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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sheriff's investigation revealed a medieval oligarchy in northern Arkansas. Two intermarrying, farm-owning clans on Dry and Cagin Creeks hold baronial sway over their hilly domain. With hickory whips and squirrel rifles they drive indigent, illiterate citizens to farm work at serf's wages. Claiming seigniorial "first right" to all women of the community, the clansmen had exerted their claim on the Ruminer girl, killed Franklin for defying them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: Ozark Oligarchy | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

With the conclusion of the fall clothing drive, approximately a dozen hampers of miscellaneous old clothes, magazines, and victrola records were received by the Brooks House...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: P. B. H. Names Birge for Post | 12/7/1929 | See Source »

...Widmer sued Toledo Seed & Oil Co., subsidiary of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., for $25,000. Charge: Castor bean dust released by the defendant's plant caused Plaintiff Widmer to contract asthma. Eagerly awaiting the suit's outcome are more than 250 asthmatic Toledans, some of whom had to drive into the country of nights to escape the castor bean dust before the City Council recently ordered the plant shut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Asthma | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

...Drive, Says Apted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRY AGENTS PINCH TWO ON GOLD COAST | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

...Manhattan, Roger Maloney, 21, apprehended with a stolen automobile, explained that he had taken it because he wanted to drive to Schenectady to vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Grocer | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

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