Hogwallow items showcase small town humor and quirks
Dunk Botts and Luke Mathewson discuss a ladder led upgrade to his upstairs while the Wild Onion school teacher noses into a horse study for a psychology class. Gulls haunt Poke Eazley’s farm as warm weather folk debate hog pen proportions. Small town anecdotes follow: Slim Pickins crunching hickory nuts near the post office, confessing affairs, church division worries, and locals renewing subscriptions. A mule and a ring of mischief thread through daily life as a marksman friend spins a squirrel tale.
No Worms Ad for Grove's Ton ic Health Tonic
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures worm problems in children by improving blood and digestion. It asserts regular use for two to three weeks strengthens the body and helps expel worms, with a plea that the tonic is pleasant and costs 6 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Be Of Good Cheer in Hard Times
Motivational note urging resilience through hardship. Compares endurance to a sturdy oak and calls readers to persevere, arguing privation strengthens the soul and that men should stand firm while weaklings quit.
Bonham Man Fasted Forty One Days
S C White returned from Denver where his son Gordon has suffered since an army dysentery in France. Gordon underwent a hospital fast of forty one days with daily nursing and no food, dropping from 160 to 100 pounds. He has since begun eating and shows signs of improvement.
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S. C. White
Denver
Gordon
France
Bonham
Laxative Bromo Quinine Promises One Day Cold Cure
Medical ad claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets cure a cold in one day and stop cough and headache. Brand uses E W Grove signature on each box. Priced 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Flogging of Blacks Reported in Denison District
Three Black men were lashed by robed masked men in Denison on Tuesday night as punishment for mingling with whites. The incident, allegedly linked to the Denison Klan, involved ten lashes per victim and a pistol strike to one 75 year old man. Deputies and a justice of the peace reportedly handled the victims afterward.
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Denison
Denison Klan
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Justice of the Peace
Four Babies Born to Same Couple in Year in Texas
Abilene Texas December 2 four babies born to Mr and Mrs M N Young of near Abilene mark a unique year in Taylor County The mother aged 30 has now ten children and three of the newborns are triplets the second such birth in the county this year six more moving years ago might be mentioned in the OCR but the key fact is the quartet of births to one family this year and the parental size of the brood.
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Abilene
Texas
Taylor County
M. N. Young
New Vitamin Method Claims Rapid Health Boost for Stronger Flesh
An advertisement extols a new vitamin regimen promising rapid transformation from weakness to solid flesh. It asserts thousands are regaining rugged health and strength through systematic vitamin intake, presenting a sensational health claim for general readers.
Yeast Tablets Marketed For Quick Health Gains
A vintage advertisement touts ironized yeast tablets as a concentrated dose of vitamins and yeast for improving daily health and flesh. It claims billions of vitamines in yeast, promises quick results, and notes availability through Dyer & Jones with special directions for children.
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Dyer & Jones
Three-in-One Ointment Sold by Dyer and Jones
Eczema and tetter can be cured by Three-in-One Ointment offered and guaranteed by the firm Dyer and Jones. The ad promotes a simple topical remedy with a confident claim of cure.
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Dyer & Jones
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Luke Mathewson
Tobe Moseley
Poke Eazley
Jefferson Potlocks
Ellick Helwanger
Gander Creek
Sidney Hocks
Atlas Peck
Hog Ford
Fletcher Henstep
Sile Kilden
Sim Flinders
Sim
Depuy
Yam Sims
Luther Smith & Son
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Ira
Ceme
Manning & Clark
Davidson
J. W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Garland Market
L. T. Garland
Telephone
Grayson County
Scull
Swain
Wallace
Sherman
Slory
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