Puritan Early Riser Boston Curfew Times Through Centuries
The Boston transcription traces how Boston and Massachusetts colony used bells for curfew and town times from pre 1650 to the 1800s. It notes shifts from nine p m to earlier hours, noon bells, town meeting days, and wartime effects on observance and agriculture. It records fees for sextons and the impact of the Civil War on Sunday start and rural abandonment.
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Massachusetts Colony
Boston Transcript
Boston
Rome
New England
A Novel Surgical Device for Esophageal Strictures
A New York hospital physician describes a method to outline malignant esophageal strictures using a hog sausage skin bag formed over a rubber tube. The patient swallows the bag with water and a thick bismuth slurry fills the bag, revealing the stricture on X ray for early diagnosis and treatment of moderate cases.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
New York Hospital
Goldfish Books Mistaken for Goldsmiths Works
A reader asks for a goldfish book at a bookstore. The clerk, puzzled, mishears and replies that she means Goldsmiths works, highlighting the humor of a literary mix up and the scope of her literary knowledge.
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Indianapolis News
Baseball clocks and slips in a C H Claudy remark
In the Woman's Home Companion C H Claudy notes how precise timing shapes baseball. He cites the run from home to first and the quick fielding by the shortstop as key, warning that any slip or hesitation yields a safe call from the umpire.
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C. H. Claudy
Dr. Price
Bowers’s Generous Exit Sparks Legal Feud
An exchange shows Bowers giving away all his property to avoid litigation. lawyers A and B debate whether his act creates an absence of assets to fight over. The remark highlights a controversial estate disposition and implied legal strategy.
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Bowers
Trombone Miscue Sparks Light Conversation
In a village band rehearsal a joking exchange unfolds as a trombone player laughs off a miscue and asks what to play next. The judge voice interjects with a quip about Sousa’s Grand March, turning the moment into a light communal jest.
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Village Band
Si—Sousa
Car humor from Mr. Chuggins on gasoline appetite
A quip from Mr. Chuggins about his motorcar. He notes the car’s gasoline use reveals weakness in spots but overall appetite is fine.
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Mr. Chuggins
Rain Blesses Crops In Ely And Kerr Region
The community welcomes a good rain Sunday night aiding growing crops and land preparation. Many locals visited relatives or traveled nearby towns while a protracted meeting starts July 18 at Enterprise. Sunday school at Kerr is set for 3:00 PM with residents inviting all.
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Clarence Woodson
Aubrey Wilson
Whitewright
W. R. Thompson
Bonham
Carroll Hicks
West Texas
B. Howard
BE. A. Thompson
Mr. Howard
Tas Farrow
Medlintown
J. A. Farrow
Enterprise
W.S. Wise
Denison
Oscar Layman
Celina
B. Massey
Chas. Abbott
Porter
R. J. Phillips
Kerr
Rain Restores Hope for Crops and Community Visitors
After several dry days a welcome rain fell boosting corn and grain yields while thrashing nears end. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ray McSpadden from Nevada with S. G. Clark, and numerous neighbors sharing Sunday visits and a Tom Bean picnic.
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Ray McSpadden
Nevada
S. G. Clark
T. D. Booker
Earnest Harrison
Bernice
Carlisle Brothers Visit From Waxahachie
Bob Carlisle of Waxahachie spent a few hours visiting his brother J. M. Carlisle last Thursday.
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Bob Carlisle
Waxahachie
J. M. Carlisle
Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Harmless Calomel Substitute
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for a sluggish liver. It claims calomel causes cramping and salivation while Liver Tone is a harmless vegetable remedy that starts the liver, boosts energy, and is safe for children.
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Dodson
Clean amusements invite a better town atmosphere
The Celina Record urges residents to support wholesome entertainments to create a healthy community for children. It asks locals to patronize secured clean attractions, convinced that Celina people will back what benefits their sons and daughters.
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Celina
Celina Record
Precincts listed for Denison selective draft board
The Denison exemption board No. 2 publishes the precincts within its jurisdiction. They include six Denison wards and towns such as North and South Bells, Whitesboro, Cashion, Pottsboro, Sadler, Whitewright, Cherry Mound, Shiloh, Dripping Springs, Hyde Park, Ellsworth, Warner, and others. Registrants from these precincts will appear for examination when called.
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Denison
The
Sun
North
Bells
Whitesboro
Cashion
Pottsboro
Locust
Cedar Mills
Gordonville
Rock Creek
Delaware
Sandusky
Basin Springs
Sadler
Whitewright
Cherry Mound
Shiloh
Dripping Springs
Devoignes
Hyde Park
Ellsworth
Warner
Cotton Mills
Haggerman
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Maine
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Katy
W. G. Crush
Gen. Pass
Katy Bidg
Dallas
Coe Mel
Ely and Kerr News
Ely News
Craci i
Dr.price
SR Price Crean
Price
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Board No
A. Y. Creager & Co
Sherman
A. Y. Creager
F. W. Creager
Dray Line
Telephone
Lloyd Beheler
J. Ll Strant
Atable Railway
Waco
Corsicana
R. May, M. D
Ross R. May
B.S
M.D
May
Kirkpatrick & Bryant's
G.J. Hornbuckle
Hampton & Sears Barn
Dr. J. B. Bauguss
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Sherman, Texas
Lone Star
Commerce
Memphis
Gus Hoover
Ft. Worth, Texas
John F. Lehane
G. F
P. A
Tyler, Texas
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