Texas Convicts and Honest Advice from 19th Century Texan Newsroom
Texas notes claim 3975 convicts in the state with Harris 249 and Dallas 1238. Bexar Tar ran t 125 each. trades show 1309 with 10 printers or journalists and 9 preachers. Bonner jokes that bankers rarely appear in penitentiaries while gamblers supply one recruit. The piece mixes satire on printers, preachers, and lawyers, then shifts to health ads and product pitches for Foley’s Kidney Cure and Dr. Shoop’s Health Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Harris County
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Lamar
McLennan
Bonner
Hunteville
Gabrel
Ten Years in Bed Becomes Kidney Cure Testimonial
R A Gray J P of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years bedridden with kidney disease. After trying top medical care without relief he credits Foley's Kidney Cure as a Godsend and relief follows. The ad notes the endorsement by Geo A Thomas & Son and mentions a post primary trading phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
Foley
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
R. A. Gray
J.P
Oakville
Ind
Geo. A. Thomas & Son
New Jersey Editor Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar in Cough Cure
Phillipburg Daily Post editor M. T. Lynch extols Foley’s Honey and Tar as superior for coughs and colds. Notices announce two new rural mail routes in Cameron with expected start by Oct 1, and a local horse dental instrument service. A Texas libel note warns editors face jail and damages for obituary statements under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Lynch
Phillipburg
N. J
Daily Post
Foley
Cameron
Silver City
Todd
Little River Church
Jones Prairria
Tarver Grove School House
Collier
Yarrellton
Wotaka
Texas
New Life Pills Promoted as Cure for Constipation
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as the pleasant and effective remedy for constipation. It claims they awaken torpid livers, unblock bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system, selling for 25 cents at Pace-Marshall's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Marshall’s Drug Store
Butter Market News From Arcadia Tex
Arcadia in Galveston County reports two carloads of Jersey cattle from Smithville and two more from Lyle via A W Baty. The local dairy scene features several top Jersey herds and a creamery producing up to 600 pounds of butter daily, with demand outpacing supply.
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Arcadia
Galveston Co
Tex
Messrs. Coker and
Creighton
Smithville
Texas
A. W. Baty
Lyle
Cameron
Milam County Abstract Company Ad Offers Reliable Titles
Milam County Abstract Company promises complete abstracts of land titles in Milam County Texas. They offer unequaled facilities for examining titles and encourage loan offers on desirable real estate security with prompt closings. They urge buyers to have titles examined to avoid lawsuits and say they welcome business and will treat customers right.
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Milam County
Texas
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Cameron Grocery
Security
Hippodrome
Palmetto
Reunion
Ladies’ Club
Crown
Ain
Om Cameron Grocery Company
N. H. Butts
Wuar
New Jersey
Morgan Dickinson
Geo. A. Thomas& Sons
Milam County Abstract Company, Incorporated
Henderson
R. L. Tyson
Secretes
Wini
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. P. West
Webster City
Iowa
MO. M. Bradshaw
H. M. Hefley
J. C. Reese
First National Bank
Bryant 2 Bond Co
JNO
B. McLane
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