Letter from Dr. Pope Hoyte on life and roads in Hoyte Texas
In October 1914 Dr. Pope Hoyte writes of seasonal change and the resilience of nature. He notes population growth in Hoyte, new local homes, and favorable cotton prices, then criticizes the Good Roads bond issue affecting Cameron and Milano road trade. He mentions teachers, a planned church, and local surveying work, with plans to share more notices next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Hoyte
Texas
Hayte
R. E. L. Turner
S. H. Humble
Hoyte
Cameron and
Milano
Milano Road
Cameron
Rockdale
Black Land
Marlow
Stewart
Cone
Grigsby Liv-yer-lax touted as safe liver aid
Ad touts Grigsby's Liv-yer-lax as a natural vegetable remedy for torpid liver and bowel cleansing. Claims all bottles are guaranteed and safe for children, priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, with a warning against calomel and a signed likeness to L. K. Grigsby.
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Grigsby
L. K. Grigsby
Trading twists leave Dr Bob Wallis with Murdock Livery
The Rockdale Reporter notes Dr Bob Wallis gained the Murdock Livery Stable in last week’s trade and now runs it by proxy while seeking an automobile garage train cars a coal mine or Villa’s rebellion stake. Dave Murdock becomes a farmer with land hogs and fifty acres of black eyed peas as trading continues.
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Bob Wallis
Murdock
Villa
Bob
Dave Murdock
Dave
Rockdale
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Digestive Health
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for a vigorous stomach liver health and regular bowels. It claims to guarantee proper digestion correct constipation and a tonic effect on the whole system Purify your and t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
How The Hindus Say Women Were Made
A Hindu legend says Twashtri created woman by mixing elements from nature the moon’s roundness to the tiger’s cruelty. He combined serpents, plants, winds, clouds, and animals to form woman and presented her to man.
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Twashtri
Vulcan
Twashtrif
Sloan Liniment offers quick relief for lumbago
The ad pitches Sloan's Liniment as near instant relief for lumbago and rheumatism by applying to back and loins. It claims quick penetration, muscle relief, and a money back note, with 25 cents price at druggists and household usefulness for colds and neuralgia. Also mentions foreign government agents arriving in Galveston to buy Texas made products and recent horse and mule purchases by the English government via Canadian reps.
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Sloan
Galveston
Texas
Tailor Made Suits Offered at $25 and $15 Deals
Bargain suits advertised by J.P. Weyer & Co with $25.00 for high grade wool models and $15.00 options. The offer highlights newest styles and quality materials.
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J.P. Weyer & Co
Texas lard and cotton exports head to England and Japan
A consignment of fifteen carloads of Texas lard leaves Fort Worth for New Orleans on route to England for export. Armour and Company produced and packed it for the long voyage. Separately a steamer cleared with 10,000 bales of Texas cotton bound for Kobe, Japan, as the Japan Cotton Trading Company plans further shipments to the Orient.
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Ft. Worth
New Orleans
England
Armour and Company
Penrith Castle
Japan Cotton Trading Company
Kobe
Japan
Orient
Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey touted as lung cure
An advertisement claims Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey cures hopeless lung trouble by strengthening lungs and calming coughing. A Gates North Carolina patient praises a complete recovery after a case once deemed hopeless. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. Bell
W. S. Wilkins
Gates, N. C
Dr. King's New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for colds and coughs. It claims quick relief and soothing effects, calling it a family cough and cold doctor. The copy mentions a 50 cent bottle and a money back guarantee.
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Dr. King
Lewis I Chamberlain
Manchester
Ohio
Texas First Rural Free Delivery Route Established
The first rural free delivery route in Texas began in Fayette County between Fate and LaGrange, about ten miles, inaugurated August 1, 1899. Henry Cramer and E R Ellis were the first carriers and a German farmer reportedly received the first letter. Since then Texas has 2,019 rural routes and averaged one new route per week over the last five years.
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Texas
Fayette County
Fate
LaGrange
Henry Cramer
E. R. Ellis
Mrs. Joseph Kallaas Praises Chamberlain's Tablets
Peru Indiana resident Mrs. Joseph Kallaas writes that belching sour stomach and headaches have been relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. She says the medicine helped her digestion and regulated her bowels, and she now feels entirely well. Published as a public notice and for sale by dealers.
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Joseph Kallaas
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
State Warehouse No 1 Authorized in Brady by Insurance Commissioner
State Warehouse No 1 in Brady has been authorized to commence operations by Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Collier. It marks the first project approved from about 150 applications. The warehouse was organized by the Commissioners Court of McCulloch County under the enacted statute.
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Brady
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Collier
Commissioners Court
McCulloch County
The Magic Washing Stick Promises Clean Clothes
An Arkansas reader extols The Magic Washing Stick as the finest cleaning tool, claiming it whitens garments without effort. The ad notes three sticks for 25 cents and offers mail order from A B Richards Medicine Co. in Sherman Texas.
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W. F. Gammill
Ashdown
Arkansas
A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Texas
Outlook for Cotton and Food Costs Next Year
The article predicts cotton prices will be low next year with no rise in production costs. It notes crops for consumption and livestock will be plentiful, and overall food and feed production costs will stay around normal, while livestock output depends on feed per acre.
Diversifying farming urged as potato profits shown
F O Ballew of the Minerva country notes potato marketing in Rockdale with an estimated $150 per acre. The piece argues that diversifying from cotton is prudent, citing lower costs and simpler harvests for sweet potatoes and urging more farmers to diversify locally.
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F. O. Ballew
Minerva Country
Rockdale
Rockdale Repor
Magic Washi Stick praised for cleaning clothes in Texas
Mrs Sarah Goodale of Preston Texas says the Magic Washi Stick did exactly as advertised producing bright white clothes with no hard rubbing. The ad notes the stick is not soap or powder and was sold by grocers and gifts for 25 cents or by mail from A Richards medicine exaa.
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Sarah Goodale
Preston
Texas
A. Richards
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