Winter Travel Notes From South Texas Land Frontier
S. W. Neal reports from Robstown on a George H. Paul Land Co. excursion to Corpus Christi and the valley. He describes rail travel, concerts, local scenery, citrus groves, cotton fields, and new settlements, praising Paul as a force behind settlement and growth while recounting hunting, fishing, and odd anecdotes from the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robstown
Texas
Kansas City
Union Depot
George Paul Co
Jim Brookhart
Charley Styles
Washington D. C
Washington
Jack Frost
Washington County
Will McClean
John Mathers
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Iowa
George Paul
Paul
Thanksgiving Service Held at Baptist Church
A Union Thanksgiving Service took place yesterday at the Baptist Church with community members gathering for a joint worship event. Special speakers delivered messages of gratitude and unity.
Thanksgiving Sermon Emphasizes Christian Nation and Law
The Rev J C Abell delivers a Thanksgiving sermon at the Baptist church amid prayers by Rev T B Stovall and chorus by a mixed choir. He extols national blessings, urges abstinence from alcohol, condemns divorce and mob law, and calls for prohibition and strong church school moral effort in a Christian nation.
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Baptist Church
Baptist Choir
Mae Long
T. B. Stovall
Frank Sage
J. E. Holquist
Edgar Waters
Rogers
A. S. Smith
W.O. Fisher
Abels
Plato
Athens
Paul
Mars Hill
Moses
Iowa
Free Church
Carlyle
Church
Mi o na praised for curing indigestion and related ills
Letters from readers claim Mi o na tablets cured years of stomach trouble and vomiting. Mrs Mary Becker reports relief after four years of distress. Carrie Vanaman says weight gain and renewed appetite. L R Nonket credits 15 years of illness cured. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells the remedy for 50 cents a box with a guarantee.
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Mary Becker
Baily Ave
Buffalo
N. Y
Miona
Carrie Vanaman
Bridgeton
N. J
L. R. Nonket
Mountain Island
N. C
Goose Prize Won by Frank Dokes at Shooting Gallery
Frank Dokes captured the goose awarded at the shooting gallery yesterday after scoring 27 of 30. The feat drew praise for precise shooting and marks the highlight of the event.
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Frank Dokes
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proves Cures Sore Burns
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after fifteen years of use noting it cures boils sores ulcers and burns. The product sells for 25 cents at J E Lemmon’s drug store.
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Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
J. E. Lemmon
Magazine clubbing rates advertised by dealer
Attractive clubbing rates on all magazines. Call or telephone for rates. Magazines may be sent to one or more addresses. T. B. Vogt, News Dealer, opposite P. O. 39-e0d-51.
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T. B. Vogt
P. O
City Bus Line Order Line to Frank Rogers
Call up Phone No 1 and leave orders with Frank Rogers. Provide street and number for prompt service.
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Frank Rogers
Dean Shure organ recital delights Pella audience
Dean Shure of Pella gave an organ recital at the Baptist church assisted by the Apollo quartet. The house was overflowing with music lovers praising Shure’s masterful organ playing and his own piano compositions. The Apollo Quartet joined with selections, and a silver offering covered expenses. Afterward, Shure and friends were hosted at the Rogers home.
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Dean Shure
Pella
Apollo
Baptist Church
Oberlin
Dean Shore
Shure
Central Baptist College
F. Bousquet
R. D. Shure
H. J. Rhynsburger
W. H. Fowler
Roger
Rogers
Notice to Kyle and Cooper Theater Patrons
A patron from North Side Shoe store writes praising the show and square dealing after attending a performance last night. The letter mentions Mr Medley drawing a diamond ring in another event and states Mr Medley does not know Mr Cooper or Mr Neiswanger who did the drawing. Also notes visitors Miss Della Patten, Mr and Mrs Harding, and Vienna bakery offerings.
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Gents
Mrs. Medley
Mr. Medley
Medley
Cooper
BE. G. Fox
North Side Shoe Store
Notable early 20th century political and transport notes
The report lists diverse items including Rep. William Lorimer arriving in Astoria for river and harbor study, St Louis Southwestern orders 31 locomotives and 35 passenger cars, a cabinet crisis easing, Booker T. Washington’s White House talk with Roosevelt, Harvard’s John H. Wright dead at 56, and several international developments.
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William Lorimer
Astoria
Ore
Columbia
St. Louis-Southwestern Fresary
Servion Cabinet
Booker T. Woshington
Tuskegee
Ala
Rosevelt
Dalton story was false in Muscatine
A Nov 20 dispatch claimed George Dalton started a fire at his mother's Muscatine home to cover gambling debts and a lynching chase. The report was incorrect. the mother’s house did burn but Dalton was not a suspect and remained in Muscatine.
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Muscatine
George Dalton
Dalton
Fire Kills Wife and Three Children in Alabama Home
In Hartselle Alabama on November 27 a house at Woodland Mills owned by Tom Webardson burned to the ground. Richardson’s wife mother and three children died in the flames and the charred remains of the children were found in the adjacent barn. Richardson is missing.
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Hartselle
Ala
Tom Webardson
Woodland Mills
Here
Richardson
Billik's Mother Collapses After Brother's Death Sentence
Cleveland, Nov. 27. Mrs. Barbara Billik, mother of Herman Bilik, condemned to be hanged Dec. 11 in Chicago, received a farewell letter from him. Reading the letter caused her to suffer an acute heart trouble and she nearly died.
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Cleveland
Barbara Billik
Herman Bilik
Dee
Chicago
Billik
Berlin Contractor Boss Arrested for 100000 Fraud
Fritz Kluge, manager of a railroad contracting firm based in Berlin, was arrested for allegedly defrauding the company of 100000. He claimed the money was lost in mining speculation in the United States.
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Berlin
Fritz Kluge
Kluge
United States
Yussiff Mahomet Defeats Tom Jenkins at Madison Square Garden
In New York on November 27 Yussiff Mahomet the latest rival among the “terrible Turks” wrestled ex-champion Tom Jenkins in a catch as catch can match at Madison Square Garden. The bout was best two out of three and Mahomet won in straight falls securing victory.
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New York
Yussiff Mahomet
Tom Jenkins
Madison Square Garden
Wright and Woodford Honored at Paris Thanksgiving Dinner
The American Club of Paris hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Palais dOrsay with Wilbur Wright and Stewart L. Woodford as guests of honor. The event celebrated American aviation and diplomatic ties in Paris.
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Paris
American Club of Paris
Berlin Doctor Links Cheerfulness to Long Life
A Berlin physician, after studying longevity for years, concludes that cheerfulness is essential to achieving a very long life. He emphasizes mood as a key factor in healthy aging and well being.
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Berlin
Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Product For Cure
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga writes that doctors said surgery was necessary for her female troubles but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved after the first bottle and is now entirely cured. She urges every woman with such troubles to try the remedy.
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Lena V. Henry
Norristown
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
School entertainment program set for Saturday evening
A good program will be presented at the school entertainment Saturday evening. The kindergarten children may see the Saturday afternoon rehearsal if they meet Miss Noyes at the kindergarten at 1 o'clock. Visitors include Miss Edith Shields from Monmouth and Theodore Michels of Burlington visiting in the city.
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Theodore Michels
Burlington
Edith Shields
Monmouth
Chas. Barham
Velda
Haskins
Miss Noyes
Will Wydenkoff
Town City
Fred Kirchner
Lone Tree
Frank DeMarce
Dr. DeMarce
Fairfield
H. H. van Dyke
Eva van Dyke
Rosa White
Sigourney
George Peck
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Poe
Peter Piper
Corpus
Charles
Taft
St. Paul
Minn
Brownsville
Tex
J. C. Abell
Kyle & Cooper
Unique
Vienna
Della Patten
Mr. and
Mrs. Harding
Keota
Carden
Eels
Tot
Aryan
Rebs
Ifisgen
President Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Cal
Michigan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Peking
Nanking
France
Court of Arbitration
Collaases
Yussiff
Wilbur Wright
Dr. King
Ty Lemmen
I’harmacy
Bright’s
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
H. Knecht
Eod
Radfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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