Sunny South: Florida to Texas a winter paradise
A nostalgic travelogue extols the Sunny South from Florida through Texas. It highlights Florida’s allure as a winter refuge, Texas climate, San Antonio’s open-air life, the Alamo and 17th century scenes, and Galveston’s bustling port, with friendly hospitality and sea breezes easing the harsh northern winters.
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Texas
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Ponce
Alamo
Galveston
Unclear Petition on Lodge Secretary Contest Payment
The note questions payment timing and entitlement to total vote cast in the Popular Lodge Secretary Contest. It mentions a $1 subscription since October 1 and provides guesses as a partial stance on the result.
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Eerybody
Fraternal Lodge Officers and Dues Listed in The Record
The item lists officers and secretaries of multiple fraternal orders including K of R and S Knights of Pythias Masons Modern Woodmen Yoemen and I O O F with names such as Harry Mead D N Cooper Henry Price Robt Mattoon J M Wagner and A L Hatch along with numeric figures likely dues or balances such as 9 985 9 760 9 530 7 535 4 938 4 145 and 800
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Harry Mead
S. Knights of Pythias
D. N. Cooper
Ellis
Henry Price
Masons
Mattoon
Charles Roddin
Yoemen
J. M. Wagner
Nada Penegeer
Two Canon City Citizens Enter Travel Guess Contest
The Record will send the lodge secretary to Galveston Texas with round trip transportation and fifty dollars for expenses. The person who correctly guesses the total votes cast in the contest will also receive transportation across the country.
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Canon City
Galveston
Texas
Vote Counting Change Encourages Early Balloting
A city plans to use a closed ballot box this week with all votes cast under supervision of the city clerk. After the close of the contest, disinterested parties will count the votes. Citizens are urged to vote early and as often as they wish for the most popular secretary, with a chance to win an interesting trip.
Secretaries Fear Each Other In Light Ballot Count
The article describes secretaries withholding votes to prevent a rival from gaining advantage. The contest ends Tuesday evening January 20 at 6 o clock with a final count after supper. Two respected men will count, with secretary representatives present, as votes are tallied from The Record subscriptions.
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Galveston
Guessing game offers free transport to Galveston
The notice promises one guess per dollar paid for a vote count total. The winner who guesses the total or nearest will receive free transportation to Galveston and back. Fewer than twenty guesses remain in the house, and no more counts will be made.
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Galveston
A Hard Headed Farmer and a Fork as a Toll
The tale recalls a Steeple Barton farmer nicknamed Lord Chief Justice Hedges who halted Edward VII and his hunting party over trespass and wheat damage forcing payment of a sovereign before release. The piece moves to a joking revising court incident about proving death and ends with a vignette on donkeys in Mexico bearing heavy loads under brutal conditions.
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Edward VII of England
Oxford University
Oxford
Steeple Barton
Hedges
South Oxfordshire
Philadelphia Times
Real Estate Loan Offer From Canon Savings Bank
Canon Savings Bank advertises money to loan on real estate with no delay and a 44 figure reference. The brief states prompt funding and standard loan terms.
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Canon Savings Bank
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Creed
Dear Reader
America
Ponce de Leon
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de Loon
Old City
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Chicago Dry Goods Reporter
C. C. Patton
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Millar
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Main Street
Ee Simonton & Jones
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Teddy
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