Maysfield Gossip In The Herald
The Herald reports on social happenings in Maysfield including Gail Newton visiting Craft, a party at Mrs. E A Barmore, and the departure of E P Lester to Cameron. It notes Prof E A Camp in a new coat and Clem Butts with a shaved mustache amid local flirtations and a doubtful tale about Coot White escorting two young ladies.
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E. A. Barmore
Maysfield
E. P. Lester
Cameron
Clem Butts
Coot White
Shingles for Sale in Cameron by J T Westmoreland
Lumber stock disposed in Cameron. 50,000 heart pine shingles on hand for sale at well below market price. Urgent chance for buyers to secure a bargain.
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Cameron
J. T. Westmoreland
For Sale Five Hundred Bushels of Spanish Peanuts
For sale by R. F. Pool 500 bushels of Spanish peanuts offered at 1071 units of unknown measure. The notice appears brief with sale details incomplete due to fragment.
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R. F. Pool
Heroine praised for relief of indigestion and depression
A correspondent extols Heroine as highly effective for indigestion loss of appetite sour tongue headaches and mental low spirits noting a few doses cured his complaint. The item cites a 50 cent bottle at Thomas and Moore's Drug Store and mentions an auction sale of town lots at Maypearl being postponed and a Cameron Drug Company advert offering school supplies.
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Heroine
Thomas & Moore
Maypearl
Ballard’s Horebound Syrup Praised By Clearwater Wife
Mia B Evans of Clearwater Kansas writes that her husband was sick with quick consumption for three months. A bottle of Ballard’s Horebound Syrup cured him six years ago and they always keep a bottle in the house. It is said to be unequal for coughs and colds. Sold at Thomas and Moore in 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
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Mia
B. W. Evans
Clearwater
Kan
Ballard
Thomas & Moore
Ostrich Farm at Coronado Sells Chicks for 25 Dollars
At the Coronado ostrich farm a bale of alfalfa and a sack of barley feed three birds. Chicks aged a few weeks sell for 25 dollars each, while old males are described as fighters capable of breaking fence boards.
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Coronado
Watts the English painter in fragile health and lifelong discipline
The article portrays Watts as a delicate, sickly boy who lived to his 86th year. He never smoked, is a teetotaler, rises with the chickens, and describes himself as negative yet deeply engaged in his work and continually seeking improvement.
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Watts
New Haven Man Possesses Lord Percy Bedchamber Set
Horace Day of New Haven owns the complete bedchamber set that belonged to Lord Percy who commanded reinforcements at Lexington on April 19 1775. The furniture descended through a long line of New England ancestors.
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Percy
Horace Day
New Haven
Conn
Lord Percy
Lexington
New England
A Good Investment in Howe’s Loud Assets
The obituary notes William F. Howe of New York City, a renowned criminal lawyer, known for flashy clothes and heavy jewelry that strained his pockets. It recalls a courtroom moment when he tearfully declared he could not take a case unless he believed the accused innocent, prompting a judge to remark he would pay a few dollars for him as he stands.
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William F. Howe
New York City
Howe
Balzac and Dumas Meet at Party Exchange on Writings
An anecdote recalls Balzac and Dumas meeting at a party with no words until Balzac quips about writing plays on departure. Dumas promptly replies to begin at once. The fragment ends with a prompt about Yale Folders at Backstrom's.
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Balzac
Dumas
Millions Put to Work. Dr King’s New Life Pills Advert
The copy proclaims the pills as the wonderful activity of the new century for the world’s best workers. It claims relief for consumption sick headache biliousness or any stomach liver or kidney trouble. Sold at Thomas Moore’s drugstore.
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Dr. King
Thomas & Moore
Chamberlain Pain Balm Promoted as Quick Healing Liniment
An old notice promotes Chamberlain Pain Balm as an antiseptic quick healing liniment for cuts bruises and burns. Sold by Thomas Moore.
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Chamberlain
Thomas Moore
Why Hickie Raised the Price
The diary-like anecdote recalls Dublin second-hand bookseller Mr. Hickie a beloved shopkeeper who valued rare volumes and once explained a price to a Catholic priest by noting the book was Protestant and priced at half a crown to deter its sale a final gesture before Hickie retired to die
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Hickie
Dublin
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You and I
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J. F. Hanpy
Duo. Watson
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Milam County
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Herary
Reese
Jon Pserites
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Kriza
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