Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 3, 1920 Page: 6 of 8
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in the halls of the palace
See all this and more in the "'
Wonderful $500000
Production
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h AjTE are carload shippers and are equipped to supply
f your needs at all times specializing on potatoes Y
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onions ana caDpages out aiso carrying a complete line
of fancy fruits butter eggs and cheese. '
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Wc arc dreadfully busy pursuing
ihc G2eenl dollar but we must rot
become so occupied chasing the dollar
now In night that wc shall miss the
broad highway which leads to III'!
(best from which dollar will continue
to How. c.ood schools is the keynote
of building a imrmancnt llreekcnriilgc.
Fortunately some of our people who
huTe caught up Villi their dollars or
who nix-constituted to none public In
Icrcsts hnve Riven school mutters due
attention. Ilreeken ridge will hnve n
full nine months' school term with
ample housing and full corps of teach-
ers. Nothing Is too Rood for the kid-
dles of JJrcckcnrldgc uud we don't
have to send them off for education.
ARTIFICIAL ICE FIRST'
MADE IN JEFFERSON TEXAS
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FROM TIIE MARKET
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The Polish plot Uilckens. One day
the Allies check the Reds with ultima
turn. "Next day the Reds arc sweeping
onward toward the Polish capital and
no hindrance effective. The Kcds hae
granted armistice and they hare not
granted it. The Allies meet and ills-
cuss; meantime I'oiunu 19 ncing rav
ished as It appears was coming to lir-
for her invasion of Itussin and at
tempt to steal big slices from tliht
country. (Setting down to facts us
they arc we In America are not much
disturbed pver wars and battles
deaths and privations of the peoples
of easteruJKurope. We brought them
peaccVnil they wMTidt "have It. Why
worry?
Ofllclal prophecies of more suger
soon are coupled with prediction of
iilgher 'in Ircs. TheVonly market eytv
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tainty these iys is Hint the consumer
must pay.
Some few years ago way back in
SCO Texas was a might warm place.
Xatural and man-made elements caused
one's temperature to ascend far be-
yond the comfortable mark but keep
lug in pace with nil things progressive
Texas assumed the lead In the produc-
tion of incentives for cooler things.
The special committee appointed to
probe with cool deliberation Ice condi-
tions in Dallas has arrived at no defin-
ite conclusion but one important factor
committee by the testimony sjibmlttcd
trlhutors mid that was that to Texas
Iwlongs th distinction of perfecting
the flrst lee nine-blue.
Over in Jefferson which was a thriv-
ing big community some years ago
for the inhabitants. Provisions would
not keep from day to day and the
greater portion of milk consumed was
a grade of buttermilk although there
was an abundance of fresh dairy cows
In tue'near vicinity. Some refrigerat-
ing process was Imperative In order to
sustain Uic health oC'thc community
and Jt befell two InvcntofKby the mime
of Iloyd and Scott to jicrfcct tle Hrst"
fce machiire which was Infer sold ro
Chicago Interest for $-10000.
Ht range as It inny apear in Jcffcrsou
there. Is one man who still entertains
those almost forgotten recollections of
days of yore. W. It. Kenyon of describe
ihcx first Ice machine and its ilnlshed
product. According to him the first ar
tificial lie placed on the market was
Jjiree. Inches thjek ajuPJl fpUHjd a t catty 4
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NOT GOOD FOR JAPS.
NEW YORK. Aug. .1. Baby Margu-
ict Niiltj' who was offered at public
Mile Sunday has been withdrawn from
the market and went to James P.
Pwcctmaii as a gift. The mother Mrs.
Catherine- Nulty retains an undivided
interest In the child's affections anil
will have permission to see her when-
ever she wishes.
Mrs. Nulty whose husband died re-
cently oftcrcd her baby for sale when
she found herself unable to earn nn
adequate living for either herself or
child. She hoped the money she asked
for the baby would glc her an op-
liortunity to rest and regain her hcnlth.
uud at the same time 3hc would know
hat Ma rai ft was mclvliu; proper
care. -
She changed her mind about the
role befor-T th first of scores of would-
be purchasers arrived at hor home ah 1
gave the child to Mr. Sweetman. '
Margaret wns In the Swe 'tniun fam-
!lir onco befiore. She canto back to her
motherjwhen Mrs. Swe.'tmnn died At
that time Mrs. Nulty feared that Mr.
Sweetaian would be so occupied with
the care of bis own motlieilcss clilld
that he could not give Margeret tide-
liiate care.
Au antiquarian has discoverecl that
once In 1075 meals'cost J2c each and
a night's lodging 0 ceuts. Hut why
tease' -
Just as wo allowed there comes
the report that Villa has not stirrer-
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COMFORTABLE
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btn)y TrtWmc mte em w?ili-
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Jwicrttea. MilM cburge on ctawl-
ROBBED ON GASOLINE.
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any iu
THK AUBRICAN BUILDING
- 113 Iln Street
WMDAY AlhW.
'lJ WM it is HCCWd UtIttlH0
ill mve "f BHet'rer MHd
mbvH ? wniwfacturh ami dte-
SLt' fNHPtnta Tlwy are keep-
L urkwi tkwHtgk crtm himI Iwlrt-
Just how It is that gasoline from this
tlcld can be HHlppod to California at
f-xiense of alx and a Imlf cents a gal-
lon there mixed with the higher grade.
California product au the owWiu-
tl&jt celd or tweaty-e cMtsa Mai-
ton.' Is comlHua'tlcHi ok th old Url.ir
vyatery whereby we mild always Iwy
American goeds In Mexico cheapen
thB In the United States.
There an bo hut ado conclusion
reached the refiners are ronbing tlw
tteme folks. If tbey could get more for
their product by shipping It acroM the
.atlBnt or even as much ah same
brings 'in tlw kwta market them
would 1k nsderstuHdlng of tho traln-
ImiiIm C ciTkw-wtwarl. Hut.
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M sen it IB tjauierniH ai mien tow n-
uro that It caa be sold there for 'SI
cents while on the ground wltere It Is
made consumers must pay ten ceHts or
more hotter por gallon In a OmA nlvc-
away whk'k tlie lynx-eyfd X4ral
olHclaW swre4y cM Mt mm. k 11
kdid-tiy a euse W proltwf Ih and m
rtdglCstlic WwJir'f)te Biwitipwrs of
CallfoMila tell the truth about prices
uwl surely the people of tlirft state
would r.ll tlwrn down If tliey failwl to
IfWK lUlirvilTit. V -V
cruee rtl protfweer m wwwii
to sore for his oil or the ffHSollnc ecu-
sumcr Is entitled to his gas at a price
KHai'WHcrc within reason.
Sunday was the "hottest day" a I
over the state wj reports are coming
In.
The Mltourl elections arc held to
day. They have their problemn also
Hy Tlie Associated Press.
OSAKA apan. Aug. .T. Conviue.sl
that sensational motion pictures in-
cited Japanese boys to the recent mur-
der of two school girls here the jk
lice Ik.' iiiolrilniri-culldreu tttuls: lii
years from attending picture shows
open to adults. Police examination
demonstrated that the killing of tlu
girls who were carried off by ftrce
and slain wns due to un idea obtained
at a movlo show. Films for children
henceforth will receive a special censorship.
TIIRACti IS COMPLETELY
SEVERED FROM TURKEY
Uy The AsKOclatcd Pros. i
CONMTANlNOPLB.i AiigK; 3-Cpl.
'.liifur TiiyliPv " Turkish matldnal com
inander at Andrlanople and'Iils stauY
have been captured by the Greeks. C011-.
vcqucntly nationalist resistance In
Thrae virtually has ended.
Sweeping Thrace clean of nationalist
bauds is considered easy for the Greeks
who control all strategic railway points
havlug taken Kirk Killsch.
-ROBERT & WELCH
OIL INVESTMENTS AND
CITY PROPERTY
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Very wisely the city coamlssion'jra
lucked by the state authorities set
llmtatmm to the drllllag for oil In the
UHy ot BrsckttHrldne. Otherwise-we I
swld eoa have derricks Jn every
back yard. The chance at a well flow-
ing V-W.000 worth of oil per da? and
no expense of operation would muko
mmt aarKMly pot up.iwlth the anney-
aaceK of drlllbsg ecrtlons under the
bedreew wiadow er would Induce wf
rltice of the back-yard gardeu. As It
Is aae well to a block may be drilled
except is territory including the bjhIh
business street aad extending 450 feet
on each kk- alsW Vh"e Icnght'erT'tlw
biMiBAKi blocks. Outside the restricted
area look for derricks la every possi-
ble place. The town even bow begins
W hwk like iHilHdletop.
SHOWING
One DayToday Only
That Wm. Fox Production
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with the one and only
GeorggftOi
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It's a great picture by a gtl author and a
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 3, 1920, newspaper, August 3, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121898/m1/6/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.