Real estate listing in Byazos County with multiple properties
J W Batts Real Estate Agent advertises several parcels near the court house and town landmarks. Listings include 105 acres near the courthouse priced at 1500 dollars, a one and a quarter acre near the school with a small cottage, a six room house with two lots four blocks from Main Street offered at 1250 dollars, a quarter block near Allen Academy for 250 dollars, a half block near Allen Academy at 500 dollars, lots near the school at 10 dollars each, 13 acres with a four room house and well priced at 1000 dollars, and a 4 room house with cistern and garden renting for 9 dollars per month at 650 dollars.
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Court House
School House
Parktown
Main Street
Allen
Allen Academy
Crowns and Kings Evolve With Religion and War
The text traces crowning rites from helmeted rulers to Christian kings. It notes early rulers were military despots chosen for war leadership, with crown authority expanding as Christian influence grew. It describes the shift from brute force to divine-right rule and evolving political authority.
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Rome
Travels of a Bullseye Scientific Claim on Sunlit Target
A German scientist argues that a marksman on a cloudless noon can fire to hit the bullseye and, if the same conditions recur next day, the gun will shoot high left. He says the bullseye moves with the sun, tracing a semicircular path on the target, responding instantly when light returns after a cloud. He rules out refraction, air temperature, barometric pressure, and mirage as causes.
Mike Kelly’s Quick Catch In Beantown Tale
An ancient baseball anecdote highlights Mike Kelly’s wit as he catches a foul from Charlie Bennett and disputes the umpire over whether the ball was legally in play. The tale ends with the umpire ruling Bennett remains in the game until a legal catch is made.
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Kel
Mike Kelly
Boston
Washington
Beantown
Charlie Bennett
Bennett
Kelly
Tortillas Made From Corn In Simple Traditional Process
The process describes tortillas as Mexican substitutes for wheat bread. Corn kernels are boiled in limewater, washed, husked, ground with stones or a mill, formed into thin cakes, baked on a dry griddle, and eaten hot.
Judge recalls pious lawyer praying for clients
Sir Hartley Williams recalls a celebrated Australian judge who knew a pious lawyer who prayed for clients. The judge notes the insult to the Almighty in asking Him to stir strife, foment discord and promote litigation for selfish purposes.
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Hartley Williams
Australia
True Philosopher in Flood Woes Finds Swim Hope
An Atlanta Constitution quip recalls a thinker whose house burned in a lightning blaze, land swallowed by a quake, and a river overflow. Now he thanks the Lord for the gift of swimming to survive.
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Atlanta Constitution
Hard to Meet Them in Bohemia Says Painter Lott
The Indianapolis Journal records a casual remark from a painter named Lott noting many bills exist in Bohemia and a casual allusion to people being like Tom Dick and Harry. The quote reflects social humor about locals and finances.
Feeless Information at the Club and Digestive Advice
A club chat features a joke about indigestion with a Welsh rabbit advised for symptoms. A quote from George MacDonald suggests passion does not ruin the spiritual nature as much as respectable selfishness.
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Tytephist
Doc
Doctor
Chicago Tribune
George MacDonald
Panic in Tangier as hostile bands besiege town
Te l uan reports say Tangier is surrounded by tribesmen who burn gardens and plantations, sparking widespread panic. Troops are being dispatched to restore order.
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Tangier
Teluan
Maypearl Texas Deep Artesian Well Spotlight
Maypearl, a new Ellis county town on the Fort Worth division of the International and Great Northern railroad, sits twelve miles north of Italy between Italy and Fort Worth in prime black land farming country. It notes artesian water at 300 feet with a superior flowing well already developed by the railway.
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Ellis County
Fort Worth
International & Great Northern Railroad
Italy
Ft Worth
Texas
Auction Sale of Town Lots at Maypearl
Town lots in Maypearl will be auctioned by the Smith Land and Improvement Company on Thursday May Fourteenth. Terms are one-half cash, balance in one and two years at eight percent interest. Low excursion rates will be offered from I N and G N system points. For details contact ticket agents or D J Price Palestine Texas.
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Maypearl
Smith Land & Improvement Company
Black Land
D. J. Price
Gen. Pass
Wicket Agt
Palestine
Texas
Worth More
A gallery buyer calls a $10 picture overpriced, noting only a man smoking a pipe. The dealer retorts the pipe is a genuine meerschaum, large and colored, worth at least $15 on its own.
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Chicago Tribune
Maudie’s Engagement Plans Raise Local Gossip
The item riffs on Maudie’s upcoming engagement with a young man, noting Irene and Enid’s quips about Maud’s inexperience and need to practice before making it permanent. Snippets also reference roses, olive oil, and a humorous line about Seen Ezzy’s new horse as a local quip.
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Maudie
Irene
Maud
Enid
Mercy
New Yorker
Ezzy
Boston Christian Register
Adam and Eve Ad and Eve in a yard tale
In a terse schoolhouse note a playful scene unfolds with Adam and Eve getting along until a woman outside the yard offers advice. Adam reacts with exaggerated alarm at the suggestion, claiming he would have slain the snake if given the chance.
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Adam
Eve
Treaty between Chile and Bolivia reported in brief
News in brief notes Chile and Bolivia signed a treaty. Other items list N O Graves found dead in Shreveport Louisiana. Friesland steamship caught fire at sea. Will A Kendall burned in Denton Texas died Ira Jones killed in a Guerdon Arkansas fight. Hen egg resembles a corucopia from Gar land Texas farmer E H Carley. Dr C S Harle accused in New York Life policy murders removed to El Paso. Gardiner J Howland managing editor of a Denver paper named.
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Chile
Bolivea
N. O. Graves
Shreveport
Missouri
Galveston
Friesland
Will A. Kendall
Denton
Tex
Ira Jones
Guerdon
Ark
E. H. Carley
Garland
Dallas County
C. S. Harle
New York Life Insurance Company
el Paso
Sescam Xrco
Gardiner J. Howland
Menaghing Ederald
Sub- Sa
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Darwin & Drummond
Dorse & Belmont
McDougald
Roanoke Times
Monie Bowey
Erry Street
F.ost, Michigan
Cardus
Ies
Monie Boweyne
Sennen
Miss Boney
Cardui
Stenek
Mobile
Ala
Mobile, Jackson and
Kansas City Road
Yoakum
Frisco
Des, Moines
Carroll Wright
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Rock Island
Constantinople
Bayazid
Sassun
Armenia
Russia
New York
Southern Pacific Railway
Biological Department
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Post
James & Hart
Houston , Texas
Centra B. A
North and
South
Houston
Sunset Limited
Pacific Coast Express
San Antonio
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Orleans
S. F. B. Morse
M. L. Robbins
Pass
Traf. Mgr
Gen
A. Houston
T. J. Anderson
G.P
John Wittman Fice
Icici Eien Eee
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
Jand
Bryan
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