Elopement Ends In Court and Wedding by Car
Sheldon and Patrice flee the Carne estate to marry in town, dodge a pursuing father, and are halted by a constable. A fast-pace chase ends with a quick courthouse ceremony and a jovial reunion, as the feud eases and the two clinch their nuptials with humor.
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Sheldon
Patrice
Dan
Winnie
Dan Sheldon
Carne
Tuo Town
Welock
Tonneau
Bar of Justice
Papa
Mrs. Sheldon
Home Love and Betrayal at Ellwood Inn
Eleanor Short, heiress to a cool million, rejects Count Andres and faces a shooting aimed at passion and home. The assailant is the Count but his wife is the shooter. Eleanor survives and vows a life with Jack, who proves true love after danger.
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Miss Short
Germany
Ellwood Inn
Eleanor Short
Count Andres
Jme
Eleanor
Playzer
Ewood Inn
Jack
Spoonsful and Mouthsful in Historic Plural Debate
A witty musing on the proper plural of spoonfuls, noting that the term mouthful, though often overlooked, could decisively settle the debate. The author imagines a reader asked to take mouthsful of milk or tea and humorously questions whose mouth is meant in the instruction.
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Sydney Smith
London
A Clay Pipe Trick
A clay pipe trick shows a short stem piece placed to overhang a table edge and struck with a palm to sever the heel from the opposite side. With practice and a straight eye, the motion sends the piece across the table along the stem, breaking the heel cleanly.
Feeding Pet Flowers
A vivid Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt describes living flowers in an aquarium fed by a man with chops of raw fish. A white daisy-like bloom and a yellow blossom respond to food, illustrating the idea of sea anemones as “living, thinking flowers” and the bond they form with their feeder. The piece also notes aging affects facial features, with the nose aging least among features.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
His Idea of Lunch
A classroom scene shows a primary teacher prompting students to define words during a spelling lesson. Johnny answers humorously that lunch is what you have for dinner when your father is away, reflecting a child's pragmatic view of mealtime.
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Johnny
Harper’s Magazine
Evangelist Lockett Adair Wins In Sterrett Town Revival
A Dallas born evangelist, once a deputy and peace officer, led a powerful revival in Sterrett Oklahoma with a singing choir from all churches. Reports describe his masculine, authoritative approach, drawing many men to confess faith, including the town mayor and a leading physician, during an eleven day meeting that united the town in devotion.
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Preaugietes Church
Lockett Adair
Dallas
Graham
Dallas News
Adair
Frank J. Mundy
Second Presbyterian Church
Sterrett
Great meeting at Jacksonville Texas draws large crowd
Word from Mr. Adair reports a great meeting at Jacksonville Texas with 227 professions to date and 108 on last Sunday. He notes 500 people attended a prayer meeting.
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Adair
Jacksonville
Texas
Cedar Creek Spring Plowing Progress Report
Cedar Creek notes spring plowing is well advanced with many land parcels ready for planting. J T Duncan of Oklahoma visited local friends, Mrs Willis Nicklas of Randall's Store visited her parents, Uncle Josh West toured John Caudill at Randall's Store, and farmers are sowing alfalfa for the first time while some plan corn in coming days amid drought predictions.
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J. T. Duncan
Oklahoma
Willis Nicklas
Randall’s
M. C. Barron
Josh West
John Caudill
Randall's
Five room home with three lots near North Oak street
For sale a five room residence with three lots totaling 155 by 200 feet at the foot of North Oak street. Includes a good barn and storm house, and a good well water supply in house and yard. Sold on easy terms with small cash payment and balance in monthly, quarterly, or annual installments if desired. P. A. Martin.
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North Oak Street
P. A. Martin
For Sale Four Gallon Milk Cow Fresh OLIVER LISLE
A four gallon milk cow is for sale described as fresh and associated with OLIVER LISLE.
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Oliver Lisle
Money to Loan by Arnold and Arnold Attorneys
Money to loan on land and to buy vendor lien notes offered by Arnold and Arnold Attorneys. No panic conditions referenced. Provides legal services for secured lending and note purchases.
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Arnold & Arnold
Tombstones and Grave Digging Ad by Sexton Baker
W E Baker, sexton of Oak Grove Cemetery, offers tombstones from Cisco Marble Works and grave digging services with rates for adults seven dollars and children five dollars. Call for prompt, satisfactory service.
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Cisco Marble Works
W. E. Baker
Sexton Oak Grove Cemetery
A Safe Combination. READ YOUR HOME PAPER
An advertisement promotes The Dallas Semi-Weekly News and The Semi-Weekly Leader with a one year subscription offer of 1.75 dollars payable in advance. Emphasizes world news value and urges prompt order for 1908 presidential year.
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Dallas
Graham Leader
The Thrice-a-Week World faces 1908 outlook and value
The Thrice-a-Week World promises a better paper in 1908 with expanded news service and impartial political reporting. It will foreshadow the presidential campaign, provide full markets, cartoons, and fiction, all for a year at one dollar. The Graham Leader offer combines with the World for 1.65 per year.
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Graham Leader
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Nan
Dao
R Town
Merc
Mother
Cedar Creek
The
NEW York World
C. W. Johnson
Young
West Side Square
Kay & Akin
Young County
Court House
G. Drummond Hunt
Slaughter
M. H. Chism
Pythian Hall
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
Graham, Texas
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