Frontier Medicine Cures Were Painful on the Frontier
CANYON Tex AP frontier medicine offered cures as harsh as the sickness. C Boone McClure Panhandle Plains Historical Museum director recounts varied remedies from chili and warm sand for fevers to mud packs bluing soda vinegar for bites. Remedies included prickly pear poultice for wounds and frog breath therapy for asthma with many odd practices fading into history with aspirin today.
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Bob Kerr
Amarillo News-Globe
Associated Press Canyon
Tex
Old Doe
C. Boone McClure
Panhandle Plains
L East
McClure
Braves Take Over Austin Texas League Franchise
Milwaukee Braves take full ownership of Austin Texas League Class AA Senators after talks with city officials and backers. John Mullen names Hillman Lyons new Austin general manager, replacing Art Kowalski who returns to the Reds system in Knoxville.
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Austin, Tex
Milwaukee’ Braves
Austin
Brave
Fanny
John Mullen
Austin Senators
Senators
Braves
Mullen
Hillman Lyons
Art Kowalski
Lyons
Milwaukee
Buffalo
N.Y
Charleston
W.va
Kowalski
Cincinnati Reds
Knoxville, Tenn
West Texas GOP Supports Barry Despite Defeat
Republicans across the Panhandle vow to back conservative leaders Barry Goldwater and Dean Burch, meeting 15 county chairs in Plainview endorsed a resolution. They pledged continued support even after the last election loss, with Buddy Hedges calling for steadfast GOP policies.
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Plainview
Tex
APJ
Texas Panhandle
Barry Galdwater
GOP
Dean Bureh
Buddy Hedges
Olton
Today TV Show Nears End Of 13th Profitable Year
AP reports Today, a long running TV program anchored by Hugh Downs and once led by Dave Garroway and John Chancellor, nears its 13th profitable year. The program blends news, features, and entertainment with a flexible format drawing diverse audiences including hotel guests and a substantial female viewership. The show aims to keep viewers up to date as it evolves with hosts and style changes.
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Cynthea Lowry
NEW York (Ap
Jtown
Manhattan
Dave Garroway
John Chancelor
Hugh Downs
Conner
AL Morpun
Downs
Morgan
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K-Mart Discount Center
Wilkenfeld Furniture Company
Montgomery Ward
West Texas
Barry
United States
Marcos de Niza
South Mountain Park
Arizona
Valley of the Sun
Bodio
SEARS
HP Craftsman
Lady Kenmore
Texas Age
Baytown
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