Quirky Tidbits From Hogwallow Community Notes
Dunk Botts and Cricket Hicks save stamps while Poke Eazley expands his wagon. A cow eyes green hats at Tickville store. Sap Spradlen may wed third time. Frdity Flinders climbs cherry trees, lizards spotted by Sidney Hocks, and the Tin Peddler sells a washpan and soap. Jefferson Potlocks moves to Musket Ridge. front-porch view welcomes strangers.
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Jefferson
Jeff
Jefferson Potlocks
Musket Ridge
Acton Says Grayson County Teacher Shortage Not Looming
County Superintendent George W Acton says there is no likelihood of a short age of teachers in Grayson County next fall and there are plenty of teachers for every position. A large number of schools have already signed their teachers for next fall, signaling a return to normalcy.
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George W. Acton
Grayson County
Acton
Uncle Sam Wins Big in Great Title Bout Tax Take
New York reports Uncle Sam will profit more than Dempsey and Carpentier from the July 2 boxing match. Dempsey faces $161,270 in income tax on $300,000, Carpentier about $93,334 after exemptions, with government take plus amusements tax pushing total revenue from the bout past half a million dollars. Tex Rickard promoter’s taxes add further.
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New York
Sam
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Francois Descamps
Carpentier
United States
Carpenter
New Jersey
The Cannon Family Of Van Alstyne Ages Total Five And One
The Van Alstyne Leader notes the Cannon family of six members five boys and a girl with combined ages totaling 501 years. Names and ages are John 96, Wm 90, A M 86, Eliza West 79, E H 77, O M 73. The column praises their health and stature in the community.
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van Alstyne
Cannon
John Cannon
Wm. Cannon
A. M. Cannon
Modern remedy Liquid Borozone advertised as quicker cure
An advertisement claims Liquid Borozone serves every purpose of a liniment with faster, thorough, and more pleasant action. It lists prices 30c 60c and 1.20 and notes availability through Dyer & Jones, druggists.
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Dyer & Jones
Why Winds Share Heat and Cold Across the Sky
The piece explains how wind carries heat or cold from surfaces it crosses, making north winds feel chilly and south winds warm. It notes air moves from warm to cool areas, driven by temperature contrasts, with nature seeking equilibrium through warming breezes and cold blasts.
Isn’t it funny advertising bugs the business man
A Gillam Globe columnist mocks a Kansas City Star exchange joke about a man who relies entirely on advertisements from waking to work. He shaves with an advertised razor eats advertised food and still claims advertising does not pay. The piece satirizes consumer culture and advertising reliance.
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Kansas City Star
Gillam Globe
Most Men Are Labeled by the Way They Work
Executives who study selecting people can read a label on a job applicant. The able judge of men sees it in a short talk about the position. If the label is weak, improve it with solid ability and hard work. The best label is how you perform, not how you talk, says John Blake.
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John Blake
When you go to buy a tire get my prices on Fisk tires
R S Morehead advertises Fisk tires with a claim of new low prices on an honest product. The short promotional note emphasizes price and product integrity.
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FISK
R. S. Morehead
When your breath is bad and appetite fails
An 1890s style medical brief promotes Herbine as a system purifier to lift mood and health. It claims one or two doses can set you right, with a price of 60 cents. Sold by Dyer & Jones, druggists.
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Dyer & Jones
The Sun Promotes Better Printing Services
Editorial lines urge improved printing quality by The Sun, hinting at rival papers leaving town. Claims suggest readers should seek higher quality output elsewhere and avoid inferior local printing.
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Cricket Hicks
Poke Eazley
Tickville
Poke Earley
Flinders
Sap Spradlen
Frdity Flinders
Sidney Hocks
Hostetter Hocks
Litteles
Nik
Littell
James F. Ballard
St. Louis
Mark
Uncle Sam
Cord
A. Y. Creager
F. W. Creacer
Sherman
A. Y. Creager & Co
Sherman, Texas
Nunn’s
Dray Line
Ode Crowell
Vestal
Q.R.S. Player
Phonograph
South Travis ST
Dixie Thompson
Tom H. Smith
Thompson-Smith Company
American Bank
Texas
Camels
Bloa
COMEL
Lend ‘Rett
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
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