Local Ditties and Daily Quirks from Hogwallow
Sid ney Hocks learns bass drum while Clab Hancock notes cold social nerves. Cricket Hicks steadies a ladder as Rye Straw storekeeper shivers. Raz Barlow smokes a long cigar in small sips. Atlas Peck trumpets snow of '84 and mule’s chin. Yam Sims pockets limburger cheese and is playfully doused with lime by the postmaster. Ellick Helwanger shifts to credit ruses, Yam bites his tongue in a ditch, Tobe Moseley groans of poor health, Salem Barlow and Hicks girl to wed next Wednesday, Sim Flinders cites August’s weather with thunder. Hearsay Club buzzes as the assistant coroner eyes resignations amid dull business.
Washington Hocks Backs Off After Post Office Head Injury
Washington Hocks, known for condemning women in short skirts, arrived at the post office with a bandaged head after witnesses say he bumped into a telephone post while looking at a young lady in a knee-length skirt. The incident occurred late yesterday afternoon and he offered no explanation.
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Washington Hocks
Washington
Piney Woods Philosophy
An Alto Herald critique argues against a jury of men and heavy tobacco culture, urging practical aid over rhetoric. It condemns overpricing meat, advocates combining prayer with tangible help like flour and bacon, and cautions France about European power dynamics while urging prudent foreign policy.
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France
Europe
Alto Herald
YOUR KIND OF LAND DARE AD PROMISES PARTNER OPTIONS
A promotional ad invites readers to specify their land and crop needs and promises to meet reasonable wants in nine out of ten cases. It asks readers to request a free booklet and refers to H. M. Madison and Geo. F. Lupton in San Antonio Texas with Summer Excursions details.
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H. M. Madison
San Antonio
Texas
Geo. F. Lu
Scent of Oil Tackles Weevils in Cotton Fields
A Sherman traveling salesman described a new remedy used in Grayson and nearby counties. An old gunny sack soaked with water and coal oil is rolled in dirt and dragged over cotton rows to drive or exterminate weevils. He cites trials where twenty five men found no weevils after sacks were used.
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Sherman
Paris
Grayson
Paris News
Sun Office Ad Seeks Typewriter Paper Deal
Typewriter paper size 8 by 11 inches offered for sale at the Sun office with a lower price than competitors.
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Sun
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Meceny relieves Itching Piles and you can rest peacefully after the first application. Price.
Million Dollar Government Claim Shocks Atlanta Visitor
Major J L White of North Carolina unveiled a copper plate inscribed with a 1795 deposit of 9000 dollars and a bequest to the finder. He says a Philadelphia bank and Secretary McAdoo vouched for a government claim of about one million dollars, though war conditions urged delay.
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Atlanta
United States Treasury
Philadelphia
J. L. White
Rowan County
North Carolina
White
U. S. Treasury
H. A. Barkley
Major White
North American Bank
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Sam
End of Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Receivership
The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Company receivership ends after a decree sets sale at not less than 28 million dollars. Special masters Byron Babbitt and Joseph Dobbyns will conduct the public sale in Colbert Oklahoma in about six weeks. Reorganization led by J and W Seligman Co and Hallgarten Co is expected to buy. Kansas City Terminal Association and others sought to intervene. city of Kansas City denied.
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St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Byron B. Babbitt
Joseph F. Dobbyns
Oklahoma City
Okla
Colbert
J. and W
666 Quick Tonic Relieves Aches And Biliousness
A historic advertisement touts 666 as a fast acting tonic for colds constipation biliousness and headaches. It markets swift relief with a bold claim of curing multiple ailments in one remedy.
A Careful Wife and the Monogrammed Dog Biscuits
A humorous domestic exchange reveals a quarrel over a wife’s spending. A mother enters, a gentleman rises, and Marguerite’s maid Marguerite is startled as the man drops the girl on the floor. The Sun gave readers 52 visits for $1.50.
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Fred
Marguerite
Mayme
Court sets aside $15 million rail claim in terminal system
Judge San born writes that special masters will revisit the $15,000,000 claim against the road over its Kansas City terminal system participation. Security holders call the court action a victory enabling the road to join the terminal system on a fairer basis, with a minimum sale price demanded by creditors. In other news, the Whitewright Orchestra gave a six-piece concert at the auditorium Tuesday night delivering winning numbers and strong solos from local musicians, praised by Savoy Star for a brilliant climax. Printed calling cards are offered at $1.50 for 100.
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Sanborn
Kansas City
George Garner
Sidney Young
Jewell Russell
Jesse Wallace
Ed Martin
Jack Webster
Elizabeth May
Whitewright
Geraldine Burton
Helen Johnson
Bells
Norma Bates
Thelma Beckham
Garner
Savoy
Savoy Star
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Sidney Hocks
Clab Hancock
Cricket Hicks
Raz Barlow
Sile Kilden
Jefferson Potlocks
Atlas Peck
Atlas
Yam Sims
Ellick Helwanger
Tobe Moseley
Salem Barlow
Hicks
Sim Flinders
Piney Woods Philosophy
Lil
M. K. & T. Railroad
Kansas City Terminal Railroad Association
City of
Kansas City Terminal Association
Kansas City Terminal Group
Gordon Clothing Co
Your Clothiers
Fido
Home Builders
L. LaRoe & Co
Whitewright Orchestra
Gordon Bros
Mangrum Brothers
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