Fire and court notes from Texas towns in brief
Texanettes report Paris R L Smith two story residence burned Jennings Turner re elected Mineola superintendent Tyler warehouse fire destroys hundreds of bushels of corn Mary Ann Croft dies in Duval county Mott case overruled with appeal notice John T Melton dies near McKinney T Bar ranch house destroyed by fire Shooting tournament set for Burton June 26 27 28 Gainesville buggy wreck injures no one Pridemore horse mauled at Waxahachie Oil yard fire at Hico Wallace lightning hits Longview home Man 66 convicted manslaughter in Paris men acquitted Claudia Snow killed in horse accident T P railway yard marshalled No 133 first class West Texas lightning damage Leonard medal contest Wright wins wool mill thieves steal brass parts Cooke county old settlers plan August reunion Meranite revival yields 78 conversions 38 additions Baby scalded dies in Georgetown bone seal rate dispute texts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Smith
Paris
Prof. Turner
Mineola
Tyler
Colorado
Cooke County
Rev. L. Nanger
M. E
Meranite
W. H. Brown
Clarksville
Axel Aalberg
Georgetown
Messrs
Charles D. Frazier
Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass
Great Northern
Pasture and Farm Reports Bright Crop Prospects Across Texas
Reports from Blooming Grove to San Angelo and beyond paint a prosperous Texas as corn and cotton rise, strawberries ship daily from Lindale and Sanger forests, cattle move to Red Fork and Cuba, and rains boost grain and pastures. Notable figures include Jim Dale cattle shipments and Harrold selling cattle to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Jim Dale
St. Louis
Bonham
Sanger
Graham
Cotton Belt Railway
Texas
Messrs
Richardson and
Albaugh
San Angelo
Compound Locomotives Prove Effective on B and O Lines
A dozen or more of the 45 consolidation compound freight locomotives ordered for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad’s south western division are in service and giving splendid satisfaction. On the Mississippi division they increased train haul by 40 percent over the old line with further improvement anticipated after grade reductions. The compound ten wheel passenger engines show strong pulling power and high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mississippi
Six Thousand Miles of New York Central Rail Line
An 1899 Buffalo Express excerpt notes New York Central leased lines total 6114.81 miles east of Buffalo with detailed breakdowns of main lines and branches in New York and Pennsylvania. It compares higher western mileage but highlights dense population and high passenger traffic in the northeast network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Buffalo
New York
Pennsylvania
York & Harlem
Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris
York & Putnam
Troy & Greenbush
New Jersey Junction
West Shore
Coseses
Beech Creek
Walkill Valley
Syracuse
Geneva & Corning
Fall Brook
T. Lawrence & Adirondack
Abau
Buffalo Express
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease Footwear Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the cure for swollen feet. It urges purchases at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample offer and provides the maker's address in LeRoy New York. Arabs use the cactus for food drink and cattle fodder with camels eating leftovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Woman's Battle with Feminine Disease Highlights Duty Over Pay
In New Matamoras Ohio Mrs. Isabell Bradfield recounts her struggle with a severe feminine illness. She describes pressing through daily duties despite pain and illness, ultimately forced to rest in bed after years of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Matamoras
Ohio
Isabell Bradfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Ann Croft
Duval County
State
W. N. Mott
Baird
John T. Melton
Collin County
McKinney
W. T. Petty
T Bar Ranch
Burton
D. M. Higgins
Gainesville
John H. Pridemore
Waxahachie
R. Y. Cox
Hico
William Campbell
Charley
Albert
Claudia Snow
C. S. Snow
Whitehouse
Texas and Pacific Railway
Marshall
Texas and Pacific
Stewart
Longview
Leonard
Lillie Wright
Kington
Earl Luper
Caddo Mills
Will Pruett
Blue Ridge
W. H. Wright
Winnie Brown
Bailey
W. W. Franklin
Dallas
Mr. Wright
Lindale
Smith County
Indian Territory
George Powers
West Texas
Haymond
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Red Fork
del Rio
Devil’s River
Standart
Oklahoma
Denison
Armstrong County
W. A. Pearce
Italy
Cuba
Galveston
BE. B. Harrold
Harrold
Sweden
China
America
Sapolio
Spalding
Walter Camp
Lletics
PRIDE
CEN
Tary
A. G. Spalding & Bros
N.Y
Chicago
Denver
Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
E. Barrett
Houston
A. B. Lacey
Patent Attorneys
Washington
Buckingham’s
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashus
ELF
Universal Refrigeratin
Flushing Avenue, Brookl
Not & Strieere
Contegion
Kay
Grove
Grove’s
United States
Dre Ape
Grove’s. Paris Medicine Coo
Meyer Bros. Druc CO
U. S
la Creole” van Vleet-Mansfield Druc CO
Memphis
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