Neff Warned of Tar and Feathers in Mexia
Governor Neff received a threatening letter dated Fort Worth and postmarked Mexia signed by the gun club promising tar and feathers if he visits Mexia again. He called the note a joke while noting his duties may take him elsewhere. Martial law had been proclaimed in Mexia to curb liquor violations gambling and lawlessness but was suspended after pledges to enforce laws.
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Austin
Neff
Mexia
Fort Worth
Burglary at Billy Booker’s store in Orangeville
Billy Booker’s general merchandise store in Orangeville was burglarized Monday night. About $50 in goods were stolen including tobacco cigarettes gloves sex and two pairs of shoes. Intruders gained entry by removing a rear door panel. Booker told the Tribune he notified the Sheriff’s office in Bonham but no officers were sent to investigate.
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Billy Booker
Orangeville
Billy
Tribune
Bonham
Trenton Tribune
Local notes from Hogwallow News skim past a snowbound week
A quirky Hogwallow News roundup reports Burglars entering a Calf Ribs store with nothing missing, a mudbound mail carrier and horse on Gander Creek road, mice behind a Rye Straw meat barrel, and idle musings on almanacs and sayings. It also notes Jeff Pot locks planning a new Musket Ridge house, Slim Pickens courting Miss Peachie Sims if roads clear, and a school magician promising to vanish objects at a Wednesday show.
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Cricket Hicks
Calf Ribs
Prehistoric Wild Animals Talk Praises Local Elder
An intelligent man from Bounding Billows spoke at the church last night on Prehistoric Wild Animals of the Country praising Isaac Helwanger, a long time local resident. The Calf Ribs schoolhouse has been turned to face north and south and the map hung skewed for years.
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Sid Hocks
Bounding Billows
Isaac Helwanger
Calf Ribs
Davidson enters race for lieutenant governor in Texas
Marshall Texas March 5 State Senator T M Davidson announces he will run for Lieutenant Governor succeeding incumbent Lynch Davidson who will not seek re election.
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Marshall
Texas
T. M. Davidson
Lynch Davidson
Card of Thanks for Marshall Thomas
The Nelson family thanks friends and neighbors for attentive care during Marshall Thomas illness and after his death. Gratitude for kind words and prayers. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nelson, Carl Nelson, Paul Nelson.
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Marshall Thomas
Tom Nelson
Carl and
Paul Nelson
Leases Sought for 10000 Acre Deep Test Oil Well
R N Webb of Wichita Falls spoke to landholders in and around Trenton Thursday night and proposed leasing 10000 acres for a deep test oil well. Webb has been securing leases since the meeting and expects to cover the acreage with little trouble.
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R. N. Webb
Wichita Falls
Trenton
Webb
Oil prospects in Trenton areaportend drilling plan
Government geologists say oil prospects in this territory are as good or better than in Mexia. Once the block is secured, Mr Webb will arrange with a major company to move a drilling rig to Trenton, start work within thirty days, and drill to about 3500 feet unless oil is found sooner. If drillers have no bad luck, results should be known in sixty to ninety days.
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Mexia
Webb
Trenton
Health Week Nuggets on Hygiene and Digestion
Guidance urges ventilating rooms and wearing loose clothing to aid respiration and comfort. Outdoor time for fresh air and sunlight is encouraged for disease prevention. Cough into a handkerchief, avoid overeating, wash hands before meals, eat bulky foods and fruits, chew thoroughly, drink six glasses of water daily, and maintain erect posture for better digestion and overall health.
Health Advice From Doctors on Oral Hygiene and Wellness
Guidance stresses keeping teeth tongue and gums clean to prevent germ entry. It advises against worry, urges annual medical and dental exams, and cautions against unsupervised drug use while promoting sociable habits for mental health.
Revenues Dwindle Under New Tax Law
Washington reports January 1922 receipts under the revised tax law fell about 65 million dollars from January 1921. Total January intake was 131 million versus 196 million a year earlier, with income and profits taxes dropping from 87 million to 44 million. National Prohibition act collections rose by nearly 50 thousand dollars.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tax revenue shifts show wine and tobacco gains in January
Tax receipts for January rose overall with a $214,000 uptick from liquor and tobacco taxes. A $144,000 rise in grape brandy taxes used to fortify wines drove the gain, while other items fell. Tobacco taxes increased about $492,000 to a total of $20,433,000, up from $19,941,000 last year, driven mainly by chewing tobacco.
Smoking Tobacco Receipts Show Decreases
Receipts for cigars and cigarettes indicate declines amid shifting use patterns. Data suggests a slowdown in tobacco sales across major outlets with notable drops in both cigar and cigarette categories.
Laxative Bromine Quinine Ad Seen in Sun Column
An old Sun Want column ad promotes Bromo Quinine tablets labeled Grove’s with 0c, claiming to remove colds and flu. The box carries Grove’s signature. Ad rate notes 25 words max for 25 cents per issue.
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E. W. Grove
Grove
Sun “Want
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Dunk Botts
Depuy
Columbus Allsap
Washington Hocks
Musket Ridge
Jeff Potlocks
Slim Pickens
Rye Straw
Luke Mathewsla
H. E. Downs
Opeka
Dyer @ Jones
Rexall Store
Mangrum Brothers
Sudan
Sears Grain Co
Mr. Gant
Sherman
Whitewright
Bow-Wright Drug CO
J. W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Sears Auto Co
Ford Sales and Service
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