Thornhill Thorn notes and local appearances in Thorndale
Community items from Thorndale and nearby towns record councilors and workers, church visits, school picnic plans, subscriptions to The Thorn, and residents traveling or visiting relatives. Notables include G P Noack replenishing the woodpile, Rev James from Milano preaching, J O Newton of Milano, and Mrs Carson's nursing aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Noack
Thorn
Gerhart
Thorndale
T. J. Martindale
Summerlins
Lee County
San Gabriel
James of
Milano
James
Baptist Church
Association
A. Y. Isaacs
Rockdale
J. H. Gutherie
McDade
Mrs J K Quinn Hosts Blanche Strowd Birthday Party
Mrs J K Quinn gave Miss Blanche Strowd a party last Monday night for her nineteenth birthday. A large crowd attended and the evening was pleasant. Farmers are busy this week preparing land and planting seeds for the year ahead. A Tennert and Ramsel's drug store jokewas the source of laughter for those in the know. Wednesday was noted for fooling and jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Comstruck
Nora Barge
Vera Quinn
Taylor
A. H. Conoly
J. A. Hill
W.A. Albcorn
Henrietta
Chas. A. Davis
A. Korb
Thorn
Canoly
Geo. W. Peebles
J. W. Harper Whiskey Promoted as Pure Beverage
A local ad touts J. W. Harper whiskey as mature wholesome mellow liquor suitable as a drink or medicine. It proclaims absolute purity and credits 34-1f J. Monprick & Son with distribution in The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harper
J. Monprick & Son
Mark Twain's Carson City breakfast tale ends in wit
Senator Stewart recalls Mark Twain as a youth in Carson City living with his model citizen brother. At breakfast a voice from the stairs asks about scripture prayer and grace. The host answers yes and the irreverent youth, later famed for the nation’s gaiety, joins the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Mark Twain
Carson City
Sam
Grace
Local Names Listed in Gascon-Market Directory
A compilation of names associated with the Gaston-Sprinker Mercantile Co. and related firms appears in the record. Included are C. N. Green & Bro Hefley & Hefley D. Kemp Lesovsky & Krizan J. D. Morton A. L. Purifoy Tom Bpanen V P Woolley W. T. Johnson Jos. Matula Jones Prairie Flinn & Reid Wokaty Anton Wokaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dobbins
Gaston-Sprinker Mercantile Co
C. N. Green & Bro Hefley & Hefley
D. Kemp
Lesovsky & Krizan
J. D. Morton
A. L. Purifoy
Tom Bpanen
V 'P. Woolley
Kritzinger's English Prowess in the Boer War
A South African correspondent describes how Boer commander Kritzinger used English to mislead British forces. He rode up in Marshall's Horse disguise and halted a blockhouse with a false claim of pursuit, then returned at night in captain’s attire to order a silent march. A grateful NCO later recalls saluting him by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kritzinger
Marshall
Kitzinger
Grievance Over Local School Math Task
A Deadwood Pioneer- Times reader writes a sympathetic note to a teacher about a math assignment. She describes the boy crying and borrowing wine and brandy bottles to solve a gallon to pint problem and asks for easier homework next time. She asks that the next exercise be in water and says she cannot afford more wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Pioneer- Times
P. S
Gorki's Rise From Tramp to famed Novelist
American Tit-Bits notes that Maxim Gorki endured years as a tramp and low pay. He fled home at 15, lived on meager meals until 25, then walked 600 miles to Kazan for access to free education. There he earned six shillings a month, studied after work, and began as a lawyer's clerk where his literary talent was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxim Gorki
Kazan
John Morley's Prophetic Eye at Oxford and London
The text notes John Morley as a young Oxford student known for acting and later as a theater enthusiast in London. It recounts an anecdote from the early 1870s when Lyceum lessee Bateman sought a new play and Morley suggested a tall young actor named Irving as Hamlet, foreshadowing his later success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morley
Oxford
London
Mr. Bateman
Lyceum Theater
Bateman
Morley
Hamlet
Irving
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Thorndale Thistles
R. A. Tag
C. A. Polnick
Alvin
Coryell County
T. M. Williams
Tom Williams
Madras
India
Wagner
Stewehnson
Cameron, Texas
The
Herald
Eupion Oil
Cameron
Claysfield
Collier
W. T. Johnson
Marak
Jos
Matula
Jones Prairie
Flinn & Reid
Wokaty
Anton Wokaty
Yarrelton
R. B. Ferguson, D. K. McCall
Gorki
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