Deacon Delivers Christmas Mail With Quiet Courage
A patient old horse named Deacon endures a long rural Free Delivery route in a snowbound post office shed. He helps a novice carrier finish the Christmas mail, completing the last bulky letter to Josiah Braisted, whose family rewards Deacon with praise and a gala watch.
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Deacon
Uncle Sam
Ravertown
Anvertown
Himsekt
Cavn Sweeney
O le
Jian
Dan
Danny
United States Mail
Dan Sweeney
Dungy
Joel
Powers
Lnstead
Josiah Braisted
Boston
Bralsted
Josiah Bralsted
Deatvon
Old Deacon
Louis Globe- Democrat
Texas Tax Assessors Convene in Fort Worth Elects Leaders
William Wendt of Brenham was chosen president and Walter Prichard of Fort Worth elected vice president at the Tax Assessors Association of Texas closing session. The next meeting will be in San Angelo. Reelected secretary treasurer Gus Reininger of New Braunfels. A state tax board, $10 auto tax proposal, and voting tax deadlines were endorsed. A branch Agricultural and Mechanical College for West Texas approved. A legislative committee was appointed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
William Wendt
Brenham
Tax Assessors’ Association of Texas
Walter Prichard
Marah Ellison
Dallas
San Angelo
Martin
New Braunfels
Gus Reininger
R. Q O. Carlock
Agricultural and Mechanical College
West Texas
A. V. Huth
San Antonio
B. L. Waters
Bell County
John Smith
Travis County
Wiliam Wendt
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Doughty
R. I. Carlock
McMillan
Sherman
William H. Horton
W. T. Henderson
1916 Rice Crop Tops Previous Year by Almost Two Million Bags
The 1916 U S rice harvest reached 9 747 188 bags, surpassing any prior year by about 2 million. Texas produced 2 465 006 bags, Louisiana and Arkansas led yields per acre, while California Missouri and the South Atlantic states contributed the rest to an 802 760 acre total.
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Beaumont
Tex
United States
J. R. Leguenec
Rice Millera’ Association
Texas
Lowsiana
Arkansas
California
Missouri
South Atlantic
Survivors Return From Pio IX Shipwreck Off Canary Islands
Eleven survivors reach New York aboard the Buenos Aires after the Spanish steamship Pio IX wrecked in a December storm hundreds of miles from the Canaries. Forty crew members including the captain perished. reports say eleven more saved by a French transport.
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New York
Canary Islands
Buenos Aires
Congress Recess Planned Amid Limited Action in House
Congress moves toward a holiday recess starting Saturday and lasting until January 2. Leaders expect minimal work before adjournment, likely only a handful of appropriation bills in the House and perhaps action on the Sheppard District of Columbia prohibition bill in the Senate.
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Washington
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Cotton Seed Hulls Destroyed at Houston Mill
Water and fire damaged the Merchants and Planters mill in Houston destroying cotton seed hulls valued over 150000 dollars on Wednesday.
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Houston
Tex
Merchants and Planterail Company
Twenty Miners Die in Kansas Coal Mine Explosion
Twenty miners were killed and seven injured in an explosion on Wednesday at the Reedy and Ryan coal mine in Stone City Pittsburg Kansas.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Reedy and Ryan
Stone City
Trinity County Goes Dry In Local Option Vote
Groveton Texas Trinity County voters approved prohibition Saturday by a margin exceeding two to one. The election outcome ends alcohol sales in the county under local option.
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Trinity County
Groveton
Tex
Maryland Troop A Cavalry Leaves for Federal Muster
Troop A of Maryland cavalry departs Friday from Eagle Lake to Pikesville Maryland to be mustered out of federal service as part of the withdrawal.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maryland Cavalry
Eagle Lake
Pikesville
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle vegetable remedy that replaces calomel. It claims to improve liver function, relieve headaches and dizziness, and normalize bowels without causing salivation, with a money back guarantee and broad consumer use.
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Dodson
Brief Happiness and a Wedding in a French Town
Tommy observes a wedding procession in a French town and asks spectators about the bridegroom. The next day he sees a funeral, again failing to understand the explanations. The piece precedes a humorous anecdote about a mistaken marriage.
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Tommy Tu Khubl
Tommy
Renovine Promised for Heart Nerve Ailments In Ady Product
An advertisement claims Renovine can rectify Weak Fainty Heart and Hysterics as a heart and nerve remedy priced at $1. Ady True to Life. The novel reader asks the writer if a woman tapping her toe impatiently was ever seen. the writer recalls a clog dancer.
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Ady
Started Something at School Forebodes Dreadful Task
A child says at bedtime that he has started something he cannot finish. The tale frames a father's question about school with a wary remark from Don. An advertisement for Dr Peerys Dead Shot claims a single dose will expel worms or tapeworms in hours.
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Don
Tva
Peery
Ady
Inquiry on Sunday School Incident and Witless Sermons
A minister questions his Sunday school about the story of Eutychus who fell from a window and died after listening to Paul’s sermon. The response cites a witty girl’s remark that ministers should not preach too long. The piece also jokes about the destruction of birds and a blundering man’s hair.
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Butyehus
Paul
Capudine Headache Remedy Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a remedy for headaches and aches in back and limbs. It highlights ease of use and claims to restore health, fitting a period medical ad tone.
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Ady
Pioneer Mira Nellie Cashman in Klondike crossing claim
A historical note credits Mira Nellie Cashman as the first white woman to cross the American line into the Klondike era. The text also mentions the bookbinding and printing trades in Philadelphia employing over 4,000 workers.
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Mira Nellie Cashman
Philadelpha
Running Account Definition Echoes in Philadelphia Schools
The piece notes teachers discuss fair pay amid wages for women and cites a 1917 census projection of 102 million in the US and 11 million in possessions. It mentions Dr B F Jackson and a patent remedy called Fem- priced at 60 cents to a dollar. Women gain admission to Johns Hopkins medical department.
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Census Bureau
United States
Johns.Hopkins University
Grove's The Old Standard Tonic advertised as general tonic
An advertisement promotes Grove's General Tonic highlighting quinine and iron. It claims benefits for liver health digestion malaria blood enrichment and overall system improvement. The price is listed as 0 cents.
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Grove
Bovine Touch Bis Rights in London Slide
Fragmentary report notes a quirky Victorian era topic about cows and money. It mentions awkward social norms and women workers in London with stray references to trousers and wages. The text is unclear and garbled.
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Eokske
Dix
Skinner Macaroni Ad Urges Low Cost Meals
Ad urges readers to cut high food costs by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as cheap, nutritious options. Promotes free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska to every woman.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Inconvenient. A Poor Man Hires a Lawyer
A fragment evokes frustration over poverty and legal costs as a man struggles to prove a point without sufficient funds. The exchange underscores disparities in access to legal representation and the burden on the poor.
Crippled Leader Heads Detroit School for the Disabled
Giace Ve Krawuie, described as a cripple, leads a Detroit school for cripples noted as efficient and organized, reflecting historical attitudes toward disability in education.
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Giace Ve Krawuie
Detroit
Pneumonia Follows Neglected Cough Says Ad
An old advertisement warns that pneumonia can follow a neglected cough or cold and urges use of Mansfield’s Cough Balm priced 60 cents and one dollar. The brief note ends with the phrase That Grim White Spactor.
Rude Indication Miss Oldgirl The First Lover I Had
A fragmentary dialogue features Miss Pert recalling a memory of a first lover at age twenty. The exchange hints at flirtation and nostalgia within a social setting.
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