Bankrupt Spring Clothing Sale At Bennett & Co Decatur Texas
Heavy stock fresh spring clothing offered at prices slashed below normal market. No assignee or retiring sale. the entire stock of Cassimere clothing and men's straw hats discounted. Linen Torchon lace 1 to 4 inches wide 5 cents per yard. Men’s white plaited bosom shirts extra long front reduced from $2.00 to $1.50. Limited time only. shop early. Bennett & Co., Decatur, Texas.
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Bennett & CO
Decatur
Texas
Locals notes from a 1890 Texas community page
A spelling school at Martin's Branch school house. A child of William Bowers buried at Trimble cemetery. John Simmons of Decatur dies leaving wife and four children. A new summer yard and a distillery proposed with large capacity. Dave Hall referenced regarding Oklahoma. May first designated by physicians as a day for Dr. Dromgoole's English Female Bitters promotion. Address changes urged for newspapers moving from Decatur to Paradise. Kenny & Jones in Decatur offer furniture and coffins. Local humor and dialogues about shoes and prices. News from Kai East Mound April 15 1890 notes rainfall and farm prosperity. Alliance gun a grand success. Local hopes for farmer cooperation and elections. Signed Bill Cat.
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East Mound
N. P. Collier
Georgia
Kentucky
Alliance
Cure-all patent remedy offered by Brownstron Kitter s
An advertisement touts Brownstron Kitters as a general remedy for ailment and loss of vitality, claiming it restores appetite and cures weakness. Sold by medicine dealers everywhere.
Local Notes and Obits in Small Texas Town
Charlie Hohl sold his city property while Wim Gill heads to Dallas to establish residence. Christian church ladies netted about 25 from a Monday supper at the Sates Ionse. James Muse, son of Harry Muse, a blacksmith at Gentry and Walker’s mill seven miles south, died last Sunday after a slow fever and was buried at Pleasant Grove cemetery on Monday. H D Donald gifted an acre near the cemetery for a sexton’s house. Hobson built it as carpenters work. Mrs E L Baker of Lakeport California, mother of Mrs J W Patterson, arrived town. Dr Carpenter reportedly sold out at Lakeport and may return to Texas.
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R. Charlie Hohl
Wim. Gill
Dallas
Ladies of the Christian Church
James Muse
Harry Muse
Gentry & Walker's Mill
Pleasant Grove
H. D. Donald
Hobson
E. L. Baker
Lakeport
Cal
J. W. Patterson
Ge Baker
Carpenter
Texas
Positive remedy for consumption offered by T A Slocum
Advertiser T A Slocum of 181 Pearl Street New York claims a positive cure for consumption and promises to send two bottles of his remedy brex to readers who supply their express and post office addresses for delivery.
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T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
New York
Elk Horn Bargain House in Decatur Texas
Local store ad promotes bargains at Elk Horn Bargain House near the Southwest Corner Square in Decatur Texas. Counters offer 5 10 25 and 50 cent items with a changing stock of queensware glassware tinware trunks and valises plus a new special bargain counter and a large Elk Horn display. The ad highlights continual stock updates and enticing bargains across multiple departments.
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Big Elk Horn
S. W. Cor. Square
Decatur
Texas
Baptist Workers Institute Meeting in Wise County
The Baptist Workers Institute in Wise county opens its next gathering on a Friday before the fifth Sunday in June at Union Hill church, five miles north of Alvord. The program includes talks on Christ's suffering, exegesis on 1 Corinthians 13 8 12, women's church work, duties of pastor to church, and duties of church to pastor with multiple speakers.
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Baptist Workers’ Institute
Wise County
Union Hill
Alvord
S. H. Slaughter
J. H. Hill
Wm. Thompson
J. Ferguson
J. F. Young
Coy Cajun Quarrel Echoes Across Dockside
A fragmented dialogue erupts in a rough street exchange led by a boisterous Cajun character. The terse dispute centers on mockery and a warning to stop teasing as tensions rise along the waterfront. A character named Callup is audible amid the clamorous scene.
Paragraphs of Small-Town Life in Paradise
A textured vignette portrays Paradise town life with a shrinking Paradise school a departing Cave Hall and youths smoking at ten. Farmers cluster around town with goods boxes merchants feud publicly young men mingle at church services store fronts weathered by time and Sundays shadowed by greed and hypocrisy.
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Paradise
W.N. Green
Lynch
Reading and sponging lead to a dry future
A pithy critique suggests the man who endlessly reads the paper and sponges off others will miss a prosperous, contented life described as a land of abundance.
Marriage Promise Unites Rival Sides Across Nation
Miss Winkie Davis daughter of the late Jefferson vis is announced to wed Alfred Wilkerson of Syracuse New Jersey a grandson of Sam J May the noted Abolitionist. The announcement signals a symbolic union amid postwar reconciliation efforts across factions.
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Winkie Davis
Jefferson Vis
Alfred Wilkerson
Syracuse, N. J
Sam J. May
Brown's Iron Bitters for Dyspepsia Channelled by Physicians
Advertises Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia with physician endorsement. Claims availability from all dealers at $1.00 per bottle. Notes a genuine version features a trademark and crossed red lines on the wrapper.
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Genuine
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R. R
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Ft. Worth
R. L. Miller
Gose Bros
Tex
D. Shean
Square
Kidler
the Police Gazette
United States
Richard K. Fox
Franklin Square
New York City
Welborn & Company
General Dealers
Cottondale, Texas
Kansas City
Martin’s Branch School
Wm. Bowers
Trimble
John Simmons
Dave Hall
Dave
Oklahoma
Kenny & Jones
Bill
ELK Horn Bargain House
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