Two-Bit Medical Past: 25 Cent Visits and Quacks in 1870
The piece recalls Dr Hiram Buhrman charging 25 cents for an office call and 50 cents for a house call in 1870 Maryland and Pennsylvania. It notes low baby costs, basic tooth pulling, and mass reductions for multiple extractions, plus a surge of irregular medical cults and the limited wartime progress shaping modern practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiram Buhrman
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Bernard J. Stern
Commonwealth Fund
Two Years From Now You Will Still Be Driving Your Car
The ad offers auto repair services with years of experience and emphasizes keeping cars rolling for two more years through careful mechanical attention. It promises reasonable prices and positions the shop as the solution for automobile maintenance and repair needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Sinclair Products Promotion for Farm and Car Needs
An advertising blurb urges readers to use Sinclair Gasoline Kerosene and Motor Oils with convenient access for farm use by phone and for cars by driving by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
Who Are The Suckers In This Local Macabre Tale
A letter to the Uvalde Leader-News recounts a shopper buying cheap jewelry in a Woolworth and planning to sell it to Mexican tourists in Mexico City. It also notes a man paying $7.50 for a quart of brandy in San Antonio and finding the same bottle selling for $10.50 in Mexico, urging readers to figure out who the suckers are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
San Antonio
Mexico
U. S
Uvalde Leader-News
Nylon exhibits highlight wartime fabrics and uses
An Extension speaker showcased nylon items including stretch tow rope for gliders, fade resistant outdoor plastics, poison gas protective capes, mosquito screens for fighters, and fabrics that weld seams with heat. She predicted nylon hose for all women once production shifts to peacetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Postwar living teased by new fabrics and home aids
Texas A and M Extension Service staff heard Miss Gertrude Dieken describe postwar consumer options from nylon suits with creases that won’t crease to washable curtains that don’t need ironing. She noted plastics and treated fibers will ease housekeeping though a brand new world won’t arrive overnight. fireproof and mildew resistant cotton, and spill proof junior coveralls were discussed as examples.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
Gertrude Dieken
Wilmington
Del
Dicken
Junior
Poetry for Pay Idea Sparks Publisher Poet Debate
The Neosho Miner and Mechanic prints poems for 10 cents a line cash with order, praised as fair for poet and publisher. A reader notes a desired cap of 14 lines and imagines readers paid for reading poor poetry, while another stat notes fewer than five in a hundred US families employ full time servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
Vincent Starrett
The
Chicago Tribune
United States
O'Daniel Proposes Bill To End Union Dues And Reform Labor
Senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas introduced a freedom of work constitutional amendment to bar payroll dues to labor unions as a condition of employment He also proposed bills to curb War Labor Board powers limit overtime pay restrictions on contractor labor disputes and prohibit coercive or discriminatory actions in labor relations The piece notes Troy NY as a collar capitol linked to hat making and iron ore deposits shifting industry locations Since the source mixes two unrelated items the summary focuses on the proposed labor measures and the constitutional amendment with named entities W Lee O Daniel War Labor Board Texas Troy New York and Lake Champlain iron mines in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
War Labor Board
Beard Plan Sparks Weekend Tug of War
In a humorous exchange, the man declares he will grow a beard despite appearances. The wife counters with a rule: the beard stays only on weekdays, and Sundays require shaving.
Citation to Grayson County on W J Noonan estate final report
The Sheriff or a Constable is commanded to publish this citation in a Grayson County newspaper for at least ten days before the return day. Administrator H G Tuck has filed a final report on the estate of W J Noonan, deceased, to be heard on the first Monday after ten days service in the County Court at the Sherman courthouse on February 1, 1945, with all interested parties invited to appear and contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
W. J. Noonan
H. G. Tuck
Court House
City of
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
J. cC. Buchanan
Iva Medlin
Wanted to Buy Fat Cattle for Butchering
Pascal Farley seeks to purchase well fattened cattle suitable for butchering. He invites bids or offers from local farmers and traders, indicating ready cash and prompt purchase.
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Pascal Farley
Curiosity Over Hand Grenade Costs Life of Gainesville Woodsman
Gainesville wood cutter Robert L. Landers, 62, died after he found a hand grenade in a street gutter and examined it causing the device to explode. The blast ripped off his left hand and fired three slugs through his chest. a pair of pliers lay near the body. Santa Fe claim noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Robert L. Landers
Landers
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Thomsonians
Thomsonian Society
Stern
Europe
Ruhrman
Sinclair Products
W. Ayres & Son Peters
Carter's Underwear
Bancroft
Gome Place
O’daniel
Bill
Troy
N. Y
Minnesota
Lake Champlain
Joe Johnson
P. A. Short
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
Hannah's
Taylor Autrey
Luther Gordon
Fred Cook Jr
Rick
Robert Robinson
Kirkpatrick
New Perfection Oil Store
J. O. Dollar
Whitewright
Tom Barbee
Blackland
Trenton
Sam
Manton Fain
W. Davis
Dallas
Madden
J. W. Madden
Ira A. Watson Co
Knoxville
Tenn
Denison
Houston
Watson Co
Tennessee
Alabama
Madden Co
J. S. Ward
H. Co. Lofton
Lofton
Ward
Denison Herald
Madden’s
North Texas
Southwest
Santa Fe
N. M
Rayon
Jefferseys
Methodist Church
R. P. Booher
E. W. Booher
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