Grayson County Adopts 900000 Bond for Good Roads
Grayson County voters approve a 900000 bond to fund 225 miles of macadam highways linking Sherman and Denison areas, with Whitewright supporting strongly and Denison opposing. Ward and town tallies show mixed backing, while surrounding towns like Whitewright and Whitesboro contribute to the outcome.
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Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Sherman Democrat
2Nd Ward
N. 5Th
S. 5Th
BRP Sci. Che Cot
Ceeseves
N. Whitesboro
S. Whitesboro
Black Bridge
Batsell’s Park
Basin Springs
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Pottsboro
Rock Creek
Ellsworth
Sandusky
Gordonville
Elmont
Cashion
Hyde Park
Sadler
Fairview
Pilot Grove
Gunter
Hagerman
Dorchester
North Bells
South Bells
Csv
Iagkies
Jameson
Descennesee
Preston Bend
Cedar Mills
Tom Bean
Sceeeee
Des Voignes
Red Branch
Plainview
Delaware
Dripping Springs
Orrein Cvasq Tose Co
Eedasr'se
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advise Liver Health
A vintage booster ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve sluggish liver issues. Claims stop dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion while improving blood clarity. Available for 25 cents at druggists.
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Dr. King
Boy Scouts encampment and prep meeting announced
Fitz Bryant notes Grayson county Boy Scouts about 250 will encamp at Devil's Den Oklahoma in August. On the third Saturday next month they meet at Woodlake for a get acquainted gathering. Old Settlers Reunion program committee may give scouts a special day. Also mentions local Southwestern Telephone News issue and various local happenings.
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Fitz Bryant
Boy Scouts
Grayson County
Devil's den
Oklahoma
Woodlake
Old Settlers Reunion
Liver warning ad promotes Liv-Ver-Lax remedy
The ad claims slight liver symptoms precede serious illness and urges immediate action with Liv-Ver-Lax a natural vegetable compound replacing calomel. It touts effectiveness and a money back guarantee and notes Dyer & Jones as the seller with the Grigsby signature.
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L. K. Grigsby
Dyer & Jones
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming it cures malaria and builds up the system. The label asserts quinine is potent and iron is in a tasteless form, priced at 50 cents.
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GROVE
Road drag controversy and farming responsibility
A discussion on using road drags in Iowa shows the practice depends on ground conditions and farmer participation. It argues farmers must drag roads after rains, supported by occasional supervisor urging, while poor road maintenance and wasteful grading reduce effectiveness. A comic tale about Jake Gump highlights local debt collection.
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Iowa
Progress and Prosperity on Public Highways
Progress and Prosperity emphasizes the role of public highways as avenues for all citizens to travel and for marketing farm products. It argues good roads spur progress, benefit urban residents and country people, and enable economical transport of marketable farm goods to trade channels.
Relieved in Front of Police Station After Apoplectic Fit
A man collapsed before a police station and was carried inside. A woman pushed through the crowd, claiming the patient and aiding him until a surgeon arrived. She later vanished, taking the man’s watch and purse, while the sergeant noted the relief for the distressed wife, who proved to be a stranger to the patient.
From the Kitchen A Glossary of Figurative Terms
A Dundee Advertiser piece riffs on culinary phrases used about people. It catalogs terms like basted boiled baked burn, cut up devoured, fried cooked goose hash hot water stew mince meat nickle toast soft half baked peppered sauce box and fork out to illustrate how language cooks human character.
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Dundee Advertiser
First Wheel Clock Origins and Clockwork Inventions
The article surveys early timekeeping devices from Archimedes onward, noting weight and water clocks, the 1282 Sultan’s gift to Frederick II, church tower clocks in Italy, Hele of Nuremberg’s claim to the first watch and spring clock, the fusee in England, and Huygens introducing the pendulum in clocks in the mid seventeenth century.
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Archimedes
Wallingford
Turkey
Frederick II
Italy
Hele
Nuremberg
England
Huyghens
Trouble For Creditors Based On Insolvent Payment Plan
An elderly farmer tried to buy goods with a five shilling payment on a sovereign debt claiming judge approval to pay five shillings in the pound. The grocer objected and a heated dispute followed as the man defended his insolvency settlement and his rights.
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London Globe
Light Opera Lament in Dark Theater Joke
A joke about a theater with poor lighting. The prima donna asks what is the matter with the man in charge of the lights and the manager responds that last night it was so dark the audience could hardly see the stage. It ends with the punchline about recognizing a light opera.
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Bure
Yosters Stateeman
New York Expert to Judge Dallas Kennel Club Show
W H Stratton secretary of the State Fair of Texas announces New York judge James Mortimer will preside over the Dallas Kennel Club show at the State Fair of Texas October 22 23 24 and 26. Mortimer a veteran judge has overseen the New York dog show for thirty years and directed the Danbury Connecticut show for two decades. He will judge Winnipeg Manitoba October 13 to 16 before Dallas. An exceptional exhibit of fine dogs may be looked for at the fair.
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Dallas
W. H. Stratton
State Fair of
Texas
James Mortimer
New York
Winnipeg
Tailed Englishmen and the Kentish Longtails Legend
Natives of southern Arabia once believed Christians wore hats to hide horns while Europe clung to the false idea that Englishmen’s garments concealed a tail. As late as Edward VI’s reign Bale cites the notion that Englishmen cannot travel abroad without being accused of possessing tails. The Kentish Longtails legend, tied to Canterbury or Strood, is linked to Becket’s ass and the curse on tails. The mythspread across nations, shaping English reputation.
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Arabia
Europe
Edward VI
Bale
Canterbury
Strood
Becket
England
Japanese Tapestry and the Silk Weaving Craft
Japanese weavers in silk have long been famed for tsuzurenishiki exquisite tapestries. The craft uses tiny hand looms to produce artistic silk and gold designs unmatched by other races. The art likely dates back to early contact with China in distant history.
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Japan
China
Secret keepsafe remark in Louisville Courier-Journal
A fragment shows a dialogue about a secret three weeks old. The speakers discuss trust and secrecy in a casual exchange, reflecting a light anecdotal moment in the Louisville Courier-Journal. This item reads as a quotable chat snippet without broader context or events.
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Rip van Winkle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Laura and Petrarch in Avignon Romance
Petrarch, famed Italian poet, falls for Mme. de Sade known as Laura in Avignon. She adores admiration but spurns his romantic suit while enjoying his company. Laura dies of the plague in 1848, deeply affecting Petrarch who mourns for decades.
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Petrarch
Laura
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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