Perry A Tackitt 1855 1926 Pioneer of Seymour Texas
Perry A Tackitt died at his Seymour home May 1 1926 aged 71 born January 1 1855 near Weatherford Parker County Texas. He moved with his family to Fort Belknap Young County as a boy and helped settle Baylor County later founding Seymour. He married Matilda Miller in 1879 and raised six children. A devout Christian he lived a quiet life devoted to family and community. His memory is honored by Baylor County Banner. When a man with ten children unites with a widow with numerous offspring it is not a marriage it is a merger.
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Perry Anderson Tackitt
Seymour
Texas
Weatherford
Parker County
Goshen Church
Pleasant Tackitt
Tackitt
Fort Belknap
Young County
Perry Tackitt
Parker
Young Counties
Baylor County
Matilda Miller
Graham
E. D. Miller
Chester A. Tackitt
Harvey Hotel
E. R. Morris
Luther
Perry A. Tackitt
Mayflower
Alamo
Goliad
San Jacinto
JO A. P. Dickson
Baylor County Banner
A Cure for Ivy Poisoning
The fear of poison ivy is ended by a simple gasoline remedy. Science shows ivy oil causes a chemical burn and gasoline dissolves the poison if applied promptly within hours of contact. Even hikers in lonely areas can receive help from passersby with gasoline.
Hidden Multiplication Trick For Party Guests
A party game asks a guest to write a list of digits starting with 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9. When asked for their favorite figure from the list the guest picks a number such as three. Multiply that position’s row by 27 to reveal a row of threes. The trick scales with favorites one to nine using multiples of nine.
Milk Quality and Cost Tied to Bacteria Count
The notice states milk with more than 500000 bacteria per centimeter is unfit and milk with fewer lacks nourishment for children. It cites counting bacteria as the reason for high milk costs and frames the issue as a consumer concern.
Girl 8 Feet High To Wed Taller Groom
Annan Scotland May 27 Miss Kaatje Van Dyk seven feet eleven inches tall and weighing 350 pounds is to marry Jan Van Albert who is taller. It takes nine yards of cloth for her coat and her silk stockings are so expensive she can wear them only two days a week. Both are natives of Holland.
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Annan
Scotland
Kaatje van Dyk
Jan van Albert
Jan
Holland
Marble bust of Patrick Henry debated in Capitol
After Patrick Henry’s death a resolution to place a marble bust of the Revolutionary leader in the Richmond Capitol was tabled by the legislature and never revived. Factions feared the bust would talk.
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Patrick Henry
Demosthenes
Richmond
Housewives League Seeks Badge Idea For Event
The Housewives League sources ideas for a fitting badge and suggests a miniature can opener as a playful, functional emblem reflecting their charity and community spirit.
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Housewives’ League
The most sensible sign we have seen on a Ford
A witty road sign reads Dont laugh big boy mines all paid for signaling playful boast about ownership and financial security in a vehicle display context.
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