Society Notes Highlight Moonlight Picnics and Gatherings
Miss Hazel Ray hosted a number of friends at a moonlight picnic with watermelons last Thursday evening. Miss Ermine Webster honored visitors Miss Orendorff of Geer and Miss Van Alstyne with a moonlit event. Miss Holly Montgomery gave a six o’clock breakfast for guests from Commerce and Ladonia, featuring a watermelon slice finale.
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Hazel Ray
Ermine Webster
Orendorff of
Geer
van Alstyne
Holly Montgomery
East Main Reet
Miss Ridey
Commerce
Ladonia
Texas State Fair features many educational exhibits
W I Yopp announces enhanced Better Babies Contest facilities at the State Fair Hospital building auditorium with modern equipment. Large state institutions including the University of Texas and Prairie View Normal plan exhibitions, signaling a big year for the educational division. Madden Crabtree of Mt Pleasant is visiting relatives.
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Texas
W. I. Yopp
Department of Colleges and Schools
Yopp
University of Texas
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Prairie View Normal
College of Industrial Arts
Southwestern University
Famous Canvasses at State Fair of Texas Featured
Alex Sanger announces the Art Loan Collection at the State Fair of Texas will showcase many famous canvasses by leading contemporary American artists. Texas artist Julian Onderdonk returns from the East to arrange specimens for fall display. Textile entries flood in, suggesting the 1916 exposition will be the largest ever held in Texas.
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Texas
Alex Sanger
Julian Onderdonk
Sanger
Annual Colt Show at Whitewright by Riley Williams
North town stockman Riley Williams hosts his annual colt show in Whitewright on Saturday September 2 1916 at Jess Graves mule barn at 2 30 pm Prizes include 10 5 and a hand made halter for top three horse colts 10 5 and a halter for top three mule colts 10 5 and a halter for third best mule colt after show cash prizes 250 for best saddle horse and 5 for best matched team of horses or mules All stock owners are invited to enter and attend.
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Riley Williams
North of Town
Whitewright
Jess Graves
Williams
Classified Rates Offer Advertisers Low Insertion Cost
Classified ad rates listed at 1 cent per word per insertion with a 20 cent minimum. No ads accepted under 20 cents. 20 words priced at 50 cents when run three times. Cash with order required.
For Rent Good six room residence near in
Classified brief lists multiple notices including a rental ad for a six room residence near Sun area with instruction to see Ben Savage. Also items for lost items and sales and a club meeting notice with dates and contacts. Contains names Ben Savage A R Reynolds H A Gregory J F Dixon and local locations Whitewright Savoy Van Alstyne Cannon.
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Ben Savage
Whitewright
Savoy
Sun Office
A. R. Reynolds
Fannin County Second Primary Results Indicate Voter Sentiment
In Fannin County the Saturday second primary showed most leading candidates from the first primary still leading. Raiden led Representative by 124 votes, Mrs May Brownlee led District Clerk by 121, Sam McKee ahead for Tax Collector by 85, and Frank Young for Superintendent of Instruction by 369. Bonham News.
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Raiden
May Brownlee
Sam McKee
Frank Young
Bonham News
Temper and Wife: A Witty General Observation
A compact aphorism notes that a man's temper may be provoked, but a wife can intensify it. The remark frames a domestic dynamic with sharp humor and regional voice.
The Arabic Day and Moon Sightings
The Arabic day starts at sunset and the month begins when the new moon is first seen after sunset. Cloudiness or twilight often hides the crescent, creating uncertainty whether the current day belongs to the last month or begins a new month.
Wrong Diagnosis Change of Scene Prescription
A doctor tells a patient his condition is very serious and urges an entire change of scene as the cure. The patient resists briefly before the physician insists, asking the patient’s occupation. The patient replies he is a scene shifter, in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch humor item.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Malaria Fever Tonic Promises Quick Relief
A prescription claims to cure malaria or chills and fever with five or six doses. Taken as a tonic, it supposedly prevents fever return and acts on the liver without causing griping or sickness. The message notes the remedy’s purported potency and liver action.
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R. A. Owen
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Okla
Gladys Ray
Emma
Ethel Gorn
Sarah Goran
Honey Grove
Isitor
J. W. Pender
Forty-Two Club
Grand Avenue
Georgia Pope
R. P. Gordon
W. F. Holland
J. W. Mc
Murry
Kathleen Hud
Speth and
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Madden Crabtree
Mt Pleasant
Whitewright, Texas
Times
the People's Store
J. F. Lilley
Yours Truly
H. A. Gregory
Cannon
J. F. Dixon
V.C
T.W. Gattis
Fannin County
Auto Garage
Fleming
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