Satuday, January 17, 1925. Ma Ferguson in the Governor's office.

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson became the first female governor of Texas and the second, after Nellie Tayloe Ross, in the United States.

The Italian Chamber of Deputies repealed the "plural voting" provision in the electoral bill passed the previous day.

That didn't last long.

It was Saturday.

The Literary Digest had a two page Seiberling tire advertisement.

Obviously, certain symbols hadn't acquired their current meaning.

Last edition:

Friday, January 16, 1925. Leadbelly released from prison and some Italians got to vote a lot.

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