Old Settlers Reunion and Roanoke Series Headlines Krum News
Aug 16 report from Krum Texas covers visits by Mr. and Mrs. Barnett and daughter Bes sie, moves between Denton Dallas and Fort Worth, many locals visiting relatives in Denton Lewisville Ponder Ponder and other towns. The Old Settlers reunion is scheduled for Friday and Saturday and the Roanoke baseball team plays a Lewisville series.
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Kirum
Krum
W. Y. Barnett
Bessie
Hereford
Dalhart Sylv
Chism
Pilot Point
Telephone Company
Corbett Wilson
Dallas
Grubbs
Denton
Wilson House
Mabel McGee
Donaldson
Fort Worth
Emma Woodward
Oscar Chism
Homer Sprouse
Brent Wilkerson
Lewisville
B. F. Wilson
Misses Alpan
Tommie Powe
H.F. Galg
Herman Shiffiell
C. J. Chism
Reuben Rucker
Byron Smith
Mr. Vandiver
Decatur
Ross McCormick
Jim Knight
Ponder
Charlie Long
George Moore
Luther Atcheson
Slidell
M. T. Bate
Donald
Plainview
Ethel Cate
Ola Eubanks
J. I. Mitchell
el Reno
Jim Padgett
Hag
Tarockmorton
Crow
Austin
Mrs. King
Grandpa Cope
Corns
Justin
Bro
Inge
Mineola
Arnold
Henry Odell
C. E. Robinson
C. A. Cowan
Cordell, Ok
Alice Arnold
Dallag
Moody
Norton
John Thompson
Collin County
E. C
E. C. Buellwag In Denton. Mrs. ©. Haysten Is Visiting Relatives In McKinney
C. B. Stone
Unn Brand
A. W. Smith
John Segraves
E. C. Brand
H. O. Wheeler
Oklahoma
Roanoke
Old Settlers
W. B. Lewis
Ida Cowan
L. J. Brian
Ovalla
W. W. Prewitt
Keene
Josh Brigman
West Texas
E. Ballew
Coleman County
J. R. Horton
Murray Ee
Edwards
WANTED TO EXCHANGE COVA STORE ITEM FOR RANGE
Wanted exchange notice from Mrs. J. S. Crawford seeks a nearly new COVA store item in first class condition for a medium sized range. Address 171 West Oak.
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COVA
J. S. Crawford
West Oak
McCabe Physician Advertises Women’s Health and Rectal Care
Dr. W. E. McCabe, physician and surgeon, treats diseases peculiar to women, rectal diseases, and cancer. Call and see him at his office over Garrison's Drug Store on the West Side Squire, with both phones available.
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W. E. McCabe
Garrison's Drug Store
West Side Squire
Ring 25 Feed Delivered by Moreman and Luster-Red Ram
Moreman and Luster-Red ram Ring 25 for feed of all kinds delivered to call Kincaid yard for transfering trunks.
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Denton Transfer Co
Kincaid Yard
West Oak Street
Kincaid Wayord Yard
H. Land
Kincaid
Moreman & Luster
Redram
Prize Winning White Wyandottes For Sale In Texas
Breeders offer prize winning White Wyandottes for sale at 1.50 dollars per bird. Location given as Route 1 Rockoke Texas. Includes breeder R. L. McCoy. Contact details partially readable.
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R. LL McCcoy
Rouocke
Texas
L& Wtf
Society Happenings Honor Miss Ola Maye Horn
Mrs W W Batton entertained at her West Hickory home for cousin Miss Ola Maye Horn of Plano at 9 30 Thursday morning. Six young ladies played games on the veranda then enjoyed a three course luncheon and souvenirs. Attendees included Ola Maye Horn Elsie Doty Pearl McCormick Susan Cobb Josephine Gode Emma Robinson and a young man from Quanah. A Sept 7 wedding is planned with Miss Fritz from a prominent Denton family and Mr Moon formerly of Denton.
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W. W. Batton
West Hickory Street
Ola Maye Horn
Plano
Ola Maye Horn of
Elsie Doty
Pearl McCormick
Susan Cobb
Josephine Gode
Emma Robinson
Quanah
Miss Fritz
Mr. Moon
Christal Farm
J. H. Christal
Grace
Helen Schmitz
Hilda Schmitz
Jo Piner
Elva Hawkins
Branch Williams
Virginia Edwards
Margaret Bass
Helen Bass
Bruce Dickson
Ollie May Evers
Archie Nicholy
C. A. Williams
James L. Edwards
Milton Tabor
William Williams
Jack Pritchard
Joe Abbey
Dabney Lipscomb
Sewing Party Shews Prize Winners and Suspected Engagement
Miss Nancy Fritz hosted a Thursday morning sewing party with Misses Lula Taylor Bess Edwards Leona Edwards Lilie Schmitz Tillie Schmitz Shada Eliott Ida Evans Ross Poe and Mrs R J Wilson. After sewing they enjoyed puzzles and contests, with Ross Poe and Bess Edwards winning dainty prizes. Refreshments of cream and cake were served. One puzzle revealed a personal card from the hostess announcing engagement to Almonte L Moon.
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Nancy Fritz
Lula Taylor
Bess
Leona Edwards
Lilie
Tillie Schmitz
Shada Eliott
Ida Evans
Ross
Eva Poe
R. J. Wilson
Ner
Almonte L. Moon
Domestic Science Shower at Palmer's on Court House
Friday and Saturday events to support a mutual cause are planned on Palmer's site on the court house lawn.
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Palmer's Ang
Court House
Ten words a week in Daily and a week in Weekly prices
The notice lists a rate of 40 cents for ten words in the Daily edition and a weekly rate for the same word count. It outlines how the pricing applies to both daily and weekly publications.
Rev G C Spann Visits Sunny Dale Church
Rev G C Spann of Weatherford, former pastor at the C P church here, visits friends in Sunny Dale as Alton meetings draw to close with eight new church additions. Denton residents Mr and Mrs Griffin Littrell attend. Several visitors from Corinth and Dickens area noted along with recent heavy rains and showers.
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Sunny Dale
G. C. Spann
Weatherford
C. P
Griffin Littrell
Denton
Alton
Ada Munday
Scott
Wilton Watson
Corinth
CrewDaugh
S. E. Fry
Krum
Dee and
Cable Roach
Greenwood
Roanoke locals note travel and visits
Aug 16 Roanoke notes Mrs G M Foster and son depart for Amarillo for two months. Fort Worth visitors include Taylor George and A M Smith. Frank Cox family en route to Denison for a move from Abilene. Mrs C E Robinson hosts Sunday school class. Hinton Cade of Whitesboro visited last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs W B Hood of Aledo were here.
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Roanoke
G. M. Foster and Son
Amarillo
Taylor George
A. M. Smith
Fort Worth
Frank Cox
Denison
Abilene
C. E. Robinson
Hinton Cade
Whitesboro
W. B. Hood
Aledo
Big Ben Alarm Clock Stands Out Among Ordinary Clocks
A described alarm clock named Big Ben is portrayed as a superior timekeeper with a high class movement. It offers adjustable alarms, a loud steady ring, and reliable performance that compels users to wake up.
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Big Ben
Rainy Day Notes From Argyle and Nearby Towns
Showery rain fell in Argyle Monday afternoon but crops are not benefited. Cotton is opening. Visitors included George Newton of Pilot Point and Wilson Hudson from Denton. A protracted M E meeting closed. Rev Whiteside of Denton assisted. Numerous locals and visitors noted from Bartonville, Roanoke, Pet Rolla, and Houston.
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Argyle
George Newton
Pilot Point
Wilson Hudson
Denton
M. E. Churea
W. T. Whiteside
Silliman
Chas, Simmons
T. L. Loard
Landon McNeill
Bartonville
Peyton Wingo Hag
W. J. McMakin
W. E. Durbin
Walter Billingsley
Anson
Wise county teachers institute program announced
The Wise county teachers institute list includes local men who will present at the meeting. E Whitehead, former High school and Normal student and now Decatur High school principal, will speak on English Literature in schools and teaching methods. Dr. W H Bruce will speak without a stated topic. County Superintendent Beaty will discuss the efficiency of the public school system. Denton county program to be announced soon.
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Teachers’ Institute
Wise County
E. Whitehead
Decatur High School
W. H. Bruce
Beaty
Denton County Teachers’ Institute
Heat Bakes City With 98 Degree Noon Reading
Thursday brought oppressive heat despite heavy clouds that suggested rain. The thermometer climbed to 98 degrees before noon as residents endured a stifling afternoon with high humidity and heat warnings.
Arnica salve advertised as instant healer for burns and sores
The ad claims Backlen's Arnica salve instantly relieves burns cuts scalds and other injuries and treats sores ulcers boils felons eczema eruptions chapped hands sprains and corns. Priced at 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
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J F. Raley & Co
Mules for Sale at Red Barn This Saturday
Twenty head of good 3year-old mules offered for sale on Saturday August 20 at Red Barn. D W Christian.
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J. M. Owens, Jr
We Owens Farm
Red Barn
D. W. Christian
Band of Mercy Badge Conflicted Boy Teases Kitten
Off Duty anecdote about six year old Winfred tying boot laces on a kitten while his Aunt admonishes him for teasing. He explains his Band of Mercy badge is on his other coat, implying dual loyalties between kindness and mischief.
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Winfred
Band of Mercy
Either Way Siliius I Can't Decide Which One to Marry
Cynicus jokes that choosing either of two brides leads to a mistaken match in a Philadelphia Record dialogue. The line explores comic mischief in courtship and marriage ideas.
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Siliius
Cynicus
Philadelphia
The Foolish Maiden
Crawford and Crabshaw discuss a daughter who loves poetry, revealing a humorous exchange in court. The judge records the quip about literary suitors in a light domestic scene.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Market day declines hit wheat and cotton futures
Denton Tex August 18 grain and cereals fell in Chicago trading while wheat led losses. Corn oats and other grains slipped with limited gains in ribs. Weather and shipments kept a bear tone. rain in Iowa Nebraska Kansas offered mixed harvest signals. Oakland and Dallas price quotes listed for oats flour meal bacon lard and related commodities.
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Denton
Tex
Chicago
Wich
Canadian Northwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Today's Cotton Quotations from Denton and New York
Cotton prices mixed across markets with Liverpool and New York showing minor changes. Quotations list open and close figures for August and October contracts, with spot values and recent sales totals.
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Denton
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
Corn Prices And Buyer Caution In Local Market
Old corn brings 50 to 65 cents a bushel with a few loads of new corn selling 55 to 60 cents. Wagonyard men and other buyers are shy about new corn, offering little or nothing. They say the new crop is too green to shell and almost too green for livestock, with some buyers deeming it premature to sell now.
Grain and feed price list for cattlemen and farmers
The notice lists wholesale and retail prices for wheat corn and various feeds. It covers cotton seed meal and hulls prices per ton or car, corn chops and bran per 100 pounds, chicken feed per 100 pounds, prairie hay and Johnson grass hay per ton, and baled oats and baled straw per ton, with small regional price ranges.
Butter and Eggs Prices Circulated in Trade Ledger
Butter price ranges 15 to 30 cents wholesale cash or trade delivered to residences or hotels at 20 to 25 cents Creamery 26 to 36 cents. Eggs wholesale 10 cents cash 12 1/2 cents trade Retail per dozen 15 cents Scarce. Peaches wholesale per bushel at 1 dollar retail per gallon 20 cents.
Poultry Prices Listing
Market notes list hens at 7c per lb fryers 8 to 10c per lb and old roosters 10 to 15c. Guineas priced at 1.50 per dozen and ducks at 3 dollars per dozen.
Livestock Prices For Cattle And Sheep
Market notes show light lambs at 6 to 7 cents per pound and heavies around 7 cents. Cows bring 2 3 4 to 3 1 2 cents per pound in the latest quotation.
Byron Statue For Westminster Abbey Refused By Dean
Admirers funded a Byron monument for Westminster Abbey but Dean Dr. Ireland refused permission. Thorwaldsen undertook the work, finished around 1833, and the statue waited in the London customs house for over a decade before being moved to Trinity College Cambridge. The life sized bronze shows Byron seated on a ruin with a style, book, skull, and owl. Thorwaldsen was born 1770 and died 1844.
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Lord Byron
Westminster Abbey
Chantréy
Thorwaldsop
Customs House
London
Westminster
Ireland
Childe Hare
Benian Owl
Thorwaldsen Ws
Classified Ad Rates Mentioned for Readers
The note states a 4 cent per word rate for classified ads and 10 word minimum costing 40 cents. It references daily and weekly editions and mentions audience readers.
Hidden Ad Teases a Desired Article at a Great Price
A concealed ad in this issue hints at a sought after article with an enticing price. The listing promises the item and urges readers to investigate the ad for details.
Cotton yield forecast for Denton county by Witherspoon
C F Witherspoon estimates Denton county can harvest about 30 000 bales of cotton this year based on current conditions and favorable weather through September. He notes a possible 25 percent yield increase despite slightly reduced acreage from wheat, and compares to past record crops of 1893 1894 and 1900.
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Denton
C. F. Witherspoon
Mr. Witherspoon
Preacher Bates Fills In At Camp Meeting
Rev. Joe E. Bates of Greenville preached at the Wednesday services and again Thursday morning while Rev. Weigle remains ill. Bates was en route to Oklahoma and stopped off here. Willsey said Weigle hoped to conduct tonight’s services as recovery continues. Attendance and interest are growing with each service.
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Weigle
Joe E. Bates
Greenville
Bates
Oklahoma
Willsey
Baseball games at Lewisville and Krum end in ties
Lewisville and Roanoke tied 1 to 1 in the third game on Lewisville’s diamond with Roark and Sigler behind the Lew isville mound and Thorton and Cocks for Roanoke. The two teams meet again at the Roanoke picnic. Krum won the third game over Sanger 8 to 4, with Erve Johnson Wright and Sanger Rector Nickleson pitching in the different matchups. The two teams played again Thursday at Krum.
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Lewisville
Roanoke
Roark
Sigler
Thorton
Krum
Sanger
Wesday
Erve
Johnson
Wright
Rector
Nickleson
Rum
Ideal Restaurant Sells Unique 14.02 Loaf Bread
Local listing promotes Ideal Restaurant offering a singular 14.02 loaf of bread. The unusual product is highlighted as a standout offering.
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Ideal Restaurant
Classified Column Promotes Local Selling Reach Buyers
If you have something to sell the classified column is the place to reach the buyers. Postings highlight items available for purchase and contact details for local transactions.
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R. B. Anderson
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McCullar Lumber Company
Watkins
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H. M. Walden
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W. E. Botts
Southwestern Veterinary College
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Ring
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West Hickory
Ew Phon
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Normal College
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J. Gober
Denton County
G. Y. Clark& CO
Iowa Park
Wichha Co
W. B. Bizzell
College of Industrial Arts
Uv. W. Skiles
Wm. W. Wright
Old Phone
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McGinnis & Sims
Ada Kincaid
West Highland Treet
Arkansaw Mill
Hester
Lester & Brownlow
New Shone
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J. W Fpralin
Southside Equare
C. M. Curtis
Jeweler
Wise County Teachers’ Institute
Duggan Abstract Company
J. P. Duggan
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