Transformation of Old-Time Texas Cowman and His Cows
A reflective piece traces the decline of the Texas cowman and his cattle under commercialism and fences. It recalls Melvin Ferrar’s vast open range, later fenced and pressured by rails and leases, and contrasts rugged frontier life with modern ranching culture.
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Texas
Monte
Faro Bank
North Star
Saturday Evening Post
West Texas
Melvin Ferrar
Pecos
Ferrar
United States
Fort Davis
Rio Grande
Davis Mountains
Rim Rock
Terlingua
Kansas
San Antonio
el Paso
Cibolo Creek
Chinati Mountains
Creosone Promises Tooth Relief In 12 Hours
An ad proclaims Creosone a medicated liquid that penetrates gum tissue to reach tooth roots. It claims to relieve pain tighten loose teeth heal pus pockets and destroy germs causing pyorrhea, offering chairside results at home. Recommended by om & Jones of Whitewright, Texas.
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Om & Jones
Whitewright
Texas
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Claim of Vitality
An advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic that purifies blood and enriches vitality. It claims to improve color, appetite, and strength, describing the beverage as iron and quinine in syrup and noting malarial and grip germs destruction. It prices the product at 60 cents and claims broad appeal including children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
The Old Ranch and the New Federal Clean Up
The piece contrasts Ferrar the cattle king’s fading wealth with a dreary modern ranch scene split by barbed wire and a puncher from the East. It notes daily political officeholder dismissals and speculates the Harding-era push to remove the unfit, framing government as a businesslike effort to “do the nation’s bus” and end public rowdy excess.
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Ferrar
Puncher
Owen P. White
New York Times
Harding
The President Is At Work Quietly Cleaning Government
The article argues President Coolidge is silently removing weak spots in government, contrasting his quiet method with possible noisy publicity. It asserts his actions aim to expose and reform Republican officeholding shortcomings without public fanfare.
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Coolidge
Yellow Press
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claim for deafness cure
Catarrha Deafness is linked to inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Inflammation may cause rumbling or imperfect hearing. Hall's Catarrh Medicine promises to rid the system of catarrh or deafness and has been sold by druggists for over 40 years. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
President Coolidge’s View Cited by Dearborn Independent
The Dearborn Independent quotes President Coolidge on the matter, presenting his stance as a model for national policy and public opinion. The piece emphasizes the president’s cautious tone and calls for measured, prudent action in addressing the issue.
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Coolidge
Dearborn
Sheriff Everheart Adds One Change in Gray County
Sherman Jan 2 Sheriff Floyd Everheart announced there will be one personnel change in the Gray County department when he takes the oath of office Thursday and succeeds himself as sheriff.
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Sherman
Floyd Everheart
Gray
Sheriff names deputies and assigns county duties
J H Taylor is appointed chief deputy with office charge. Reappointed deputies include Bart Shipp George Brinkley Mill May Ross Stark Joe Doughty and O F Miles. Shipp Brinkley and May based in Sherman Stark is jailer with Doughty as assistant Miles stationed in Denison to represent the sheriff in that city.
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Son County
J. H. Taylor
Bart Shipp
George Brinkley
Mill May
Ross Stark
Joe Doughty
O. F. Miles
Shipp
Brinkley
May
Sherman
Stark
Daughty
Or. Miles
Denison
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Creosone
Bob Beasley
Luther Smith & Son
Whitewright’s
Everheart
Sherman Compress Co
Sherman, Texas
the Planters National Bank
Whitewright, Texas
U. S
Liberty
Stock Federal Reserve Bank
H. G. Webster
National
S &58
Pan S. Dickerman
Griffith
Ert
W. Chambers
Paul Revere
Morgan
Washington
America
Queen Theatre
Trenton
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