Pioneer days and a Savoy cyclone tale by J M Naylor
J M Naylor recalls Civil War service with Battery C First West Virginia Light Artillery and frontier life in Kansas City Denison Sherman Dallas and Savoy. He describes a devastating 1879 80 cyclone at Savoy that killed sixteen, wrecked the town, and left residents to endure without immediate medical aid, then moves on to later business ventures and family in Texas.
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W. S. Adair
Dallas Morning News
The
Sun
J. M. Naylor
Adair
Whitewright
Ohio
Reiger Avenue
First
West Virginia Light Artillery
Bull Run
Potomac
Richmond
Kansas City
Kansas
Kaw River
Indian Territory
Union Pacific
Lawrence
Kan
Quantrell
Pacific Coast
Ogden
Utah
Odgen
Katy
Junction City
Neosho Valley
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Indian
Red River
Red River City
Denison
Houston & Texas Central
Texas
Sherman
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas & Pacific
Southern Pacific
Savoy
Bonham
Harry Naylor
Harry
Bennetts
Detroit
Garland
J. M
Harrison Naylor
Texas cattle trail to Kansas and the opening of Texas
The speaker recalls cattle driving to Kansas, leaving Texas, and returning north. He notes 1866 wilderness west of the Mississippi, limited settlement, and 1873 Texas towns growing while farming was small. He concludes Texas now leads many states in development and growth.
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Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
Uncle Sam
New York Bootleggers Pay 5 Million in Income Tax
New York reports total federal income taxes paid by bootleggers last year reached 5 million dollars. Hugh McQuillan, chief of the secret service unit of the Internal Revenue Department, said six prominent bootleggers visited his office to question paying their 1926 income tax under the clause revenue from other sources. He added his department pursues only federal tax law violations and would not name individuals to prohibition authorities.
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New York
Hugh McQuillan
Secret Service
Internal Revenue Department
McQuillan
Sun Office Offers Engraved Cards and Announcements
The Sun office provides engraved or printed cards invitations and announcements at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
State reports per inmate costs for eleemosynary institutions
Austin, May 10. The Board of Control shows March cost per inmate at 21.79 and 24.48 on average for the last seven months. Seventeen institutions housed 12,482 inmates with total expenditures of 271,983.51 and employee salaries of 105,466.19. Lowest costs were at San Antonio State Hospital 12.10 and 2,340 inmates. Terrell State Hospital 12.89 and 2,177 inmates. Highest cost was 49.85 at the School for the Blind.
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Austin
Board of Control
San Antonio State Hospital
Terrell State Hospital
School For the
Lover of Dogs Safely Rescues Canines in Yazoo Flood
In Vicksburg Mississippi a man defies danger to save dogs during Yazoo River flood. Refugees aboard a boat reach safety with 44 dogs clinging to boxes as river waters rise. River seamen initially refuse to move the animals.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo River
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quin
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claimed to stop cough and headache and cure the cold in one day with E W Grove’s signature on each box. Sold for 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Hayes
Grove
Dogs Return After Night of Fear in White Camp
A man recounted his tale to Thomas H. Fearton of Memphis after small boats chased by dogs ended with Fearton returning four hours later with all the dogs. The White Camp community expressed immense relief and joy.
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Vicksburg
Thomas H. Fearton
Memphis
Sermon on Hell Echoed by Marshall Minister
Homer M. Price recalls a Marshall minister’s Sunday night sermon on hell. He contrasts vivid old time descriptions of endless punishment with modern preaching and notes many sinners became virtuous through religious exhortation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer M. Price
The
Marshall Morning News
Marshall
Hell
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Cure Guarantee
Bow-Wright Drug Co offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy to treat sore gums bleeding gums pyorrhea and loose teeth with a money back guarantee if customers are not pleased. The ad stresses distinct results and assures satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Old-Time Preachers and the Fear of Fire
A critic argues that uncapping the bottomless pit and sensational preaching seldom do real good. The speaker rejects the notion that an accusing conscience alone can inspire fear as strong as hellfire.
Change or Exchange Customer Joke
A humorous exchange in a store has a clerk directing a customer to the rear dressing room after noting many women shoppers. The line plays on gender assumptions and workplace humor typical of the era.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Claims
A tonic drink promises energy and vitality by purifying and enriching blood. It is described as iron and quinine suspended in syrup, said to improve appetite and color, destroy malarial and grip germs, and appeal to children. 60c.
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Grove
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E. W. Grove
Jim P. Montgomery
S. H. Montgomery & Son
Port Arthur
Dr. Pierce
D. D. Williams
10Th St
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Pace & Graves
Alexander & Coldwell
the Insurance Men
First National Bank
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