Dilworth Texas Weather and Local Visits Report
February notes from Dilworth Texas describe ongoing bad weather and several in town visits by Sid Foster, Albert Heins, Miss Ollie Curry, Miss Tena Holst, Mrs Thornton, and others. Cattle interests shift with J H Fisher buying Ed Stewart's stake and Jones pasture lease near Dilworth amid school disruptions from the weather.
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Dilworth
Texas
Sid Foster
Albert Heins
Lang
Ollie Curry
Stonewall
Smith
Sam Patterson
Big Hill
Tena Holst
Thornton of
Shiner
Berta
Stroube
Fegutee
Aug. Pfieffer
Charlie Ried
Guada
Pleasant visitor, road woes confront Burgh townsfolk
Lupe vicinity notes a pleasant visitor in our buddy burgh while Peach Creek overflows and the main bridge is submerged. March days bring more travelers such as Kindler, Arnold, Pogte, Keidler, and Williamson. Feb 22 crowds enjoy sun. Feb 23 Miss Mooney travels to visit Stroube, Christian, and Thornton amid poor roads.
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Lupe
Peach Creek
Kindler
Arnold
Maurin
Sol
A. A. Pogte
Lang
Merars
Will Keidler
Will Williamson
M. Mooney
Misdames Stroube
Christian
Berta Thornton
J C Dilworth is Dead at Gonzales Texas
J C Dilworth wealthy banker stockman and politician died at his Gonzales home at 4 am aged 37 leaving a wife and two children. The notice also records a death in Hallettsville of Mrs Alice Ledbetter aged 23 years 11 months and 26 days with surviving relatives. Reuters dispatch notes heavy rain and cotton boll weevil concerns in Yoakum Times.
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Gonzales
Texas
J. C. Dilworth
Halletsville
Alice Ledbetter
F. W. Ledbetter
Bargain Textile Offerings In Stitched Varieties
Finishing braid sold in 6 yard pieces at 5c each with a large assortment in 10 13 15 and 25c packages. Embroideries include Nainsook Cambric Swiss and Domestic from 2c per yard. Laces feature Linen Cotton Torchens Valenciennes Silk for various styles. One dozen good pearl buttons in all sizes at 5c. J P Coats 200 yard spool cotton 6 card thread at 3 for 10c.
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J. & P. Coats
Dress Goods Prices and Styles Featured in Advertisement
Calicoes and standard brands offered at 5 cents. ginghame in aprons and dresses 5 to 10 cents. white madras latest for shirt waists 15 to 50 cents a yard. Catalog too large to list all lines. visit appreciated whether you purchase or not.
Men's Shoes and Oxford Line Promises Quality and Range
An advertisement highlights Kip Plow Shoes at $1.00 and men solid leather options at $1.25. It promotes satin calf shoes in various toe styles at $1.25 and claims a full line including W. L. Douglas quality. Ladies are urged to inspect new spring oxfords and sandals, all up-to-date.
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W. L. Douglas
Aged Negro Murdered Near Hope Texas
Oliver Wyatt, an elderly Black man from the Hope area, was found murdered in a river bottom near his home after being missing for about a month. Three Black men were arrested. two confessed, claiming self defense against threats from Wyatt who had barred them from his house.
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Halletsville
Texas
Oliver Wyatt
Hope
Wyatt
Tommy's Opinion of The Press Poem
A poem in a child’s voice argues against fining the press while imagining a bold editor who would judge Roosevelt and Morgan. The speaker contemplates censorship limits, the power of editors, and meeting them to hear opinions on the Venezuelan row.
Pay You Subscription For Almanac Offer
An offer advertises subscription payment to The Gazette with a free copy of Dr Hicks new almanac for 1998. The snippet promotes a marketing deal and emphasizes a bonus gift upon subscribing.
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Iazette
Dr. Hicks
Quotations on Virtue from Ruskin Theological Echo
A fragmentary quotation presents Ruskin on moral life shaped by a woman’s love and a son’s guidance. It frames virtue as forged through chastening courage and mentorship, attributing value to female influence in personal growth. The source reads as a nineteenth century reflective aside.
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Joba Ruskin
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