Items Of Twenty Four Years Ago June 17 1905
A retrospective notes column from 1905 recounts local events. Henry McCleland visits Houston. Mrs E R Johnson and daughter appear in the city. Charlie McCarty works in a grocery. Miss Robert Thatcher returns from Shiner. Bob Briscoe travels via Cane City to Fulshear. Mr and Mrs J Everett and children pass through to Wharton. John A Norris and sister Madeleine travel to Columbus for The Wittemison Midarebrook event. Local bankers and residents travel to meetings. Robert Welker returns from Chicago and other cities. Edna Bathorn visits Blanton at Flatt onia after Baylor. Jim Cooper and W A Green hunt squirrels. Attorney Williamson and family visit Houston then Brazoria County. Miss Dela Gifleki and Mrs Hayes Stephens baptized. Mrs J E B Roberts and Miss Zelle Green baptized at the lake. infant of Haynie Matthews buried at Lakeside. Misses Ruth and Grace Buffington return from Sam Houston Normal. Weston Batley visits Matagorda to see daughter Bertha Reordan in Waco. Florence Johnston dies at Clark’s farm aged 6 years 5 months 26 days. thirteen cars of cattle shipped to St Louis from Cane Belt. Mrs Belle Nall and daughters arrive from Austin to spend the summer in Eagle Lake.
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Henry McCleland
Houston
E. R. Johnson
Lissie
Charlie McCarty
R. J. Putney
Robert Thatcher
Shiner
Bob Briscoe
Cane City
Fulshear
J. Everett
Al‘Ieyton
Wharton
John A. Norris
Madeleine
Columbus
Wittemison
Midarebrook
M. E. Guynn
First National
Dalles
Bankers’ Convention
Robert Welker
Chicago
St. Louis
San Antonio
Edna Bathorn
Baylor University
Alice Blanton
Flattonia
Jim Cooper
W. A. Green
W. M. Williamson
Brazoria County
William
Misa Dela Gifleki
Hayes Stephens
Lake
Ruth
Grace Buffington
J. B. Buffington
Sam Houston Normal
Huntsville
Ray Wood
Bt.Louis
Belle Nall
Daugh “Ters
Austin
Eagle Lake
Natt
Capitol City
Austin visit and local notices from Matthews city
Miss elie Green returns from an Austin trip as the university plans a fall opening. A. P. Dunbar reports selling 82 Port Lavaca excursion tickets with band boys’ fares omitted. Mrs. Haynie Matthews is gravely ill. Oscrar B. Newsom dies at 29 in this city, leaving a grieving wife and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagie Lake
Austin
Elie Green
Nail
A. P. Dunbar
Southern Pacific
Band Boys
Port Lavaca
Haynie Matthews
Matthews
Babson outlines twenty million-dollar ideas for new science
In the current Forum, W. Babson details twenty new ideas and inventions aimed at creating wealth. He cites rotary engines for cars, a practical helicopter concept, fog piercing light, solar power advances, and fireless cities as potential revolutions, noting aviation progress and the drive to harness natural laws for future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Prank
Roger
W. Babson
BabYon
Lindbergh
Lissie Happenings Tour and Birthday Observances
Local notes recount D F Isenhower's seventy something birthday with nine card showers and a family birthday dinner at his son M E Isenhower’s home. Out of town guests include Mrs Webb Williams Miss Mota Isenhower and Edwin Martin of Houston. Nearby residents visited and celebrated with relatives in Alvin Columbus and Jacksonville while plans for a Citizens Military Training Camp in San Antonio were noted and a wedding, Mattie Tiste and Fred Adicks, was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr
D. F. Isenhower
M. E. Isenhower
Webb Willams
Mota Isenhower
Edwin Marttin
Houston
Alma Miller
Delia Davidson
Sam Davidson
Johnnie Larsen
Otto McBride
Alvin
John Starr
Doug Starr
Arthur Omrs
BA. Wiese
Benton Fussell
J. L. Cole
James A
Jacksonville
Noel Weaver
N. Weaver
Willnudston
Nan Teyntinson
Em Ces
San Antonio
Summer bargains and farm gear at Frank Stephens Co
Local advertisement urges readers to visit the Frank Stephens Company for cheap buzz fans and home delivery groceries. It promotes canned fruits, teas, cereals, and Royal gelatin products, plus a selection of orchard plows and McCormick-Deering tractor equipment for farm work and brush clearing. The copy includes household tips and product highlights for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stephens Company
Menchen
McCormick-Deering
Frank Stephens Co. Supplies for Farm and Garden Goods
Friday June 14 sale features a wide stock of cotton, lawn mowers, garden sprinklers, hedge shears, and other garden tools. Frank Stephens Co. offers feeders and poultry feeds from Universal Mills, promising cost savings with bulk buys and eggs riding the market. A narrative about a young matron tidying and a conversation about a bookcase hints at a graduation year memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stephens
Social hour with refreshments served by hosts
The event featured ice cream and cake as delicious refreshments. Messrs O. R. Strunk and George Prank Beckman attended and traveled on Thursday to join in serving on the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. RK. Strunk
George Prank Beckman
Ursday
Health warnings on dieting and stimulants emerge
The piece argues against extreme slenderness diets and drug use for weight control, urging proper nutrition for youth. It notes tuberculosis risks in underweight youths, cites expert views on stimulants, and urges parents to model healthy habits for long term health. It also includes local notes on Everett McRee Jr. visiting Houston and a Texas governor salary discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Insurance
Bullett
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First National Bank
Texas
Chevrolet
Body
Fisher
Faragi
Baden
Rese
Onl
Old Reliable
Roeries and Farm Implements
Frank Stephena Co
Universal Mills
Everett McRee, Jr
Everett
Howard Mitgerald
Plant Hone
Elten
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Florida
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
Lexas
Winette Dodd
J. F. Frnka
Jims Mle
Fred G. Pinka
I Ar
Garwood
Bookles
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