Fort Worth Expo Set With Rich Lineup At Coliseum
Fort Worth gears for the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show March 5 to 12 at the Coliseum grounds. Entries from Texas and nearby states promise strong livestock classes led by a robust dairy division. The pageant and J. George Loos carnival, plus the poultry show overseen by C. C. Miller, add broad appeal as top rodeo and horse events attract stars like Bryan Roach and Hugh Strickland.
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Fort Worth
Sansom
McKinley
Coliseum
Texas
Fort Worth Society
J. George Loos
Loos
Sterling
C. C. Miller
Southwest
Southwestern
Mexico
Whch
West
Bryan Roach
Hugh Strickland
Tommy Kirnan
Roper
W. H. Furse
Oklahoma
States
Army
Fort Bliss
Frdity Flinders Delays Start of All-Day Sucker Sale
Hogwallow humorous note recalls Frd Fr Who idles till noon awaiting Tin Peddler. Dock Hocks recalls Sundays at the grocery and polishing shoes with a dog-labeled blacking box. Frisby Hancock finds August forecast in almanac predicts heat and thunder storms.
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Frdity
Flinders
Dock Hocks
Frisby Hancock
Painter paints sign for Bounding Billows store
A local painter crafted a new sign for Bounding Billows dry goods. The town marshal objects, noting the sign blocks the sidewalk and creates a walking hazard for pedestrians.
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Bounding Billows
Painter uses many periods in odd style
The text notes a painter whose writing overuses periods and a passerby must pause after each word. It mentions Miss Hostetter Hocks, a local poetess, who has crafted her annual winter poem about the snow, finding it lighter than previous pieces as the snow was shallow.
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Hostetter Hocks
Mule Swap Attempt Ends In Fades, Local Tale Returns
A man from the Calf Ribs neighborhood came by this week seeking to swap a mule but left empty handed. The community recalls he previously skin ned Jefferson Potlocks from a cider mill last spring.
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Jefferson
Rooster Heist Hits Tobe Moseley Farm
Two roosters vanish from Tobe Moseley’s hen house amid what Clair Hancock calls a rough period as the Far West region appears increasingly riotous and unsettled. The report frames the incident within a wider crime wave affecting local poultry.
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Tobe Moseley
Grim moving pictures claim ten desperadoes a day
Clab Hancock warns that trespassers meet solid rebukes in rough business districts. A Sims boy from Gander Creek has stayed in town weeks, his mother sending word she cut another ham to see him today.
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Clab Hancock
Sims
Gander Creek
Slim Pickens Drops Mustache Plan After Decision
Slim Pickens reverses last week’s vow to shave his mustache, wasting prior effort. Poke Eazley notes even simple whittling on pine reveals diminishing space to work as the project grows smaller.
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Slim Pickens
Poke Eazley
Atlas Peck Speaks Temperance at Wild Onion School
Atlas Peck delivered a long temperance speech at the Wild Onion school building on Saturday night and ran short of water after neglecting to arrange a place to take a drink during his remarks.
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Atlas Peck
Wild Onion
Slim Pickens Bravely Traces Home Against Rain
Slim Pickens was at Bounding Billows when a hard rain started. He left without an umbrella and hurried home as fast as possible, but by the time he arrived the rain had stopped.
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Slim Pickens
Bounding Billows
Here and Hereafter Harp on Agnes Joke
A light exchange features Agnes as the subject of a quip about constant criticism. The dialogue hints at future fortune or misfortune after life, played for humor in a period tone. The brief exchange showcases social teasing between speakers.
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U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Banking House Iis
Lawful Reserve
Piles Cured Fast with PAZO OINTMENT
This ad promises curing piles in six to fourteen days with PAZO OINTMENT. Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. It relieves itching instantly and allows restful sleep after the first application. Price 60 cents.
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Ft. Worth
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Clair Hancock
Far West
Reserve District No
First National Bank
Whitewright
Eee Be
Wie
Paopinn Sion
State of Texas
Grayson
Ss. I
R. A. Gillett
Ben Savage
C. B. Bryant
S. E. Jones
W. H. King
R. C. Brown
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co
J. F. Lilley
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