Woman's Courage Foils Bank Robbers At Western Bank
Mary Garlinghouse, cashier of the State Bank of Vera Oklahoma, describes fending off two armed bandits alone. She fought for her life, grabbed a robber's gun, and helped capture the assailants as police and townspeople intervened. One bandit was killed, the other wounded and later captured.
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American Bankers Association
Chicago
Little Western
Mary Garlinghouse
State Bank of
Vera
Oklahoma
Association
Mosby
R. C. Lapsley
ideas on legs for a productive 1925
In a New Year sermon President T W Curry urges Rotary members to turn good resolutions into action. He argues most people and businessmen delay starting ideas, blaming weather or season, and repeat the cycle yearly until actions are finally set in motion. He warns against procrastination and urges keeping ideas active despite setbacks.
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Austin Rotary Club
T. W. Curry
Henry Williams Hurt In Auto Accident
Henry Williams and his four year old son were in a wreck when Williams’ car ran off a bridge near Este Hine, fell into a creek bed and wrecked. Williams suffered bruises. the boy was mostly uninjured. They were brought to Wichita Falls and then to Whitewright to recover.
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Henry E. Williams
Whitewright
Mr. Williams
H. A. Williams
Elizabeth Street
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Simple teaspoonful night remedy ends stubborn cough
A historic advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for Coughs as a simple nightly remedy. One teaspoonful held in the throat for 15 to 20 seconds then swallowed aims to soothe irritation, loosen phlegm, and stop coughing quickly. It claims relief for bronchitis asthma hoarseness and croup and notes affordability and wide druggist availability.
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Hayes
Grove
Dr. King
Bound by Pigmy Cords and the Call to Keep Climbing
The Fort Worth Record warns that minds can be bound by routine and complacency, using Gulliver’s Travels pigmies as a metaphor. It urges continuous learning and open minds to prevent stagnation, noting danger in stopping and urging constant activity to resist nature’s forces.
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Gullliver
Fort Worth
Laxative Bromine Quinine Adverts Mystery Box
An old classified style ad touts a “LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE” tablet remedy claiming to remove the cause of colds and flu. It emphasizes a single product labeled E W GROVE with a 30c price and a signature on the box.
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E.W. Grove
E W. Grove
P. A. Walker
Newburg
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Meeting of Bankers
Smith County
Wilbarger County
East Texan
West Texan
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
Sherman
Texas
Jas. C. Wilson
R. C. Hoyle
Lloyd Moore
Texas Motor Hearse
Henry Williams
Tomers
San Antonio
Sen Ar.wierce
President Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
St. George Hotel
Dallas
Chas. Hodges
Tideen Cay
Baker Laboratories, Inc
Memphis, Tenn
Thedford’s
ODE Crowell Dray
Winter
Home Ice & Manufacturing CO
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
AD. Mebane
Farmers Union Gin
W. L. White
Woodstock
Woodstock Typewriter CO
W. Munroe St
Chicago, U.S. A
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