Relief Reaches China With Record Daily Gift
The Christian Herald sent two hundred thousand dollars for Chinese famine relief, the largest single day donation. The Buford carried $150,000 in relief cargo from San Francisco and $50,000 was wired to relief commissions, all contributing to a total of $460,000. A Shanghai cable from April 30 notes awaited Buford cargo and bleak harvest prospects requiring ongoing foreign aid.
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Washington
China
Christian Herald
Buford
San Francisco
Shanghai
North China News
Street Commissioner J B Fitzgerald Hurt In Accident
Yesterday afternoon Street Commissioner J B Fitzgerald suffered a severe accident while a laborer drove a stake with a sledge hammer. His hand slipped and the hammer mashed the nail and thumb tip, causing a painful injury that will keep him from using his hand for some time.
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J. B. Fitzgerald
Grace Paddleford Travels Home After Visit
Little Miss Grace Paddleford left yesterday for her home in Cleburne after visiting at M. C. Spivy’s home. Her grandmother Mrs. E. C. Baird accompanied her as far as Sherman. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Reemes of Paris are here to attend their father Sidney Reemes who was injured while switching in the T. P. Yards Wednesday.
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Cleburne
M.c.spivy
E. C. Baird
Sherman
H. O. Reemes
Paris
Sidney Reemes
Miss Em and Florence Smith Return Home After School Closures
Misses Em and Florence Smith who taught near town have come back home as their schools closed on Wednesday evening.
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Missies Em
Florence Smith
Dr Shoop Restorative for Weak Kidneys
A promotional note claims kidney weakness stems from nerves, not organs. It promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative tablets or liquid as treatment for back ache urinary issues and Brights disease, urging druggists to stock and sell.
Life in Big London Frequent Cab Whistles Puzzling Americans
Americans in London discover the city’s cab whistle system, with one blast for a hansom and two for a four wheeler. The piece notes cabs, runners, and last minute luggage handling, the absence of bootblack stands, and how laundry and window cleaning norms differ from New York. It also mentions fines for window cleaning by women and Thursday half days for shopkeepers.
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London
New York
Londons
New York Tribune
A Steckly Diary Tale Of Honeymoon Advice
A married man warns a prospective bride about keeping a diary on the honeymoon. He recalls his own wife reading his past words during quarrels, labeling the diary as a risky keepsake and source of conflict.
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Steckly
Groves Tasteless Chiltonic Stands 25 Years Publicity
An aged promotional note touts Groves Tasteless Chiltonic as iron and quinine taken in tasteless form. It proclaims the product has stood the test for 25 years with the promise no cure no pay and a buc price.
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Buc
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ointment Ad
Druggists offer a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding and protruding piles with Pazo Ointment. If it fails to cure in 14 days you get a refund. Price six cents.
Where is the wind and the holes in last year's cheese
A playful, nonsensical verse asks where wind, cheese holes, doughnut holes, chicken tracks, a foxed nose, and other curious things have gone. The speaker ponders why rules and terms differ and who first spoke catchy phrases like skiddoo, mixing whimsy with language.
Idlewild Fancies and Modern Jackie Echo Moral Tales
Idlewild Fancies laments idleness and urges sunshine over whine with playful quips about life and love. A practical Christmas gift of table cloths and clothing is praised as a wholesome gesture amid family humor. The Modern Jackie riffs on Little Jack Horner with a darker twist. Not all who merit success attain it as luck shapes destinies.
Quotes on street dangers from Wings in town
In a dialog the character Wings contrasts local streets paved with asphalt with another view describing copper-lined streets that are unsafe during robberies. The exchange highlights perceived urban hazards and tensions within the setting.
Dooctor Everyman Rants Over Sick Man’s Struggles
A humorous dialogue features Dooctor Everyman railing at the sick man’s fate and bragging about gifts. Rags and Wags joke about camel hair undershirts alligator shoes and a wish for a snake skin watch fob and an Indian-head charm to feel like a circus sideshow.
Accommodating New Hired Girl Story
A woman tells her new helper Louisa to be ready for breakfast at eight oclock. Louisa replies that if she is not down by then, the mother should not wait. The brief exchange highlights workplace courtesy and punctuality in a domestic setting.
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Iowa
Louisa
Troubled Lives Highlighted In Quiet Reflections
A short, reflective piece contrasts men who seek trouble with those who endure strife and notes some men have wives, suggesting personal tensions and domestic dynamics without dramatic details.
Billson's marriage brings a lively soubrette to the family
In casual chatter Wings notes Billson has married a soubrette, calling him once easy and undemonstrative. The new wife is described as able to “do the kicking for the entire family,” implying a spirited household dynamic.
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Billson
Hillson
Folly of the Wild Goose warns of stubborn folly and fooling
A Maine hunter riffs on the old superstition that wild geese are foolish, detailing comic anecdotes about geese avoiding danger, a frog trap method used to catch them, and a quirky measure of 21 1/4 inches linked to goose neck length as a local standard.
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Maine
Jod Darling
Coldstream Lake
New England
No Chance for Argument Between George and Cynthy
Mrs McSquillop chides George as they spar over who shovels snow. He admits to being a lazy, contemptible man praising his wife and confessing suicidal thoughts if not for her. The exchange ends with a question about dinner, revealing domestic tension and lingering despair.
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George
Cynthy
Embrace Your Present Circumstances Says Miller Advice
Rest contentment message urges acceptance of unchangeable life. It stresses you can live a beautiful life amid current conditions and urges a firm decision to embrace what cannot be altered. The note signs include J, D, Miller, D, D.
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Miller
Free Kindergarten Offer In South Bonham
The FAVORITE reports a circulating misunderstanding that the newly established kindergarten in South Bonham charges fees. The note clarifies that admission and all advantages are entirely free to any child whose family wishes to participate.
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South Bonham
Travel by M E and T Ry to Jamestown Exposition
Summer trip by the M E and T Railway to the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk Virginia offers low rates and optional one way tickets via New York. Request the Jamestown Exposition Booklet and Leaflet of Rates and Routes free by writing W G Crush, General Passenger Agent M K T Ry Linz Building Dallas Texas.
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New York
W. G. Crush
Linz Building
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Texas
Lost umbrella at FAVORITE's Halsell Caldwell Co office
Individual reports a missing umbrella and asks that it be left at FAVORITE's Halsell Caldwell County office under J. E. McIntosh supervision. The request seeks safe return and proper handling by the office.
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Favorite
Halsell, Caldwell Co’s
J. E. McIntosh
Tomato Plant Notes From Philip Jackson
Philip Jackson mentions a few more tomatoe planta. The brief note adds casual garden chatter about plant care and availability.
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Philip Jackson
Vinol cod liver remedy touted for Bonham residents
Saunders Drug Co promotes Vinol a cod liver iron tonic claim ingested without grease causing stomach upset. It is said to restore health strengthen the old, frail, and nursing mothers and to cure coughs, colds, bronchitis, and throat lung issues. The firm notes Vinol is sold nationwide with money back offer if unsatisfied.
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