Young Boy Inventor Builds a SixtyMPH Ice Boat
Sixteen year old Ray Sedel with Ed aness built a motor ice boat using automobile parts. The model, fourteen feet long with an eight foot beam, features a six foot propeller and can reputedly reach sixty miles per hour on ice. Henry Seidel, the first aviator from Sandt, who died last year, is cited in connection with the aircraft origin of the propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Sedel
Edaness
Ving
Sedelmeyer and Companion
Sedelmeyer
Henry Seidel
Sandt
Ogee
Vote to close school ends board tenure in mass meeting
The school board voted to close the public school at once after J E Marr resigned leaving five members. Several members opposed or supported. teachers vowed to continue teaching at their own expense. Local notices also mention county commissioner candidate W B Porter seeking reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Marr
C. W. Moore
San Antonio
Marr
Moore
Ln Mass
J. A. Gaston
J. E. Stubbs
F. D. Fowler
J. W. Adams
D. Baker
Fergeson
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
W. B. Porter
Guardianship Petition for Richard French Estate Filed
In Milam County Texas J R Dodson reports Richard French a person of unsound mind has applied to the County Court for leave to appoint a guardian. A hearing is set for the first Monday in 1914 with Kemp as judge. The notice appears in the Herald as part of a legal proceedings record.
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Richard French
Mentis
J. R. Dodson
Milgin County
A. D
Ff T. Kemp
Milam Coun
Cjl
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Pythian Sisters Organize
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case and promotes the remedy at 75c a bottle. Rosebud News reports a Pythian Sisters temple organized in Cameron with officers elected including P C Mrs C C Morris and M E C Mrs D L Connally.
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Hiall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank of Commerce
O. Hall
Hall
C. D. Lay
Pythian Sisters
Mesdames Chambers
Sharp and Coleman
Cameron
P. C
C. C. Morris
D. L. Connally
E. S
J. T. Hickerson
E. J
Tempie Dunn
E. E. Green
Vera Warrock
Williemae Warrrock
J. M. Boswell
F. E. Aycock
Alice Beal
Antone Stocklass
J. V. Arnold
Rosebud News
Kickapoo Worm Killer Expels Worms
Fragment reads an ad style claim for Kickapoo Worm Killer promising to expel worms from the body. It mentions symptoms like foul breath, sleep grinding teeth, sallow skin, dark circles under eyes, and touts the product as the cure.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised For Safety
An article notes that colds can lead to serious diseases and that Chamberlains Cough Remedy is highly regarded for its prompt effective and safe use especially for children. The piece also mentions Miss Idonia May Carter returning from market trips to buy spring and summer stock for T W Cochran Co and her long stint as head milliner in Cameron with many friends nearby.
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Ratturna
Kuba
Cameron Furniture Company
AN & Eplen
Idonia May Carter
T. W Cochran & Co
St. Louis
Belton Journal
Miss Carter
Cameron
Hunt's Lightning Oil Promised Relief For Pains
An old advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil claiming rapid relief from rheumatic pains neuralgia bruises and other aches. It emphasizes quick action and broad effectiveness citing local reader W Li Fikes of Ellis County as a testimonial or part of the promotion.
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Hunt
Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson s Eczema Ointment and Dr Hobson s Derma Salve as cures for eczema blotches, black heads, and irritated skin. A New Orleans user reports dramatic improvement after trying the products. The ad claims soothing antiseptic action and offers 50 cent boxes from Pfeiffer Chemical Co with guaranteed results by mail.
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Hobson
C P Caldwell
New Orleans
Pfeiffer Chemical ‘Co
Philadelphia
St Louis
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Young Boy Inventor
Eric
John Sedelmeyer
Meinast & Sedelmeyer
F.C. Fahrendorf
Ray
Wireless
State of Texas
Herald
Dallas
Galveston
Uneeda Biscuit
Graham
Phila
Gibson
Cisson
W. Li Fikes
Ellis County
Cain Cub
Ad. Kgl
S.A
A. P. Railway
Caméron
Corpus Christi
J. Garrison
A. R. O'Neal the Wood Man
J. S. Beard
General Insurance
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