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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
6
A guide urges choosing long simmer dishes and using double boilers to conserve energy. It explains cooking eggs cereals and vegetables atop a single burner, and notes matches are cheaper than gas or oil. It also mentions UT Austin nursing course details and staff changes at Donald's Store.
An assortment of classifieds from Brookshire area noting Ford cars and parts, window glass stock, sales pitches by A J Robertson and Max Wander, a notary public in Farmers State Bank Building, and a trade offer for town property for secondhand saddlery and cattle. Also an eye glass swap offer by Dr S Robinson in Fulshear Texas.
The item lists Honor Holl, Dr P. M. Donigan, W. G. Wienmann, Katy, and O. E. Wood of Hempstead. It notes ongoing daily rains and street conditions in a brief community update. N. G. Pier visited Houston on Wednesday for business. A rental listing near Brookshire is mentioned.
Sam H. Spinks has filed in Waller County Court a petition for probate of the last will and testament of Annie Draehn Deceased and for letters testamentary. The hearing is set for the next term beginning February 2 1920 at Hempstead Court House. Interested parties may contest the application.
Hastings Seeds offers a free 1920 seed catalogue illustrated in natural colors. The ad promotes mail direct sales, claims 500000 customers, and notes varieties tailored to the South with high quality and competitive prices. Request a postal card to receive the catalogue.
A signed letter endorses Dr. 8. 8. Robinson as an efficient Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist. The writer R. D. Harris assures any work entrusted to him will be well cared for.
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