Mrs. F. A. Mayes Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Phoebe E. Duty Mayes wife of F A Mayes died at 2 30 pm January 8 after a prolonged illness. Born January 25 1842 in Anderson County Texas she lived a devout Methodist life and leaves six children from a previous marriage and one son with Mr Darden. Her funeral was held at Oak Grove Cemetery after a home service conducted by local pastors.
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F. A. Mayes
Heaven
Jesus
Sister Mayes
Methodist Church
Phoebe E. Duty
Anderson County
Texas
Joshua Darden
F.A. Mayes
Oak Grove
The Man on the Box with Bert Leigh at Graham
Graham theatergoers hear that Manager Vaughan adds The Man on the Box with Bert Leigh in the title role. Leigh reaches hearts with simple naturalness bringing wit and humor as the season's greatest comedy.
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Graham
Vaughan
Bert Leigh
Mr. Leigh
Collies for Sale by D W N
Purebred collies advertised for sale by D W N. Readable line indicates availability of collies for prospective buyers seeking pedigreed pets.
If the court knows herself origin of a saying
A Missouri Pike county man Blackburn grows new courthouse tale as alcalde in California. The story contrasts old west justice with modern Europe notes and a New York Sun column closing with an American's Sidelights on Europe.
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Pike County
Blackburn
West
California
Alcalde Blackburn
Europe
Chicago
St. Petersburg
New York Sun
One Evening in Budapest Opera Visit
The narrator arrives in Budapest at 7 20, reaches a hotel by 7 40, and attends Tristan und Isolde at 8. The opera house is grand yet overly ornate, seating about 1500 with a mixed audience. The performance is judged fairly good and Budapest is described as an advanced city.
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Budapest
Opera House
Chicago
How He Timed His Talk
A hardware salesman used a three minute hour glass to illustrate time as money. He presented the device during a meeting to ensure both parties respected a three minute limit. The gimmick aimed to spark interest and enforce concise conversation.
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Smith
63 Point Deer Head Secured in Maine
A Bangor resident relates the largest deer head taken this fall. F. K. Smith, a Grindstone guide, delivered a 63 point buck head to Bangor and sold it to a local taxidermists firm for a nominal sum. It rivals a 60 point buck from Grand Lake in October sold for 200 dollars by ER.8 Clark of Bar Harbor.
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Bangor
Maine
F. K. Smith
Grand Lake
Clark
Bar Harbor
Boston
Women voters would fund schools, not battleships
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, vice-president of the National Consumers' League, argued that granting women the ballot would shift spending from battleship construction to education, claiming there would be no need for battleships once women vote.
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Frederick Nathan
National Consumers’ League
American Foundry & Machine Works Ad Solicits Inquiries
American Foundry and Machine Works invites inquiries for all machine and foundry work. They offer estimates for new plant installations and repairs including gins oil mills pumping plants boiler repairs hoisting engines traction engines well rigs gas engines flue welding heavy steel tanks and farm economy devices. They promise service and cheerful advice on whether they can help.
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Will
Irregular bowel movements and regimens offered
Irregular bowel movements and a system regulator referred to as Prickly Ash Bitters are described as curing permanently. J. C. Casburn and son from New Castle have spent the week delivering stock to buyers from McKinney and plan larger cultivation this year near town. Classifieds offer canvassing jobs with potential earnings and drug ads for Dr. Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment sold by druggists.
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J. C. Casburn
Robert
Newcastle
McKinney
Mr. Casburn
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Peters Shoeco
Sively
Young County
R. L. Reed & Company
Collies
Syle
Dw. N
American Foundry & Machine Works
Graham, Texas
Independent Telephone
R. C. Lynn
Dallas News
A. B. Kunsman Company
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