Vernon’s taste for fiction dominates library reading
Carnegie librarian Miss Tililan Newton reports fiction leads in October with 1,118 of 7,221 volumes loaned. The library, open 8:30–11 a.m. and 2–6:30 p.m., notes 2,106 members and a surge in new patrons. Harold Bell Wright tops fiction picks. demand peaks for child psychology and back issues. money to buy more books cited as chief need.
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Vernova
Burroughs
Tarzan of the Ages
Patricia Brent
James Whitcomb Riley
Henry van Dyke
Dickens
Scott
Thackery
Thalia Community News Highlights Local Socials and Farm Efforts
Rains threaten crops then ease as cotton and feed work proceeds with extra helpers. Belle Abston hosts a Saturday party for local youths. Mrs H W Banister visits kin. Knox City’s P Kenney, Clarendon’s Ab Miller, and Vernon visitors are noted among others. Coal runs and train trips feature in the week’s local activity.
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Belle Abston
H. W. Banister
J. G. Thompson
P. Kenney
Knox City
Ab Miller
Clarendon
Dave Schultz
Vernon
Allen
Walter Long
Hugh Thompson
Ola
Grover Nichols
Wright Randolph
Henry Randolph
R. B. Edwards
Crowell
Gordon Davis
California Syrup of Figs Laxative for Children
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for children and adults. It claims to relieve stomach upset, feverishness, and constipation within hours, praising its fruit flavor and urging buyers to verify genuine products from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Portrait Gift Offer Amid Photographer Clifton Ady Ad Text
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Ben Nett Rogers Lambert Company and Clifton the photographer Ady. Limited legible details imply a portrait gift or estimation based on thoughtfulness with a contact by phone.
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Harold Bell Wright
Tres
John Rennels
Loyd Porter
Fron Wise
7. K. French
Jy. K. French
Oklaoma
Ab Martin
Ragland
Will Newbrough
Lat Jolson
Sulphur Springs
John Bradford
Ben Bradford
Otte Schroeder
J. G. Thompsen
Alis
de Schroeder
J. A. Absten
Belle
Thorsday
Pied Bennets
Key
Margaret
Pendleton’s Music Store
Adv. Ite
W. EP
Charley Cook
Greenville
Bennett-Rogers Lumber Co
Thalia News
Thalia
W.R. Derr
South Violet
Pp. O. Box
Ben
Rogers Lamber Company
Ton
Ady
Andrew J. Britton
Wilbarger County
First Guaranty Bank
America
Great America
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