Villa Now Leading Simple Life On 2,000,000 Acres
Francisco Villa, retired Mexican bandit, farms his vast holdings near Canutillo Durango and is not in Lower California as reports claimed. Elias L. Torres, who brokered Villa and De la Huerta’s pact, says Villa and about 1500 former followers till the soil with him. Villa will depart San Antonio for Washington to join the Mexican embassy.
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San Antonio
Francisco Villa
Canutillo
Durango
California
Los Angeles
Elias L. Torres
Villa
de la Huerta
Torres
Washington
Will of Late Millionaire Filed for Probate in Austin
The will of Major George W. Littlefield was filed for probate in Travis County. The estate, valued at over 8 million dollars, largely leaves the residue to his widow Alice P. Littlefield with about 1.5 million in bequests to nieces and nephews. The University of Texas receives 500 thousand after Mrs. Littlefield’s death plus 250 thousand for a memorial arch and 250 thousand for a history fund, with the Littlefield dormitory to be built for freshmen and the residence of the university president to become part of the bequest. Trustees and executors are named, and a lifelong provision provides for the care and burial of Nathan Littlefield Stokes, the former servant, from estate rentals.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Littlefield
Travis
Universty
Alice P. Littlefield
Littlefield
University
H. A. Wroe
J. P. White
Roswell
N W
Whitfield Harral
Dallas
Will C. Hogg
Houston
State Lbrarian
A. Wroe
Nathan Littlefield Stokes
A Splendid Liniment For Home Emergency Use
A historical ad promotes Fidelity White Cream Liniment as guaranteed purity. It notes Fidelity Quality guarantees a pure product and that it is sold and recommended by all druggists, including Pace Marshal Drug Co in Cameron.
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Cameron
Pace Marshal Drug Co
St Jacobs Oil Backache Remedy Promises Fast Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a rapid, harmless cure for backache lumbago and sciatica. It claims relief after a single rub and notes the product has been recommended for 60 years. The snippet also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Alex Triggs and their son visiting Cameron from Rose Bud.
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St. Jacobs
Alex Triggs
Rose Bud
Cameron
For Sale Five Room House With Sleeping Porch
Five room house with sleeping porch offered for sale. Far details obtainable by calling Beazley at phone 361.
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Beazley
Tragic love triangle ends in quadruple deaths near Mount Pleasant
In Mount Pleasant Texas on November 20 Sam Lee age 24 killed his sweetheart Miss Bankston and her mother seven miles southwest of town. He then killed a brother of Miss Bankston in the road and shot himself. The lovers had a history of a troubled romance.
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Mount Pleasant
Texas
Bankston
Sam Lee
Stop That Itching Promises Blue Star Eczema Remedy
An advertisement touts Blue Star Eczema remedy for eczema itch ringworm and skin troubles. It claims guaranteed availability at all drug stores and urges readers to purchase locally.
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Will OF
A. J. Kin
Howl's Music
ST. Jacobs Oil
Try Phelan
Lindsey Grocery
U. S. Army
U. S
O. D
Munson
Goodyear
Army Equipment Company
13Th and Mary Streets
Waco, Texas
Galveston
Maxwell House Co
Sk Jnc
Bremond
Felix Matula
Cameron, Texas
Cameron Movie
Frra the
Ape Man
Manswatt Neilans
Neilan
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