Desert deserter fights to justify three desertions
Jack W. Davis, a World War I veteran with Victoria Cross and DSM honors, faced a governors Island court martial for desertion after serving in the Queen's Own Hussars and Canadian forces. He left the US Army in August 1917 to fight elsewhere, later deserting again after WWII, seeking to prove a fighting man’s motives.
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New York
United States Army
Jack W. Davis
Governor’s Island
Jack Davis
Uncle Sam
Villa
Obregon
Zapata
Mexico
Davis
Queen’s Own Hussars
Canada
Ypres
Queen’s Own
Cambrai
Ed States
United States
Fort Slocum
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
France
Germany
Hoboken
William Deegan
American Legion
Deegan
Bromo Quinine Laxative Themed Box Note
An ad style item notes a single Bromo Quinine laxative product with the box bearing E W.GROVE'S signature. It emphasizes that cold and flu remedies are addressed by this tablet and highlights the unique branding and type on the packaging.
Veritable will o the wisp rolls through scenes
A fragmented OCR fragment describes rapid scene shifts as if following a will o the wisp, ending with a notion of an honorable discharge.
Hilley Case Affirmed In Slaying Trial
The higher court affirmed the Hilley case charging T. H. Hilley with Amer Rhodes's killing near Ector last summer. He was tried in district court and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. Hilley has remained in jail since the sentence. The case drew much attention.
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T. H. Hilley
Amer Rhodes
Hilley
Ector
Bonham
Frightening at Night Ad for Chamberlain’s Remedy
An old advertisement proclaims immediate relief from griping pains cramps and diarrhoea with Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. It urges readers to keep it on hand for child or adult use and highlights comfort from pain.
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Chamberlain
Railroad timetable snippet for M K T North and Cotton Belt
North and South M K T schedules show No 6 arriving Fusestbends at 10 50 and 3 at 4 43 respectively. Cotton Belt West trains 201 and 203 arrive at 8 16 and 4 46 and East trains 204 and 202 arrive at 10 05 and 6 35 a m.
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Fusestbends & Por
South
Vaeseesd
Cotton Belt
West
East
Looking Back at 80 Principles From A B Farquhar
An editorial from The Nation's Business quotes A B Farquhar’s reflections at age 86. It lists eight life guiding rules including trust in people, learning from troubles, value of work, staying true to oneself, reverence to God's laws, self-critique, friendship as asset, and valuing what you give. The piece frames these maxims as enduring lessons after four-score years.
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A. B. Farquhar
Washington
A Fitting Tribute To A Worthy Man
Bowie's town mourns Rev. F. O. Miller a veteran Methodist preacher and circuit rider who served forty seven years preaching God's word. Businesses closed for his funeral as delegations from other towns gathered to honor him. The founder of the missionary work was a dedicated spiritual leader.
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Bowie
F. O. Miller
Cure a Cold in One Day Remedy Detected
Advert shows LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claim to stop cough and headache from a cold. Each box bears E W GROVE signature. Price 30 cents. Medical tone reflects early 20th century patent medicine style.
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E.W. Grove
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
Catarrh deafness is linked to Eustachian tube inflammation and reduced hearing. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to restore the mucous lining and cure catarrh or deafness, marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with over forty years of sales.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tribute Follows Life Of North Texas Cleric In Bowie Funeral
The Wichita Falls church and six more North Texas congregations mourn a man whose life inspired thousands for good. At the Bowie service the grateful community voiced sincere tributes beyond wealth or fame. A couplet from a local romance adds a lighter note, as characters debate for better lives and wages.
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First Methodist
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bowie
Wichita Daily Times
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The fragment presents a quote attributed to Walt Mason about traditional domestic roles. It notes a narrator contemplating marriage and honoring a mother’s example in running a household while the father manages finances. The text mirrors early 20th century family dynamics.
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E W.grove
Elks Garage
Manton Fain
Houston and
Walnut Sts
Sherman
Dan. S. Dickerman
Whitewright
J. L. Kirkpatrick
J. W. Davidson
the Quality Store
the Sun
Ethel Gordon
Algernon Upjohn de Vere
Jane Jimpson
Booth & Bulger
Algernon
Hunt
Dyer & Jones
Dad
Walt Mason
Makers of
Venus
Supreme
American Lead Pencil Co
Fifth Ave
Galveston
Gulf
Katy
J. F. Lilley
the House of Quality Dry Goods
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