Buckholts Prohibition Day Marks Dry Milam County
Buckholts June 1 1903 reports a red letter day as Milam County goes dry. A mix of reaction from joyous to somber follows with local notes on church events, a Sabbath school reorganized, and residents Dr Denton Miss Susie Adams and Rev Challenner noted for pro prohibition discussions. Local accidents include a boy kicked by a mule and a girl’s arm fracture with recovery. A remnant ad promotes Cham berslain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Geo A Thomas & Sons.
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Buckholts
Milam County
Dr. Denton
Arkansas
Susie Adams
Devine
Lennis Criswell
Yellow Prairie
Challenner
Monroe
Methodist Church
J. . Reeder
Brits
Bettie Griffin
Florence
Dissolution notice of J A Pritchett & Co
Public notice states J A Pritchett becomes sole owner and responsible for all debts and accounts of J A Pritchett & Co at Branchville Filam County Texas following M Imes withdrawal. Dated June 1903. Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised for headaches with price 25c and refund offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Pritchett
J. A. Pritchett & Co
Branchville
Filam County
Texas
M. Fi Imes
J. A. Pitchett
M. EK. Holmes
Jones Prairie notes report crop hope and local affairs
Milam county letter reviews rains improving crops and corn prospects. Voters favored prohibition in Milam. Rev Henderson preached at Little River church drawing large attendance and plans for children's day. Local residents visit and travel to nearby towns for events and commencements.
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Henderson
Little River Church
Crop prospects improve after rain but wheat fails
Clarkson Ed reports better outlook for crops though wheat is a failure and oats are mediocre. Cotton chopping rush continues with high demand for workers. Childrens day praised yet some were barred due to smallpox scare. Rev Sproiles travels to Huntsville for a lawsuit. Prohibition election saw active female poll workers. Nettie Dorroh leaves school, hopes to return. Bennie Goodwin and Mrs Goodwin travel to Hopkins County to visit a sick sister.
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Bennie Goodwin
B. A. Goodwin
Hopkins County
Editorial Snippets Hint at Press, Farming, and Public Life
A fragmenting collage of notes on farming practice, editor ethics, printing, and newspaper business. Observations touch alfalfa, breeding stock, and cost of production, plus editor prospects, public notices, and royal printing trivia. Some humor and regional references color the survey.
Local agricultural notes on pests and trade
The cotton boll weevil is present, chinch bugs are gone, cattle remain fat and health generally good with no smallpox. Armsted Rice and family stayed with Mr. Geo. Rogers last week. Burlington reports strong business as Clark son farmers trade there. Dr. Bard of Cameron visited recently.
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Susie Fontaine
Rosebud
George Drury
Carlton McKinney
Cameron
Timons
Tarver Grove
J. A. McKinney
Belton
Baylor College
Collier
Herald
Tom Thumb
Geo. Rogers
Burlington
Clarkson
Mrs Crawford and her children leave after visit
A brief note mentions Mrs May Crawford and her two children departing last Friday. The article also remarks on a purebred brood mare indicating expertise in horse breeding and proper care in selecting breeding stock. It discusses soil fertility, arguing rotation can provide essential nutrients without costly fertilizers and may also profit the planter.
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May Crawford
Nervine touted as cure for epilepsy and nervous disorders
Letters from readers praise Dr Miles Nervine and Blood Purifier as curing a child of spasms since age three and a mother after La Grippe. Testimonials claim removal of nervousness and permanent recovery, with multiple family members reportedly helped. Arkansas sender urges others to try medicine.
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Miles
Reagan
Dr. Miles
Alsc
Jannah Barme
Arkansas
Mrs. & Gdale
Ark
Mielet
Local Smith Center Paper Builds Up Strife Over Town News
A visiting salesman for an eastern prinkie house took Hiweive orders of job work from Smith Center residents. The local paper remains in a booster mode for Smith Center, urging subscriptions and noting community pride amid ongoing town chatter.
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Smith Center
regent+ tly
N. B
Regular Summer Tourist Rates Advertised Across Points
Daily sale offers regular summer rates to all points. Details list T P Little and Corsicana along with A S Wagner Waco D M Morgan and Ft Worth agents Jno F Lehane G F P A Tyler.
Pianos organs sheet music in music line sale
Catalog style notice details pianos organs sheet music from GouGgan and Bro in Galveston Dallas and San Antonio. Reports from Utah warn of big head disease in sheep. Promotional paragraphs tout Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for weak women with testimonial fragment.
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Thos, GouGgan & Bro
Galveston
Dallas
San Antonio
Utah
Bermuda grass and alfalfa pasture bulletin note
Alfalfa furnishes green pasture and fine hay without reducing soil productivity. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets improve appetite and stomach comfort. For sale by Geo. A. Thomas & Sons, druggists. Oklahoma Station bulletin recommends bermuda as best pasture grass for Oklahoma and urges trial for permanent pasture use.
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Chamberlain
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Oklahoma
Bermuda
Cuts Bruises and Burns Quickly Healed by Balm
A concise note on Chamberlain's Pain Balm an antiseptic finiment that speeds healing of cuts bruises and burns. It claims rapid recovery without maturation and mentions safe growth for corn potatoes and turnips with value for hog feed on fertile land yielding high green feed tonnages.
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Chamberlain
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Excursion Offers From Multiple Organizations Across Dates
Excursions via Santa Fe through several groups including Saengerfest in St Louis Huntsville Summer Institute in Texas and Chicago Summer Schools. Dates of sale span June through July with return limits in late June to late July. Includes Knights and Daughters of Tabor San Antonio and Imperial Catholic unions in New Braunfels and Detroit Epworth League Convention arrangements.
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Saengerfest
Saengerbund
St Louis
Sam Houston Summer Normal Institute
Huntsville
Santa Fe
Knights and Daughters of
Tabor
San Antonio
Tex
Roman Catholics Central Union
New Braunfels
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
Demand for Baby Beef Rises with Better Bred Stock
The demand for baby beef increases each year, yet only well bred animals can be profitably finished to meet the rising need.
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Tne
Milam County Abstract Co Opens Updated Office
The Milam County Abstract Company announces a new branch with up to date Abstract and Loan Office. It furnishes abstracts of burned and present Milam County records and offers land title abstracts and loan services through various lenders. Administratrix Emily Hix Fisher notices claims against Moses H. Taylor estate due by law.
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Milam County
Henderson, Freeman & Morrison
Moses H. Taylor
Emily Hix
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King
Jones Prairie
Mrs. Coleman
Waxahachie
A. J. Mc‘Kinney
Amanda White
Houston
Billie Pool
E. A. Brown
Cameron Herald
Rev. Sproiles
Nettie Dorroh
Nettie
Ind Steel
Sr Bargain Cour
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Apaper
Cawomen
Australia
Edward
England
Alfred Borekel
Mayence
The
Austin Statesman
Austin
Statesman
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Dr. Bard of
LaGrippe
Saratoga
N. Y
Imperia
Mystic Shrine
Boston, Mass
National
Ucation Asso’n
Detroit, Mich
Epworth
Baltimore
Meeting
B. P. O. Elka
Nashville, Tenn. Peabody
College Summer School
Knoxville, Tenn
School of the South
T. P. Little
P. A. Corsicana
A. S. Wagner, T. P. A. Waco
D. M. Morgan, T. P. A. Ft. Worth
Jno
F. Lehane, G. F., P. A. Tyler
Pultus C. Bell
Kethfield
Kingston
Pierce
Pierce Ty
B. ¥. Peres
Meg Wones
Scott
Scott & Browne
Chemleta
Pearl Street
New York
Sata FE
Grand Army B. P. O. E
Wace
Milam County Abstract Company
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