Court rules Buckner Orphans' Home to receive $40,000
A LaGrange District Court jury decision grants Buckner Orphans' Home of Dallas a $40,000 bequest from J. P. Browning of Winchester. Waco attorneys expect no further appeal, confirming the will's designation of Buckner's orphan home at Waco.
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Waco
Texas
LaGrange
Buckner
Dallas
J. P. Browning
Winchester
Fayette County
Methodist Orphans’ Home
Waco. Mr. Browning's Will Provided $40, 000 For “Buckner
Buckner’s Orphan Home
Buckner Orphans’ Home
High Class Farm Bargains in Bryan County Okla for Investors
Advertises six farms for sale or trade in Bryan County Oklahoma. Listings include 240 acres with artesian well and good grasses for trade toward a Grayson County farm, 260 acres with cultivation and debt free at 65 per acre, 190 acres near Durant at 40 per acre debt free, 160 acres near Denison at 30 per acre debt free, 130 acres on highway at 75 per acre with 146 tons hay this year, and 200 acres debt free at 50 per acre with trade options. Sold by Walter Myrick with further notes on trade possibilities.
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Bryan County
Okla
Grayson County
Durant
Denison
Whitewright
Pepsinated Calomel Promises Quick Comfort
Advertisement touts imported English Calomel with Pepsin as mild yet effective relief for indigestion biliousness colds constipation and headaches. Claims fast pleasant results and waking hunger after a bedtime tablet. Endorsed by Dyer Jones Whitewright Texas.
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Dyer & Jones
Whitewright
Texas
Lawyers Fight Over Will Beneficiary In Orphans Home Case
Waco attorneys for the Methodist Orphans Home sought guidance on testator Browning's intent. A LaGrange jury ruled Buckner Orphans Home the beneficiary, aligning with prior appellate views that the matter belongs to the jury. Browning had no church affiliation, though his father was a Methodist pastor.
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Waco
Methodist Orphans’ Home
Browning
Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
Supreme Court
LaGrange
Buckner Orphans’ Home
Methodist Home
G. W. Barcus
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Witt, Terrell & Witt
Barcus
Good Thing Ad Offers Free Chamberlain Remedies Trial
Send name and address with 5 cents and the ad to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial package. Includes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion biliousness and constipation Chamberlains Salve for burns scalds wounds and piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Lowa
Chamberlain
Lost Mine romance told in screen play
The Mine With the Iron Door feature from Sol Lesser is set in Harold Bell Wright territory the Catalina mountains in Arizona and was filmed in a locale deemed ideal for motion picture production. Lesser notes the region draws Spaniards explorers Indians cattlemen and adventurers amid its famed rugged settings.
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Sol Lesser
Harold Bell Wright
Catalina Mountains
Arizona
Mr. Lesser
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Vitality Boost
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as restoring energy by purifying blood with quinine and enriching it with iron. It claims to improve appetite and color, note it is iron and quinine in syrup and appeals as child friendly. The product is priced at 60c.
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Grove
The Mine With the Iron Door at the Odeon Theatre
The feature attraction The Mine With the Iron Door comes to the Odeon Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The film promises tales of explorers who cross deserts and mountains in search of vast wealth in raw gold.
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Canada del Oro
Odeon Theatre
Eight Legged Kitten Surprises Longview Veterinarian
Longview December 14 Dr S R Dunn the local veterinarian reports a kitten born with eight legs and a single head the body forks near the tails and is sheathed in white and black fur. The extra legs sit atop the shoulders and organs appear duplicated. The doctor says he has never seen such a specimen.
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Longview
Gov Al Smith to Attend Ma s Ball In Austin
Gov Al Smith of New York and Mrs Nellie Taylor Ross Wyoming governor elect will attend the January 20 inaugural of Mrs Miriam Ferguson and be guests of honor at a reception and ball at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Col John L Peeler announced the plan. They will attend the inaugural ceremonies as guests of the state.
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Austin
al Smith
New York
Nellie Taylor Ross
Wyoming
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
State Capitol
John L. Peeler
Gov. Smith
Ross
Denison City Attorney Resigns. Stoddard Named Successor
Denison announces H. H. Cummins resigns from the acting city attorney post due to private practice. Ross W. Stoddard is appointed to serve the remaining term. Gifts of utility hardware noted from Manning & Clark.
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Denison
H. H. Cummins
Ross W. Stoddard
Manning & Clark
Van Alstyne Masons Plan Building Site
Mantua Masonic Lodge of Van Alstyne appoints a committee to select locations for a two story business building. The group will review options and report a preferred site.
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Mantua
Ground floor lodge room uses on second floor
A fragment notes use of the ground floor and a lodge room on the second floor. The text provides limited context about purpose or owners, but indicates two separate level allocations within the building.
666 Remedy Claim For Wide Range Of Ailments
An advertisement touts 666 as a speedy medicine for colds grips dengue constipation headaches and biliousness claiming it treats many conditions quickly.
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R. I
C. W. Phillips
Elgin
Sun Office
P. A. Short
W. F. Brown
Dyer & Jones’ Drug Store
Mary Hestand
W. H. Montgomery
Grayson
Fannin
W. R. Ford
Tom Bean
Lubbock County
Walter Myrick
Norristown
E. W. Grove
Hall
Fr. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hoover
R. S. Morehead
Gov
A. D. Mebane
Farmers Union Gin
W. L. White
Winter
Home Ice & Manufacturing CO
R. L. Johnson
Ode Crowell
S. H. Montgomery
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright Filling Station
Wade Sears
the Farmer’s Store
Nicholson
LaRoe Lumber Yard
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