Letter From Hardacrabble to Spindeltop Notables in Jest
The missives recount pleasant visitors in Spindletop on the 13th, with jokes about J. P. Davia and Miss Willie. It notes Warner Loomis Sr leaving Texas for Missouri, Shackelford family ties, and a playful nod to Joseph Parker as a democratic hopeful.
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Hardacrabble
Loomis
Spindeltop
Tex
M. Davie
J. P Davia
Indies
Alhambria
Joe
Texas
Missouri
W. T. Shackelford
Spindletop
Arthur
Epry
W. T
Kellyville
Bro. Shack
Grandpa
Shackelford No. 3
Tony
Joseph Parker
White House
Sons of Famous Men Go Insane in Jersey and at Bellevue
Two prominent sons have fallen into mental illness. A son of General Grant Siegel in a New Jersey suburb attempted to stab a woman with a butcher knife and is confined in an asylum. Edward M Field, son of Cyrus W Field the scientist behind the Atlantic cable, is in Bellevue hospital psychopathic ward awaiting alienist evaluation.
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Jersey
Granz Siegel
Atlantic Cable
Bellevue Hospital
Mr. Field
Practical master of house rules spurs poulterer swap
Merbert Spencer, supervising his household affairs, instructs his housekeeper to switch his custome to a different poulterer whose shop faces the delinquent’s. He tells Miss Smith to be sure the first poulterer sees you giving orders to the second, illustrating his practical humor.
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Merbert Spencer
Spencer
Can't Lose Willie Births in Kentucky Town
A Kentucky town greets a trio of newborns named Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt and Willie Bryan The birth highlights a family choosing presidential era names for two sons and one daughter reflecting historic influences.
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Kentucky
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Willie Bryan
Girl Is Mistreated Found Two Miles From Home
Indianapolis July 24 Ince Record disappeared from her West Newton home Monday and was found Tuesday night two miles away along the roadside. A frightened letter described two men in a buggy and a threat to stay with others. Investigators and posses search the surrounding countryside for the assailant amid fears of further violence.
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Indianapolis
Ince
West Newton
Mikes
Tam
Papa
Some Chicken and Eggs Facts
A historical note on the egg and chicken industry highlights output value, production, and regional variations. It cites 250 million chickens valued at 15 million, 85 million working hens yielding 137 million in markets plus 144 million in eggs, and 1.25 billion dozen eggs laid annually. Ohio leads in egg value with Alaska at 176 chickens. egg prices average about 11 cents per dozen overall, Texas around 7 cents.
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United States
Ohio
Alaska
Texas
Philadelphia
Revenge in Vanity man tears down old school building
Uriah Utter, longtime Vanity resident, bought the old school facility he blamed for past thrashings. He employs men to tear it down as vengeance for punishments received sixty years ago, holding a lifelong grudge against the former teacher and the building itself.
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Uriah Utter
Vanity
N. Y
Mr. Witter
Parisians promised new looping motor car feat
A French engineer vows to run a motor car down a slope into a chasm launch onto a springboard and perform a full somersault to land on the track’s continuation. In a separate note the London Medical Press argues there is no reason to fear feeding on rats and mice. Their flesh is delicate and savory.
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London Medical Press
Walnut growth in Southern California yields and market notes
The article notes profitable English walnut cultivation in southern California with about 1500 pounds per acre or 75 pounds per tree as a typical yield. It also mentions train excursion tickets to St. Louis for the World's Fair on July 28 and return July 30, a South Carolina dispensary law proposal in Texas, and a quarantine on Texas oats affecting shipments. Additional market chatter from G. W. Lathrop's Market promises meat, sausage, and other goods with courteous service.
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California
St. Louis
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Dallas
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Bradford
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Glopton Smith
Chichester
Pets
Chichester Chemical Co
Square Phila
Elk
As I
Oppo Patent Office
Washington D. Cc
Willie
Drels
Indiana
Bill Heads
KATY
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Katy Flyer
Ajay
South Carolina
Bell County
G. W. Lathrop
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