New York Cook Won by Two Hundred Dollar Scheme
Mrs. Bell quits after announcing a January 1st marriage to Arthur Horage. Mr. Mallotin schemes to keep her by offering two hundred dollars, then seeks a clerical wedding plan to present himself as her husband. The plan unravels as she insists on independence and future marriage prospects. Mallotin’s loneliness drives the ruse in a quirky melodrama set in Pack's grocery and a New York dining room.
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R. Mallotin
Mrs. Bell
Mallotin
Arthur Horage
Horage
Mr. Mallotin
Fischer Brother Among Indians and Quanah Parker Encounter
The report recounts the Fischer family in Gillespie County and a boy captured by raids who grew up in an Indian tribe in Indian Territory and eventually returned to his people. It also describes encounters with Chief Quanah Parker on a Fort Worth Pecos train, Parker’s relations with white settlers, and his association with Theodore Roosevelt.
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Fischer
Morris Ranch
Gillespie County
Indian Territory
United States
St. Louis
Apache
Oklahoma
Arthur Fischer
Fredericksburg
Arthur
Fort Worth
Pecos
Quanah Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker
Sul Ross’ Rangers
Quanah
New Mexico
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Transplanting Pecan Trees for Texas Growers
Practical guide by J H Burkett and E J Kyle on pecan tree transplanting. Details include sourcing trees, varieties, hole preparation, root handling, water use, and aiming for 90 to 100 percent survival with careful technique.
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Texas
J. H. Burkett
Austin
E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
A. and
M. College
College Station
Two Near Fires Prompt Quick Fire Dept Calls
The fire department responded promptly Monday and Tuesday to two near fires that could have become serious. Monday morning crews rushed to the 8. C. Thorson residence to extinguish a blaze before it spread.
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8. C. Thorson Resi
Fire Crews Quell Douseable Blazes in City
Kerrville Mt Sun reports two small house fires in the city. In the upper part a flu fire quickly extinguished with no damage. Wednesday a fire in the Burke Domino Parlor on Water Street was stopped when a small hand chemical saved the woodwork from burning.
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Dence
Water Street
Kerrville
Mt. Sun
Christmas Mail Burned Near Ardmore
Between 175 and 200 bags of mail were destroyed when a car on the Ringling Railroad burned at Simpson Switch near Lone Grove on Monday night. Local officials investigated the blaze and coordinated with railroad authorities to assess losses and mail recovery options.
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Ardmore
Okla
Ringling
Simpson Switch
Lone Grove
Mail Fire Sparks Ardmore Losses In Transit
Mail en route to Ardmore from Healdton Wilson and Ringling caught fire due to inflammable material in the mails. Officials expect a loss but have not yet estimated it.
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Ardmore
Healdton
Wilson
Ringling
First Footing in Scotland Welcomes New Year
Ancient Scottish custom observed on Hogmanay late December 31 in Edinburgh. Thousands gather near the Tron church to mark when the new year begins, cheering as the clock strikes twelve and immediately departing to be the first visitor of the year.
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Scotland
Edinburgh Tron
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HY. Burg’s Hall
Stonewall, Texas
Wild Cats of
Stonewall, Tex
HY. J. Burg
Itz Chrome Tannery
Erwin Itz, Mar
Price
Fredericksburg Cannery
Basse Produce Co
Oscar Enders
Wm. Schneider
W.R. Guffy
Pfeil Bros
Cannery
Residence
Marion R. Reagan
Bandera
oUo
Kkederal Land Bank
Houston
Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association
Christ. Mathiesen
Treas
Kerrville Sanitarium
DR. Secor's Hospital
Buick
Helen
Bettee
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
R. L. Kott
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