Jim Spillers New Year pledge ends temper flare
A long anecdote recounts Jim Spillers swearing off temper for a year in 1806. He hosts a New Year lunch to celebrate the vow and recalls past outbursts, including fights with neighbors and damage to property, then declares a transformed, peaceable self amid songs of temperance.
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Ant
Lim
Jim Spillers
Jim
Robon
Jones Jonge
Seth
Cdi
Volee Breken
Turkeys and truth taming a New Year's confession
The narrative centers on a chaotic Christmas feast where Jim attempts to carve a turkey, fails humorously, and causes a tablefall. Amid the clamor he vows reform, confesses past sins to his wife, and plans to take a new job as a salesman for Pincus & Juitt in Houston.
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Jim
Otto Tin
Turkey
Jie
Dim
Seth
Jin
Hive
Blaine
Wolf
Stort
Loon Dally
Hounston
Pincus & Juitt
The Town of Nogood and the River Slaw
A poemish reminiscence paints Nogood on the River Slaw with faded virtues and idlers. It warns against cowardice and urges steadfast duty, contrasting a dead-alive town with the call to live up to one’s motto each day.
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Nogood
Slaw
Tollerslide
Large rattlesnake killed near Weimar in county
One of the county’s largest rattlesnakes was killed by Fa north of Weimar this week. The eight foot reptile bore twelve rattles.
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Weimar
Eagles Upset in Weimar Rivalry and Prep Wins
The Eagle Lake cagers lost to Weimar Wild Cats 13 to 11 in an indoor Columbus court game while earlier the Eagles defeated Garwendt Biel 16 to 3. William Wallace led scoring with multiple points. Clifford Land and Robert Putney shone in a clean, well officiated contest. An indoor court is being built at Alamo Lumber Company for future games.
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Columbus
Eagles
Weimar
Wild Cate
Weinstir
Oy Diver
William Walkwee
W. Wallace
T. Wale Tuen
Ood Minty
Land
Sium Wat
Pest
Weigh School
Garwendt Biel
Clifford Land
Robert Duthey
William Wallace
C. Land
Robert Putney
Captale
Torey Wallace
Eiaim
Actepeds
X. Land
M. Carter
Puller
U. ‘Tawas
Dromquote
Gond
Clyde Morgan
Gurwood
Alamo Lumber Company
Alamo
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Brashier Buick Co
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HSH
Bio
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer
Stanfare
Actdeater
Sallcyticacta
Rex
Weakwill
Nogeod
Tych
Ella Scarborough
Dothan
Ala
Cardus
Carri
Will Rogers
Texas Steer” and Williams & Co
animal _ pictures
Aesop’s Fables
Paramount News
Barrymore
Eagle Lake Cagers
C. M. I Morrison
Berard,Texas
G.I Stove
Gil Ural Battery Act
Pritaburgh
Tory
America
Davis Service Station
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