Valley Mills Local News Items Highlight Social Visits
A fragment from Valley Mills reports visitors and family movements including Mrs Auburn McFadden of Meridian, Judge W A York, and Miss Georgia Scrutchfeld. Local workers and students update on job changes, schooling, and community happenings with notes on Texas and Oklahoma connections.
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Barnard and Witt
Howston
Mir
Auburn McFadden
Te Konda
Jisa Burch
Mien Ora Moe McFadden
Meridian Touyrday
Mire Wyatt McFadden
Port Arhur
Sayer
Arvard
Tomy
Okehoma
Misa Pitzhagh
Magasine Club
Clifton
Texas
Frank Simms
Lmshool
Casate
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Jah Roper
Texas and Texans by Will H. Taree
An Austin horsebreeder group led by Houghton Brownlee calls for state regulation to end bookmaking and improve Texas horse racing. They argue legalized oversight would revive racing as a popular sport, boost breeding and training, and attract Eastern and Northern horses for winter training in Texas.
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Coustey
Texas
Texas Ienlustry
Browslee
Barnet County
Houghton Brownlee
Austin
Wareamen
Hermsmen
Winjas
Mexico
Tema
Ted
SAPPINGTONS GARDEN TALES OF A REAL GARDENER
A humorous reminiscence by Joe Bappington contrasts theory and practice in gardening. The narrator recalls raising vegetables by the fire, moving from theater to practical gardening, and the chaos of worms and marauding birds that spoils his crop. He describes misadventures, family interference, and the shift from idealism to stubborn perseverance in garden labor.
Garden Trouble and Family Strife Echo in Summer Tale
The fragment recalls a rough season in which worms and three chickens inflicted damage to a garden, seven large corns on a hand, and dirt in the nose. A quarrel with a wife followed financial strain of seven dollars and twenty five cents. Sunflowers grew fifteen feet, keeping the narrator busy all summer while cards were pulled from a garden fence as enemies taunted with signs reading Joe Sap's gnreny Look for Salen.
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Joe Sap
Salen
The Joys of Accuracy in Speech
A reflection on exaggeration and honesty. The piece urges careful, precise statements to preserve credibility. It cites early lessons from arithmetic and moral conduct, warning that overstatement harms reputation and trust.
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Slaima
Grind Feed Schedule Set by Ed Amundson
Ed Amundson issues a notice that will grind feed in May and on the 2nd, then remains in effect until further notice. The directive specifies grinding days to continue for the foreseeable future.
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Ed Amundson
ASK BAN ON GERMAN DOCTORS BE LIFTED
Berlin reports an urgent plea from the German Colonial Society and allies asking the federal government to appeal to the League of Nations to allow German doctors in former German colonies now mandated territories. The petition cites rising malaria sleeping sickness yellow fever and other diseases and argues German physicians are essential amid perceived doctor shortages.
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Berlin
Calvert's Shoe Shop Repair Drive
Repair event urging farmers to bring shoes boots and binder canvass for fixes at low cost. Local shop promotes affordable repairs and quick turnaround aiding rural work needs.
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Calvert
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Pena
Fedele
Herne-Cheining
Cleemer
Jas. M. Robertson
Atiorwet
Dally
Valley Mills
Lota
United States
Hut
Fesling
Wholcomend Envighle
Uheir
Mereford
North Plains
Hereford Rendy
Imperial Magazine
Will H. Taree
Gering
Sappington's Garden
By Joe Bappington
Wren
Fife
York
Comyne
Garlén
Wm. Cameron & Co., Inc. Lumber
Chas. R. Nelson, Mgr. Telephone
Clifton, Texas
Omes
Carpenter Bros
STOUR
Giffion, Tesaa
Weil
Mn i. Price & Stuart
Lee
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