Valentine party at Mrs H C Willis home
The Blue Bird Club met Thursday of last week at Mrs H C Willis to celebrate with a Valentine party hosted by Mrs Floyd overheart. Guests received red heart favors, punch service, a short program with piano solos and wit tests, followed by refreshments in red and white, with Miss Minnie Willis providing music. Guests included Mrs F E Douglass and Miss Atterberry.
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Floyd Overheart
H. C. Willis
J. M. Me Urry
Bryant King
Valentine
Max Pope
Lucian Andrews
Annette Harp
Oran Sears
Harp
McMurry
Minnie Willis
F. E. Douglass
Miss Atterberry
Kimbell
Mrs Douglas Draws Prize in Tied Event Reported
Mrs. Douglas tied for the prize and won the lucky draw, while Mrs. McMurry received the booby prize.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets Box Signature
A fragment notes a product labeled Bromo Quinine used to treat colds, grip, and influenza. Mentions E W Grove signature on the box and the quantity thirty. No clear date or location provided.
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E. W. Grove
Navy Recruiting in Denison Seeks Local Recruits
Young men desiring to enlist in the Navy or to obtain information are asked to write to the Navy Recruiting Station in Denison Texas, giving age and apparent health. When as many as twenty letters are received from a town or community, the recruiting officer will visit the town to examine applicants ready to enlist.
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Navy
Denison
Texas
Millinery Chief Returns to City for Spring Season
Miss Pearl Wilson, who headed the millinery department at the T. H. Lively store last season, arrived back in the city last Saturday to lead the department again for the Spring season.
Fortunes of war Haig on merit in the Great War
Sir Douglas Haig tells in the Manchester Guardian interview that promotion was by merit and open to the humble if qualified. He cites schoolmasters, lawyers, drivers, clerks, and others rising to brigade or division commands, while noting some who rose fell when tested. He adds soldiers are born, not made, and proposes comparing American cases of rank ascent.
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Douglas Haig
Manchester Guardian
Cambridge College
Metropolitan Water Board
Haberdashery
Ground Glass Not Harmful Says Army Study
Experiments by the army medical corps tested ground glass mixed into fresh meat fed to dogs. After repeated feedings and subsequent necropsies, no digestive tract injury or illness was observed. The results challenge the belief that ground glass can cause death in animals.
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Army Medical Corps
W. H. Feldman
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Pilot Grove News Program Feb 20 at Baptist church
The community invites all to a school program next Friday evening February 20 at 8 p.m. at the Baptist church. Willie Judd and Miss May Hunnicutt hosted birthday dinners Sunday with enjoyable gatherings. Bethel girls beat Pilot Grove 18 12. Bethel boys led 6 to. Canaan boys defeated our team 10 5. Mrs Lillie Queen's baby was dangerously ill but improved. Mrs J D Garland returned from Whitewright where her son and family were ill with flu. influenza has not yet reached us.
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Baptist Church
Willie Judd
J. D. Garland
Whitewright
L. F. Garland
Close to God Preaches This Weekend at Local Church
Rev McCraw will preach here Saturday and Sunday and invites all to attend. Sunday school is at 10 a m. Miss Georgia Reeves is visiting in Terrell this week.
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McCraw
Georgia Reeves
Terrell
No Worms in a Healthy Child Advised
An old advertisement claims worm problems in children cause poor color and digestive issues. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a regular two to three week program to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system. It asserts worms will be dispelled and health restored with Pleasant to take 60c per bottle.
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Grove
Cautious Highway Encounter With Stolen Car Risk
A couple driving from Indiana into Chicago encountered two large machines bearing Western state licenses blocking a lonely grade at midnight. They were questioned and allowed through after the lead man authorized passage. The robbers overlooked the couple's pockets containing several hundred dollars, avoiding a potential theft.
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Chicago
Indiana
Chicago Tribune
Rise of Sir Marcus Samuel and the Shell Venture
Sir Marcus Samuel bought Berkeley Square for 25 million dollars after years of poverty selling shell crafted ornamental boxes for a shilling in a London gutter. He plowed savings into oil, built wealth, and founded a company named Shell, linking humble beginnings to a grand enterprise.
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Sir Marcus Samuel
Earl of Berkeley
London
Berkeley Square
Shell
Investigating profiteering questioned by congressman
A Kansas City Star report notes a dramatized scene where a congressman questions a profiteer about food price profiteering, insisting on answers as another investigation is recorded.
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Kansas City
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Stimulation
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims a spoonful will start the liver, ease biliousness, and leave users feeling energetic without sickness or salivation, even suitable for children.
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Dodson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blue Bird Club
Ralph E. Nichol
Jazz” Orchestra
Payne Cottage
Sir Douglas Haig
Pilot Grove News
Canaan Boys
Our Boys
Express
New York City
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