Pioneer Texas Woman Amid Mexican War Pensioners
Mrs. Julia Palmer Roberts, a surviving Mexican War pensioner of Texas, lives near Seale in Robertson County with her daughter. Born in 1820 in Shelby County, she recounts early Texas life from Leon County to Groesbeck, widowhood, two marriages, and a long wait for her husband's return from the Mexican War.
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Julia Palmer
Texas
Roberts
Shelby County
Neutral Ground
Louisiana
Leon County
Jewett
Enoch Bradshaw
John
Mr. Bradshaw
William Roberts
Groesbeck
Limestone County
Mexico
Mr. Roberts
Hogg and Clark
Hogg
Personville
Parrar
Mrs. Roberts
A Stacked Tale of Stars and Cowboys in Old Texas
A former Shelby county resident recalls a dramatic night when meteors lit the sky and livestock feared, recounting family prayers and fear of the end. The interview covers movement, migration, a motorized era, and regional stories including rustling and Zane Grey novels.
Thundering Herds and Motor Rustlers
A Dakota sheriff recounts the shift from old cattle rustling to modern methods. Wayne Kelley, skilled in both eras, dies in a firefight in Butte County South Dakota as rustlers drive cattle to rails for sale in St Louis.
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Chicago Packers
S& Motor Age
Zane Grey
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Great West
Dakota Land
Wayne Kelley
Butte County
South Dakota
America
Se Waren
St. Louie
Notice To Contractors For Brick Residence
Notice to contractors for the construction of a 1 1/2 story brick veneer residence with asbestos roofing near the Dallas Hotel. Specifications and blueprints available Monday. sealed cash bids sought. Contractor: C. W. Bentley. Also small classified items noting rooms for rent and local notices.
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Dallas Hotel
C. W. Bentley
J. D. Hopkins
A. Lampe
LaGrange
Texas
Eagle Lake
Calvert Drug Co
Prank Stephens Co
T. A Smith's
Lissie
Nottawa
J. Milalsteim
Schulenburg
Tex
Geo, Herder, Sr
Sleep Advice and Quack Remedy Ad From 1900s Ad Sheet
An odd ad urges sleeping on the right side to ease heart pressure and promises a single dose of Adierika or Adlorika to relieve gas and constipation. The text condemns liquor and features a joke about a family kitchen scene, plus a price note for chicken feed and a line about refrigeration.
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Adlorika
Beckman
Rice Growers Call for Stronger Advertising Push
In a Rice Journal note, growers insist they have not over produced and warn that weak buying power has driven down demand. They urge an intensified advertising campaign and sales effort to elevate prices, noting stockpiles are modest and even $4 a bushel remains cheap amidst hard times.
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Rice Journal
American Rice Growsers’ Co-operative Association
Rice Millers’ Association
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Ata
M. Bhisehart
Groesbeck Journal
Surro Cotes
Headsville
Elec
China
SHORE
I. EL McCreary
Eagle Lame
John B. Hutchison
Neosho
Peetedford
Westmoreland
Wharton
Colorado
I. V. Duncan & Bro
Ramsey
Austin
Tfastman Aks
J. FP
Ulery
Welshuhn
Route 3
Cat Spring
H. Lee Johnson
J.F. Brokaw
Austin Nursery
Caulison
G. Orsak
Calvert Brug Co
Eagie Lake
McCormick* Tractor
International Truck Service
Leo Herring
Sinclair
Beane Brothers Camp
Beane Brothers
Central Motor Freight Terminal
Crawford Street
Walnut Street
Vick Truck Line
National Rice Association
C. Pennington
W. M
Neiswender
Secy
Emanuel Roos
Norris Bldg
Eagle Lake, Tex
P. T. Gordon
Norsis
Strickland Insurance Agency
W. Ss. Strickler
Eagle Laxe
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