State News Snapshot From Texas Rail and Court Records
The Rockdale Rifles disband. Governor Hogg to open Dallas State Fair. Crops and business good at Leonard. wheat planting in West Texas to begin. Hubbard City reports 3500 bales of cotton. Beaumont car factory bonds issued at $100,000. U.S. court in El Paso October term. Several murders, arsons, and legal notices across Texas with postmasters appointed and new charters granted. Local revival in Hubbard City. various crimes and civic events noted.
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Hubbard City
Beaumont Car Factory
United States
el Paso
Belton Sun
Oldham
Palestine
E. R. Rush
Perry Gibson
Masonic Fraternity
Corsicana
State Rand
Houston
Waco
Fort Worth
Uvalda
Logan Biggs
Texas
J. W. Brown
Baily
Fannin County
J. S. Bailey
W. W. Long
Purley
Franklin County
C. Jordan
W. T. Davis
Rancho
Gonzales County
S. A
Bexars
Union Post Office
Atascosa County
J. W. Crouch
Jas. Smitherson
Crouch
Smitherson
Louisiana
Southern Pacific Railway
Orange
Beaumont
North Texas
Mt. Pleasant
Louis B. Earle
Frank Thayer
Wm. Brewer
Alabama
Galveston
Cleburne
Ala
C. J. Rix
Tom Lasater
Liveoak County
San Antonio
Rix
Notable local and world brief items
The items report bears in Dexter County Missouri and that three of the world’s twelve largest cities are in Japan. Louisiana’s Alliance plans a full state ticket nomination. Clouds average about one mile overhead. A plant linked to milk sickness found near Sullivan, Illinois. A $750000 tunnel planned through Carbonate Hill in Leadville. Biblical riddle about the cock crowing in Noah's Ark.
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Japan
The
Alliance of Louisiana
Sullivan
Carbonate Hill
Leadville
Noah's Ark
New Patent Pills Marketed for Biliousness and Liver Ailments
An advertising page touts Dr. Miles Pills as a universal cure for biliousness and liver issues with bold claims of speed and mildness. It lists 60 doses for 25 cents and notes samples at Jos. Tristram's drug store. The section also mentions a distressed local crime and various tonics and spirits brands, including Creole Female Tonic and Barley Malt Whisky.
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Miles
Jos
Tristram
Cow valuation and a fatal morning on the road
A stranger questions a farmer about his white cow's value, the discussion ends with a $10 payment after a cow is killed this morning. An official from the Quick Time railroad delivers the settlement. additional note about buggy harnesses at six dollars and a spokesman’s parable follows.
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Quick Time
For Sale and Notable Local Mentions in Brief
For sale cotton seed meal and hulls at Brexham Or, Mraz. Lord Salisbury gains twenty one new peers since taking office and raises more ranks. Santa Fe Saloon offers Oxp Puritan Whiskey. Cleveland trees decline due to coal soot. Chill Cure fights chills and fever. Dr. Jos. D. Rogers endorses. Ruins of Bluebeard's castle near Interlaken, Switzerland remain on a lonely mountain road.
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Wills Point
Sulphur Springs
Moore
Tate
State Association
Marion Sheldon
Jewett
Reen
N. A. Hailey
Hillsboro
Velasco Times
Dr. Field
J. D. Jamison
R. Martin
A. Lauraine
Austin
Messrs. Campbell
Howell & Conn
Francis Gunz
Cairiet
Bank
Brexham
Lord Salisbury
Lees
Solo
Jos. D. Rogers
Bluebeard
Interlaken
Switzerland
Seed Oats Barley and Health Tonic In Classified Fragments
Fragmentary ad notes Gorn Gats Rye Bran Hay Rust Proot Texas Seed Oats Seed Barley as fresh goods from H. Fisher. Mentions Life is Worth Living program and a tonic promising health for weak women. Includes a stray fact about rabbits tolerating low temperatures.
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Texas
H. Fisher
Hess Store Sells Cart Harness at Six Dollars
Millions of red spiders plague California orchards as authorities warn growers to take preventive actions while t. W. Hess advertises cart harnesses priced at six dollars to equip farmers for transport and labor needs.
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T. W. Hess
California
Mexican Rebel Garza Defeated and Executed by Troops
Cartaring Garza, a Mexican rebel, was defeated in battle by Mexican troops and then hanged from a tree. The incident highlights ongoing conflict and local enforcement actions against insurgent movements.
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Cartaring Garza
New Heart Cure Claim Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure as a milestone in heart treatment. It claims rapid relief from shortness of breath, fluttering, chest pains, weakness, and edema, with free consultation and Nervine products sold alongside.
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Miles
Rela
Beware of the praise of your ene my
Plain admonition on distrust of flattery toward an adversary. The quote warns that what pleases him offers little real benefit and urges caution in accepting praise from enemies.
Seer promotes new life with tonic claims and Austrian policy note
An 19th century ad copy describes Cs Female Tonic as restoring strength by stimulating nature and claims strong effects on weakened parts. It cites Col Fred Grant as endorsing Austrian prohibition removal, and argues to keep a plant on hand for emergencies. It references Dr Russell Harrison and Fassett in a tangential political remark.
Albatross to Survey Cable from San Francisco to Honolulu
The United States steamer Albatross has arrived at San Francisco and will proceed to survey a cable route from San Francisco to Honolulu. In other news a local vendor promotes Bradfield's Female Regulator to doctors and customers, claiming strong satisfaction.
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Bradfield
Ars
R. Trosas
M. D
Waposta
San Francisco
Honolulu
Nervous Diseases Ad Promises Cure Without Opiates
An advertisement claims Dr Seat Restorative Nervine cures nervous complaints in wives and husbands, promising universal relief. It cites Woodworth & Co Fort Wayne Snow & Co and J. P. Walt E tch as endorsers and offers free booklets with the bottle.
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Woodworth & Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Snow & Co
St Jps
Tristram
From the fruit preserver we get our jams and from the distiller our jim jams
A playful quip contrasts jams from fruit preserves with a joke about distillery produced sleepwear, noting tongue in cheek wordplay rather than a factual event.
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Royal Cigars In News
An ad touts Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a fifty year trusted remedy for mothers and children claiming it soothes gums cures colic diarrhea and pain while a separate note claims the Prince of Wales smokes seven inch cigars costing 1800 per thousand.
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WixsLows
Winslow
Souther
Prince of Wales
Fleet Street’s 300 Newspapers of London Dailies Count
At Santa Fe Saroon the note mentions 300 newspapers published in Fleet Street London with eleven of them running daily editions. The text mixes locations and numbers, presenting a snapshot of press activity and publication frequency.
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Fleet Street
London
Pin Your Faith Prompts Creole Pride
A brief public note urges aligning faith with Creole heritage to avoid regret, suggesting strong community identity and cultural pride in devotional choice, with a call to belief anchored in Creole lineage and resilience.
Potatoes Abundant in Southern California Cause Disposal Strain
Southern California faces a glut of potatoes with supply overwhelming demand and prices collapsing. Growers struggle to find buyers and lack of storage capacity worsens the surplus across the region.
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Southern
California
Harness of mis souri post offices saves money
An item highlights buying a homemade harness from W. Hess and lists post office names such as Pin Hook Hog Eye Rubber Neck and Hole-in-the-Ground in Missouri.
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W. Hess
Missouri
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Fr. Wunket
Simon
Curry & Simmons
Heal Estate Aves
Brenham
Hever Stone’s Bank
Leen Igirs
N. K. Fairbank & CO
St. Louis, Mo
G. C
Cole
Man and Runnels
Coun
Ballinger
Nels County
Nels, Concho
Coleman
Coryell Counties
Schleicher
And
Sutton Counties
Soni
Brenham Oilill Company
Winkleman & Bohne
J. H. Burch
D. Campbell
J. E. Fexn
Campbell & Pennington, Attorneys-at-Law
Brentiam, Texas
Heber Stone’s Bank
Waumand
Tom
State News
Rockdale Rifles
Gov. Hogg
Dallas State Fair
Rosse
Leonard
West
Sherman
Mendez
del Rio
Indian Territory
Red River
Denison
Midland
Mulkey and Burnett
T. ©. Adams
Kerrville
W. A. Wilsor
Hamilton County
Halsboro
Geo. Anderson
Nick Harris
Hempstead
Kel
Ft. Worth
Lorenza Parrez
Will Lanham
Masonic Lodge
Rusk
Jennie Slaton
James T. Bogan
C. P. Keen
Haskell
Throckmorton County
Fe Pope, Jr
Honey Grove
Dial
Austin Avenue
U. S. Gov't Report
Dexter County
John Presley
Butler
Biddy
Trish
Bekase Sa
L. F. Grassmuck
C. W. Hess
Santa Fe
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred Grant
Austria
St. Louis
Russell Harrison
Fassett
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