Joe Sap Reminiscences of Cave Creek Boyhood Days
Joe Sappington recalls old Cave Creek days in Cat Claw Texas. The letter recalls camp meetings, Parson Meadows, Bill Posey, and a peach orchard raid with friends. Anecdotes include Aunt Polly Watkins's revival scene and Bob Walker’s reply about heaven.
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Cat Claw
Texas
Joe
Cave Creek
Bill Posey
Bill
Bob Walker
Aunt Polly Watkins
Heaven
Bob
Dulaney
You
Aunt Polly
Rob
Glory Land
Reb
Polly
Parker ships 425 carloads of melons from Parker County
Weatherford notes 425 carloads shipped this season through Thursday with Weatherford 314 Millsap 33 Lambert 50 Garner 28 and minor Franko shipments. Melon Growers Cooperative and independent buyers estimate about half the crop marketed. Association instructs members to bring in no less than twenty four pounds as the bureau won’t ship under a twenty six pound average.
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Weatherford
Parker County
Millsap
Lambert
Garner
Franko
Melon Grower’s Co-Operative Association
Bureau
Longing for Youth and Roadward Dreams in Old Times
The speaker recalls Aunt Polly and shared adventures from Cave Creek and the old schoolhouse, dreaming of peaches, swimholes, wagon circuses, and a future journey with friends Joe and Bob. He muses on aging, the fading sun, and facing life’s final voyage with courage and faith.
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Aunt Polly
Helen
Cave Creek
Joe
Bob
Tilly Watrine
Wilson Idol of Washington Reappears in Public
Woodrow Wilson again drew crowds in Washington as ex president. An elderly man rose from the rear row, received cheers as Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were escorted to an automobile. He showed improving health, waved his hat, and recalled his earlier fame.
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Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Daily Press
Harding
Peckinville
Maryland
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
H. S. Firestone
Capitol
Wilson
Adams Flogging Party Members Fined In Texas
In Matador Texas six of seven men who visited Henry Adams to flog him pleaded guilty to forming an unlawful assembly and were fined 82 dollars each. Adams had fired on them from his home, killing one man. he remained under bond after the shooting.
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Adams
Matador
Texas
Henry Adams
Bond Fol
Our own little town is the best after all
A nostalgic note extols the charms of a small town over larger places. It praises familiar neighbors and simple streets, claiming while towns near and far glitter with wealth and grandeur, readers will still prefer their own close knit community and its charm.
Coal Barons Fight Publication of Profit Statistics
The Providence Journal notes the frantic efforts of coal barons to stop profit statistics from being published, indicating ongoing high expenses as they oppose disclosure.
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Providence Journal
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromquinine
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to stop the cough headache and work off the cold. E W GROVE signature on each box. Price 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Not Today Honey A Tenant Farmer Faces Hard Choices
A tenant farmer struggles under 12 cent cotton as a merchant tightens credit to preserve his business. With his family to feed and debt looming, the man weighs modest clothes and necessities against his children's hopes and a future built on hard work and restraint. The scene ends as the two girls eye new fabrics during a tense store meeting.
Hayes Healing Honey and Open-Trate Salve Combo
A cough stopping remedy combines Hayes Healing Honey with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat. The pack, priced at 35 cents, includes the salve for children with colds or croup. Doctors or druggists can provide the combo package.
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Hayes
Grove
Gingham sales tease fades as three girls depart store
A merchant watches a shake of the head as a man guides three girls from a store. He jokes about future sales of pretty gingham this fall while the trio heads toward home past fields where they toil under a sun, toward the tenant farmer father described as a figure of kin to God and America.
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Merchant
Bonham Letters Demand White Labor Expose Threats
A Bonham contractor was warned by anonymous letters to hire only white labor or face eviction and arson threats. Letters also targeted a landlord and another resident over Black workers. Signed K. K. K., authorities have not acted.
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Bonham
Texas
Alimony costs show couples living cheaper than individuals
Norfolk Virginian Pilot reports on alimony statistics indicating two persons living together can incur lower costs than a single person. The data imply shared expenses reduce overall financial burden, affecting divorce and household budgeting considerations.
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Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Use of talking disarmament in current time
A Marion Star quote questions the value of disarmament talks and asserts Ireland would not consent. The brief reflects postwar debate and skepticism toward peace efforts without broad agreement among involved parties.
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Ireland
Marion Star
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Hall
I. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
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Q.R.S
Phonograph
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Sherman, Texas
Dray Line
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Detroit
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Ford Motor Co
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