Floods Strain Texas Relief as Hundreds Drown
Amid Brazos flood swelled towns report 79 dead and 103 missing with 10 000 marooned across three counties. Gov seeks aid while trains and boats deploy for rescues near Sunnyside Brookshire and Wharton as smallpox fears rise and Cold weather worsens hunger.
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Sunnyside
Brookshire
Waller County
Texas
Merkle
L. L. Burns
Western Union
Calvert
Caldwell
Waco
A. N. Beirman
J. W. Ray
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J. W. Baker
Pedro Hernandez
Marlin
Anderson Stewart
Joe Cooper
Fred Cooper
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Hearne
Enoch Alexander
Giles Junction
Lockhart
Mammy Bright
Haywood Cooper
Elia Biggs
Belton
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Wilson Maxwell
W. N. Matter
Elliott
Camacho
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Andrew Buchanan
CG. D. Bomon
Eloise
Austin
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Wharton
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Wellbors
Navasota
John Parnegroet
Koppe
Tex
Humble
Markham
Santa Fe
Thompson Switch
Convicts Relocated Between State Camps in Brazos Bottoms
Houston reports six thousand convicts moved from seven state farms in the Brazos bottoms to prairie camps with all movable property carried along. No lives lost among the convicts. stock losses believed small. Imperial camp left with only the camp physician and his wife remaining.
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Houston
Tex
Brazos
Imperial Camp
The Knocker and Its Corkscrew Soul
A Missouri Brunswicker passage describes a grotesque knocker made from leftover divine material. The two legged figure has a corkscrew soul, water-logged brain and jelly glue backbone. It asserts the knocker’s presence provokes fear and retreat from honest men, angels, and the devil.
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Hell
Missouri
Head Itched and Burned Adured by Cuticura Cure
A Staunton Virginia reader describes severe scalp itching and hair loss that persisted through summer. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, he reports his head cleared in two weeks and notes Cuticura was sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
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Greenville Ave
Staunton
J. L. Smith
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Ady
What Could He Do The Limit of public questions tested
Dialogue heavy excerpt shows a man and woman disputing love and strength followed by a police inspection scene. The woman berates the officer for constant questions while he admits weariness but endures the barrage. The piece contrasts relationship tension with civic annoyance.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons advertised by Springs Chemical Co
An early 20th century advertisement from Hot Springs Arkansas promotes HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS as a laxative and system tonic. It touts quick relief from bilious headaches heaviness and sluggish liver, claiming improved appetite stomach cleanliness and purer blood with a free sample offer. The copy emphasizes pleasant effects and urges purchase from local druggists.
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HOT Springs Liver
We Springs Chemical Co
Hot Springs, Ar
Captain Forgets Pier Stop Causes Steamboat Collision
The steamboat cruises at speed until a head on crash with the pier ends the run. A passenger cries Mercy while deck hand Pat dismisses the event as nothing serious, noting the captain may have forgotten the stop.
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Pat
Colds and LaGrippe Remedies Advertised in Brief
An ad touts 6 doses of 666 as a sure breaker for Chills Fever Colds and LaGrippe claiming strong liver action without gripe or sickness and a 25 cent price. A fragmented line notes a breakwater remark and Hanford's cream advertisement. Illinois dairy herds valued at 29 183 044 dollars appears in the text.
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Illinois
Generous Colonel Meets Veteran on Estate
A kind colonel, scarred by war, helps an impoverished veteran. The man boasts a life of government service and a 15 year jewelry theft sentence, revealing his sly past as they part.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Quick Darkening
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair quickly and evenly. It claims dandruff disappears and hair stops falling after applications and urges buying for 50 cents. A brief children anecdote follows about a boy named Charles seeking mercy to avoid punishment, blaming anger.
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Wyeth
Short Division Pupil Confuses Fractions And Remedies
A humorous exchanges shows a pupil answering divisions by fractions with quavers and sixteenths. An advertisement urges readers to keep Hanford's Balsam on hand for burns and accidents, claiming quick relief from injuries.
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LéHaricot
New Manager Sets 50 Cent Limit at Quick Lunch
A new manager informs the fast service owner that checks are limited to 50 cents. When customers demand more, staff call 6598 Eve ninggde, the nearest hospital, for assistance during sandwich and meat counter incidents.
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Jean More
Fragmentary courtroom remark notes grounded speech
A judge laments a speaker unable to find footing amid fragmented phrases about marriage and world affairs, capturing a moment of uncertain dialogue in a courtroom setting.
Salary Sufficiency Questioned in Disunion Talk
A partial quote from the Boston Evening Transcript reflects a dialogue about support for a daughter. The fragment shows concern over income and references an early conclusion by a speaker, indicating a social or family finance discussion.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Dean's Mentholated C Tively Drive Out Colds
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century advertisement mentions Dean's Mentholated C with aggressive marketing claims to drive out colds and throat irritation. The text appears as brief product copy likely promoting a patent medicine.
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Dean
Confidence and footing in life’s bold moments
A reflective aphorism notes that true confidence masks risk, warning that peak self assurance invites a misstep. The author suggests steady footing matters most when one believes they control everything, urging caution amid success.
A Good Husband and the Mability Concept
A brief note presents a contrast between a valuable spouse and an inapt one termed a Mability. It discusses perceived assets in a marriage and warns of the social costs of a poor partnership.
Case of Man's Ingratitude
George B. McClellan recalls a Thanksgiving scene on the Atlantic City boardwalk. He describes overheard quarrel between an overdressed couple, ending with a man pushing the woman and her retort about pawned fly screens as a holiday gesture.
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George B. McClellan
New York
Atlantic City
Pawnin
Workplace Assault Report From A Street Encounter
A morning office-boy, Henry, arrives with a bruised face after a night altercation with another Black man. He says the dispute led to a fight with blows to the eyes and ear area. Police or further actions are not described in the readable text.
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Darky
Henry
Drill Sergeant Threatens Harsh Training
A corporal warns a squad he will drill all day and conduct night field practice bivouacking without fire cooking straw and with zero temperatures. A voice from the ranks asks why not rain too.
Man Bites At Next Town After Tobacco Request
A farmer asks a man at the railroad station for a chew of tobacco. The stranger asks for a knife, the farmer lacks one, and the man says he will bite the plug in the next town before boarding the train. The anecdote hinges on a punny misunderstanding.
Durable Bix Claims Long Lasting Case Says Lawyer
A lawyer asserts a strong case is durable and will endure for years. References to Hanford's Balsam healing cuts and a cheeky beauty note imply cosmetic improvements.
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Bix
Dix
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