Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Weak Women
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a restoring tonic for mothers and overburdened women. It claims benefits for fatigue, nervous exhaustion, pelvic complaints, and menstrual irregularities, promising relief and a painless childbirth experience. Readers are invited to request a free booklet with composition and endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Aascoe
Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Ficflate
N. Y
I . Etter
City Ordinance Malmaking and Pound Master Enforcement
An ordinance declares penalties for officers or others who resist or obstruct the City Pound Master in enforcing animal control or impounding stock. Violations are a misdemeanor with fines from five to fifty dollars. Signed by Mayor W. A. Spangler and City Secretary J. D. Maddrey on April 13, 1908. A closing proverb notes that even the smartest man may stumble on a gold brick.
County Court Docket Listings May 4–6 1908
The docket lists multiple defendants with charges such as slander gaming and violence across May 4th 5th and 6th 1908. Named individuals include Harry Price Fannie Price Tom Adame Lizzie Carson Jake Myers Charley Oldham Lonzo Milam Will Yarbrough Jim Bailey Henry Anthony and Birdie Kimper among others. Witness notices and court attendance terms are noted for Warder Reese and others with references to witnesses and attendance.
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Harry Price
Fannie Price
A.B. Johnson
Tom Adama
Tom Adame
Aa&b
Geo. Popinoy
McCullough
Gaming
Lizzie Carson
Aa & B
Jake Myers
Charley Oldham
Lonzo Milam
Albert Ware
Will Yarbrough
Jim Bailey
Henry Anthony
Birdie Kimper
Sis Carson
Crickett Carson
Things We Have Heard in Trenton Trenton News
A Trenton editorial defends local citizens against gossip and defamation. It condemns repeaters of baseless tales as liars and urges people to ignore scandal mongers. The piece stresses the community’s generally good character compared with other towns.
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Earth
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Ad
It advises taking Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and claims it cures a stubborn cough and expels the cold. It states the product contains no harmful drugs and is sold by Saunders Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Saunders Drug Co
Woman views husband as convenience or necessary evil
A woman contemplates marriage as a practical arrangement, seeing the husband either as a convenience or a necessary burden depending on circumstances. The remark reflects gendered expectations and evolving views on partnership dynamics.
Purveyors of Patent Medicines and Quack Remedies
An array of patent medicines is advertised including Dr King’s New Life Pills for biliousness and headaches, Foley’s Urine Laxative for women and children, and Hall’s Catarrh Cure claimed to purify blood. Advertisements tout remedies, testimonials, and cautions against false claims, with drugstore listings and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Dauggiete
Devoe Paint Ad Claims Superior Gallon Efficiency
An advertisement from F W Devoe & Co via Steger Lumber Co promotes Devoe paint claiming it uses fewer gallons per job than competitors. The copy urges painting halves with Devoe and guarantees payment if the Devoe portion does not consume less paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Devvoe & Co
Steger Lumber Co
Gifts of character outshine riches in quiet lives
A reflective piece argues that humane acts and inner growth trump wealth and power. It contends kindness, gratitude, and personal self-improvement shape character more than punishment or external status, urging readers to cultivate generosity and self-command.
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cough Cure
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar protects against pneumonia after colds and coughs. It asserts no instance of a cold progressing to pneumonia when used and promotes the product as a perfect security, urging purchase.
Public Buildings Funds Allocated for Texas Cities
The public buildings bill lists Texas appropriations totaling 1 022 500 dollars for sites and erection of courthouses and other facilities. Cities receiving funding include Waxahachie Texarkana Sulphur Springs Bonham Wichita Falls San Angelo Cleburne Terrell Port Arthur Corsicana Palestine Austin San Marcos San Antonio Corpus Christi Navasota Temple Marlin Victoria with varied amounts from five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
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Washington
Texas
Waxahachia
Texarkana
Sulphur Springs
Bonham
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Cleburne
Terrell
Port Arthur
Corsicana
Palestine
Austin
San Marcos
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Navasota
Temple
Marlin
Victoria
A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted Elsewhere
A visitor notes that while a fool loses money quickly, many more stumble into the same trap. The piece highlights caution against risky schemes and urges care in financial choices.
Insidious Danger Warns About Kidney Trouble
An oblique ad notes kidney trouble is insidious and can lead to fatal illness. It urges taking Fos Leys Kidney Remedy at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Solq py Baunders Drug Co.
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Fosley
Bright
Solq Py Baunders Drug Co
Mountaineer Remits Fine to Judge Wright in Courtroom Jest
An Appalachian mountaineer, fined fifteen dollars by Judge Mose Wright of the Rome circuit for failing to appear as a witness, cleverly settles the debt by playfully remitting the fine after delivering a Summer ville package. The exchange occurred while Wright was vacationing in Menlo Chattooga county.
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Mose Wright
Rome
Chattooga
Jedge
Beck
A Diamond Heist Across Oceans by Raymond
In Blackwood's Magazine a tale recounts Raymond exploiting postal habits in Kimberley to steal diamonds. He befriends a postmaster, copies keys, and later uncouples a ferry to misdirect a convoy. He returns to Europe with the haul, then sells it to its rightful owners in Hatton Garden.
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Kimberley
Krope
Raymond
Europe
Africa
Hatton Garden
Blackwood's
Sunlight in high altitude balloon voyage description
H. H. Clayton describes southern Atlantic ascent revealing sun diffusion, sky darkness at five miles, and a brilliant solar disk at the edge of space. He notes shelter needed at mile and a half and sand ballast jettison as the balloon cools and sinks after sunset.
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H. H. Clayton
Atlantic
Mysterious Santa Barbara Street Names Spark Local Gossip
A hotel guest recalls Spanish street names with odd meanings and relates a Santa Barbara blog tale about Salsipuedes meaning get out of your cap. The piece mentions a hospital hillside site and a local sale offering 50 percent to clear Alec's stock.
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Califor
Santa Barbara
Ind Muerto
Salsipuedes
San Francisco
Bonham City Ordinance Against Stray Livestock
The Bonham City Council enacts that any person who turns out livestock within city limits or fails to restrain horses cattle sheep swine or goats, or allows them to run at large, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Conviction carries a fine of five to fifty dollars. W A Spanger, Mayor, April 18 195? attested.
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City of
Bonham
W. A. Spang
Unknown text fragment prompts tentative record
The provided OCR fragment is unreadable and lacks identifiable entities or events. No verifiable people, places, organizations, dates, or outcomes are present to form a complete news card.
King's New Discovery Promoted As Cough Remedy
An old advertisement touts King's New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs and lung diseases. It claims immediate help and full recovery after two and a half bottles with a guarantee and trial bottle offered by Saunders Drug Co. Prices are 50 cents and 1.00.
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Jesse
Norrie
Saunders Drug Co
Polite Lunch With Queen Vexes Little Girl
A four year old attends lunch with Queen Victoria and is coached to mind table manners. On returning home she reports being polite while the queen apparently was not. The girl recalls the queen lifting a chicken bone and wagging a finger while she, the child, mimicked the gesture.
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Victoria
Philadelphia
Visiting cord reveals forgotten ticket on porch
Mandy, a young colored girl from the south, brings a visiting cord to her northern mistress. She explains the visitor on the porch belongs to the mistress yet the woman forgot her ticket, prompting a brief, humorous miscommunication.
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Mandy
Fragmentary humor from the New Orleans Thames Democrat
A short, playful snippet discusses family exclusivity and misdirected bets with quips about children and poker. The tone mimics a newspaper filler or cartoon caption with names Nelile and Besse and a light moral about ups and downs.
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Nelile
Besse
New Orleans
Thames- Democrat
Tailor and Lawyer Sought for Personal Suit Needs
The note requests visiting a tailor for a wedding suit and a lawyer for a divorce suit to obtain appropriate attire and legal counsel.
Dr J A Lannius Eclectic Physician and Surgeon
Dr J A Lannius an eclectic physician and surgeon offers care with special attention to digestion in women and children. Office is above Graham Crawford & Co contact via phone 238 and residence on West 7th Street.
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Graham Crawford & Co
W. 7Th Street
Woman's concealed motive in store incident revealed
A partial, garbled note describes a woman involved in a store incident. The fragment hints at concealment of a motive tied to teeth and a vote, but provides no clear details or outcome.
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W. A. Spangler
J. D. Maddrey
Jim Manor
Will Hudson
Warden Reese
Reese
Ance
Erk
Trenton
Trenton News
W. Russell
Bonham, Texas
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Fuare
Alec
City Sec’y
Ugettre
Death
Ben H. Denton
Paris
Earl McAlester
Bob Lattivore
Parts
F.rv
O. Sam UT
H. A. Cunningham
W. A. Thomas
Por Sheriff Chas. B. Bridgis
Philip Wise
J. Lee Tarpley
John B. Smith
W.C
Willie) Finley
Porm County
J. Walter Donaldson
Sib Ridling
Iom J. Cox
RT Roberson
Aiser
Atilonbea
Criatenden
P Keene
J.B. Finche
Arlington Helbing, M. D
Office World Building
Southeast Corner Square
W. 9Th Street
J. A. Lannius
J. E. Nevill, M.D
Nunn & Jones Company
A. D. Hammock, Sr
NorTh Man St
Uoe
Geo. P. Ball
Kennedy
Reeves
Kioney
Biather
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