Railroad Schedule and Local Events in Houston Fort Worth Area
Railroad timetable items note northbound trains at 12:37 p.m. and 2:20 p.m. W. B. Baker and Mrs. C. Le Houston and Texan Central connect with Mrs. J. B. Andrews northbound. People travel to Houston for visits, schoolhouse activities and social events reported in a busy town page with ads for crochet bands, ties, and Colonial matinee showings featuring Rube Welch and Kitty Pranel.
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W. B. Baker
C. le
Houston & Texan Central
Baker
J.B. Andrews
Houston
Sheamer
Fort
Worth
Min Thinely
Joe Hattie Smith
Gun Stever
Smith
Are
Marvin Etion
Bax
B. W. Buchanan
Rube Welch
Kitty Pranels
Pim
Local notices and ads mix in Pecos City page
A flood of short items lists visitors to Mumford and Houston, sales notices, borrowed items, marriage licenses, real estate transfers, and a tea invitation. Names include R L Seale, J E Astin, Prof T W Parker, George E Fadiey, J A Jane, W A Withers, and others. several addresses, phone numbers, and local business notes appear alongside theft alerts and lost items. The page blends personal notices, commerce, and community events with scattered misread spellings.
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J. A
Jane
Mryan
K.P
T. W. Parker
George E. Fadiey
Waco
Losi
A. L. Mondrick
J. C. Priddy
Welch-Francis Company
Colonial
T. A. Towler
F. Parte
Benchley
J. Manley
The Wagon Wheel Parador Paradox Analysis
A fragment discusses a wagon wheel on a wagon axle and the relative motion of contact points. It explains instantaneous ground contact and centerline speed, then compares rotating wheel motion to a wheel removed and rolled on an incline, noting all rim points move at the same speed on the incline.
Running joke at Manchester restaurant about gas and taxes
A fragmented overheard exchange from a Manchester restaurant shows a patron asking the waiter if he has seen gas oil. The waiter responds with a humorous parade of unrelated phrases about debts, taxes, and a table lamp, illustrating a briefly chaotic witticism.
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Weutieman
Manchester
Walter
Jerusalem Chamber and Westminster Rooms in Historic Abbey
In Westminster's Jerusalem Chamber a room of ancient abbey origin, over 800 years old, once housed abbots and was linked to royal and literary deaths. The chamber recalls Henry VIII’s death, Addison, Congreve, and Prior laid in state before interment, amid a vivid mix of historical note and odd anecdotes from the era. A Siberian railway tale adds a curious survivor’s narrative of a refrigerator car incident and misread temperatures during a journey.
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Jerusalem
Westminster
Henry TV
The
Abbey
Siberian
Old Habit. A Clever Job in a Woman's Disguise
Detectives describe how a suspect used a woman's disguise to commit a clever theft. The officer notes the man’s skirt twitch and bagginess at the knees as telltale signs, leading to the apprehension in London. The exchange highlights the method and the quick catch by the sleuths.
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Chet
London
Proved. Tut do you think you can support s wife
Proved dialogue shows a husband asking if he can support a wife and declaring resolve to manage money. The exchange suggests a plan to buy goods and avoid poverty, with a tone of cautious assurance and practical constraint. The text reflects a personal conversation on finance and domestic duties.
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Gowers
Cam
Watch Ticking Offbeat Sparks Fresh Hearing Oddity
A quirky exchange notes that a man claims his hearing is keen enough to hear a watch ticking from six feet away while the watch sits at the pen broker's. The transcript captures a playful dialogue about perception and sound.
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Boston ‘Transcript
False Alarm Cartoonish Misread Delights Baltimore Enquirer Snippet
A quirky OCR fragment from the Baltimore Enquirer features humorous misreads and garbled dialogue about a midnight incident. The lines reference a heroic figure and his valet, with playful word distortions suggesting a lighthearted, satirical item in a historical page.
Slang Through Time From Boose To Whittled In Uses
The passage traces slang terms and evolving spellings from boose to praad and whittled, noting their shifting positions between slang and literature. It references Rokekerbocker Magazine of 1960s era and predicts how such words age into grandchildren’s mouths or endure stylistic shifts.
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Generstione
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vinol
E. J. Jenkins
Nternational
Great Northern
Soi
Railroad Schedul's
Loral News
R. L. Seale
Mumford
Willams
Coleview
Mel
Mire
John E. Astin
FL Mathis
Reliance
J. HL
W. A. Smith
Millicon
Huminem
Bantsie Calhoun
Bush
Manley
Ara. J. Webb Nowell
Ladies’ Aid Society
John A. Moore
W. A. Withers
John W. Mendasill
LM. Mewithan
Alamo Lumber Company
LF. Lockey
Uvalde
Hewit
Lumber Company
Wicks Feed
Brian
A. Moreland
Clara Preston
Singer
South Main Street
Wiggs
Lamar Bethea
F. Austin Teague
Astuar Wethea
Higgs
Heron
F. G. Clampitt
Comora
Arden
Vassar
Howe
Amy Tung
Wiliam
E. R. Emmel
Dixie Theatre
Pathe
Vitagraph
Kalem
Jean Intervenes
Colonial Theatre
Kitty Francis
Roy Young
Jesse Thomas
Wusic
Mr. Young
Lucia de Lammermoor
Lescheterty
A. & M. Glee Club
Admanen
Princess Theatré
Santa Claus
Cincinmar
Enquirer
Read & Stewart
Myers Bros
Jane Hopkins
Bryan
Sam B. Wilson
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