William promises and mischief at Minerva's gate
Billy and Jimmy spar over promises set by Aunt Minerva while playing near her yard. They trade a bustle and a dog for a baseball mask, name a pup Pretty Sam, and reflect on permission, freedom, and neighborhood rules in a vivid rural town scene.
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United States
Billy
Jimmy
Minerva
Illiam
Jesus
William Green
Moses
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon
Virginia
George Washin'ton
William
Promiser
Sarah Jane
Bly
Oman
toWason
Sam Lamb
Sam
Peruny
Sam Lamb Peruny Pearline
Solve the fish length riddle and local ads summary
The puzzle asks a fish length problem with a head six inches long and a tail and body defined by multiples of the head. The notice also promotes Bowie Commercial College in Bowie Texas with cheap tuition and housing. Regional items from Alpine and San Angelo report a wax plant expansion and Orient extension railroad work to Alpine with rail arrivals and hopeful year end connection.
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Bowie Commercial College
Bowie
Texas
San Angelo
Orient
Girvin
Alpine
We Never Forget Early Home Healings in Science Claim
The passage recalls childhood memories tied to Bucklen's Arnica Salve used by mothers and grandmothers for burns boils scalds and skin ailments. It touts forty years of cures and notes benefits for piles corns and cold sores. Available for 25 cents at all druggists. It also mentions Pecos Work starting in October on the giant dam for the Consolidated Mutual Reservoir Irrigation and Canal Company at Grand Falls with a project cost of 400000.
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Pecos
Consolidated Mutual Reservoir, Irrigation and Canal Company
Grand Falls
Francis Jackson County Tax Value Increases Cited
The tax assessor reports Jackson County total taxable value at 9,443,?00, up from 9,211,225 last year, an increase of 224,866.
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Jackson County
Oklahoma capitalists buy Toyah irrigated land
A group of Oklahoma capitalists recently purchased 6400 acres in the Toyah irrigated fields near this city for 65000 dollars. The buyers plan to sink water wells and divide the land into farm tracts for trade.
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Toyah
Oklahoma
Looney Seeks Cooperation for State Development
Attorney General candidate B F Looney outlines a cooperative policy with business agriculture and industry to develop Texas resources. He pledges law enforcement without demagoguery and aims to improve highways interurban lines rural schools serum roads and transportation for products while supporting Governor’s efforts.
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Greenville
Texas
B. F. Looney
Department of Government
Looney
Must Have Aid For Oak Grove Cemetery
The Ladies' Cemetery Association reports only 22.50 remaining in the treasury and the sexton’s month’s wages due at month start. Mrs. Crawford urges readers to contribute generously to keep Oak Grove, long the state’s best kept cemetery, from decline. donations can be left at Beckham National Bank.
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Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Oak Grove Cemetery
Crawford
Oak Grove
Beckham National Bank
Cosmopolitan Group seeks Graham area subscription rep
The Cosmopolitan Group requires a representative in Graham and surrounding territory to manage renewal subscriptions and expand circulation by effective methods. Salary and commission offered. Experience desirable but not essential. Full or spare time. Address with references Charles C. Schwer The Cosmopolitan Group 381 Fourth Ave New York City.
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Cosmopolitan Group
Graham
Charles C. Schwer
Fourth Ave
New York City
Advertising wisdom from a friend on salesmanship
A friend extols truthful advertising as a prestigious virtue. Bold typography attracts attention and drives effort. lukewarm arguments fail. Advertising is primarily about selling profit and good salesmanship, urging start and finish with conviction.
Newcastle Voting Box Boundary Changes Certed in 1912
The court orders changes to Newcastle Voting Box No 7 and True Voting Box No 13 boundaries in Young County Texas. Clerk D D Cusenbary certifies the orders from the August 1912 Commissioners Court term, detailing river and land line courses and begin and end points. The notice closes with a marketing aphorism about advertising.
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B. Cor. Jas
N. E. Cor
N. W
E. W. Fry
N. W. Cor
S. W. Cor
E. Cor
State of Texas
Young
D. D. Casenbary
Commissioners Court
D. D. Cusenbary
Young County
Texas
Leader Columns Offer Candid Heart to Heart Talk
The Leader presents intimate column pieces urging clear communication with readers. Writers share personal views on community ties, moral choices, and how to navigate challenges with honesty and faith.
Waxahachie Nursery canvass and loans notice
Waxahachie agents seek orders for nursery goods and canvass Young, Jack and Palo Piazzo counties. W D Spivey urges holding orders and C W Hinson promotes in house inspections and loan arrangements. Also an advertisement claims HERBINE liver tonic cleanses the system and improves vigor at 60 cents.
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Young
Jack
Palo Piazzo Counties
W. D. Spivey
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Rock Island
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Flint & Mays
Newcastle
S. E. Cor
Patrick Murphy
Mary
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Waxahachie Nursery
C. W. Hinson
Poe Oooooo
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At Worth
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Im 2
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Skt
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Slaughter Bail
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Graham, T
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Ind
J. H. Washbur
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