantly con
scented.
When the boat bearing GILBERT
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09

stitute an investigation at Fort I'm
ion, after Captain Wyeth's report
that liquor vas being made there,
vas that because the American Fur
company, or its employees represent
ed that the still was used for the
scientific purpose of discovering
whether wine could be made from
the native fruit of that region.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann

Ut is generally known that af-
ter Berger's mission to the
Piegans undertaken in the in
terest Of the American Fur com
pany, two posts yer established
on the Marias river, the first be-
ing abandoned when the second
was built; the latter being named
Fort Mckenzie, but few are ac-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09

son neared the Judith river, Har-
vey fastened to meet him. 1t was
then that Harvey narrowly escap-
ed being murdered by two men
with whom he had a feud Of long
standing. On his boarding the
boat, they attacked him with hatch
cts, and wounded but did not kill
him.
The American Fur company dis
charged Harvey from its employ,
and sent Chardon to a post down
the river. This was necessary as
a preliminary step to making
peace with the Blackfeet.
Continuing his journey UP the
river, Major Culbertson reached
the point where he had determined
to build a post. This location was
about five miles below Pabol's is
land, named for a Mexican herder,
who was killed there by a Black
foot, and above the later Fort Ben
ton. 1t was necessary to work
with the utmost secrecy and speed
in the construction of the fort, in
order to have it in condition for
defense, before the Indians should
learn what was going on.
It was built Of logs, the stockade
enclosing n hundred and fifty
square feet of ground. Thre we're
two bastions each of two stories in
height, the upper story extending
beyond the lower one, and, as US
ual, these bastions were placed at
opposite angles. 1t had a garri-
son Of seventy men, and was nam
ed for Captain Lewis, of the Lewis
and Clark expedition.
Shortly after its completion, it
was discovered by a Blackfoot,
who carried the news to his tribe.
Culbertson being now ready, ask
ed the Indians to confer with him,
and about fifty came. gilbert
son told them the company wished
them to know that its chief was
with the employees who we're
responsible for the massacre at Fort
Mckenzie; that he had discharged
and sent him-Major Cul-
oertson-again to make peace with
hem.
The Blackfeet accepted in all
good faith this explanation, says
Lieutenant Bradley in his journal.
Without any r~eparation or atone
nent, such as a civilized nation
have demanded, x Z ! they !
all resentment and smoked
he pipe of peace with the race that
lad injured them"
To his own people Ah-Kow-
Mah-Ki (Big SWAMI spoke: IF
here are any present who have
ost friends in the massacre, you
now bury all animosity and
axe a good heart. From this time
onward, there must be no stealing
# horses-no killing of white men
Tor molestation of the fort, while
he perpetrators remain away from
that the ground had been made I
God again by Major Culbertson's
eturn, and the Blackfeet must
lot be first to stain it with blood" /
1t the conclusion of the confer /
nee, Major Culbertson distributed I
ONE presents, and the Indians
eft the fort promising to come !
ack later and trade. In four /
they returned, bringing I
18th them eleven hundred packs of 4
robes, and a quantity of 4
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-09

MOTEL is stated that the rea-
son why the Government did not in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
Notice of Sale

NOt1C0 or sale
 The following household goods. the prop erty of George McCrary; shipped from about the second (od) day of April. 1923, have remained unclaimed in the possess sion of the Louisville and Nashville Rail road company at Birmingham. Ala, and are more particularly described as follows Two rocking chairs. wrapped; crates of household goods; l bundle of bed rails i; parlor chairs; 1 settee; baskets of household goods; ? stands; boxes house hold goods; l wash boiler and household goods; 1 coal hod and contents; l cabinet top; cabinet base; bag of rags: tub and contents; bundle brooms; 1 crated bookcase; l ironing board; bundles of mattresses; heating stove, crated; l wringer; 1 box canned fruit: 1 can canned fruit; bed springs; bundles bed ends; ice box; 1 commode; 2 dressers; 1 phon- graph.
 These goods have been unclaimed for a period of more than eleven GID months and will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight station warehouse door Mo- 114, between goth and 21st Sts., Birmingham, Ala, on the twelfth (12th) day of March. 1924. at II a. m. R. D. ROSS,
 Freight Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

GOING STRONG Old Gentleman-And how old are you, my dear? Child-I was five, going on six, yes terday.-Life. G
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

Writer Was Noted For His Accuracy
 In Dealing With Historical Events
 Thackeray has been denied the credit due him for his care when dealing with a period previous to his own.
 His knowledge of the age of Queen Anne was so enormous that no especial research was needed for the writing of "Henry Esmond." But when he died, leaving uncompleted the story of Denis Duval," there were found among his pa. pers copious notes made in preparation for the book, such as the note that at the time of the tale there was a colony of French weavers living in a certain suburb of London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24

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