Brazos County Sheriff Elect John D Conlee
Local notes report John D Conlee qualified yesterday as Brazos county sheriff. Also sports mention Haskell Indians versus A M on the gridiron this afternoon, and a scheduled church service led by Dr E F P Duffy.
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John D. Conlee
Brazos County
Haskell Indians
Duffy
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Canada
England
T. K. Lawrence
Dr. Duffy
J. D. Castles
J. D. Sanders
Castles
Sanders
Brazos Bottom
Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Roosevelt Thanksgiving Turkey Sighting in New England
On Thanksgiving the Roosevelt White House table will again feature a mammoth Rhode Island turkey likely sourced from Connecticut or Vermont origins. Horace Vose of Westerly Rhode Island seeks a record-size bird noted for fine flavor for the president’s final White House feast. He is evaluating options among New England farms to secure the best possible turkey for the Roosevelt family.
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Roosevelt
Providence
A. 1
Rhode Island
White House
Connecticut
Vermont
Kentucky
Horace Vose
Westerly
Grant
New England
Turkey
Great Ways of Learning and Education Leaders Featured
A conference features John A H Kieth Rev R C Denison and Professor William L Bryan with other prominent speakers including L D Harvey Luther M Gullick Dean Birge C P Cary Dr John F Woodhull and J W Olsen. In Huntsville Alabama the Tennessee River Improvement Association held a convention with delegates from several states to press for congressional funding to make the river navigable.
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John A. H. Kieth
Oshkosh Normal School
R. C. Denison
Janesville
William L. Bryan
University of Indiana
L. D. Harvey
Stout Manual Training Schools
Menomonie
Luther M. Gullick
National Playground Associations
Birge
University of Wisconsin
C. P. Cary
Wisconsin
John F. Woodhull
Columbia University
J. W. Olsen
Minnesota
Huntsville
Ala
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Congress
Notable Society Wedding and State Fair Notes
New York society pages report Miss Hazel Talmage Smith wedding announcements in Brooklyn with prominent guests from Buffalo Philadelphia Washington and Richmond. Augusta Georgia hosts the Novo 12 Negro State Fair with stock displays agricultural products and athletic events, while notices warn landowners of posted lands and trespass prohibitions signed by Jacob Luza and Vince Luza.
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Augusta
Larolina
Benin
New York
Presbyterian
Brooklyn
Hazel Talmage Smith
Warren Smith
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Washington
Notice to Hunters Lands Posted and Trespass Warned
Notice warns that all lands are posted and hunting is prohibited by law. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Landowner: Mrs. WM Andrews.
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Wm, Andrews
Taking Their Temperature on a Transatlantic Cattle Steamer
In three days aboard a cattle laden transatlantic vessel Mrs. Billings pesters fellow passengers with questions about nautical procedures while Miss Talbot humorously notes cattle are checked for temperature twice daily. An elderly man asks for clarification as Mrs. Billings quips about a cow holding a clinical thermometer.
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Mrs. Billings
Miss Talbot
Diamond Cutters and Their Work
Diamond cutting exposes workers to strict stone accounting and nightly safes. theft risk grows with unfinished stones and silent persecution of dishonest acts. A state law once required heads of families to report contagious diseases to health officers, while a joke letter laments schooling discipline and social misbehavior with a dated, satirical tone.
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Zoe
Not a Bit Conceited Exchange Sparks Ridicule
A comic exchange features a wife calling her husband conceited while he denies pride and another man with similar talents would be carried away with pride. The dialogue plays on vanity and self importance in a humorous tone.
A Crushing Come Back in Courier-Journal Anecdote
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet recalls a sharp comeback after a tale about a woman who sewed gowns is interrupted by a man who made a million dollars, highlighting witty framing within a brief humorous anecdote.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Quotable lines from the Kansas City Journal
An exchange mocks social pretense with insults about a wife and a scapegoat. The note adds a Boileau quote on aiming for excellence, underscoring a cautionary view of self-improvement.
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Kansas City Journal
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E. J. Fountain
Little Loyals
Elliot Dennis
Earnest Elliott
Norma Dennis
L. W. Rawles
J. B. Turrentine
Methodist Church
R. B.elliott
Tabor
Craver Manufacturing Feompany
Chicago
Bryan
Elliott
Immey
San Quentin
Cal
Wilkins
Oakland Murd Oo
Alameda County
Vernie Carmin
Elmhurst
Oakland
Winona
Minn
Southeastern Minnesota Educational Association
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mabel Carney
Macomb
Milwaukee
Wis
Davidson
Emmet & Maloney Prescription Druggists
Webb Bros
Apstsi
Jacob Luza
Vince Luza
Boileau
Treet
Renda Tegory Héldus
Mart Be
Settee
Saath
T . Ae
Chile
The
First National Bank
TODDS
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