Local Notes and Commercials Mix in Sherman News
Mrs. Dick May visits relatives in Oklahoma. Start the new year right, trade at P. J. Pierce & Sons. B. Bryant travels to Sherman on business. Break your cold with 666. Will Looney's offers a large line of second hand cook stoves. The White Produce Co. enters the rabbit market. Looney Robbins is confined at home due to sickness but improving. Dillard Carr went to Sherman for jury service on Monday.
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Will Looney’s
Looney Robbins
Brent’s offers sorghum and syrup in stock and more
The notice highlights plenty of good country sorghum at Brent’s and East Texas Ribbon Cane Syrup at W. C. Brent’s. It also mentions M. A. Jones visiting McKinney and Dallas on business, Mrs. D. R. Lewis being ill, and Durant Oklahoma visitor Mrs. John Haden staying with her mother. W. Melson returns from West Texas, Bethel school has no classes due to bad weather, and W. O. Brents Co. is noted for Queens ware stock.
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Whitewright
Dallas News
Dallas
East Texas
W. C. Brent’s
Mrs
John Haden
Durant, Oklahoma
D. R. Lewis
Polly of the Circus parade to feature Tom Thumb cab
The Tom Thumb cab will appear in the Polly of the Circus parade Wednesday January 23. Will Looney advertises second hand sewing machines and cotton mattresses at low prices. Local items note residents returning home from Wolfe City and Roxton and a bank cashier appointment in Trenton.
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Will Looney
Huffines to Lead Sears Garage Mechanical Dept
W C Huffines arrived Wednesday to head the mechanical department of the Sears Garage. Jim Collier pled guilty in Sherman US District Court to selling liquor without a license. Mrs Arthur McCauley and children returned to Dallas after a visit with J L Boone. Roscoe Gillett confined at home with illness. Mrs D G McCarty and babe back from Kansas City after a weeks visit. Missionary Society meeting hosted by Mrs J L Boone next Monday at 2 30 pm. Ex governor Hodges of Kansas and Hon Atticus Webb of Fort Worth to speak tonight at the school auditorium under the Anti Saloon League of Texas.
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Jim Collier
United States District Court
Sherman
Arthur McCauley
Dallas
J. L. Boone
Hodges
Kansas
Atticus Webb
Fort Worth
Anti-Saloon League of
Texas
Court Reverses and Remands State v Waits Liquor Conviction
The Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday reversed and remanded the case of the State versus Leon Waits who was convicted in district court of selling intoxicating liquors. The decision marks a completion of the state's failure to secure a conviction in the prior proceedings.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Leon Waits
District Court
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Cough and Cold Remedy
Advertising copy notes Laxative Bromo Quinine soothes cough and headache from a cold. Druggists guarantee refund if it fails to cure. Signed by E. W. Grove on each box. Price listed as 2s 6d.
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E. W. Grove
Whitewright Electric Plant Shuts Down for Ice Damage
Manager Brodhead of the Whitewright Electric Co. ordered a shutdown of the light plant until ice thawed and damaged wires could be repaired. Lights were off Monday night but power returned Tuesday after conditions improved.
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Brodhead
Whitewright Electric Co
Brents Offers Trade for Eggs as Income Tax Info Visits Town
W O Brents advertises 50 cents trade and 45 cents cash for eggs. Government agent Mr Wagner visited Tuesday and Wednesday to explain the new income tax provisions and how to render incomes and expenses. Individuals must secure blanks and file returns themselves as no other government representatives will visit.
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Wagner
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine Ad
An old style advertisement touts a cure for a cold claimed to work in one day. The box bears E W GROVE'S signature and is priced at 30 cents.
McLean thanks patrons for continued support in business note
In a brief notice C. A. McLean announces he now runs the drag business solo after buying out the partner. He asks customers to keep patronage strong, promises prompt responses, and expresses appreciation for favors and good service.
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C. A. McLean
Judge Russell to Speak Here Postponed to Later Date
News circulated that Judge Gordon Russell would speak in the city next Sunday afternoon but circumstances prevent him from coming on that date. Arrangements will likely be made for his appearance here at a later time.
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Russell
Card Of Thanks For Help In Fire at Roberts Garage
We thank all who aided in removing cars and extinguishing the fire at our garage last Friday. Everyone present acted quickly to save property and the fire department members worked with effectiveness and good judgment. We are deeply grateful for the assistance. Roberts Garage
Illness Hits Fort Riley Officer and Train Wreck Claims Lives
News reports say Dm Wilbur Carter, first lieutenant in the Medical Corps at Fort Riley Kansas, fell ill with meningitis though later messages indicate improvement. A wreck of The Owl passenger train near Bremond killed sixteen and injured many as a coach struck a freight engine and was scalded by escaping steam.
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Dm Wilbur Carter
Fort Riley
Kansas
J. M. Carter
Wilbur
Dallas
Houston
Bremend
Brents Offers Cash for Eggs Friday and Saturday
W. C. Brents advertises 45 cents per dozen eggs cash and 50 cents in trade for country produce over Friday and Saturday, promoting himself as the man who pays more.
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W. O. Brents
W. C. Brents
Train kills J F Matthews near Katy crossing
Northbound Katy passenger train No. 1 delayed about thirty minutes struck J F Matthews at the Katy Cotton Belt crossing in this city. The engineer said Matthews walked north on the track ignoring signals, was knocked from the track and sustained a fatal head wound.
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Katy
J. F
Matthews
Katy-Cotton Belt Crossing
Death of Local Man After Train Collision Near Station
A man about fifty died three hours after a train accident that brought him to the station. He had recently lived with Bob Madearis and family, his niece being Mrs. Madearis. Survived by four children, including a son in the army and a daughter a Fort Worth nurse. Funeral held Thursday at Blanton cemetery after arrival of the decedent's children.
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R. L. Sears
Bob Madearis
Madearis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Blanton Cemetery
Subscription Honor Roll at the Sun
The Sun notes ongoing subscription renewals despite bad weather. Names listed for renewed or new subscriptions include W. T. Simmons, Miss Eunice Cook, Mrs. J. S. Kirshner, GC. A. Medearis, Miss Emma Randle, Tom May, Mrs. J. B. Hembree, T. C. L. Hall, and W. N. Bennett.
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the Sun
W. T. Simmons
Eunice Cook
J. S. Kirshner
GC. A. Medearis
Emma Randle
Tom May
J. B. Hembree
T. C. L. Hall
W.N. Bennett
Coins Wear Away Causes Global Losses
The item notes waste from coins rubbing together causing the civilized world to lose a ton and a quarter of gold and 85 tons of silver annually. It mentions White Produce Com pany paying top cash for produce, hides, furs, and related goods.
We Are in Business For Your Health
A grocery advert expresses commitment to courteous fair service, value received, and meeting customer demand. The notice notes thorough experience in buying to satisfy trade and welcomes customers to place orders, aiming to give value for every dollar.
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.L. Hayter
Dick May
Oklahoma
P. J. Pierce & Sons
Co. B. Bryant
The
White Produce Co
Dillard Carr
Brent’s
M. A. Jones
McKinney
W. Melson
West Texas
Rhome Carr
Wolfe City
Kimbell Mills
Charles A. Swope of
Bonham
Izetta Gillett
Wayne McGaughey
Wesley College
Greenville
D. A. Ray
Roxton
A. E B. McMahon
Savoy
Guaranty State Bank of Trenton
al H. Birdsong
First National Bank of Leonard
W. C. Huffines
Sears
Sun
Roscoe Gillett
First National Bank
D. G. McCarty
Babe
Kansas City
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
LaRoe Lumber Co
Gordon Russell
Care Sun
Nash
Whitewright Lumber Co
White Produce Company
Train
J. F. Matthews
Wright
Rexall
Dyer&Jones
W.O. Womack
J. E. Coggins
J.N. Parrish
Claud Thompson
F. M. Hicks
Dan Gillett
J. A. Pritchett
T. E. Vittitoe
W. C. Musser
Tom Gillett
Luther Smith & Son
Nyal
J. L. Kirkpatrick
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