Peary dies at 64 in Washington home
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, famed for reaching the North Pole, died of pernicious anemia in Washington at age 64. He endured eight Arctic expeditions, spent much of his fortune on exploration, and earned recognition from scientific bodies, the Navy, and Congress. His wife Josephine and daughter Marie Ahnighite Peary survived him on Eagle Island, Maine.
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Snow Baby
Been Through the Mill
Brown acknowledges that he knows nothing about women. What an immense experience with them he must have had. Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Legion to Meet in Houston For Texas Convention
Fort Worth reports the Texas division of the American Legion will hold its first annual convention in Houston from August 21 to 24. The executive committee denounced the Wadsworth bill for abolishing the national guard and urged universal training while opposing drafted service via the bill. The panel condemned memorials for fallen soldiers as thousands of living veterans, including seven thousand Texans with tuberculosis, need aid.
Man who likes everybody deserves everyones praise
Quote from the New York Evening Sun notes a social paradox urging kindness to all. It labels a universally sociable man as worthy of universal approval and depicts the ideal as a charitable virtue.
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New York Evening Sun
No Worms in a Healthy Child
A vintage advertisement claims children with worms show poor color and stomach upset. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic, finishing with a note that worms will be dispelled and health restored.
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Sugar Exports Jump Amid Shortage Complaints
Washington reports sugar exports for the year surpassed 1.475 billion pounds, up from 407 million the prior year. The rise is linked to relaxed postwar shipment restrictions by allied nations, despite general shortages in the country.
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Department of Commerce
Ranch deal nets 3000 acres and 800 Rambouillet sheep
Walter Lee bought from Mrs. Conception Tankersley 3000 acres of ranch land and 800 registered Ramboulette sheep in San Angelo Texas for about 65000 dollars. The Tankersley land portion formed part of the original ranch later acquired largely by Claud A. Broome. Sheep at about 40 dollars per head.
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Local Hog Sale Offers Duroc Jersey Gilts and Boar Pig
W. H Burton of Route 5 offers 12 or 15 Duroc Jersey gilts seven months old and a three month old boar pig from Lillard stock for two weeks. Prices range from 25 to 40 dollars, priced as strong as stock from Fort Worth yards. Potential buyers urged to purchase from a real Duroc Jersey source.
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Card of Thanks for Loss of Daughter and Wife
The Hodges and Graham families thank friends for kindness after the death and burial of our daughter, wife, and mother. May God bless each of you. L. E. Hodges, J. W. Graham and children.
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J. W. Graham
Graveyard Working at Shiloh on First Saturday in March
Notice announces a graveyard working at Shiloh on the first Saturday in March. Dinner on the ground will follow and all are invited, as stated by D. T. Long.
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D. T. Long
Unsettled Question Echoes Through Centuries
A quip from the Washington Star on how a brief talk can resolve or leave unresolved a question that has persisted for centuries. An advertisement follows for wagon repairs and plow work by Menges Bros. located at 2011.
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Menges Bros
Mineral rights purchase notice targets Texas landowners
Gideon Oil Coal and Steel Co. via 1502 Elm Street Dallas advertises to buy mineral rights under Texas land. They require one dollar to register as correspondent and friend of the company and promise one share of stock in return. The firm aims to establish a representative in every county.
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