Beaumont oil and fuel reports in 1961 issue
The Smithville oil mill will test Beaumont oil for fuel and the Gonzales Brick and Tile company will burn brick with Beaumont oil. A Stribbling well at Beaumont reaches 1280 feet and is not a gusher but oil to be pumped. A Porto Rico report notes mass famine seeking aid for 6000 names handed to President McKinley. An August special legislative session is planned.
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The
Gonzales Brick and Tile Company
Beaumont Oil
Porto Rico
McKinley
Beaumont
Alvin eyes signal oil in experimental well prospects
Excitement grows in Alvin as strong indications emerge from the experimental well being sunk there. Locals believe oil in paying quantities will be found, with little doubt of a productive outcome.
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Alvin
Houston Prepares for Presidential Party Visit in May
Houston plans to entertain a Presidential party during a western trip in May. The city aims to showcase hospitality and proper conduct. The note suggests adding small factories in Moulton to improve the town and mentions statewide oil experimentation in Beaumont as a potential fuel source revolutionizing manufacturing.
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Houston
Bridge over Colorado river at Columbus near completion
Report states the railroad bridge across the Colorado river at Columbus is nearing completion after a year with washes destroying the prior structure. A major army scandal is alleged in the Philippines with supplies found in unauthorized hands and arrests made.
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Colorado River
Columbus
Philippines
Mills to Rise in Texas as Year Ends
The article notes many cotton mills will operate in Texas by year end. It mentions Moulton cannot finance a full-scale cotton mill this year but can build a smaller factory in months to begin production and then pursue a larger mill later.
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Texas
Moulton
A Cigarette’s Quiet Calculus on a Man’s Troubles
A cigarette allegedly quips that it worsens a man’s nervousness and fatigue, lowers his energy and mental power, and saps his motivation by taking interest in work and discounting chances of success. This wry line appears as a satirical aside in a humorous excerpt.
Moulton urged to invite oil prospectors after gas find
Towns statewide seek to attract oil exploration. Moulton may benefit if oil prospectors visit to investigate the area after natural gas was discovered a few miles away, with locals believing oil could be found. Stakes and potential riches hang on efforts to attract interest.
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Moulton
Free Boschee's German Syrup Sample Distribution
Adults with cold related throat chest or lung troubles may visit A F Kotzebue's drug store to receive a free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup. One bottle per person and no minors without parental consent. Voiced as a world wide promotion with physician endorsement claims and a 75 cent retail value.
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A. F. Kotzebue
Boschee
Fragmented families and the ache of lost connections
A reflective note on how families drift apart, with missing letters and delayed apologies. It laments the inability to repair ties after death of mother and sister, noting the vast world separating loved ones and the duty of life eroding recollection.
Bromo line hailed by physicians and farm tips cited
The notice promotes Bromo as an effective cold cure with a money back guarantee and lists a 25 cent price. It also reports a letter from A F Kotzebue and W H Hensley of Cleburne suggesting cockle burr solution to kill boll weevils and burrs, plus pests like chicken mites.
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A. F. Kotzebue
W.H. Hensley
Cleburne
Bellville Times
Moore's Pilates Claim Malaria Cure from 19th Century Ad
An advertisement touts Moore's Pilates as a guaranteed cure for malaria and assorted fevers with claims of curing rheumatism and fatigue from malaria poisoning. It promises no quinine or arsenic, claims tasteless formula, and lists price 50c per box with Dr. C. C. Moore at 310 North Main Street St. Louis and Kotzebue's Drug Store as sellers.
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Moore’s Pilates
C. C. Moore
North Main Street
St. Cuits
Kotzebue’s
Moulton urged to build factory to spur growth
Citizens are urged to establish a manufacturing enterprise in Moulton at a small cost. Any of an ice, broom, cigar, or soap factory could be erected and would greatly aid the town, paving the way for larger prizes in the future as the community fights to avoid becoming a dead town.
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Moulton
Halletsville
Peter Raska
Jolly Roamers
Price's
Austin
Hawkins House
District Court
C. F. Lehman
W. J. Beasley
Yoakum
C. L. Williams
Shiner
Hallerysville
Hobson
Hog swapping business policy criticized in Farm and Ranch
We ship hogs to Kansas City and Chicago to be butchered salted and smoked and sent back to us. We buy them paying a profit on handling and freight both ways with all charges. The principal does not depend on buying back the same hog. We swap hogs for pork and bacon giving two pounds for one and paying all expenses. For farmers this is bad business policy.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Mill Be Ready to Run by November Says Randle
J P Randle president of the Cotton Mill Company expects the mill to be running by November or December. He notes many applications for mill operator jobs from South Carolina and Georgia and Texans seeking to relocate.
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J. P. Randle
Te Cotton Mill Company
South Carolina
Georgia
Gonzales Inquirer
Farm for sale near Peach Creek with 118 acres
Property includes 118 acres on O Bar creek one mile east of Peach Creek bridge and 30 acres of choice bottom land in cultivation. Has a dwelling and rent house, well improved, priced at 20 per acre with half cash and remainder on time at 16 percent. Also for sale: 20 acre go tract of George W Gray adjoining above property with 10 cultivated, bottom land and timber, fenced. Contact W E Deal Moulton Texas.
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O’bar Creek
Peach Creek Bridge
W. E. Deal
Moulton
Texas
George W. Gray
Free silver baby spoons offered in Moulton Texas
The Eastern Manufacturing Co of Chicago will give every baby under one year in the county a solid silver engraved spoon at no cost. No purchase required. Local agent Lucas Behnmet’s displays the Eastern line in Moulton Texas.
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Eastern Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Hazing yarns evoke old school reading ordeal
Colonel Dick recalls a school hazing experience his peers forced him to read a misfired old First Reader poem. He describes daily repetitions and the stress of memorizing lines from end to end to endure initiation.
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Sheridan
Sherider
Hobson
Ohio
Washington
Roosevelt in Washington as Vice President Elect
The future vice president will reside in a modest rented Washington house as he plans to boost income through literary work. His New York inheritance yields 8000 to 10000 dollars annually, supporting a frugal lifestyle despite a projected 16000 to 18000 dollars total income.
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Roosevel
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Koeh Witnesses Corner Stone Laying at Cotton Mill
M J Koeh returned Thursday from Gonzales where he attended the laying of the corner stone of the cotton mill.
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M.J. Koeh
Gonzales
New Fruit Hybrid Shown In London Combines Raspberry and Blackberry
A new fruit variety exhibited in London is a hybrid plant between the raspberry and the common blackberry. The fruit blends dewberry and raspberry flavors and matures as the raspberries fall.
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London
Servant Leaves Savings to Brooklyn Employer
Caroline L. Jones, a long time servant in a wealthy Brooklyn family, died last week leaving 4500 dollars she earned in small investments to her elderly employer Captain William B. Hilton. Relatives who had disagreements with her during life now contest the inheritance.
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Caroline L. Jones
Brooklyn
William B. Hilton
Rosebery's Rail Stop Standoff At Country Station
Lord Rosebery once arranged a meeting at a country rail station with a friend traveling the same direction. The train arrived while the friend was still over half a mile away. He begged the station master to hold the train, then sat on the tracks to delay the engine until the friend reached the platform.
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Rossiery Heta the Traiin
Lord Rosebery
Wemes Mentioned for Speakership in Colorado House
The sole female member of Colorado's lower house is being discussed as a candidate for speaker. Supporters push for reform era leadership while opponents seek stability and experience.
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Wemes
Speaken
Consul Hughes Warns on Meat Abstention’s Effects
Coburg Germany reports Consul Hughes notes that some physiologists claim lifelong meat abstention weakens races. He contrasts vegetarians who condemn animal food with researchers who argue prolonged abstinence affects vigor and intellect across generations.
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Hughes
Coburg
Germany
Destig Christmas Eating and a Tea Drinker in Theater Life
The piece estimates US Christmas turkey and cranberry spending with mince pies pushing the total near five million dollars. A Philadelphia stage manager claims a co-worker has not drunk water in 27 years and survives on strong tea carried in a portable gas heater between acts.
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Philadelphia
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