Valley Mills Local News Items Mixed With Visits and Travel
Valley Mills notices list residents visiting relatives in Waco Dallas and Llano. Several local families, including the Pool, Brittain Crosley and Miss Sadler, host and travel. Funeral services were held at Potton Baptist Church, and J. C. Bills hosts expectant families. Bill Lawhon won Clifton College oratorical contest with a silver cup.
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Luther Raley
Mia
Kate McNeill
Waco
M. H. Richards
Michel Cofeld
Leslie Mitayall
Roy Pool
Austin Lang
Llano
John Brittain
George Crosley
Florine
Dick Broiles
Dallfax
Jo Mel Neill
J. C. Howard
Blanche Rosefork
Jennne
Dallas
M. P. Pinson
Oak Grove
Leamniane
Ed Piot
Lott
Alesander
Patton
Potton Baptist Church
Rev
A. Lopez
Laarie Hart
Baptist Sanitarium
J. C. Bills
Mire
GV. Weir
Mra. Berne Holt
Winnsboro
H. Gritfin
San Antonio
John McNeill
Herbars
Stewart
Mint Ann McNeill
Dallne Morutay
McNeill
Mra. Stewart
Denton
Distries
Heli Mt Clifton College
Bill Lawhon
Mark Twain and the Cat Boots Joke from Comstock Days
In early Comstock days Mark Twain and Dan De Quille shared a room. Dan asks about missing boots and Mark reveals he threw them at a cat the night before. The exchange highlights Twain’s sharp humor and playful mischief amid frontier life. John Tyler is noted as a Confederate Congress member during this era.
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Mark Twain
Dan de Quille
Dan
Mark
John Tyler
United States
Confederate Congress
Big Dance At Whaaly Drie Saturday Night
A lively event titled Big Dance At Whaaly Drie took place Saturday night organized by the Gully Dempers. The gathering drew local residents and featured music and dancing into the evening.
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Gully Dempers
Tax Policy Debates Reach Fourth Month of Session
The legislature nears the end of a prolonged session with talks on a ten dollar daily pay for 120 days and possible extension. A broad push on taxes surfaces, including revived sales tax, possible cigarette tax shifts to schools, and an income tax plan with exemptions and graduated rates. Senators foresee limited chances for passage of major appropriations while urging taxpayers to influence representatives before adjournment.
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Atintin
Redler Weexion
Prohibition Era Chaos and Party Clash Allegory
A fragmented historical text depicts a fictional or allegorical clash over prohibition. It references Bacchus and Barleycorn figures, a Philadelphia Klans, and figures named Herbert and Al, with calls to support a ticket and “straight” alignment amid chaos and siege imagery. The tone mirrors period polemics on Prohibition and political factionalism.
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Bacchus
John Barleycorn
United States
Herbert
Mike
Wtonn Sahn
Philadelphia
John
Urey
Alecam
Bastiie
It Takes More Than Salts to Arouse a Sluggish Liver
A garbled health ad touts Sargon Soft Mine Pile as a liver aiding remedy. It claims bile cleansing, fermentation prevention, and bowel purging through soft pills, promising vigor, color return, and improved appetite. The text repeats dubious claims and sensational effects amid noisy, misspelled wording.
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Vane
Byrne Commercial College Promises Executive Training
An advertisement extols Byrne Commercial College training as more than basic clerical preparation, claiming it cultivates ambition for executive roles and rapid advancement. It asserts graduates move into higher responsibilities, with a nationwide reputation for developing executives and promoting from within. It invites readers to apply, noting no obligation and providing contact details.
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Byrne
United States
Tomatoes in early medicine and misbeliefs fade after war
Tomatoes were once thought poisonous and grown for ornamental use before scientists debunked the myth. By a decade after the war, public understanding shifted as the crop gained practical value and recognition along the coast, reshaping its role in agriculture and diet.
Mysterious Arrival Sparks Celebrations in Coberaan
An enigmatic figure named Alasia arrives to joyous reception in Coberaan as locals recount strange rites. The narrative describes spread of drewwes on rocks, winged symbols, and ceremonial items at July mapeded porchesed amid festive atmosphere.
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Alasia
Cme
Shaib Coberaan Rae Direm Sihags
Lin Ketehihan
Alaska
Jar Land
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Icy
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Life Clifton
H. Whering Agency
C. E. Schow
Texas
Valley Mills
Tatler Mille Tribune
Mark Twain and the
Waco Times Herald
Dy Bay
Nihote
Senate
Ted Wold
Adress . Byrne
San Jacinto
Sigan Vandred
Geeteal Stet
Rontiersamen
Medea Af Fixteen
Coens
Dam Mouston
Goliad
Alamo
D. A. Carpenter
Carpenter
Prom Slifton
J. T. Hill
Digesee
H. J. Cureton
Meridian
TEXAN
L Love Price
Tam
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