There Is a Little One-Hoss Town in Arkansaw
An Old Rounder decries a parish town in Arkansaw where piety and property pride mask neglect of children. Parents overprotect livestock yet ignore youths who roam with “fast” companions, leading to ruin. The author warns readers to guard offspring and avoid repeating such a town’s missteps, noting eventual reckoning.
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John
Mary
Arkansaw
Exposition Pride From Brézos Soils At Salem Exposed
In Salem the Exposition in Paris 1900 praised Brézos bottoms near Waco as the richest soil, judged more productive than Nile valley or Ganges sediment. Farmers plow corn and oats as news notes recount local commerce, visits, and society events with names like Foster, Brooks, Morrison, Craig, Bowles, and Barker.
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Paris
France
Brézos
Waco
Nile Valley
Ganges
Dan Foster
Graham
Donna Brooks
Jno
E. Morrison & Co
John Craig
Bowles
Denton
Alex McLaren
Robert Askew
D Brooks
Charley Jones
Graham High School
Salem Literary Society
Gooseneck
L. R. Lowry
C. Hinson
Henry Chapel
Ming Bend
Cringinag
Jim Barker
Carl Kisinger
Grace Givson
Jean Bigham
Wahu
Oebvy
Kier Gilmore
Bruce Gibson
Dillard Hinson
Henry Criswell
Tommy Gilmore
Lawrence McLaren
Mother warns of early herb tonics for daughters
A mother stated that she plans to start giving her daughters Herbton by age 14 to keep them strong and healthy, a remedy guaranteed by B.8. Doty & Co.
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Doty & Co
Common Cold Link to Serious Diseases Warned
Physicians long respected as disease analysts contend catching cold precipitates pneumonia consumption and other throat and lung troubles. Do not risk life from a cold. Chamberlains Cough Remedy will cure it before diseases develop. No opium or morphine and thirty years of proven cures. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Dru
Letter from Arkansas man touts Hunt's Lightning Oil
An extract from HH Meyers of Stuttgart Arkansas asks for distribution of Hunt's Lightning Oil in Millidgeville Illinois. He claims rapid cures for Bloody Flux and Cholera Morbus and praises the product as the best medicine he has used.
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HH. Meyers
Stutgart
Ark
Hunt
Millidgeville
Ill
Angel Direct From Heaven Sparks Romantic Balloon Rescue
Jack Elder, in a seaside town, falls for Clara Ripley after a balloon ascent ends with a perilous crash. The rescue reveals Clara is Tom Ripley’s wife, not his sister, clearing a family misunderstanding. Jack and Clara’s romance moves toward marriage with his mother hopeful.
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Jack Elder
Lie
Cupid
Jim
Lim
Sterest
Mothe
Tom Ripley
Clara
Jack
Elder
Clara Ripley
Tom
Mr. Elder
George Somers
A Stupid Fellow and a Berkshire Sunset Awakening
In a sunlit Berkshire farmhouse setting a budding romance unfolds among Kathleen Blair Billy Eller ton and Robert Underwood. A risky carriage ride ends with Billy rescuing a frightened horse and Kathleen confessing her true feelings for him amid poetic hillside atmosphere.
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Bryant
Tom Bryant
Robert
Kathleen
Billy
Miss Blair
Underwood
Robert Underwood
Chamberlain's Salve Adverts Against Digestive Distress
An old druggist ad touts Chamberlain's Salve for instant relief of digestive distress. Price is 25 cents per box and it is sold at druggists. The notice reads like a clipped testimonial promoting a topical remedy.
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