Comanche School Board Seeks Bonded Financing for New High School
Comanche School Board urges residents to unite for a bold plan to build a science hall and new south town school, finance via bonds, and attract a high school with manual training domestic science and agriculture. They seek to make Comanche the county educational center and plan an express interurban service between Galveston and Houston starting March 1.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Eac
Galveston-Houston
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Growth
The Rexall 93 Hair Tonic combines Resorcin and beta napthol with alcohol to destroy scalp germs and nourish roots. Pilocarpine helps restore natural color. the product claims to cure baldness if roots retain vitality. A money back guarantee covers unsatisfied users, with a bold promise of 93 percent positive results.
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Rexall
Calomel vs Dodson’s Liver Tone Ad Guidance
An advertisement argues calomel provides only temporary constipation relief and weakens the liver. It promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safer vegetable tonic that cures constipation gently with fewer after-effects. The dealer promises a money back guarantee if customers do not get value, offered to buyers or their parents.
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Smith’s
Dodsons
Dodson
County commissioners grant pipeline franchise in Tarrant County
The Texas Company receives a franchise to lay an oil pipeline from Electra through Tarrant County to its West Dallas refinery. The line will connect with a fuel oil station on the Sinford tract, enabling future industrial access.
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Tarrant County
Texas Company
Electra
West Dallas
Sinford
For Sale Best Saddle and Driving Horse in County
On account of leaving town Mrs Godbold offers a prime saddle and driving horse in the county. The ad notes quality and suitability for estate farms and carriage work. Proper nouns include Mrs Godbold and the county context.
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Godbold
First-Class Residence in Comanche by Neely Harris Co
In Comanche a first class residence is offered in the best location. Will Randall of Neely Harris Cunningham Co. handles the listing and sale details.
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Reni
Comanche
Will Randall
Neely- Harris-Cunningham Co
For Sale Cheap Disc Harrow Located in Comanche
One good disc harrow offered for sale. See Herbert White in Comanche for details and purchase.
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Herbert White
Comanche
Peanuts For Sale At 80 Cents A Bushel
Advertisement for mature peanuts offered by M. D. Sanford No. 4 located 44 miles from Comanche. Price listed at 80 cents per bushel.
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M. D. Sanford No. 4
Comanche
Flour sale notice from Commercial Grain Co
Commercial Grain Co advertises best grade extra high patent flour for delivery to any city area. Address or phone listed as 18 for inquiries.
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Commercial Grain Co
Club Dinner Speech Delights Attendees with Wit
Boston Transcript notes Brown delivered a humorous line at a club dinner. Wicks praised the opening sentence as very funny. Brown joked about thinking while seated and a chair striking him, triggering laughter from the crowd.
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Hicks
Brown
Wicks
Boston Transcript
Pigs For Sale at a Low Price
Pigs for sale the good kind at a low price for a short time. Phone 65. R. H. Moore.
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R. H. Moore
Sea post offices sort and dispatch mail on ocean liners
The sea post offices aboard liners handle vast foreign mail to speed inland delivery. Each voyage sorts 800 to 900 sacks, including 600 000 ordinary letters and 4 000 registered items, with errors under 500 yearly and a cost near $3 million annually.
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New York
Congress
Sea Post Office
United States
New York City
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
Orient
San Francisco
Sea Post
Harper’s
No Money, Big Plans Bring Credit Card Humor
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a man who proposes to the woman he loves. He learns she would marry him despite lacking money and notes she prefers buying on credit, hinting at a lighthearted take on romance and finances.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Michelangelo Profile on Florence Palazzo Vecchio Facade
A marble relief on the Palazzo Vecchio facade in Florence shows a man's profile dated to Michelangelo. The tale says Michelangelo won a friendly bet by drawing a perfect head with his back to the wall using a nail, while a friend produced only a wavering outline. Both works are preserved.
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Palazzo Vecchio
Florence
Michelangelo
A Sculptor's Slip at Boston Washington Statue
The Boston Journal notes a minor flaw in Thomas Ball's equestrian statue of Washington in the Public Garden. Reportedly only fault found was the horse lacking a tongue, a detail discovered after the statue's installation, while Ball's Governor Andrew at the statehouse is said to have all its proper members.
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Washington
Boston Public Garden
Thomas Ball
Ball
Andrew
Statehouse
Lemons and marriage serve as wit in New York Press
Comic quip features Mrs. Benham and Benham joking about a father who has wed off six daughters. The line praises a man who can manage “unload half a dozen lemons” in marriage, highlighting playful slang about family alliances.
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Benham
New York Press
No Malice Quip Cited in London Tit-Bits
A line from London Tit-Bits uses a farmer mockingly addressing a horse dealer. The farmer says he bears no malice and jokes about honing when chased by wolves while driving the horse sold to him.
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London
Quigley Declares Rejection From Jury Pool
Quote captures a juror saying he has been rejected six times in a row. The Chicago Tribune notes the repeated refusals in the jury selection process.
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Quigley
Chicago Tribune
Great man keeps child heart, says Mencius
A quotation attributed to Mencius asserts that the true great man retains a childlike heart. It emphasizes innocence, curiosity, and moral integrity as lifelong guiding traits.
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Mencius
Texas Needs Great Men
Envy and jealousy threaten progress as citizens condemn the Just and hinder the nation. The speaker argues a noble state rests on its people who must resist factional envy to prevent decay and ensure the country rises to power.
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Texas
Taylor Chapel Chats Focuses On Local Singing Classes
The article notes a singing class at Taylor Chapel with regular Sunday afternoon gatherings and plans to visit Comanche singings. A literary society grows in the school aiding local education while Mrs. Chapman and Miss Annie travel to Mineral Wells for health.
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T. M. Rutherford
Our Church
Sandstorm Baffles Community Visit Near Suez
Last Sunday saw the worst sandstorm in years as Wallace Morgan stayed with W. H. Hodridge near Suez. Vera Morgan and Annie Morgan were visiting in the St. Joe community.
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Wallace Morgan
W. H. Hodridge
Suez
Vera
Annie Morgan
St. Joe
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promised for Farm Use
Farmers and others living far from a drugstore should keep a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment. It may be needed for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism. A powerful healing remedy sold by Paris Smith with prices 25c 50c and 1.0.
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Ballard
Mit
Paris Smith
Largest Cotton Deal in Luling Concludes Sale
The Luling market completes a record cotton deal with 1,586 bales sold for about $100,000. A federal building planned for Corpus Christi will cost $130,000 and be built in the near future.
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Luling
Corpus Christi
Vermiture Remedy Promises Health for Worms
Children with worms are pale and fretful and need White's Dream Vermiture. The remedy claims to drive out parasites, making the child strong and healthy. Price two cents per bottle, sold by Paris Smith.
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White
Paris Smith
Wigwam Center for NaoxndochesCounty Farmers Resources
The Wigwam, HQ of the Na oxndoches commercial club, offers a commodious space with a secretary’s private office a committee room and a rest room for farmers families and an exhibit hall for permanent local resources and production displays.
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Na Oxndoches
Herbine Cures Constipation Sold by Paris Smith
Advertises Herbine as a remedy for constipation and regaining regular bowel movements. Priced at 5 cents and sold by Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Construction begins on San Benito cotton gin plant
Construction has begun on the new cotton gin at San Benito. The plant is described as the largest of its kind in the world according to officials.
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San Benito
Hyomei Vapor Inhaler Promises Quick Catarrh Cure
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a rapid relief for catarrh using a vapor treatment. It describes boiling water, a teaspoon of Hyomei, and a towel covered inhalation for five minutes. The maker Paris Smith guarantees results or money back. A bottle costs 50 cents, outfit with inhaler one dollar.
Money to Loan and Title Services Offered by McPherson
An attorney offers loan services with reasonable interest and quick service and provides land title inspection and perfection. W. T. McPherson, Attorney at Law, invites business at his office on the north side square.
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W.T. McPherson
North Side Square
Katy Railroad Plans 110 Miles Texas Rail Upgrade
It is reported the Katy railroad will delay one hundred ten miles of its roadbed in Texas this year with eighty five pound steel rails. Work will begin immediately.
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Katy Railroad
Texas
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed by Greensboro Parent
John W. Sicklsmith of Greensboro Pa says his three children suffer colds like most, and after trying several medicines finds Chamberlains Cough Remedy the most effective option available. Sold by all dealers.
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John W. Sick
Greensboro
Chamberlains
Stuart and Son Advertises Indigestion Remedy
An old style ad promotes Take Herbine for indigestion. It claims fast relief and bowel action, with the product priced at 50cc and sold by Paris.
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Paris Smith
Fidelity Insurance Company Capital Stock Granted
A charter is granted to Fidelity Insurance Company of Bay City with capital stock of 200000. The notice advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment for back or side pain aiding muscle relaxation and easier movement. Prices listed 25c 5% and 1 per bottle, sold by Peris Smit.
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Fidelity Insurance Company
Bay City Capital
Ballard
Peris Smit
Exchange Offer for Jersey Cows at I O O F Building
W. T. McPherson offers a young Jersey cow for exchange for an older cow with greater milk yield. The notice appears in the I O O F building context seeking a suitable swap.
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Jersey
W. T. McPherson
Bowie to Gairesville Gas Pipeline Plans Nearing Completion
Plans near completion for a natural gas pipeline running from Bowie to Gairesville. The project outlines include route considerations and anticipated construction milestones. Local officials express cautious optimism about regional energy development and potential economic impact.
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Bowie
Gairesville
Cherokee county corn club organized at Jacksonville
The Cherokee county corn club was organized at Jacksonville with a membership of one hundred forty.
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Cherokee County Corn Club
Jacksonville
Indigestion Miracle Miona Stomach Tablets
A promotional notice claims Miona Stomach Tablets cure all stomach disturbances by expelling gases and strengthening digestion. It promises relief from headaches dizziness nervousness fatigue bad dreams and other ailments linked to weak stomachs, with availability at Peris Smith's and druggists nationwide.
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Peris Smith’s
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