Texans and town tales from across the state
A roundup of Texas items notes carpenters busy at Mc Kinney and roof work on the Hill county courthouse. Fatal and legal events appear with a not guilty verdict in the Gus Moore case, a city lawsuit in Austin, and a fire damage tally in Ennis. Community notes cover society, obituaries, and local curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill County
Gilbert Turner
McGregor
W. L. Townes
Towner
Ballinger
Runnels
Gus Moore
Palestine
Moore
Bartholomew
Austin
Tom Purvis
Dallas
Ed Hunt
Tyler
Bois d’Arclodge
Greenville
J. A. Weatherly
Horn Cemetery
Independence
William Penn
Whitman
Absidee -Tladaag
Hitec
Old Washington
Vast Texas to North Grain and Livestock Movements
Texas farmers ship Irish potatoes north while large cattle and sheep shipments head to markets in St Louis Chicago and Cleveland. Buyers like A J Detweiler San Angelo and J R R Hamilton Amarillo purchase thousands of shorn muttons and cattle from Midland Deaf Smith and Las Cruces areas. Wheat and oats harvests start across Collin and Navarro counties as new ranch buildings and threshing outfits rise in Plano McKinney and Corsicana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. J. Detweiler
San Angelo
Tannehill
Amarillo
Betts & Holder
Eldorado
Kan
Flag Ranch
Deaf Smith County
Cleveland
Marshall
Midland
Union Brokerage Company
Townsend, Davis & Purcell
Alice
Gainesville
J. W. Bailey
Santa Gertrudes
James H. Polk
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
del Rio
Sanderson
St. Louis
Chicago
Emancipation Celebration Excursion Offers Cheap Rates
Travel special to Galveston and Houston via Houston Shreveport railroad and Gulf Air Line features mid June 1899 departures. Fares listed to multiple towns from Moscow to New Caney with return validity June 20 1899. Through sleepers for whites and agents W H Taylor and William Doherty coordinate the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Galveston
Houston and
Porter
Pauli
Humble
Shreveport
Lufkin
Burke
Imperia
Corrigan
Leggett
Livingston
100Drich
Shepherd
Cleveland
New Caney
Gaveston
W. H. Taylor
Texas
Wm. Doherty
Gen A S Kimball Thanks Baltimore and Ohio for Troop Movements
General A S Kimball depot quarter master U S Army in New York writes to Lyman McCarty assistant general passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio in New York expressing gratitude for prompt troop movements aboard the B&O during the past year. He notes many moves on short notice and prior data issues that put the carrier in an awkward spot while commending the line’s extraordinary efforts to satisfy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Kimball
U. S. Army
New York City
Lyman McCarty
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
Progressive secretary: a new occupation for women
A progressive secretary is described as a rising occupation for women. The text notes many women cannot reply to extensive correspondence and social notes due to lack of time or skill, and that the secretary's visits, speed, and cleverness can gain them prestige and reward their industry.
High Toll After Cairo Electric Rail Opening
In the first four weeks after Cairo's electric railroad began operation, at least eighty people were killed. Since then the weekly victim average has been seven or eight. Experts blame eye diseases and widespread unfamiliarity with fast-moving vehicles for the high casualty rate.
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Cairo
Egypt
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as the cure for foot sores
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the sole remedy for swollen, smarting, burning and sweaty feet, corns and bunions. The powder is sprinkled into shoes and is sold by Cruegists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with a free sample offered by Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Cruegists
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Faultless Starch Promises Immaculate Housekeeping
Good Housekeepers praise Faultless Starch as the mark of good housekeeping. It claims to restore collars cuffs and shirt fronts to like new. Sold by grocers at 10c a package with a historic note on its value in ancient Rome.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Quick Relief
The tonic claims to combat chills and fever with iron and quinine in a tasteless syrup. It offers no cure guarantee and is priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Finding a Lost Thread Spool Feels Like Discovering Gold
A simple moment of relief and delight follows locating a long missing spool of thread. The mundane item brings a sense of treasure and satisfaction, like uncovering a hidden cache in daily life.
Poultry Mix Firm Offers Weekly Salary for Territory Prospect
An advertisement from Perfection Mfg Co Parsons Kansas offers a $15 per week salary to a man with a rig to introduce Perfection Poultry Mixture nationwide. Applicants must send a stamped reply.
Women who impress husbands during house cleaning only
Some women stand out by excelling at house cleaning time though they do not perform as well in other contexts.
Chronic Constipation Cure Makes Claims Across Ads
A dated collage of health ad copy touts Cascarets candy as a cure for constipation with drugstore pricing. Another ad promotes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial offer. A quip about a fat woman leaning from a window and a testimonial on Piso's Cure appear among the fragment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Internal Use
A historical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use priced at 75 cents. The note adds a social musing claiming a woman favors a man who worships her over one who merely waits upon her.
We Pay 815 a Week to Poultry Compound Promoters
Advertisement notes compensation of 815 dollars weekly plus expenses for men who can introduce a poultry compound. Address with stamp to Javelle Mfg. Co. in Parsons Kansas for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javelle Mfg. Co
Parsons, Kan
Bias Cut Skirts Highlight Fashion Tip
A brief fashion note explains that bias cutting shapes skirts to fit the body, creating fluid drape and flattering lines. The technique emphasizes fabric grain and movement, offering designers a way to achieve graceful silhouettes with varied textures.
A Story of Sterility Suffering and Relief Letter to Mrs Pinkham
Mrs ConA Gilson of Yates Manistee Michigan describes two years of dull back pains heavy menses and leucorrhea. After patent medicines and a physician yielded no relief she turned to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and reports pregnancy and renewed use with strong praise for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Cona Gilson
YATES
Manistee, Mich
Your Medicine Worked Wonders from Mrs Barnhart
A testimonial from Mrs S Barnhart of New Castle Pennsylvania praising a medicine. She describes seven years of marriage with four births and two miscarriages, a falling womb, leucorrhea, back and leg pains, dyspepsia, and nervous stomach tremor. She reports full relief and renewed life.
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Mkgs
S. Barnhart
New Castle
Mamma Johnny Questioning Truth About Bathing Story
A mother questions Johnny about a false tale he told regarding bathing. The Boston Transcript notes a contrasting remark urging him to be a man and learn to say no.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Trolley Company Fined After Electric Fence Injury
A Pennsylvania trolley company paid a young man 1200 dollars after contact with live electricity on a barbed wire fence near a track left his hand and arm shriveled.
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Pennsylvania
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McKinney
L. P. S. Green
Dallas County
Oak Cliff
Clarksville
Knights of Pythias Lodge
van Alstyne
Wm. Jolesch
Ennis
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Lamar County
Fred Flemming
West Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Corsicana
Navarro County
George A. Mathewson
London
Canada
White Block
Jefferson
Paris
Mystic Shrine
Denison
Buffalo
Rockwall
Prof. Stoddard
G. W. Bowman
Plano & Grain Warehouse
Beeville
J.R.R Hamilton
Jeff Mills
Massie Bros
W. Q. Richards
3D Ranch
Quanah
Pecos Valley Railroad
Eddy
Merchant & Parramore
Abilene
San Simeon Valley
Arizona
W. H. Matchett
Tom Harwell
Marghett
Co. M. Price
Plano
Collin County
Perfection Mfg. Co
Parsons, Kansas
Cascarets Y Candy & Ithartie
Lucy Wallace
Marquette
Hall
Price
Chance
ELF
S#7
Flushing Avenue
Brookl
G CO
United States
Carter
Guns Sporting Goods
Erhardt & CO
Atchison, Kansas
Hartford
Chainless
Columbia Chain
Hartfords
Columbia
Pope Manufacturing CO
Hartford, Conn
Ok - Houston
Ubaationanieas
The
South
M. L. Bowers
Secy
Mason Block
Deat Mamn Alam
Sir Lence
van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co., ME
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