Community Notes from Kerr County Region
Ely and Kerr Wm Samples and wife with two boys visited J C Woods on Sunday. S A Hodge and Miss Ruby Cox married in Denison after driving there for a minister. T S Grans and family visited Orangeville Sunday. Jim Thompson of Kerr visiting relatives north of Bonham. Protracted meeting with Revs Wheeler and Rockey progresses. Jim Hicks of Klondike spent Sunday with Verne Melugin. G A Guthrie and family back from Slaton after visiting two married daughters. They traveled by automobile. J G Clark and family, new to Ely, have two sick children. Showers and worms persist but cotton expected. Floyd Woodson of Louisville Ky visiting uncle J C Woodson. A J Stafford hosted singing Sunday night. Miss Wallace of Oklahoma visiting cousin Ruth Wallace at Kerr. Jeff Eden and wife visited Belmont during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Grans
Orangeville
Jim Thompson
Kerr
Bonham
Wheeler
Rev. Rockey
Jim Hicks
Klondike
Verne Melugin
G. A. Guthrie
Slaton
J. G. Clark
Ely
War of Nations fireworks to headline State Fair of Texas
Advance notices for The War of Nations at the State Fair of Texas October 13 to 28 describe a record pyrotechnic display with extensive settings and a two hour program nightly. R. E. L. Knight, president of the fair, says thousands spent and the show aims to set a lasting standard. The fair also features encampments for farm boys and girls with prizes, free exhibit space, and a push to attract new counties to exhibit.
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Texas
R. E. L. Knight
United States
America
W. H. Stratton
French physician links postprandial sleep urge to indigestion
Goiffon notes that many prefer immediate sleep after meals due to dyspepsia. He cites cases of sudden overwhelming sleep after light meals, and claims thin individuals are more prone to this effect than the overweight, as poor digestion fosters sleepiness.
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Goiffon
Average life span of 5000 caged house flies
R H Hutchinson and colleagues report the average life of 5000 caged house flies as slightly over ten days with a maximum of seventy days. Egg laying typically starts four to five days after emergence, sometimes as soon as two and a half days. Temperature humidity and food quality for larvae and adults greatly influence this period.
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R. H. Hutchinson
Conjugal Foresight Keeps Doctor Dry in Dry Streets
A famed physician at the New York Academy of Medicine explained he wears rubbers even on dry days to prevent his wife from chasing him with them. He said the habit protects against pneumonia.
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New York Academy of Medicine
Sheriff’s Sale in Grayson County Texas 1917
The State of Texas Grayson County sheriff sale notice states that on September 4 1917 at the courthouse the property of D W Smith levied to satisfy a $150 judgment in favor of D A Ray will be sold. The parcel lies in Whitewright described by metes and bounds from Will Russell place to M K and T railway right of way. The sale is by virtue of an execution issued June 14 1917 in case No 9233.
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County Court
Grayson County
D. W. Smith
A. H. Davis
Court House
Texas
G. McDaniel
Whitewright
Will Russell Place
D. A. Ray
Man 48 Feels 90 After Back Pain Relief Claim
Angela from La writes that back pain left her feeling 90 yet after using Foley Kidney Pills she feels like 21 again. The ad notes the pills are sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A W. Morgan
Angela
Foley
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Ruby Cox
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Floyd Woodson
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J. C. Woodson
A. J. Stafford
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T. W. Roperts
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J. 1. Street
J. 1. Strarakt
A. Y. Creager & Co
Sherman
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Telephone
Lloyd Beheler
P. H. Street
Tioga Mineral and Minera Treatment
TIOGA
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Gus Hoover
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