Reunion Letter Urges Texas Line to Avoid Quarrel
A June 3 1907 note from Floresville Texas appeals Dr D C Jones to attend the twenty seventh anniversary reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade near Navasota. The writer urges setting aside political disputes and past tensions to join veterans, recalling Civil War battles and camaraderie.
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Floresville
Texas
The
Chronicle
Navasota
Mac
Hood
Texas Britten
Calves Hidden in Texan Bottom Grass Scene
In Texas a farmer recalls grazing on sixty five acres where blue-joint grass grows dense. Cows hide calves for days as newborns lie unseen among tall grass until a calf calls and twenty mothers answer with bellows. The memory details the nocturnal and diurnal movements of the herd.
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Texas
The Rise and Fall of Love in Marriage
The excerpt traces marital change from early harmony to divergence as spouses outgrow each other. It contrasts a stagnant husband and an ambitious wife who seek better lives, noting many separations and lawsuits, while some unions endure through youth and persistent devotion despite social pressures.
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Calat'vis Conageas
Jin
Fashion shifts as belts replace suspenders across sexes
The author muses on a future where dresses and garments blur between sexes. Men drift from suspenders to belts while women may adopt masculine attire. the piece contrasts ancient togas with modern undergarments and notes the awkward sight of a rail-thin man struggling to keep his clothes up, hoping for broader suspenders.
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Rome
White Purse Sale at Wagner's Offers 19 Cent Bargain
A store ad notes a white purse sale at Wagner's offering 100 purses originally 35 cents now 19 cents each. The compact offer emphasizes low price and stock quantity available.
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Sec
Wagner
Farmers urged to grow marketable crops over cotton profits
Milam county farmers could earn more by growing beans cabbage and tomatoes than cotton. E S Lopez sold 1-6 acre beans for 50 dollars, about 300 dollars per acre. R J Foster shipped first crate in June for over a dollar per crate, several hundred dollars per acre. Geo Doss shipped cabbage this week at 1.85 per hundred, about 1000 dollars per acre. McRockdale reports open offers of 1.00 per crate for tomatoes fob Rockdale and similar prices for other produce. The piece urges shifting from cotton to marketable crops to gain cash when needed.
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Milam County
E. S. Lopez
R. J. Foster
Here
Geo. Doss
Fargo
B. A. Wilson
B. Rockdale
Rockdale Messenger
Cure for Sow Eating Pigs: Folklore and a Wanted Notice
A fragment describes a folk remedy claiming to cure a sow that eats piglets by killing three or four mule-eared rabbits and feeding their torn bodies to the sow with hair. It warns the sow will gorge and become sick, then reject future piglets. A separate line advertises six boys needed to deliver circulars at Wagner's.
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Wagner’s
Mexican laborer in Buckholts farmer confrontation ends pursuit
Near Buckholts farmer W. Hamilton slept a Mexican worker in his gallery. At 1:20 a.m. June 19 the daughter screamed and Hamilton shot at the intruder missing his mark. He then rode into town to summon Sheriff Hollaclaw and, with hounds, the pursuit began at daybreak with a trail leading away.
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W. Hamilton
Buckholts
Rad Hamilton
Hollaclaw
Quack Remedies and Odd Sayings Fill Local Page
An OCR damaged column lists various patent medicines and testimonials from Dr Shoop and Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup. It includes a Tennessee reader's endorsement and a nod to Kodol for stomach trouble, ending with a quip about love and earthquakes.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersburg
Tenn
Geo.a. Thomas & Sons
Union to Erect Cotton Warehouse at Victoria Site
Farmers' Union officers chose a railroad siding location Friday morning to begin building a cotton warehouse after launching the gin. The move follows completion of the gin and aims to support local cotton handling and storage needs.
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Farmers’ Union
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Kidney Bladder Ailments
An advertisement claims many suffer from kidney or bladder troubles and promises recovery with Foley's Kidney Cure. It asserts the product never disappoints and is offered by Geo. A. Thomas & Sons.
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Foley
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Cuero Creamery Directors Declare 15 Percent Dividend
Directors of the Cuero Creamery Company met last Saturday evening and declared a dividend of 15 percent. Annual election of officers was also held. Prices listed include skirts and water balances. Caution advised regarding mad dogs and backbiting individuals.
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Cuero Creamlery Company
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Bailey
Tommane Elie
Minnies
Corm 1
Dr. Shop
Dr. Shoop
Shoop
Racine
Cam
R. H. Johnson
Victoria
Nealth
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