Menard Fire Impacts West Texas Telephone Network
A Menard fire last Tuesday damaged over a hundred feet of cable for the West Texas Telephone Company and destroyed five or six telephones, leaving sixty to seventy phones out of service in town and rural areas. Officials estimate restoration logs at about four hundred dollars once repairs are complete, with offices in a bank building adjacent to the fire scene protected by a fireproof wall.
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Menard
West Texas Telephone Company
Telephones Company
Aceve General
Telephone Company
Brownwood Bulletin
Ling
Mustard Prices Up as Fuel Shortage Cools Spirits
In Australia the grocer notes rising mustard costs linked to fuel scarcity. Consumers face higher prices as shortages push up expenses while households adjust to tighter budgets and warmer homes.
Little Ethel Misconception Sparks Jewish Faith Question
A schoolgirl runs home to ask her mother if Jesus was a Jew, after declaring she thought God was Presbyterian. The mother calmly confirms Jesus’ Jewish heritage, noting the girl’s prior assumption and curiosity.
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Ethel
God
Jesus
Harper’s
Fragmented Verse Exchange From Windsor Magazine
An excerpt shows a quirky dialogue about a minister and truth from Windsor Magazine. The characters discuss depth in truth and staying power in a humorous, satirical style. The passage resembles a playful literary aside within a larger essay or poem.
Dodson's Liver Tone Replaces Calomel in Town Sales
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. A prominent pharmacist cites safety and better results as the key reasons for the shift in consumer preference.
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Dodson
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Easy Liver Relief
Dodson's Liver Tone is touted as a guaranteed, vegetable remedy sold by druggists. A large bottle costs a few cents and offers a pleasant taste for both children and adults, with claims of relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without causing next day discomfort.
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Dodson
Income Tax Returns Due March Fifteenth
Taxpayers with net income of 1000 or more single or 2000 or more married must file. The 1919 income tax, imposed by Congress, is being collected. Returns are due by March 15 and must reflect all income including dependents.
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Act of Congress
Tevng
Alexander &. Walker
Austin
Tex
Camel cigarettes promise smooth flavor and lasting satisfaction
An advertisement touts Camels as uniquely flavoured with a mild body blend of Turkish and domestic tobaccos. It claims superior taste, no lingering aftertaste or odor, and invites readers to compare puff-for-puff with any cigarette, emphasizing quality over coupons. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is cited.
Alaska Gold Fever Prices Compared With 1898 Dawson Costs
A column notes Dawson in 1898 saw sugar at seventy five dollars per sack flour at one dollar per pound and other items at similar high rates. It recounts how a man read wartime news aloud and charged one dollar for admission drawing around five hundred men.
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Alaska
Dawson
A Hard Worker in a Free Seeds Debate
A reader remarks on congressman support and crop reports with praise for free seeds. The quote references boll weevil and skeeter pamphlets, noting the official’s status as a statesman in name only. The source is the Age Herald.
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Mr. Cobbles
Skeeter
Age Herald
Ioiingham
Income Tax in Nutshell for Single Filers
Summary of 4 percent tax on income up to 4000 after exemption plus 8 percent on excess, plus a surtax rising to 65 percent on net incomes over 5000. Includes who must file, where, and how to compute, with Form 1040 and Form 200 guidance.
Boy and mother curb Halloween pumpkin lesson
A Columbus boy riding with his mother spots pumpkins in a field. The mother explains the pumpkins on the vine belong to the field owner and will be gathered later. The boy then finds a pumpkin by the roadside and decides to take it, saying that it is tied.
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Columbus
Tus Road
Tr ‘Snr
Indianapolis News
A Hope in Politics and Domestic Advising
A fragment from a dialogue shows Mrs Tarkins praising women in politics for direct reasoning and home happiness. A muttered voice behind the newspaper comments on the remark, followed by a remark about addressing a servant problem and a vague note about leaving a van.
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Charles
Prickly Ash Bitters Promises Cure For Bowel Ailments
An 19th century advertisement touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy to unclog bowels purge impurities and restore strength. It features Ransom & McInnis as the seller with a price of 1.25 per bottle.
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Ransom & McInnis
Sixty-Year-Old Office Boy Finds Best Pay Anyway
A Birmingham Age Herald item recalls a gray-haired office boy who says he is sixty and earns the best pay of his life. The snippet pairs humor with a portrait of steadiness amid judgmental comments, highlighting work satisfaction over age.
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Cracky
Birmingham Age Herald
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Says Mrs Fraser
Mrs. Win. Fraser of Main St Liano reports severe rheumatic trouble worsened by weather. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving pain and rheumatic symptoms. Four years later she confirms the testimonial and continues to recommend the remedy.
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Dean
Win. Fraser
EL Main St
Liano
Doan
Bec
Foster-Milburn Co
Buttalo
Confirmation request sparks quip about accuracy
A famous American president chats with a Yankee journalist whose paper is not spared for accuracy. The president quips that some items in the paper are in need of confirmation, delivered with a smile, while a bishop is referenced in a moment of bemused irony.
Justice of the Peace Demands Order in Court
A Justice of the Peace sternly demands order in the courtroom declaring there is noise and confusion. He notes he has already disposed of three cases without hearing any evidence and insists on calm proceedings.
Fragmentary Verse Exchange Reveals Domestic Banter
A brief, fragmented dialogue shows a young wife describing a budding poem while her husband jokes about becoming a waste basket. The exchange hints at domestic humor and playful power dynamics within a marriage.
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Hubby
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