Hog Wallow News in Tickville Local Snippets
A playful slice of small town life features varied vignettes from Tickville. Town events include a court of inquiry after a red-nosed man’s request at a drug store, new arrivals Jefferson Potlocks family moving in, and locals commenting on weather, store visits, corn-cribs, funerals, sugar hunts, and neighborhood quirks.
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Tickville
Jefferson Potlocks
Washington Hocks
Cricket Hicks
Clair Hancock
Slim Pickens
Atlas Peck
No Worms in a Healthy Child ad and Dekalb Fire Loss
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to cure worms in children and boost health. The Sun notes few Christmas cards remaining. Dekalb’s business district, 35 miles west of Texarkana, was nearly wiped out by a blaze last week, with about 200000 dollars in property loss and scant insurance.
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Poke Eazley
Atlas Peck
Club Hancock
Jefferson Potlocks
Grove
Dekalb
Texarkana
Novelty palm-leaf fans for Christmas gifts
Small palm-leaf fans are marketed as Christmas novelties. They are painted in colors, varnished, edged with ribbon or braid, and tied with millinery flowers on the handle. Some feature painted or wax flowers, silver braid, and tassels, with ribbons forming bows.
Notice Warns of 1920 Vehicle Registration Seals
Grayson County sheriff warns motorists that driving without a current year registration seal carries severe penalties. Seals for 1920 are available at the Tax Collector's Office via the Highway Department since November, with orders to arrest violators after January 1, 1920. Citizens urged to secure 1920 seals this month. tires on sale at Sears Auto Co. Nick's Cafe promocodes chili and hamburgers.
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Highway Department
Paper Gifts Go Cheap Yet Elegant in Colorful Creations
The item catalog shows inexpensive yet stylish paper gifts such as telephone and laundry lists, small portfolios, and memo envelopes. Two bright blue mottled pieces feature a recipe envelope with a blue ribbon bow and a painted pink floral spray. A long folded strip holds white sheets for a telephone list, tied with a blue ribbon.
Bayer Aspirin Promoted for Colds and Pain Relief
Bayer promotes genuine Aspirin in Bayer tablets for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name signals authentic Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and advertise Bayer as the trade mark for monoacetic ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Wall Pockets Described For Dressing Table Display
Two decorative wall pockets are pictured. One uses rib bon covered cardboard disks with satin ribbon and bow ends. The other shows two red satin heart shapes joined with ribbon for suspension.
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Hog Wallow News
Clab Hancock
Sile Kilden
Raz Barlow
Fletcher Henstep
W. D. Farr
Sears Auto Co
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Cardui
Merry Christmas
Whitewright
Sears Grain Co
J. L. Cantrell
Ww. C. Huffines
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