Dallas Terminal Station to Open About September Fifteenth
The new five million dollar terminal station in Dallas will begin operations around September 15. An election for a forty thousand dollar good roads bond in the Savoy district has been ordered, with nearly every Fannin county town supporting bonds. Judge Poindexter appeals to Texas Democrats for National Campaign funds as gubernatorial candidates list well known names including Wortham Hobby Terrell Edwards and Mayfield. The Business Men's League of Van Alstyne has donated over two hundred dollars to aid the effort.
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Savoy
Fannin County
Wm. Poindexter
Texas
Democrats of
National Democratic Campaign Fund
the Business Men’s League of van Alstyne
Grayson County to Hold District Fairs in Fall
Funds are raised to defray expenses and provide cash premiums for Van Alstyne's district fair on September 27 and 28. Nearly every town in Grayson County will participate in district fairs, with the Red River Valley Fair planned at Sherman in October.
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van Alstyne
Grayson County
Red River Valley
Sherman
Typhoid Cases Hit Buckner Orphans Home
Over seventy children at Buckner Orphans Home are ill with typhoid fever. Several deaths have occurred in the past two weeks. The home houses 660 children. Contributions have been sent to aid the home and more are needed to hire nurses to care for the sick children.
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Buckner Orphans Home
Hughes Walks Away From Graft Accusations
The Commoner notes that Republican papers trumpet Hughes against graft while speculating that if the President endorses graft the issue will be pursued. The remark frames partisan angles on corruption debates amid political maneuvering.
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Hughes
Bonham merchants plan stock company for compress
Bonham citizens organize a stock company to install a first class up to date cotton compress in Bonham to handle the season's cotton crop. The Sun will carry reports as the plans progress with public spirited support from local merchants.
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Bonham
Honey Grove Club Tours Trade Territory
The Honey Grove Commercial Club conducted a two day outreach Tuesday and Wednesday to visit residents and businesses in Honey Grove and surrounding trade territory. Fifteen automobiles accompanied the delegation as they covered local routes.
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Honey Grove
Trade excursion boosts Honey Grove commerce plan
A band and a trade excursion visited every town near Honey Grove to publicize local business and invite customer support. The initiative aims to attract more trade and is expected to pay off for Honey Grove.
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Honey Grove
Texas ad woes as guards return home
The piece notes how returning National Guardsmen may shape Texas perceptions and advertising, warns against misrepresentation, and discusses how women’s election to county offices prompts questions about female suffrage and civic roles. It also mentions twenty five local youths heading to college in September and urges home merchants to benefit from their purchases.
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Whitewright
White paper crisis menaces thousands of printers
Present indications show a danger that thousands of printers may lose work due to the high price of white paper. A severe shortage is forcing newspaper firms to cut costs and consider consolidating plants, increasing pressure on the American publishing industry.
Plan to curb runaway marriages in Louisiana counties
A Louisiana man proposes a local law to prevent girls from marrying outside their county. Each county would record all girls aged 12 to 14, with the county clerk responsible for verifying ages and records.
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Louisiana
What is uric acid and Dr Pierce's Anuric claims
This ad explains uric acid as a toxin linked to backache rheumatism gout and neuralgia. It credits Scheele discovery in 1775 and Dr Pierce with creating Anuric which supposedly removes uric acid, offering trial 10 cents or a 50 cent package from druggists.
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Scheele
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Local merchants urge shopping at home to boost town economy
The piece notes high living costs may push young people to delay marriage and fears that Whitewright’s prosperity hinges on residents buying locally. It cites nearby towns Garland Plano Carrollton and Richardson hosting promotions while Richardson risks losing business unless it competes. The column appeals to residents to buy at home first and warns against shopping elsewhere to save money.
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Whitewright
Garland
Carrollton
Plano
Richardson
War lessons sharpen Americans grip on world geography
A Ladies Home Journal reflection notes that the current conflict educates Americans about European geography more effectively than any other event. It imagines a Boston Harbor sea battle and a Chicago land engagement helping a puzzled Englishwoman understand U S city distances, and a Cleveland tale clarifying a misperceived city. The piece argues Americans are, and were, better informed about foreign geography than locals abroad.
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Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Ladies Home Journal
Wasteful spending and trips by Whitewright youth
A local critique notes that money spent by Whitewright’s young men on weekly automobile trips to other towns could grow into wealth if saved. About forty youths per week take several hired trips, costing three to ten dollars each, with indirect costs from bad habits. The piece argues the trips are needless, labeling Whitewright as lively yet not dull and urges restraint.
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Whitewright
Five Dollars a Week Becomes Twenty Thousand in Twenty Years
The speaker argues that five dollars weekly, invested in a bank with compound interest and solid loans at seven to eight percent, will grow to about twenty thousand dollars in twenty years. The plan yields roughly fifteen hundred dollars annually as income once mature.
Texas Fever Discovered Dairy Closed In Sherman
Sherman Texas Aug 18 Fourteen dairies were inspected two closed one quit voluntarily and a third sold and to be moved immediately State Inspector Richard Hudson City Manager Jack Ellingston and Miss Cunningham pure food officer reported One dairy showed Texas fever seven cows died and the milk delivery continued until the situation was clarified by Mr Hud-
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Sherman
Texas
Richard Hudson
Jack Ellingston
Miss Cunningham
Hud
Dairy Closures and Veterinary Inspectors Move Through Grayson County
The dairy in question has been shut down and cattle placed under the care of Dr. C. M. Hoard who will issue a health certificate before milk sales resume. A separate dairy with fever and unsanitary conditions is also closed pending Dr. Hoard’s certification. A Sherman area dairy changed ownership and plans to exit the business. Another small dairyman is selling stock. Mr. Hudson will inspect every Grayson county dairy in coming days.
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C. M. Hoard
Hudson
Grayson County
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Heat Relief
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as strengthening for all ages to endure summer heat. Claims purifies blood, enriches the body, and builds up the whole system. Priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Laziness Delays Use of Pieces at Daybreak
A reflection notes that when day breaks some men fail to make use of the pieces available. The line hints at procrastination and missed opportunities, suggesting discipline and effort.
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H. B. Terrell
Jim Edwards
W. A. Hanger
C. C. McDonald
Claude B. Hudspeth
B. Y. Cummings
R. F. Looney
Earle B. Mayfield
P. Brooks
Chas. Morris
Temple Telegram
the Sun
Clarksville
College Fellows
Bette Whitewright
McCarty -Davis Company
Austin College
Sherman, Texas
State Department of Education
Harry A. Jones & Son
Denison
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