Big Street Fair Comes to Town This Week
The J George Loos Shows perform four days of entertainment on the main business streets delivering Booger Red's Congress of Riders Hippodrome Circus Dixieland Minstrels Palace of Illusions Brammins Monkey Men Ferris Wheel and more. Attractions travel from Denton and move next to Greenville with first class, orderly shows urged by local merchants for midday and evening crowds.
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J. George Loos
Booger Red
Congress of Riders
Hippodrome Circus
Dixieland Minstrels
Palace of Illusions
Brammins
Monkey Men
Merry Goround
Denton
Greenville
Loos
Blue Bird Club Hosts Porch Party for Members
Mrs. Grover Gillett entertained the Blue Bird Club on a Thursday porch party. Refreshments included angel food cake and ice cream. She was assisted by Mrs Holland and Miss Sara Lee Holland.
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Mrs
Grover Gillett
The
Blue Bird
Mrs Holland
Bible Study program for next Sunday at B Y P U
The program lists a Bible study from 2 Thessalonians 2 on agitation over Christ’s Second Coming. Miss Truett handles Prerequisites Before Christ’s Return, Miss Yeager covers The Man of Sin and the Saved, Miss Cook presents discussion, and John Holcomb writes the poem If The Lord Should Come read by leader Miss Doss.
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Miss Truett
Miss Yeager
Miss Cook
John Holcomb
Miss Doss
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Ad claims no head effect
An old advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary Quinine with tonic and laxative benefits. It promises no nervousness or head tingling and requests the signature of E. W. GROVE for 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Farm for sale near Whitewright with residence and barn
Wanted rags and metal for cash. For sale 150 acre farm five miles from Whitewright with residence barn and a rent house. Authorized to sell at a bargain. Interested parties may contact W T Truett. 4t Aug 24.
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Whitewright
W.T. Truett
Stock farm for sale near Bells Texas 104 acres
For sale is a stock farm of 104 acres located 3 miles from Bells Texas with 65 to 70 acres in cultivation and remaining Bermuda pasture. Includes a 5 room frame house barn and outbuildings on a public road. Price is fifty dollars per acre, one third cash, balance in ten annual payments. Contact H. W. Witcher Bells Texas. 2tpd.
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H.W. Witcher
Bells
Texas
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by User
Mrs. John Bourneville of Brussels Wisconsin says Foley's Honey and Tar Compound heals irritated hacking coughs and she will never be without it. The product is sold everywhere.
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Foley
John Bourneville
Brussels
Wis
LAX FOS Laxative Product Description
LAX FOS is an improved cascara based digestive liquid laxative and liver tonic. It combines cascara bark blue flag root rhubarb root black root may apple root senna leaves and pepsin for strength with a pleasant aromatic taste and no griping. Price listed as 50c.
Remarkable Submarine Scenes in Civilization at Odeon
The film Civilization directed by Thomas H Ince comes to the Odeon on August 15 and 16 and features striking warfare scenes in air land and sea. It includes a dramatic sinking of the Lusitania photographed with Navy Department help using a government submarine near Los Angeles.
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Thomas. H. Ince
Odeon
Navy Department
Washington
Pacific
Los Angeles
Beeman Eyes Oil Prospects in Whitewright Region
Mr A A Beeman of Broken Arrow Oklahoma arrived in Whitewright with Dr Ownby to study oil prospects. He visited several localities reporting favorable prospects and may lease a sizable acreage and form a company to develop the field after a few more days of investigation.
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A. A. Beeman
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma
Whitewright
Ownby
Navy Draft Update for Grady Spindle from Dallas
Grady Spindle enlisted at the Dallas recruiting office and was sent home to await orders. He received notice to report immediately and will depart for Dallas this afternoon with a likelihood of being sent to San Francisco or Newport News, Virginia for further duty.
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Grady Spindle
Navy
Dallas
Grady
San Francisco
Newport
Friendship and Silence in Wise Speech
This reflective passage extols friendship and restrained speech. It urges quiet listening to hear divine whispers and to let the heart guide speech when necessary. The text emphasizes patience, reverence, and inner voice over external chatter.
Menace of Dust Threatens Industrial Workers Health
Dust is a great enemy, clogging the body and carrying disease germs, undermining workers' health and ability to work. It can shrink wages or cost a job, leaving a small pay envelope or unemployment.
Safety First Day At State Fair Of Texas 1917
The State Fair of Texas sets Monday Oct 15 as safety first day with a special observance. The Texas Safety First organization meets Oct 15–16 in Dallas. Mothers Congress Day is planned for Friday Oct 19.
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Texas
Texas Safety First Organization
Dallas
R. E. L. Knight
Mothers’ Congress
Congress
Knight
W. H. Stratton
Stratton
West Texas
Methodist Church Plans Sunday Services and Sermon
The Methodist Church Workers' Council and Sunday school will meet at the usual hour. Rev. Henry Grady May of Ter-renl will preach Sunday. The pastor will be away a week or two on vacation by courtesy of the Board of Stewards who acknowledge their thanks. A. R. Nasu, Pastor.
Mrs Hardcastle and family return from Oklahoma visit
Mrs C Hardcastle and her children from Altus Oklahoma came home Wednesday after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs W E Hardcastle Mrs Hardcastle accompanied them back for a visit.
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C. Hardcastle
Altus, Okla
W. E. Hardcastle
Hard
Castle
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Thos. H. Ince
Odeon Theatre
Blue Bird Club
Gillett
Sara Lee Holland
Ben Childress
W.M. Cox
Sam Beckett
Bethel
Tyler Business College
J. H. Waggoner
H. Maxey
Cdl
Emerson
Sun and
Dallas News
Board of Stewards
A. R. Nasu
J.a.l.wolfe
Sherman, Texas
Offece
Commercial Bank
Home Merchant
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