Personal notices from Houston visits and local arrivals
Max Wander and family were in Houston last Sunday evening Mrs G H Zahimen was in Houston Tuesday A B Anderson Notary Public see him at The Times Office James A Bemus and wife of San Antonio are here visiting his mother Mrs R Garrett Gus Sturm A T Trettin and A B Anderson were in Hemps tead last Tuesday David Agopian wife and a little daughter Evelyn spent last Sunday at Cleveland W R Denton and family of Wert were visitors to Mrs Anna D Bains the early part of the week Miss Edith Courrier of Houston visited in the Geo Harrison home last Sunday R R Barns and family of Bay town spent the weekend here with relatives For Sales Residence in the East end of town for price and terms write H C Cater Waller Texas Mrs E A Klutzmian and son Cecil and Amy Collinge of Camden returned to their home Wednesday after a short visit with her sister Mrs E J Cortis
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E A. Klutzmian
Cecil
Amy Collinge
Camden
E. J. Cortis
Visiting relatives and locals note in Texas area
JC Day and wife and Rev J B Wilson visited relatives in Hempstead Sunday. Clyde Rodecape and family of Baytown stayed with Mrs Anna D Bains last Saturday and Sunday. Olie Dewitt and wife and Mrs H D Price and son from Houston visited relatives Sunday. Mesdames Chessel Gra and Damon Matlock visited Cleveland last Thursday and Friday. K Beyer and Mrs Zelma Patton visited Houston Sunday. P J Kuntz of San Antonio came Sunday with his wife visiting relatives. A M Highrabedian and family with Mrs S Highrabedian and son Andrew motored to Sylvan Beach last Sunday. Walter Strong and wife and son Aritus Wander of Houston visited relatives last Sunday. Mrs J We Edmondson, JW Avery and LW Stout returned Sunday from Madisonville where they spent the week with Mrs AH Minniefield and Mrs A Co Atkinson. James and little Elizabeth Golding and Jessie and Carrol Degier were in Galveston Thursday. Notary Public office in the Farmers' State Bank.
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Medamex J. We Ednondsan
JW. Avery
LW Stout
Madisonville
Daugher
AH. Minniefield
A Co Atkinson
James
Wee Elizabeth Golding
Little
Jessie
Carrol Degier
Galveston Chursday
66 Salve for Baby's Cold and Home News Claim
An advertisement claims 66 Salve relieves headache or neuralgia in 30 minutes and checks a cold on day one and malaria in three days. The Times offers home news notes on living in a tropical locale with many natives, Dutch hotel life, orchid flora, and Batik work by women.
Paris Fashion Displays Boost Early Modern Commerce
A Manchester Guardian columnist notes Paris tailors held fashion displays as early as the 14th century, showing both women's and men's garments with models for patrons across Europe. The practice helped spread fashion and commerce, with stories of models even delivering garments through wartime zones.
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Paris
Pearer
Columrnist
Masichester
Aetna
Guardian
Europe
The House of Lights Describes a Grand Hall
A narrator describes a vast hall flooded with dazzling light from a monumental chandelier with a hundred bulbs, each niche and alcove bright with bulbs forming a palace of light. He then stops writing and asks his wife Rosie for another candle.
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House of Lights
Rosie
Behring Strait Crossing: Early Marine Theory and Origins
Scientists from geologists to anthropologists debate when mariners first crossed Behring Strait. Some place origin years back, suggesting Asia and North America linked by ancient land or water routes. Behring himself reportedly crossed to reach the Alaskan coast, while crude canoe voyages across the Pacific remain highly unlikely given distances.
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Behring Straits
Asia
North America
Behring
Pacific
America
Old Warships Reused For Scrap Metal In Modern Shipyards
Ancient fighting ships once feared are now dismantled for metal in a highly systematic process. Wet wood burned, copper and drag separated from steel, and salvage firms buy discarded hulls for breaking up old vessels rather than preserving them.
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Ivan
Botanic Garden origins and early development
The Botanic Garden in Washington originated with the Columbian Institute and was established by Congress on April 20, 1818. A cited site was authorized, with George Washington linked to its founding. initial improvements received a $50 appropriation. The garden’s real start traces to Wilkes expedition efforts in 1838, with botanist Wh Breckenridge cataloging seeds and specimens forming the core collection.
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Famous Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden
Washington
Columbian Institute For the Promotion of Arts and Sciences
Congress
Wen
George Washington
Wh. Breckenridge
Romantic Relics at London Scottish Antiques Exhibition
An exhibit in London showcased Scottish antiques including Charles T’s baby clothes with a dirt-eap likely worth a modern baby, a crystal locket tied to royal martyr legends, a Bible printed in Scotland, and Sir Walter Scott’s edition of Waverley.
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London
Sorner
Charles T
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
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Brookshire Times
A. B. Anderson
Brookshire
Texas
Max Wander
Houston
G. H. Zahimen
Notary Public
Times Office
James A. Bemus
San Antonio
R. Garrett
Gus Sturm
A. T. Trettin
A.B Anderson
Hempstead
David Agopian
Evelyn
Cleveland
W.R. Denton
Wert
Anna D Bains
Edith Courrier
Geo. Harrison
R. R Barns
Baytown
H. C. Cater
Waller
Dresents
Miss F. Hammerling
FALLS
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Brookshire, Texas
JC Day
Rev
J. B. Wilson
Clyde Rodecape
Olie Dewitt
H.D. Price
Mesdames Chessel Gra
Damon Matlock
Husband
K Beyer
Zelma Patton
Beyler
P.J. Kuntz
Beone
A. M. Highrabedian
S. Highrabedian
Andrew
Slyvan Beach
Walter Strong
Aritus Wander
WD. Mille. Notary Public
Farmers’ State Bank
Tom B. Cuny
Homstead, Texas
Take
the Times
Z. K. Bayler
Ford
Augus Trettin
Ferguson Forum
P. O
Austin
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