Road Expenditure Hit 250 Million for Current Year
Washington reports combined federal and state road building spending totaled 250 million dollars in the current fiscal year. The final federal aid installment of 100 million arrived July 1, with three fourths from the 1919 appropriation and 25 million from the 1916 original appropriation. If states keep paying over half the cost, construction may need to run at least 100 million annually.
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Washigton
Thomas B. McDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
MacDonald
Notice in Probate for J W Bishop Estate in Comanche County
The State of Texas requires the sheriff to publish a probate notice for the estates of J W Bishop and Nancy Bishop. James W Brown filed in Comanche County Court on the list day of August 1920 for probate of the wills. The hearing will begin on the first Monday in October 1920 at the Comanche County Courthouse.
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State OF Texas
Comanche County
J. W. Bishop
Nancy Bishop
James W. Brown
Comanche
Jennie F. Garrett
Clerk County Court
Texas
City of Comanche License Tax Ordinance for Hire Vehicle Drivers
City of Comanche adopts an ordinance to levy a twenty dollar annual license tax on operators and drivers of vehicles for passenger for hire within city limits. It sets restricted fares limited to twenty five cents for youths, ten to twenty five cents for others, and requires a license receipt transferable in time. Violations incur misdemeanor charges and fines up to one hundred dollars. Passed August 30 1920 by the City Council with publication ordered.
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City of
Comanche
Ty of
Texas
Cite Council
R. Lacy
MM Moore
Unusual items in G H Foree campaign expenses
Washington dispatch details G H Foree campaign spending after his Missouri Tenth district nomination defeat. Listed items include face cream for a fascinating blonde and silk hose for a plump widow, with notes on passing out cards and postage to influential district men.
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Washington, D. C
G. H. Foree
Missouri
House of Representatives
Jeff
Matt
Oil stove wicks for all makes at Slider and Lacey's
Slider and Lacey's offers oil stove wicks compatible with all major makes. Shop carries durable wicks suitable for household heating and cooking use, with available guidance on fit and installation.
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Slider & Lacey's
Slider & Lacy’s
Indigestion Relief Promises with Chamberlain Tablets
Despondency from indigestion is common but avoidable. Chamberlain's Tablets have cured hundreds, restoring appetite and natural stomach function. If you need shelf hardware, Slider & Lacy offers savings.
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Slider & Lacy
Pigs for Sale in Duroc Jersey Line by Wiesendanger
For sale Duroc Jersey pigs, advertised by E C Wiesendanger. Contact details not provided.
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Duroc
Jersey
E. C. Wiesendanger
Ice dealers seek price rise to sixty cents per hundred pounds
San Antonio ice dealers request permission from the fair price committee to raise ice prices from fifty to sixty cents per hundred pounds. They argue the city has enjoyed unusually low ice costs compared with other Texas cities.
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San Antonio
Tex
Fair Price Committee
Woman Praises Chamberlains Tablets For Digestive Help
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chilllicothe Missouri says Chamberlains Tablets relieved her indigestion and also toned her liver and relieved backache and dizziness she had suffered from for some time. She adds she will always speak a good word for them.
Hogs and Cattle for Sale Near Comanche
About 50 hogs available for sale with option to buy all or part. Also offering stock cows and a few milk cows. Location one mile south of Comanche. Contact T. A. McDonald.
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Comanche
T. A. McDonald
Fisher County Texas Seeks Cotton Pickers
Cotton acreage and housing available in Fisher County Texas for workers. 250 acres of cotton, room for a large family, lodging for 8 to 19 hands. Harvest ready by September 10. Interested applicants write A H Borland c/o Sweetwater Texas 51-2p.
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Fisher County
Texas
A. H. Borland
Sweetwater
Tex
Entire McAnelly Family Stricken by Poison Steak
Hamilton Texas Aug 31 The entire McAnelly family was stricken Sunday night by food poisoning after eating steak Mrs McAnelly remains in critical condition and death is feared The family had returned from Desdemona where they spent vacation months with J E McAnelly an oil field worker who had prepared the steak for supper
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Hamilton
Texas
J. E. McAnelly
Coffee Is Our Hobby Slider and Lacy
A local advertising note promotes coffee as a hobby with mentions of Slider and Lacy. The fragment suggests a small shop or hobbyist event centered on coffee. No dates or locations are given.
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Slider & Lacy
Time to Back Up on Speed in Politics
The Austin Statesman cites the Waco Times-Herald debate over speeding reforms and urges slowing to align with the written constitution. It argues progressives have moved beyond Jeffersonian democracy, advocating restoration of fundamental constitutional principles before advancing policy.
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Waco Times-Herald
Robinson
Churna Jugs and Jars Featured at Slid er Lacy’s
Slid er Lacy’s showcases a collection of churna jars and large jugs in a display likely appealing to home cooks and collectors seeking traditional storage vessels.
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Slid
Er & Lacy’s
Tennessee House Expunges Journal Action On Suffrage Amendment
Nashville Aug 1 The Tennessee House votes to expunge from the journal the action tabling the motion to reconsider the suffrage resolution amendment. The amendment is then reconsidered and killed 47 to 24 with twenty not voting, quorum present for the latest vote.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Let Us Save You Money on Cof Free
A brief ad-style note promotes saving money on a free Cof product. It urges readers to avoid paying for the can and hints at cost-cutting tips. The message emphasizes frugality and value.
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Kodak
Slider & Lacy
Government 807 Duck the Best Duck You Ever Saw
The Cash Store advertises Government 807 duck fabric noted as the best duck you ever saw priced at 40 cents per yard.
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Government
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted For Digestion Relief
Heartburn after a hearty meal suggests weak digestive organs. Prickly Ash Bitters tones up the stomach and purifies the bowels. It is said to be a remedy men use for such disorders. Price $1.50 per bottle. Hamilton Drug Co. and Winterese Co. special agents.
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Hamilton Drug Co
Win Teese Co
Lidor and Lacy's Promote New Perfection Oil Stoves
A vintage ad highlights the New Perfection oil stove line, showcasing efficiency and modern kitchen convenience. The promotion emphasizes reliability, ease of use, and stylish design for domestic use.
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New Perfection
Ad ‘Lider & Lacy’s
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
The text argues catarrh is widespread in the region and cannot be cured by local treatment alone. It claims catarrh is a constitutional condition influenced by local conditions and endorses Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co. as a constitutional remedy.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pigs for Sale Listed in Duroe Jersey Paper
Advertisement notes pigs for sale with contact E. 51tf. No additional details or names provided.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Guion Merchant
E B Milburn owner of Guion Drug Store Guion Arkansas commends Chamberlains Cough Remedy saying it has sold for years and always gives perfect satisfaction. He emphasizes customer satisfaction as the best advertisement for merchants.
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E. B. Milburn
Prop
iGion Drug Store
Guion
Ark
Chamberlain
Grove's Tasteless Chill Vitality Tonic Advertisement
An old time ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming vitality and energy by purifying the blood. It urges readers to take the tonic to strengthen and invigorate, noting a price and its advertised health benefits.
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Grove
Price A
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Brownwood
Austin Statesman
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Burks Mercantile Company
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Lee Lester
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