Grayson County Livestock Association Thrives
Registered stock in Grayson County has surged tenfold from 900 head valued at $100000 to 9000 head valued at $650000 in four years since the association formed. The group reports over 300 members, crediting rapid progress in cattle sheep horses and hogs and noting Grayson’s top representation at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. It funds a $100000 loan company to help farmers buy registered stock and has organized a Jersey calf club distributing over 100 registered animals to local youth. A Denison Chamber meeting urged all members to display farm signs showing herd owner and membership.
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Grayson County
Fort Worth
Jersey
Grayson
Banner County
Denison Chamber of Commerce
Grayson County Livestock Association
Election Order for Commission Form in Whitewright Texas
Whitewright mayor F M Echols orders a city election for April 4 1921 to decide whether the Commission Form of Government shall be adopted and to elect two city commissioners. Judges and clerks named J M Carter J M Bryant E J Lilley John L Reeves. Ballots read For Commission or Against Commission. Separate local vote held per law.
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State of Texas
Whitewright
Grayson
Will L. Newsome
J. C. Robinson
Claud R. Truett
Texas
I. F. M. Echols
J. M. Carter
J. M. Bryant
E. J. Lilley
John L. Reeves
State of
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to prevent colds
An old advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures acute nasal catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It promises testimonials and a $100 guarantee, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio named as the maker.
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Hall
Election order for City of Whitewright March 1 1921
The document records an election order issued March 1 1921 by Whitewright mayor F. M. Echols to decide if the city adopts the Commission Form of Government. It requires three posted notices and five weekly newspaper publications at least 30 days before election, with certifying signatures by City Secretary S. H. Montgomery.
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Whitewright
Texas
F. M. Echols
Blue Star Eczema Remedy Ad Claims for Children
An advertisement urges using Blue Star Eczema Remedy to relieve itch from eczema ringworm tetter poison oak and old sores in children. Sold and guaranteed by Dyer & Jones Star Products Co Cameron Texas.
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Dyer & Jones
Star Products Co
Cameron
Texas
Littell
Names of Texas Towns Woven Into a Tragedy
A Panhandle report details the arrest of Tom Bean of Coleman by a Ranger Troupe. He allegedly spied on young women Bathing near Blooming Grove and Plainview and hid near a Rockwall, claiming a view of Seymour. The Marshall plans to deport him for the offense.
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Panhandle
Seymour
Plainview
Sweetwater
Tom Bean
Coleman
Taylor
Marshall
Brownwood
Anna
Alice
Irene
Big Springs
Blooming Grove
Lone Oak
Bellson
Venus
Garden of Eden
Howe
Hall County
Denison Herald Subscription Ad Promises Daily Delivery
The Denison Herald offers daily delivery for 50 cents per month, advertising Associated Press News and a Sunday comic section. Agent Guy Stedham promotes the subscription.
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Associated Press News
Guy Stedham
Hogwallow News Roundup From Tickville And Hog Ford
Dunk Botts reports mising his train while Sile Kilden narrowly misses time all life long. Yam Sims notes crowd size at Tickville last Saturday as center of population. Dock Hocks damages the post office porch stomping mud. Postmaster expects to change office chair with Republicans in power soon. Slim Pickens strains neck peering around a corner in Tickville. A big singing at Hog Ford last Sunday with many participating. Tickville band master causes a near disturbance at Main Street concert. Washington Hocks finds mild winter boosts worm crop likely to exceed prior yields.
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Tickville
Main Street
Ellick Helwanger
Parlor Rocker Spotlight and Expanding Mud Holes
The account describes a scene last Sunday where a speaker was celebrated as a great man, seated in a parlor rocker. It notes mud holes between the current location and Bounding Billows growing in size compared with last winter, though precise figures are not available.
Congressman Praised for Record in Tickville Speech
A congressional representative delivered a favorable speech on his legislative record on Main Street in Tickville last Saturday afternoon. A large, attentive audience gathered before a patent medicine show interrupted proceedings on the adjacent vacant lot near the livery stable.
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Congress
Main Street
Tickville
Bounding Billows Sees Setback As Tin Peddler Quits Stops
The town faces another setback as the Tin Ped dler decides to quit stopping at Bounding Billows twice weekly to light his pipe, affecting the local commercial center and regular business.
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Bounding Billows
Fletcher Henstep Visits Thunderation Village
Fletcher Henstep was a pleasant visitor in the village of Thunderation, bringing a cheerful presence and light chatter as locals greeted the guest with warmth and curiosity.
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Fletcher Henstep
Thunderation
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Vitality Boost
A tonic claims to restore energy and purify and enrich the blood. It asserts improvements in color, appetite, and overall strength, noting its pleasant taste and suitability for children. The product contains iron and quinine, marketed to destroy malarial and grip germs. Price stated as 60c.
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Grove
Strange Tracks by Slim Pickens in Town Street
The Depuy Constable found strange tracks on the road Wednesday that traced to Slim Pickens who was attempting to keep step with a young woman. A brick later fell from a building at the scene.
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Depuy
Slim Pickens
Bounding Billows and the Near Brick Mishap
Poke Eazley recalls a close call when a large object struck the pavement near town. He narrowly avoided serious injury as the town’s small streets amplified the near-miss. He shudders at the thought and reflects on how fate spared him that day.
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Poke Eazley
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Kelly
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R. C. Hoyle
James D. Buster
State and
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R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Wolfe, Freeman & Wolfe
Sherman, Texas
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Wilson County
W. Lamar
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Sile Kilden
Sile
Yam Sims
Hog Ford
Washington Hocks
Mark
Little Les
LEQA
Combound
James F. Ballard
St. Louis
Luther Smith & Son
A. Y. Creacer
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F. W. Creacer
Dray Line
Ode Crowell
the Whitewright Bakery
Sears Auto CO
R. C. Brown
the Tailor
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