Grayson County Scores Big in State Inter scholastic League History
Austin Texas Aug 8 In a compilation from the State Office of the University Inter scholastic League Grayson County students earned multiple top honors across eleven years. Denison Whitewright and Sherman pupils won state titles in declamation debating spelling and essay events along with a track and field championship. The report notes a 139 3 inch discus mark by Richardson of Sherman and outlines the League structure with 223 county units and 32 districts leading to the May State Meet at the University of Texas.
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Austin
Texas
University Interscholastic League
Grayson County
Elwyn Hardy
Orus Stephens
Tioga High School
Elizabeth Baker
Central Ward School
Denison
Whitewright
Claud Boothman
Sherman High School
Richardson of
Sherman
University of Texas
Pepsinated Calomel Promises Quick Relief
Calomel reaches the liver but is harsh. Pepsinated Calomel combines English Calomel with pepsin and soothing ingredients to aid digestion and restore appetite. Dyer & Jones and druggists guarantee relief between sundown and sunup or money back. users report improved well being.
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Dyer & Jones
Gubernatorial Candidates Grow as 1924 Field Expands
The Paris Morning News lists prospects for Texas governor in 1924. T W Davidson and Lynch Davidson are expected to run, with Pope Nueces, Terrell agriculture, Thomason El Paso, Gilmore Rail Commissioner, Darwin Lamar, Barton, Carpenter Dallas, Hanger Tarrant, Burker Eastland, and Dixon Houston among possible entrants. Only one will be chosen.
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T. W. Davidson
Marshall
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Pope
Nueces
George B. Terrell
R. E. Thomason
el Paso
Neff
Clarence E. Gilmore
H. L. Darwin
Lamar
T. D. Barton
Lewis T. Carpenter
Dallas
W. A. Hanger
Tarrant
Joe Burker
Eastland
George Dixon
Paris Morning News
Vacation at Home Parody of Travel
A humorous piece suggests faking travel by staying at home and performing silly stunts to imitate vacations. It lists quirky, exaggerated methods like mocking country trips, chasing dreams of faraway places, and feeding imagination with everyday chores becoming adventures. The tone mimics a light columnist or exchange note.
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Chicago
Grand Canyon
Europe
Niagara Falls
Breckenridge Man Visits Daughter and Relatives
J. T. Stillwell of Breckenridge is visiting his daughter Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr. and other relatives in the area during a brief stay.
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J. T. Stillwell of
Breckenridge
Mrs. C. B. Bryant Jr
Bromo Quinine Elixir Ad Claims Cure for Colds
Vintage ad asserts that the single Bromo Quinine tablet removes the cause of colds and flu. It features the E. W. Grove signature on the box and a price of 3 cents.
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E. W. Grove
K. W. Grove
14 Sets of Twins Born On One Street in Collinsville
The Collinsville Times reports a local street has produced fourteen sets of twins over eighteen years. Since the street’s layout, many newly married couples on Twin Street have twin children, with residents joking about a possible hoodoo from the post oak trees.
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Collinsville
666 Quickly Relieves Constipation and Illnesses
An old remedy claims to ease constipation biliousness headaches colds and lagrippe. The product name 666 appears prominently as a universal cure all without medical endorsement.
Love Harding Bore For Dogs Repaid by Stray Fox Terrier
At Warren G. Harding's funeral in Marion Ohio a stray Fox Terrier accompanied the procession. The dog trotted beside pallbearers, circled the vault, sniffed the air, then rested on the vault step as the service continued.
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Harding
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Habitual Constipation Cure Promoted as 14 to 21 Day Syrup
An advertisement touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a specially prepared syrup laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and regular action with 14 to 21 days of use, noting it stimulates and regulates and is very pleasant to take, priced 60 cents per bottle.
Funeral Service Ends As Seat Rests On His Paws
A caption describes a dog lying on his paws throughout the funeral service. The Sun's Want Column is referenced and an advertisement rate of 25 words or less for 25c per issue is noted.
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Sun “Want
Miss Mildred Chambers Visits Mrs Cheery in Bells
Miss Mildred Chambers visits Mrs C V Cheery in Bells in a social note highlighting local acquaintances and ongoing community ties.
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Mildred Chambers
C. V. Cheery
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Felix
Grayson
Bessie Bearden
Central, S.C
Cardut
Dray and Truck Line
Ode Crowell
the Drayman
Weber
Bain
Peter Schuttler
Moon
Delker
Manning & Clark
Edwin May
Optometry
Kirkpatrick
Whitewright, Texas
G. Wm. van Haltern
Drs. Waltrip & van Haltern
7Th St
Fort Worth
Leonard
Bates Cottage
Ford
Sears Auto
Compa Whitewright, Texas
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