August 19 Weather and Community Notices
August 19 reports pleasant summer weather after rain last week. Sunday school and prayer meeting at 10am and 6pm. Several local residents listed with visits, illnesses improving, births, and travels to Caddo Oklahoma, Sherman, Colorado, and Sulphur. Community names include Kirkpatrick, Lamb, Garner, Lumpkins, Everheart, Coffman, Alverson, Nelson, Wells, and Taylor with various visits and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkpatrick
Frank Hicks
E. J. Lamb
L. Garner
J. W. Taylor
Chas. Wells
Sulphur
Okla
Walter Mullins
Foster Fergusons Guests at Taylor Home
Bethel residents Mr and Mrs Foster Ferguson visit the Taylor family. Miss Pearl Mullins is visiting Kentuckytown this week. J H Garner and family of Orangeville visited relatives earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Foster Ferguson
Bethel
J. W. Taylor
Mrs Carlisle Hosts Children's Party in Whitewright
Mrs J M Carlisle entertained Whitewright children on a Wednesday in August with a decorated home, punch service by Mrs Boyd and Capt. Whitworth, lawn games led by Julia Pritchett and Virginia Gillett, and a prize for pinning the donkey tail won by Ivy Fain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Carlisle
Whitewright
Virginia Gillett
Hattie Butler
Ruth Myrick
Velma Kirkpatrick
Margaretta Fender
Neva McMurry
Grace
Elizabeth Julice
Francis Boyd
Julia Pritchett
Ivy Fain
Carlisle
Miss McMillan
Pender
Groves
Sam Cheadle
Sloan's Liniment Promoted As Infection Antiseptic
In a public notice the pamphlet warns that mosquitoes and insects breed in garbage pails and stagnant water and can bite, injecting poison. It recommends Sloan's Liniment as antiseptic protection to neutralize infection from bites and minor wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan’s
Sores Relief Sold At Druggist For 25 Cents
Advertisement notes a remedy for sores offered at the druggist for 25 cents with money back satisfaction not guaranteed. The terse line emphasizes affordability and home use.
Epworth League Program and "Last Stand of the Simple Life"
Epworth League meets August 23 at 7 15 PM with mission Brazil topic and readings by H ayter Cox Webster and Cook. Leader Fitz Bryant urges all Leaguers to attend the business meeting at Mrs R May home. Also features a feature article on the French Canada scene along the St Lawrence river and a photo of Grandmere Trudeau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed . Cook
Fitz Bryant
Busines
League
R. May
South
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Hoss Shay
Grand'mere Trudeau
Christian Herald
Cotton Belt Time Table for East and West Bound Trains
Cotton Belt timetable shows Eastbound No. 30 motor car at 11:00 a.m. and 4:50 p.m. Westbound No. 29 motor car at 9:50 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Remaining entries are partially garbled but indicate motor car services and two daily runs.
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Cotton Belt
East
Ngs
Gs Rg Ae Eee
Train schedule snippet shared in old timetable
The fragment lists north and south bound train numbers with times such as 5:55 p.m. for No 2 and 10:45 p.m. for No 4, plus several other numbers and informal notes. It appears as an archival timetable excerpt without broader context or destination details.
BromoQuinine Cure Ad Promises Quick Cold Relief
Ad touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as a genuine cold cure. Claims one day relief from cold, cough, and headache. Direct readers to call for full name and signature of E. W. Grove. Product priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Bird Trapped by Bun Feast on White House Grounds
A sparrow found a hard bun on the White House grounds and tried to eat its way through. It swelled while swallowing and finally escaped by chewing out the other side. A park policeman freed the bird as it fluttered and then it joined a peanut crumb banquet with squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Ginseng Roots Fetch High Prices in China Auction Record
Ginseng, long not treated as medicine here, commands vast sums in China with roots reported at $140 gold per pound. A top lot from Korea, found growing wild, sold for $327,114 gold per pound at auction last year. Also note Sun office offering typewriter paper and carbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Korea
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Strength
An 1900s era ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as invigorating for both adults and children. It claims to drive out malaria, purify the blood, and build up the system with a general toning effect, priced at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonis
Grove
Texas Manufacturing Capital Investment and Jobs
Texas manufacturing enterprises show a capital investment of 216 876 000 dollars and employment for 70 230 wage earners across the sector. The figures reflect overall industrial activity and job generation within the state reported by the sector data.
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Texas
Texan Factory Production Value Soars to 272 Million
The annual production value of Texan factories is reported at 272,896,000 dollars, reflecting strong output across major industrial sectors. This figure highlights the state’s manufacturing capacity and economic vitality for the year.
Texas Factory Profile: Growth and Ownership Snapshot
Texas shows 1.6 percent of the population in manufacturing, ranks seventh in factory output and first in opportunity for new enterprises. Per capita factory creation is 25.00 dollars. One manufacturing enterprise per 850 people. Factories owned 50 percent by individuals, 30 percent by corporations, 20 percent by firms. There are 3,000 steam and 802 gas engines, plus 3,454 electric, 1 water motor and 31 water wheels powering plants. Under 2 percent of factory wage earners are under 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
States
Texas Factory Fuel Needs and Workforce Snapshot
To operate Texas factories one year requires a million tons of coal two hundred thousand cords of wood three and one half million barrels of oil and a hundred million cubic feet of gas. Only 3 882 women work in the Texas factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Factory Labor Hours Reach Fifty Four Weekly
The prevailing hours of labor in Texas factories are fifty four per week, reflecting standard industry practice across the state. This measure sets a baseline for worker schedules and potential overtime considerations in manufacturing and related sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Porters Antiseptic Healing Oil Attracts Cures
An old reliable remedy claims to cure the worst sores and long standing ailments. Dr Porters Antiseptic Healing Oil relieves pain and heals simultaneously with prices 25c 50c and a dollar variant listed.
Constipation Warned as Cause of Ill Health
An old advertisement warns that constration causes sickness from backed up waste and urges using Dr. King's New Life Pills as the best safeguard. It promises relief with one dose tonight, claiming 25c at your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
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Epworth League
Brazil
R. L
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Lujan
Ermine Webster
Leon David
South Bound
Limited
Dag
Sun Office
Typewriter
Arvone
Antewiy
Munn & Co
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Hghts &E
van Lartest Our Ron
York
San Francisco
Palace of Horticulture
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co
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