Local Notes From Ardmore Area And Surroundings
Local brief reviews a mix of happenings in Ardmore I T including visits by station master T J Roznssoy and Ase Meyer of Clark Bros Lamp Brass Copper. Also notes a German Lutheran church steeple nearing completion and a bar restaurant upgrading with gas powered fans. A sausage maker Cisrin Webster injured, and graduating Brenham student Sesm Barvare leaves for Georgetown.
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Ase Meyer
Clark Bros.’ Lamp, Brass & Copper Company
Emancipation Celebration Planned by Tex Colored People at Taylors Platform
Independence precinct prepares for a two day emancipation event on the 19th at Taylors platform with a 50 by 50 platform water and music by Petersons string band. A faithful marshal will keep order. The Wash county crop prospects improve as farmers report favorable conditions amid recent rain. The city council will fill three school trustee vacancies at the next meeting.
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Independence Precinct
Taylors Platform
Petersons
Walllace Dustar Hurt in Horse Kick Near Dunlap
Wallace Dustar son of Mr Jas Dunlap living east of town was kicked on the right jaw by a horse Wednesday. The injury broke flesh to his teeth and knocked out a tooth. He was brought to the city for treatment and four stitches were placed in his jaw by Dr Williamson before Dr Nash reset the tooth.
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Wallace Dustar
Jas
Dunlap
Here
Williamson
Nash
Brenham Poised for New Cotton Compress Amid Secrecy
A foreign syndicate plans a new cotton compress in Brenham with location kept secret until terms are settled. They expect to source from 187 000 base producing territory and concentrate shipments here, arguing the move will aid the city while local rivals fear excess competition. Outside capital could boost wages and economic activity if home enterprises stay competitive.
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Brenham
Deceased Knights of Pythias Graves Decorated
A list of Knights of Pythias members buried since 1875 was read at the city cemetery as their graves were decorated on Tuesday. Several other brief notes include a Houston Post tribute to W V Lauraine now serving as auditor for the Blue Ridge and Atlantic railroad at Tallulah Falls Ga and plans by the Victoria committee to urge a northern outlet for the Corpus Christi and South American railway with Brenham urged to contribute.
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Knights of Pythias
Lodge
Russell Shipley
Wm. Thompson
R. Haynie
F. Lamplet
J. Sayles
W. K. Lewis
P. Hirschberg
R. Jeffries
J. T. Swearingen
The
Houston Post
W. V. Lauraine
Lauraine
Houston Belt and
Magnolia Park Railway
Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railway
Tallulah Falls
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Northwestern
Blue Ridge
Atlantic
Victoria Committee
Corpus Christi
South American
Brenham
Col
D.C. Giddings
Early Season Watermelons Priced At Sixty Cents Each
A note on the first watermelons of the season reaching the market this Tuesday and selling for 60 cents per piece. The writer also mentions a local barbecue outing by friends on Sandy Sunday and reports street cleaning work by a street scraper in recent days.
A Ghastly Necktie in a Colorado Landslide Tale
An Aspen man recalls a brutal Colorado landslide on March 10 1881 when a necktie tale turned grim as he trapped with corpses and debris. He describes rescue after midnight by 200 miners and reflects on the deadly shaft collapse.
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Colorado
Henry B. Gillespie
Aspen
Cal
Grand Pacific
Chicago
Aspen Mountain
Roaring Fork
Tonee
Help In Hotels Says Hotel Man On Servant Wages
A New York Tribune viewpoint argues that housekeepers face longer hours in private homes than in hotels. It notes hotels offer moderate wages and defined duties, allowing workers time after chores, suggesting private houses adopt similar schedules to ease the servant shortage.
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Sen
New York Tribune
Wanted to Fight Dr Brooks in a Short Tale
A Western boy, seven years old, visits Dr Brooks with a mother and shows sudden fierce hostility. He proclaims I can lick you, Dr Brooks, in a dramatic moment recounted by the Boston Transcript as an anecdote likely true rather than a joke.
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Dr. Brooks
Flips Brooks
Boston Transcript
Grand Clearance Sale Attracts Shoppers With Deep Discounts
Spring and summer goods are offered at greatly reduced prices to clear stock and make room for new arrivals. The seller explains there is no secret to success just honest business and urging customers to try. The GRAND CLEARANCE SALE continues until further notice with unprecedented bargains.
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Kiber's
Mr. T. J. Roznrssoy
Ardmore
I. T
F. Kiber
K. of H
Wm. Grote
Mill Creek
Cisrin Websters
Houston
Dyrpepsia
A. A. Worsten
Sesm Barvare
Brenham High School
Georgetown
Messrs. A. & H. Harrison's
McElree
Cardus
Thedford
Washington County
Haubelt
Hostetter
Pocket Kilven
Nassau Street
New York
Adbikwiin
Kaos
Texas
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