Democratic primary nominees listed for 1916 elections
A list of Democratic candidates nominated for regional and county offices on July 22 1916 includes N T Stubbs for 38th Judicial District judge Thomas J Martin for the 89th district representative a A Moore for County Judge S B Hargon for district and county clerk W J Everett for Sheriff and Tax Collector Zack Stewart for Tax Assessor Kellus Carter for County Treasurer J W Thompson for Commissioner Precinct 1 T B Forehand for Precinct 2 H M Smith for Precinct 3 and J C Winkler for Precinct 4 Also page notes various travel and church directory entries and a local jokes item.
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N. T. Stubbs
Thomas J. Martin
Aa. Ek. Moore
S. B. Hargon
W. J. Everett
Zack Stewart
Kellus Carter
J. W. Thompson
H. M. Smith
J. C. Winkler
Star House Bus Schedule and an Addressed Moral Quote
Schedule data for Cherokee Llano Click Lone Grove Mason Pontotoc routes with departure and arrival times many obscured by OCR errors. Includes a quoted Rev Bouck White admonition on idleness and social shame.
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Star House
Llano
Cherokee
Click
Lone Grove
Mason
Llang
Magon
Pontotog
Pontotoc
The Aim of Life and Breadth of Heart
The essay argues happiness rests not in wealth or freedom but in breadth of heart. It claims justice love and sacrifice arise from inward generosity. Without altruism human life would resemble efficient animals lacking conscious selfless motive.
English Volunteers Booed for Not Serving in War
Senator Beveridge cited Washington remarks about England in which women give white feathers to men out of uniform. He compares the English voluntary system to a Bolivian general recruiting, noting frustration and a comical telegram asking to be returned with 150 volunteers and handcuffs.
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Senator Beveridge
Washington
England
War Office
Washington Star
Banquet Reflections Highlight Aims And Anecdotes
A dated fragment recalls a banquet with remarks about a mighty drink and a speaker’s start. The tone hints at intoxication and lively interjections from Dix-Inlentid and Dixchange as the event unfolds in a historical setting.
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Bilx
Atlas Tribute Sparks Funny Riff on Burden of Districts
A judge quotes Hon. Beau Lowder praising the late Atlas with a wink about bearing the world on his shoulder. The remark likens Atlas to the heavy load of a congressional district and reflects playful political wit.
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Atlas
Beau Lowder
Wiite
Judge
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure and Wall's Catarrh Cure cure catarrh, offering 100 reward for any case remaining untaken. Mentions internal use and constitutional treatment, with testimonials and a plug for Hall's Family Pills.
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Wall
Maire
Toledo
Sildreaz Ja
Hall
Sud
Fall Gardening Guidance for the Southern Home Garden
The Department offers fall planting advice for southern gardeners including beets turnips kale spinach and collards. It recommends August to September sowing for resets and turnips with thinning and shallow cultivation, plus later crops like kale spinach and parsnips for winter use.
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Washington, D C
Rio
Meadne Beth
Milan
Aberdeen
Norfolk
Mammy Washington in Court Awakens Judge with Slang
A courtroom scene shows Mammy Washington flustered on poleeceman ground as she answers haltingly. The judge reassures her with a joking line about being just a judge and she replying that it is her, but the other person in the "specs" is croaky.
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Mammy
Mammy Washington
Cace
Generating Animation in a Simple Steam Demo
A professor demonstrates steam generation with a tin can asking a class which is animate. A student answers in unison that the can is inanimate, then the professor hints at high speed power by tying it to a dup’s tail, illustrating the joke from the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Rutherford
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Fragmented Public Dinner Report Riddled by Sickness
A lighthearted note mocks a public dinner event with several speakers sidelined by tonsillitis. The line suggests attendees judged the dinner a success despite the illness affecting the program.
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Apeech
Natural Affinities Exchange Quip Sparks Satire
A Northerner quotes Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas on a joke about affinity between a colored man and a chicken. Sheppard counters with a quip about lineage from Ham and eggs. The exchange reflects humorous racial stereotype politics of the era.
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Morris Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
West Indies Purchase Question and Monroe Doctrine Policy
A reader asks if buying the Danish West Indies would allow placing West Indian hurricanes under the Monroe Doctrine. The note contemplates U S authority in Caribbean affairs and potential implications for regional control.
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Danish West Indies
Capitalist’s Daughter Prompted Runabout Gift Idea
Percy Noodles recalls writing the capitalist's daughter work and she replies with a playful question about a runabout gift. She questions whether the gift should be blonde, brunette, or Ford, signaling light humor in their exchange.
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Percy Noodles
Ford
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Prince Albert
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winstons Salem
MCUSA
P. A
Jimmy
Prince Albert Tobacco
P.A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
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Albert
Arangaas Pass
Cornus Christi
Galveston
Palacios
Port O'Connor
Port Arthur
Rockport
Seabrook
Sylvan Beach
Marlin
Gale
Alpine
Amarillo
Aringos Pass
Boerne
Brownaville
College Port
Comfort
Corpus Christi
Ingleside
Kingsland
Berrville
Marble Falls
West
Philadelphia
el Paso
Methodist Church
J. F Lawlis
Wilburn Oatman
Christian Church
J. M. Streator
J. H. Atchison
Baptist Church
J. N. Marshall
P. L. Barker
Presbyterian Church
J. S. Eddins
Lee Hazelwood
Episcopal Church
A. B. Perry
F. A. Newsom
German Lutheran Church
Bervices
J.L. Dallman
Gen. W. Schuessler
Catholic Church
Savices
Father Gagnon
Rev
Bouck White
Vexaco Motor
Hudson
Texare
Texaco
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Texas Company
Houston, Texas
Llano Troy
Martin
Alun
Powanraw
Calumet
Bonn
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