Memorial Tree Planting Advocated by State Federation
The State Federation of Women’s Clubs urges Grayson and surrounding counties to plant memorial trees along highways to honor World War I soldiers. Mrs. J L Lovejoy of McKinney leads the effort with clubs in Collin County already planting trees, while Denison offers a prize for the most planted by April 1 1927. The campaign promotes beauty, patriotism, and roadside memorials with guidance on tree selection and location.
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State Federation of Women’s Clubs
J. L. Lovejoy
McKinney
Collin County
Melissa Home Demonstration Club
Ingleside Club
Farmersville Art Club
Daughters of the Confederacy
Pierian Club
J. L. Greer
Owl Club
City Federation
Weisel School
Grayson County
Denison
Home
Grayson Country
Grayson
American Legion
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Health for Worms
Advertising copy claims that all children troubled by worms have poor color and stomach issues. Regularly giving Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for two to three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic. Nature will dispel the worms and the child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
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Grove
County Chairman Seeks Report on Tree Planting Efforts
The county chairman of Highway and Memorial Tree Planting requests a report on trees planted as part of a state effort to bloom in coming years. Address for information: Mrs. Orr Stinnett, Van Alstyne, Texas. T. F. W. C.
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Orr Stinnett
van Alstyne
Texas
Citation by Publication in Grayson County Texas Probate
The State of Texas issues a notice by publication in Grayson County to summon interested parties in the estate of L A Mauk for probate of the will. J A Mauk files for letters testamentary in the county court to be heard at the May 1927 term in Sherman.
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Grayson County
Grayson
L. A. Mauk
J. A. Mauk
Sherman
A. D
R. Q. Loving
Texas
Lucile Schleuse
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quin
Advertising copy for a cold remedy by E W Grove urges one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Claims to stop cough and headache and relieve cold symptoms with signature on each box. Price listed as 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Odd Driving Test In Duffield NZ And Other Notables
A Duffield New Zealand license test sends applicants through a yard lined with cans to drive a crooked path then back in reverse. A Mellon Institute professor cites only eleven and a half minutes of total sleep in a night. Old maids reportedly outlive married women and bachelors. Porcupines cannot shoot quills. they stand out and detach with touch. A washing machine has been de-
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Duffield
New Zealand
Mellon Institute
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Offered With Money-Back Guarantee
Sore gums and pyorrhea sufferers are offered a bottle of Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy with a guarantee to please or money back. Bow-Wright Drug Co promotes a unique product promising certain results.
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Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
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In England a system capable of washing over 300 sheets at once is noted. Honolulu barbers form an anti flirting committee to monitor female shops amid competition fears. The nickel is reported as seventy five percent copper.
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Honolulu
Census Taker Questions Workers At Large Garage
The census taker enters a big garage and asks how many people work there. The proprietor replies that about half are employed, while shifting a champagne bottle between hands. The humorous exchange captures a moment of bureaucratic inquiry in a bustling workplace.
Jaws of the Law Witty Highway Exchange
A rural exchange features a city motorist challenging a K. Ozark constable about speed limits. The constable compares response to a chasing dog, implying speed exceeds thirty miles per hour when the dog cannot keep up.
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Ozark
Mystery Smiths Cause Confusion in Legal Query
An employer asks his secretary to decipher a note from a so called Smith. The message reads I have begun your suit ready to be tried on Thursday Smith. The line blurs whether the writer is a tailor or a lawyer both named Smith.
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John
Smith
Purification Purports Health Benefits With Calotabs
A sales blurb claims perfect purification of the system as nature’s foundation of health. It urges a thorough course of Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks and promotes a family package with directions for 25 cents at any drug store.
Bobby’s Sad Reply About Chicken Guests
A mother explains Bobby eats twice as much chicken when visitors are present. The guests ask why and the mother replies that chicken is the only time they ever have chicken.
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Bobby
Mink in the closet cited as cause of wolf at the door
El Paso Times voices a proverb-like line suggesting hidden troubles behind apparent threats. The humorous remark contrasts a small cause with a larger fear, implying unseen factors drive perceived danger.
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el Paso Times
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Endorsed for Tonic and Laxative Effect
The advertisement claims LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE offers tonic and laxative benefits better than ordinary quinine without nervousness or head ringing. It urges readers to look for the full product name and seek the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
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