Hogwallow News Lively Local Nonsense Snippets
A humorous Hogwallow roundup of villagers and small events. Luke Mathewson climbs to upstairs by a ladder while a Wild Onion schoolteacher bargains over Tobe Moseley s horse for study. Gullies plague Poke Eazley, and hog pens prompt coat trouble for Sidney Hocks. Slim Pickins is heard eating hickory nuts near the post office. Atlas Peck counsels candor after a flatfooted lie. Hog Ford Church faces a partition risk amid a church dispute. Fletcher Henstep renews his newspaper subscription. Church music entertains and educates, with Sidneys mule causing a minor mishap. Sile Kilden plans to redeem a two cent postage due. Mrs Sim Flinders Thursdayed in Bounding Billows on a shopping trip. Sim helps with tasks and guards the dogs. Depuy Constable plans to shadow Sim at night. Yam Sims proves a skilled marksman by shooting a squirrel from a distant tree.
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad for Tonic
An old advertisement asserts children with worms show pale unhealthy color and stomach issues. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a two to three week remedy to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system. It claims Nature will dispel worms and restore health at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Be Of Good Cheer Amid Dark Clouds and Hard Times
A motivational note urges resilience during hardship. It compares enduring life’s storms to a sturdy oak, urging men to persevere and avoid quitting, with emphasis on strength of character and steady resolve.
Bonham Man Fasted for Forty One Days
S C White returned from Denver where his son Gordon, recently discharged from army service in France after dysentery, had undergone a Denver hospital fast treatment. Gordon survived the forty one day fast, losing sixty pounds from 160 to 100, and has just begun eating again under daily nursing care.
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S. C. White
Denver
Gordon
France
Bonham
Cure a Cold in One Day Relying on Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts a 30 cent tablet remedy to stop a cold and headache in a day. It features E W Grove’s signature on each box and claims rapid relief with laxative bromide quinine combination.
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E.W. Grove
Blacks Flogged by Hooded Band in Denison
In Denison on Tuesday night three black men were flogged by masked white robed men as a warning against mixing with whites. A 75 year old victim was seriously hurt when struck with a pistol. Deputies and a justice of the peace were said to take the victims to an empty factory warehouse for the beating.
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Denison
Denison Klan
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Justice of the Peace
Four Babies Born To Same Couple In One Year
Abilene Texas Dec 2 four babies born to Mr and Mrs M N Young near Abilene in under a year making ten children for the 30 year old mother The triplets were the second set born in Taylor County and the couple already had one earlier this year
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Abilene
Texas
Taylor County
M. N. Young
New Quick Way to Put On Firm Flesh
Thousands of weak and sickly people are rapidly gaining solid flesh and rugged health by a new method. The approach centers on taking vitamines into the body for stronger vitality and improved strength.
Yeast Tablets Claim Health Boost For Thin People
An advertisement touts yeast as a mysterious living substance essential for daily health and notes that most foods lack it. It credits Ironized Yeast tablets with iron and concentrated brewers yeast for rapid results, and says they are pleasant to take. Sold by Dyer & Jones with special directions for children.
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Dyer & Jones
Cure for eczema and tetter advertised by Dyer and Jones
Three in One Ointment is sold and guaranteed by Dyer and Jones claiming to cure eczema and tetter. The ad presents a promise of relief and a money back guarantee.
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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
Davidson
W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Garland Market
L. T. Garland
Telephone
Grayson County
Scull
Swain
Wallace
Sherman
EAGLE
Oo Pee Ie
Vana
Soererear Ia
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
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