Petition for a 15 cent road tax in Young County
The petition from Young County voters asks the Commissioners Court to order a May 1909 election on levying a 15 cent property tax dedicated to road building and improvement. If approved, each precinct would receive its share to spend exclusively on its roads, with carryover rules and court oversight, plus plans to equip road crews and overhaul bad sections.
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State of Texas
Young
Honorable Commissioners Court
Young County
Texas
Exas
Commissioners Court
Lst
Commissioners
Erseer
E. W. Fry
Young Co
Dr King’s New Discovery Offers Hope for Consumptives
A Springfield merchant recounts doctors declaring his son hopeless with consumption. After three weeks using Dr King’s New Discovery, his son recovered fully. The ad touts the cough and cold remedy as a safe, certain cure for lung trouble, priced 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free, sold by B S Doty & Co.
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George E. Blevins
Springfield
N. C
B.S. Doty & 9O
Enterprising Miller & Son Open Cold Storage Plant
Miller and Son unveiled a new cold storage plant in Graham installed by Vanzant Moore Co. The four rooms refrigerate meat fruit and vegetables with a seven horsepower Waterloo Bay engine able to hold zero and preserve freshness indefinitely. The public is invited to inspect the facility and support this progressive venture.
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Miller
Graham
Life and Death of A B Medlan in Young County Texas
A B Medlan born January 8 1825 in Morgan County Alabama died April 13 1909 at his home in Young County Texas of Diabetes aged eighty four years three months and six days. He moved from Alabama to Navajo County Texas in 1851 then to Young County in 1853 and settled on his death site in 1854. He served as Young County treasurer and funded church works including a stone meeting house in 1882 and land donation in 1900. Known for honesty and charity he helped the poor and ministerial work, was baptized into Mt Zion Primitive Baptist Church around 1880 and ordained deacon in 1882. He was married first to Nancy Flen Timmons died 1878, then to Bettie Willis. He died quietly April 18 after a long life of piety and service, leaving a widow and step-grandchildren. His grave is in the family cemetery near his home.
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A.B. Medlan
Morgan County
Alabama
Young County
Texas
Navajo County
Fort Belknap
Mt. Zion
A. B
Nancy Flen Timmons
Bettie Willis
George Willis
Tennessee
A. J. Willis
South Pittsburg
Tenn
Medlan
Brother Medlan
Eldg J. Thomas
Mt. Zion Church
Mr. Zion
Median
W. B. Blackwood
Brother Median
No-Drip Coffee Strainer Coupon Offer
A ladies reader coupon from Dr Shoop Racine Wis offers a silver plated No-Drip coffee strain er with a free Health Coffee book. The ad touts Dr Shoop Health Coffee as tasty healthy economical and convenient promising quick brewing and urging Try at your grocer for a pleasant surprise.
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B.S. Doty & Co
Lost horses near Newcastle Texas prompt reward
A bay horse branded EK on the left shoulder with a star on the forehead and a white left hind foot went missing along with a two year old unbranded roan. A liberal reward is offered for the return. Submit at Newcastle Texas.
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Newcastle
Texas
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