davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

number generations among men
who had thrilled to its strains.
Long years before the discovery
of electrical impulses, of which
radio was born, it, was falling to
pieces through age and neglect.
It made it's radio debut in June,
in the Eveready Hour program
presented by the Eveready Cham
Der Symphony Orchestra. It's first
offering was a solo, "Bach's First
, Sonata" played by Max Jacobs,
leader Of the orchestra.
Product of Maggini
This remarkable violin has an
interesting history. Originally it
was a genuine Maggini and was
made by that famous apprentice
of Gaspare, during the latter half
of the sixteenth century. Some
years ago the only part of it that
remained intact, the back, came
into Max Jacobs possession.
Jacobs placed it on the wall of
his studio in New York. About a
year ago, it attracted the attention
of DR.. Silas Beebe, a New York
physician, whose hobby is violin
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01
Old Violin Thrills Radio Fans

Restored Maggini, More Than
Three Hundred Years Old
Played by Max Jacobs in Ever
eady Hour Summer Program.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

career on the Pacific has extended
more than three decades Known by
many Pacific Coast travellers as the
poet philosopher Of the Pacific, news
of his retirement is received with re-
greet by shipping men.
1--WE regret greatly the retirement
OF Captain Macgenn. He has been a
faithful employee and through his
many years on the Pacific Coast he
has made a host of friends" said
Charles L.. Wheeler, vice-president
and general manager of the McCor
mick Line. I'VE regret exceedingly to
have him stay ashore"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01
SunfO,oers a Profitable
SiIage Crop

Hollywood Farm, Is harvesting an
enormous crop of sunfiowers. Ten
acres devoted to this plant, Mr.. Slim
son thinks, will yield more than 400
tons of silage. Many of the plants
stand Is feet above the ground; and
in harvesting, which is being done by
hand with corn knives, each stalk is
cut in two pieces to facilitate load
ing. Mr.. Stimson considers sunflower
ensilage equal to that made from
corn.
Sunflowers are not the only crop
that is yielding big this year on Hol-
lywood Farm. Corn stands nearly as
high as the sunflowers. and the way
it is growing since the late August
rains. bids fair to eclipse the sun
flowers in growth when the time
comes for it to follow the sunflowers
into the silo; and the four acres of
stock beets, now approaching ma
turity bid fair to exceed in yield all
other crops grown this year. Mr..
Stimson thinks his beet crop Is bet
ter this year than it was last when
he pulled an average yield of as tons
of roots to the acre.
The first crop harvested this year
at Hollywood was 40 acres of canning
peas The early varieties did not give
very encouraging yields. but when the
later varieties came on they brought
the average for the entire crop up to
1900 pounds of shelled peas to the
acre. with an additional crop of 6 IL
tons of silage from the vines.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

New alfalfa seedlings in San Juan
county are in excellent condition, re-
ports County Agent Lechner. 1t is
estimated that ton of alfalfa seed
was sown this spring. OF the poor
stands found in older seeding, weeds
and lack of humus are the predomi-
mating causes. More thorough cult
walton of old stands is being urged.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

An American fruit company in Cen
trail America furnishes free medical
advice by wireless from its hospitals
to steamships in the Caribbean.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

NE NE Of ..,o, the
in the world is
lending its mel
low tones to the
entertainment OF
rad 10 listeners
throughout the
East and Middle
West, this sum-
mef.
When the first
permanent Eng
fish settlement in
America was es-
tablished by Cap
tain John Smith
at jamestown,
this ancient fid-
II aAHld
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

Oh, Boy! Give me some more Of
the good coffee at Jim Boldts Cafe,
1414 Bird Ave., Seattle.-Adv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01

When in Seattle eat your meals ut
Boldts Cafe, 1414 3rd Ave. Popular
Prices.-Adv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-01
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

206 ACRES CENTRALLY LOCATED IN
Garden Valley, Idaho; rs acres irrigated.
rs acres dry farm, balance pasture; lies
fine, nearly all black loan soil; fine for
cattle, sheep or dairy; raises evtra good
grain. Plenty of free water for irri-
eating; adjoins free range. 7-room
house, barn, other good outbuildings.
Small payment down. r. j. Convey.
Banks Idaho.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-05-29
The Parson of
the Islands
A Tale of Tangier

The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch in it's
its issue of Friday May IA, has the
following article which, no doubt will
be read with interest by many of our
subscribers:
"The early days of Methodism in
America are recalled by an old book
published in 1861 and handed down
by the family of S. ]. Mister, 333 w.
Fifteenth street access to which is
had through the courtesy of Mrs.
Slant, of Norfolk To all persons who
can remember earlier days on the lit
tie group of islands lying in the
Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Som
erset county, Maryland, and Accomac
county, Va, the title of the book, "The
Parson of the Islands," calls instantly
to mind single name, Joshua
Thomas"
Up and down the length Of the
Eastern Shore of both Maryland and
Virginia the mention of the "Parson
VI IIlc ASldAuS UA1HSS W lililu Huii-
berless legends and anecdotes told Of
Joshua Thomas, the earnest faithful
preacher who proved himself a wor-
thy namesake of Joshua of Biblical
times.
Tangier Island is small body of
land, surrounded entirely by water,
that is only one mile in width and
three miles long. 1t is one of group
which includes Hollands Island,
Deals Island, and Smiths Island,
which lie along Tangier and POGO
moke Sound. Rev. J. A. Massey, pas
tor of the Methodist Church on the
Island, who wrote the introduction for
the biography of Joshua Thomas and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-05-29

the sop of the parson upon his death
and was used exclusively for ferrying
the pastors, with whom Father Thorn
as was a ;general favorite.
Many stories are related showing
the faith OF Joshua Thomas. One of
them tells how he selected wife I'M
der divine guidance with no misgiving
whatsoever and won the immediate
consent OF the girl to undertake the
care of his motherless family.
In 1912, during the War with Eng
land, the Islanders were much per-
turbed by the occupation of Tangier
by the British. Father Thomas or
dered the soldiers to refrain from cut
ting down the trees of the grove
where the camp meetings were held
and to everybody's surprise his COM
mand was obeyed. He preached Of
ten to the soldiers and they became
very fond of him.
On the occasion of the attack upon
Baltimore he insisted that the British
were to be defeated. When the noise
of battle ceased and the first soldiers
returned to the Island Father Thorn
as rushed to meet them demanding
news of the attack. The officers re-
piled that the campaign had been un-
successful and added "It was just as
you told u.s. Many of the British
soldiers who fell in battle sent back
messages to Father Thomas, thank
ing him for the spiritual help he had
brought to them, and many of them
adopted the Methodist faith
Before his death the good man be-
came an invalid. Then his friends
constructed for him sort of car
riage, a homemade wheel chair, in
which he could be carried to church
without having to be moved from one
single position And when he could
no longer go to the neat little Metho-
dist Church then built on Deals Is
land, the ministers of the Philadelphia
Conference, of which Father Thomas
was beloved member made pilgrim
ages to his home to see him whenev-
er they were anywhere in his section.
The tombstone which marks his
grave at the Deals Island Church
bears the inscription GIN memory of
Rev. Joshua Thomas, who departed
this life, October s, 1858, aged II
years, 1 month and Is days." and the
people of the Eastern Shore when
mention is made of Tangier Island or
of Methodists, always recall the story
of Joshua Thomas, "The Parson of the
Islands," whose influence still endures
in the counties along the eastern side
of the Chesapeake.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-05-29
Real Estate Transfers
In City And County

VIM. w. McCabe from Harriet T.
McCabe, an undivided one-half inter-
est in real estate on the Easterly side
Of Baltimore avenue, at Ocean City.
Consideration, $40, etc.
Harriet T. McCabe from VIM. w.
McCabe, an undivided one-half inter-
est in real estate on the Westerly side
of Atlantic avenue, at Ocean City.
Consideration, $40, etc.,
Harriet T. McCabe from Emily
Anton Smith, real estate on the West
erly side of Atlantic avenue, at Ocean
City. Consideration, $40, etc.
George R. Oglesby and Anna o.
Barstow from the Farms Co., parcel of
land on the Westerly side of the
Sinepuxent Bay opposite the town of
Ocean City. Consideration, $40 etc.
Elton M. Jones from Public Land
ing Realty Co., Inc, 105.13 Acres Of
land more or less, at Public Landing,
on the Westerly side of Sinepuxent
Bay. Consideration, $40. etc.
Edward V. Baker from George A.
Stevens and wife, part of the "John
Hill Farm" containing acres, more
or less, in Worcester county, and near
Selbyville, Del. Consideration, $3.50.
James Predeaux from Henry w.
Powell and wife, part of Merry Sher-
wood, containing l acre, more or less,
in Germantown, near Berlin. Consid-
GRAFTON, $170.
Paul J. Burgevin from Sale A. Pick
ems, 165 acres of land, more or less, in
the Third district. Consideration, So
etc.
Mary ]. Groton from Ruth M. J.
Collins and others, 2 tracts of land in
the First Election district, one on the
South side of the State stone road
leading from Pocomoke City to Snow
Hill, and the other on the South side
Of the. County road leading from Po-
comoke City to Davis Cross Roads
Consideration, 81, etc.
Jesse Layton from Miles II. Iaylol
and wife, 2 parcels of land containing
two and three-quarters acres, more OF
less, in the I'd Election district, one
on the North side of the County road
leading from Berlin to Ocean City
and the other north of said County
road near Shockley's store. Consider.
alton, $40, etc.
Ida Hahn from Mary E. Cathel, Y
acre of land, more or less, on the
Southeast side of the County road
leading from Whaleyville to Shovel
station, in the Ninth Election district
Consideration, $40, etc.
Lafayette Johnson from Thomas
M. Purnell, the Linmar Cottage or
the Westerly side of Atlantic avenue
at Ocean City. Consideration, $40
etc.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-05-29
Halls Catarria Medicine

Tho mo az. IL a "run-down" condi-
zion W y "oti 9 ,Aat Catarrh bothers them
much i.r"e than when they are in good
health. This :ac' proves that while
Catarrh j. lnrai disease. it is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARTH MEDICINE is a
Combined Treatment, both local and in
ternal and has been successful in the
treatn' ant Of Catarrh for over forty years.
Sold by all druggists.
F. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-05-29

standard"
Gasoline
is the ideal fuel for
normal requirements
ESQ is manufactured to meet
the following special conditions:
l. motors thatknock.
2. For motors with ex-
cessive carbon.
3. For high compression
motors.
4. For motors which from
long use no longer de-
velop full power.
S. For motors operating
under excessive loads.
6. For any motor from
which the driver de-
mands extra power and
performance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
CITY REGISTRAR
SORTS SOULS
IN DREAM
Bad Fellows Stacked in
Separate Row From
Goo d.

Duties OF d. W. Niece. registrar
of vital statistics. in keeping track
of San AntoniO'S births and deaths.
haunt him far into the night.
Last night Mr.. MCGEE dreamed
about his job.
The setting. the registrar said. in
cluded himself and 4 corps Of grave
diggers in the midst of a stack of
caSkets in a cemetery at midnight.
Put that one over there" Mr.. Nc
Gee said.
What kind Of fellow was this
man? Bad, Ell. Well. just put him
on this side of the line. Another good
one? Well. place him with the first. ''
And so on. until the group of cof-
fins had been placed in two stacks.
About that time | awokc," Mr.
MCGEE said, land realized l had been
attempting to assert the earthly re-
mains according to the kind of life
that had been lived in the world"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
BLACkLANDERS
PLAN HUGE
BARBECUE

Officers and directors of the Black
landers will meet Friday. April ., in
their offices at RObStown and Will
discuss ways and means of advanc-
ing agricultural development and COM
munity understanding in their
1000, 000-acre blackland territory COM
prising Nueccs, San Patricio, Kleberg
and jim Wells counties.
The next Blacklander monster bar
becue, at which members from all parts
Of this vast area will gather, will be
discussed at this meeting and def
mite plans for staging it in the near
future will be completed by the Off
cials Of the organizations. sr'
Results accomplished by the practi-
cal diversificatiOn program recently
sponsored in this section by the Black
landers and compiled by twelve rep
resentative farmers from the four coun-
ties, will be thoroughly analysed and
check on the increased diversified.
ton acreage in Nueces, San Patricio.
Kleberg and Jim Wells counties will
be made.
Officers and directors will also hear
Il complete account of the recent ex-
hibitiOn of the Blacklander moving pic
turc, The Land of Plenty" before
the assembled membership of the San
Antonio junior chamber of commerce
during the last part of March.
Officers and directors expected to be
present at this meeting are s. Mas.
ton Nixon, president; Henry Baldwin,
vice president; Ralph Bradford, treas
urer; Vance Griffith, secretary, and
directors, L. J.. Nusom. L. c. Smith,
W. c. Sparks. A. c. Tut, Charles
FlatO, r. H. Simmons, George Rhe-
met and Felix Hobbs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
VICTIM
Of SPRING
COMPLEX
Goat Denudes Rooster
When He Feels Urge
of Season.

East is East and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet
Kippling was thinking of people
when he wrote that but a similar line
might be written to goats and roost'
ers.
Fl. W. Schaefer, $50 Guenther street
owns a goat and also a rooster. Dur,
ing the winter months he housed them
in his garage.
Warm weather may have had some.
thing to do with it or it may have
been a spring complex suddenly de-
yeloped. Anyway the other morning
Mr.. Schaefer went out to see how his
rooster and goat were getting alons
and when he threw open the door
the rooster flew out in a condition
that might be called nude and back
Of the rooster stalked the goat, con-
tentedly chewing a mouth full of tail
feathers.
Moral: Lions and lambs just won't
be bed fellows.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
WILL Rim
SPECIAL TRAIN
To FIESTA
4 DE-
Hundreds Book Reserva-
tons to Witness Battle
of Flowers.

The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
railroad will contribute to make
Greater success, Of Inc Battle Of Flow
'r, parade Of the Fiesta dc San ia
into.
\ special train over the NIX. and
+. Line, from Kansas City and other
middle west points will bring to San
AmJouio hundreds Of visitors for the
EJttlr Of Flowers parade. Frank Is.
Griffin. district passenger agent Of tue
railroad. announced.
This excursion will leave Kansas
Ciry the night Of April 20.
According to adviccS received in
San Antonio. nearly 100 persons have
already booked reservations.
The special will arrive in San An
Ionic the morning Of April 30, and
will leave at . O'Clock the next night.
While in San AnTonio the excursion
lists will take a thrce-hour sight seeing
trip through the missions. Alamo.
Breckenridge Park, japanese Sunken
Gardens. Fort Sam Houston. coun-
try clubs and residential sections.
\ feature attraction ot this tour is
that meals will be furnished without
extra cost.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
WOMAN ADDRESSES
CHARITY WORKERS

Miss Cecilia RazorSky, executive
secretary of the department of immi-
grafton aid of the National Council of
Jewish Women, spoke before a meet
ing of the Council of Social Agencies
of the San Antonio Community Chest
Thursday afternoon in the ballroom
of the ST. Anthony hotel.
Her subject was: citizenship and
Naturalization"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
CATHOLIC REGIME
IN MEXICO TOLD

Reproducing a historic study made
by Hubert Howe Bancroft on the
attitude Of the Catholic church in
Mexico since President Juarez's regime,
Manuel Teller, Mexican ambassador
at Washington has printed pifafn-
phIet for distribution in the United
States TO counteract the propaganda,
which it 81 said, is being made in this
country against President Gales for
the recent deportation of foreign
born priests from Mexico.
Copies of this pamphlet have been
received here at the Mexican con-
sulate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
Big Turnip
Out to Lunch;
Not on Exhibit

Uneasy lies the head that
wears a crown"
A mammoth turnip was re-
Gently received in the Chamber
of Commerce and was placed in
the charge Of big Bill" Fur
long, acting manager of the
chamber. Much nOtOriety re-
suited from the giant vegetable
and Wednesday woman ap-
peared at the chamber during the
lunch hour.
II want to see that big tur-
nip" she said.
81 am sorry but Mr.. Furlong
is out to lunch" was the secre-
tary's reply.
Now Mr.. FurlOng says that no
more turnips or eggs need be
sent to his charge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
Mary and Andover Talk
of Orange Blossoms
in Moonlight.
Chapter SO, Continued. }

Through the half open
balcony door that gave on
the room behind them, they
could smell the odor of the
roses and gardenias, and the
intriguing perfume of the
orange blossoms.
Philip still held the sprig
that she had thrown to him
within his hand. 1t was
crushed now, and its fragrance was
even stronger than before. He open
ed his palm.
Look at it, Mary. / was so excited
at seeing you that for the moment l
forgot about it. It's crushed-but ism t
it lovely, just the same?"
She bent her face to inhale the iu-
toxicating odor of it.
Beautiful"
''But doesn't it make you think Of
anything| he persisted.
Orange blossoms:'
"Yes."
"Oh. l don't know" She kept her
head lowered over the spray, so tina:
she need not look into his questioning
eyes.
= You do know. You're fibbing t.
me-" His arm frightened about her.
"Well. if think anything,
needn't tdl it. Need II" She was
laughing softly, but her voice had a
little nervous catch in it that almost
sounded like a sob
Orange blossom! Such delicious
thoughts it conjured to her young, ~
mantle heart!
Candles shining on the altar, Her
self a bride-his bride-in cleaning
white. Deep, heavenly music from
pipe organs! Promises ito love AMI
cherish"-sacred vows,
Tender and beautiful-yes-and
boly-were these promises.
She felt her whole heart melting
towards him. Oh, he mustn't see ii,
mustn't know! He must be the one
who did the speaking. In the semi.
darkness of the balcony, she waited,
trembling.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
CHAPTER 81

Luella LOder. with her aunt and
uncle. sat in the high concrete build
ing called the Fronton Jai-Alai, in
Havana, and amid shouting, bet-
ting multitude-watchcd the famous
game that for endurance. skill and
lightning judgment can't be beaten
anywhere.
"Pelota," it is called. But here in
Havana it has taken the title Of its
court, "Jai-Alai."
An extraordinary scene it was So
swift the ball moved it was like a
bullet! 1t was caught and flung BY
the opposing teams with seldom a
fault or error, hurled violently against
the wall, and back again and yet
again, with the odds changing every
instant, and the boOkmakers yelling
madly, the betting papers constantly
thrown to the spectators in hollow
rubber globes.
The court was rectangle. over
200 feet in length, with white lines
marked on it, and the players-ex-
traordinarily 1.-the young Cubans-
were in dazzling white, with red silk
1 sashes, and racquet-like arrange
ment, called ''cesta," strapped to
the arm.
Above cement Lodges, packed with
men, were boxes, in one Of which the
Wade party had accommodation. In
mediately below them was sort Of
promenade where the "bookies" did
their roaring trade. A bar, in high
activity, did likewise.
The noise the audience made was
unbelievable. Men and women yelled
like lunatics, lifted clenched fists. and
shook with rage if the team they d
bs ked was losing. Loud curses, wild
entreaties, and bawlcd insults rent
the air, tempered by the delighted
sbrieks Of those who had odds upon
The favOritcs.
my head is splitting" peevishly
murmured Mrs. Wade, butno one lis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
5. A. SCHOOL FINANCE
CONFERENCE HELD

A special meeting of the finance
committee of the school board, with
President Frank S. Haines and
Superintendent of Public Instructions
Marshall Johnston, was held Wednes-
day at the school board offices to
make changes in the budget for 1925
20.
Deficit in the equipment fund of
the budget disclosed at the board
meeting Tuesday, necessitated cutting
down other items in the budget and
transferring funds from other items
TO the equipment fund to carry the
board through until June 80. 1926.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
STUDENTS TO GIVE
TWO-ACT PLAYLEI

A two-act playlet, "On n Midsum-
mer Day" will be presented By the
pupils of Stephen F. Austin public
school on the school grounds. at 1
p. m. and again at s p. m. Friday,
April .. The playlct is given to raise
funds to purchase playground equip
mcnt and pictures for the school.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
WIFE REPORTS MAN
MISSING "a HOURS

Fear Of the safety of William Binz.
1918 South Zarzamora street, was
expressed by his wife Thursday when
he failed to return home after an alb
sence of nearly "a hours.
Binz was last seen in his automo-
bile Wednesday, Sheriff James Stew
ems said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
M'ALLEN INQUIRIES
ABOUT S. A. BEACON

The San Antonio chamber of COM
merce has been asked to throw some
light on the subject"
A request was received from the Me-
Allen chamber of commerce Thursday
asking for information on the giant
searchlight on the top of Joske's. Such
a light is proposed for McAllen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
Cps ATTACK
j. {. BUILDING
Spring house cleaning:

Spring house cleaning:
That and the thought OF it FREEDOM
mated in offices on two floors Of the
FEDERAL building this week. when cN-
reusive spring improvements were
made.
The office Of the United States dis
trict clerk on the third floor and the
immigration service below underwent
cleaning. New carpet was laid in
Clerk d. II. Harris headquarters, and
files were changed about in the other
office.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-08
SANTA FE TO HOLD
INDIAN MOTOR TRIP

Effective May Is, the Atchison, To-
pcka & Santa Fe railway will in-
augurate the Indian detour, a three
days personally conducted motor trip.
between Las Vegas. Albuquerque and
Santa Fe, II. Y. Williams, district
passenger agent of the railroad an
nOunccd.