Porter Church News And Local Notes From Velma Area
Weather dampens farming but moisture promises a bumper crop with timely rain. Community health appears poor yet reports avoid hurting land prices. Local residents Bennett Hicks and others are ill while John Wells recovers after a horse accident. The S.M. Owens instructed school will close in three weeks with Klondyke district students attending.
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G. D. Bennett
Velma Bennett
Robert Allison
R.R. Hicks
Abner Hicks
Annip
Dr. Cobb
Ector
Perkins
John Wells
Hattie
Mary Colwell
Viday Williams
Susie Hicks
Beatrice Bennett
J. Tom Williams
Taylor County
S. M. Owens
Klondyke
Foley Kidney Pills Lift Ailing Kans. Man Says Relief
Arthur Jones of Allen Kansas writes that age hinders cure but Foley Kidney Pills give him better relief than anything tried. He reports relief from rheumatism aching pains stiff joints and irregular action after long kidney and bladder troubles.
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Lam
Arthur Jones
Allen
Kans
Foley
Dyer & Jones
Lovers Plan Secret Elopement in Moonlit Chaos
Lara and Jack Havens plan a quiet elopement to avoid a staged wedding. They scatter obstacles in place, including a midnight coffee and dough incident, but decide to wed at a preacher after a moonlit, improvised escape to Sharon. The scene ends with fledgling happiness as they drive away together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara
Lura
Jack Havens
Jack
Luke
Sharon
Nora
Sharon—and
Happiness
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Red Hair Sparks a Marquis Romance at Opera Box
In New York society circles, attention centers on Leonie Raleigh of Santa Barbara whose vivid red hair draws a marquis and Willard’s attention. Marjory, quietly curious, recalls Will’s past affection while small doubts linger about true engagement. The opera night casts a glow on a possible match as gossip swirls.
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Marjory
Mrs. Fanshaw
Tommy
Willard
Malory
Leonie Raleigh
Will
Titian
Marquis
Miss Raleigh
Leonie
Francesca
Louis
New York
California
Santa Barbara
Seward
Streetheart
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Optimistic Thought About Human Nature and Integrity
A reflective aphorism arguing that virtue sustains character. corruption arises from actions that betray our intrinsic nature, implying moral discipline maintains personal integrity and social harmony.
Grove's Old Standard General Tonic Ad
An advertising notice promoting Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Pills that help the liver and digestion
An advertisement promotes Dr. King s New Life Pills as the best liver medicine. It says the pills boost liver function and bowel movement without gripe or nausea, aids digestion, and improves how you feel. A bottle costs 25 cents at druggists.
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Dr. King
Jingles Shaped James Whitcomb Riley’s Early School Days
Mrs Tibby Ulrey of Athena Tennessee visiting Covington Kentucky recalls Riley as a clever student who favored writing jingles over regular lessons at Greenfield Indiana in 1860 61. She reports he ran away at eighteen to join a traveling show and later painted signs before returning to roadside jingle breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Tibby” Ukrey
Athena
Tenn
S. A. Rice
Covington
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Greenfield
Ind
Riley
New World Telegraphic Records At San Francisco Event
Richard C. Bartley set a speed and accuracy mark by sending 40 railroad messages without error in 28 minutes 13 seconds, defeating automatic transmitters. George W. Smith Jr won the receiving contest by transcribing 40 railroad messages in 31 minutes 12 seconds without error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Richard C. Bartley
George W. Smith, Jr
American Linotype Arrives in Tripoli Colony
The first American linotype machine has arrived in Tripoli Africa and been installed by La Nuova Italia the colony's sole newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Tripoli
la Nuova Italia
Porters Antiseptic Healing Oil Ad Promises Strong Cures
An old advertisement touts Rub-My-Tism as a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises and burns. It claims the antiseptic oil heals old sores and eczema, offering both internal and external relief with a 25 cent and one dollar price point.
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Armstrong
Porter Church News
Whitewright
Dallas
W. O. Brents
P.S. I
His Way
Jack Haven
Ellis Browne
Huntington's
Instress
Sweet Papa
Snowball
Jolly E. Davis
The
Blues
Rastus Lee
Dancing Kid
Geo. Blue
Strar
John Pamplin
Billy Sadler
Prof
Elwood Johnson
Laroe Lot
Durham Bulls
Jess Graves
Tyler Business College
J. H. Waggoner
H. Maxey
J. H. Reeves
Main Street
Y. B. Reed
Trenton
Sun Office
W.C. Huftines
T. Pd
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