Texan notes on events across Texas and distant counties
The itemized roundup covers Fourth of July observances, confederate reunion plans in Nocona, smallpox in Grand Saline, a large summer normal at Oak Cliff, a fatal lightning incident in Marlin, census gains in Collin County, the Taylor fair, a cemetery cornerstone in Georgetown, a Fort Worth storehouse project, deaths of Annie Burgess and Mrs. Mollie Dunning, a highway paving estimate for Elm Street Dallas, Greeks en route to western Texas, and various legal, railroad, and corporate notices across the state. It notes the Grand Royal Union gathering in Fort Worth, a Kinney shooting, dog tag sales in Dallas, courtroom verdicts, and job changes within Texas rail and textile enterprises, plus an unidentified man found near the Cotton Belt crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas
Grand Royal Union of Texas
Fort Worth
Grandma Aerson
Glen Rose
Somervel County
Walter Spates
Carse Roberson
Kinney
Robertson
Rector Denies Bells For Mafeking News Until Peace Proclaimed
Hawarden villagers urged Rev Stephen Gladstone to ring church bells on Mafeking relief news. He refused until peace is proclaimed, provoking indignation. He offered a special thanksgiving service the following Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Gladstone
Hawarden
Mafeking
Dr Moffett’s Teething Powders Endorsed in Letter
Robert Flournoy writes from Brickyard praising Dr Moffett’s TrerHina Teething Powders for teething irritations and bowel troubles in the South. He also comments that a life of pleasures is the most unpleasant life in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Flournoy
Brickyard
T. DR. Moffeit
J. Moffett
Fa. D
ST. Louis
Mrs Pinkham Offers Free Advice From Lynn Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as curing women's ailments and relieving men of distress. The notice invites women to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham at her Lynn Massachusetts address, claiming to have helped seven million women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulane University of Louisiana
Great Charity Hospital
I. E. Chaille
P. O
New Orleans
Diamonds and jewels as solitary men: a cutting analogy
The passage likens most men described as jewels to solitary figures, noting they are like diamonds and often undergo cutting or refinement. The metaphor emphasizes individual solitude and the selective shaping of character.
Trust and stomach cures in a columnist voice
An old advertising column extols several remedies. It praises Hostetter Stomach Bitters for stomach disorders and Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps as a world wide sold tonic. It touts malaria relief and kidney bladder benefits and notes a humor booklet with Faultless Starch packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Wolfe
No matter how homely a man is you can always say he has a striking face
A concise remark notes that even plain men can possess a striking facial appearance. The line plays on contrasts between homeliness and notable features, suggesting superficial judgments of attractiveness based on looks.
Yucatan Crill Tonic Improved Delights Delicate Stomachs
The label promotes Yucatan Crill Tonic Improved as tastier to sensitive stomachs and claims it does not sicken users. It notes a price of 50 cents and asserts suitability for nearly any palate.
Pleasant Duck and Blush Pigg in Missouri
Pleasant Duck and Blush Pigg are identified as two Missouri gentlemen in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Duck and
Blush Pigg
Missouri
Rural Copake residents straighten toppled graveyard stones
In Copake New York residents organized a tombstone week to repair toppled monuments in the village graveyard. The notice mixes in advertisements for Allen's Foot-Ease and Putnam Fadeyes products and stray marketing lines alongside local rural recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrom Copake, N. Y
Advertising Humors and Remedies From 1900s Newspaper
A jumble of 1900 dated ad copy and quips includes Caldrrh Cure and Rogers Blue Chill Cure with prices and payment terms, Parker's Hair Balsam and Hindercorns, plus social witticisms about compliments, vanity, travel, and wit. It presents miscellaneous product pitches and aphorisms without a single cohesive news item.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Belton
Nocona
Grand Saline
Oak Cliff
Annie Burgess
Marlin
Collin County
Lone Star
Ed. H. Keen
McKinney
Georgetown
Maddox
Blossom
Lamar County
Corsicana
Navarro County
The
Chicago and Alton Railway
Port Arthur
Frank Broshen
Dixon
Hunt County
Will Browning
Dallas
Elm Street
West End
Mollie Dunning
Mineola
Enoch Moss
Neil Lane
Elgin
Bastrop
J. B. Revelle
Mary Shaw
W. B. Savage
Sherman
Lillie Adamson
Colorado City
el Paso
Cloudcroft
B. H. Stephens
Hillsboro
Sephens
A. C. Upchurch
M. W. Holley
Santa Fe
Rogers
Bell County
Cleburne
W. M. Key
Waxahachie
Sabine River
Cotton Belt Railroad
Pinkham Record
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sawyer’s
Sawyer
H. M. Sawyer & Son
East Cambridge
Mass
Price
Rees
Gome
T. M. Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
Rio
Santos
Rial Oe
Ostar
C Consers
Gonsummers
von Wal
Iain
M. Roberts
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Putnam
Monroe
Unionville
Renee
Hall
Prica
Piso
J.W
Q)brien
Whird Ave
Minneapolis Minn
Parker
Quacrav Gig Fee
Steelina Raewies
Avery Company
Chicago
New York
LaCreale
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