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Since last month the ist Lady of Minto has been missing from her accustomed place in London's Mayfair district. Her place is in the art gallery of Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Murray-Kynnyn-mond Elliott, the present (5th) Earl of Minto. Done in the 18th century by the masterful brush of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the ist Lady of Minto's value as last estimated was anywhere up to $150,000. When the theft was discovered His Grace posted a reward of $10,000 for the capture of the thief, the return of his ancestress...
Interesting, of course, but you didn't tell me where I could get in touch with Garnet Carter...
...Thumb Golf of Tennessee can be reached thus: No. 405 Lexington Ave., New York City. But last fortnight, Garnet Carter sold his Tom Thumb Golf interest...
Crowds continued to flock to Tom Thumb Golf courses last week. City councils gravely debated whether it was a "real" sport and hence a violation of Sunday laws. A national open tournament on the original Chattanooga course was planned. And, more important, Garnet Carter sold his interests...
Soon after Garnet Carter started using cottonseed hulls for greens, he was pounced upon by two young gentlemen named Drake de Lanoy and John N. Ledbetter. They had started using cottonseed hulls for miniature indoor courses, had likewise been pounced upon, by one Thomas M. Fairborn, golfing cottongrower from Mexico. Thomas M. Fairborn built a full-sized course on his plantation, had been annoyed by the way grass greens withered and sand greens blew away. He had observed that cottonseed hulls made smooth paths through the plantation, tried them for greens. Nobody pounced upon him. So he patented the idea...