The Spice of Life and Odd Bits From Then and Now
A collection of light anecdotes and oddities two humorous tales. A city girl notes a country bull eyes her red dress in a playful clash of cultures. Other items include a hotel guest finding hairs in ice cream and applesauce and a wary response from a shopkeeper. A wealthy ranchman kills a man, then seeks a famed Fort Worth lawyer offering a $5000 fee while the attorney quickly responds with plans to bring three witnesses.
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Panhandle
Fort Worth
Advertising Analogy From Air Travel Sparks Wrigley Insight
William Wrigley Jr compares advertising to a plane coasting without power. He notes a plane would crash if the motors stop, so continued advertising keeps momentum. The anecdote frames steady brand investment as essential rather than optional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wrigley Jr
Bill
Farmboy's jest on city beauty and soil humor
A city boy and a country lad walk past a beauty parlor display. The farmer remarks that it must be poor soil to need so much top dressing, delivering a brief rural punchline on appearances.
Washington Wildlife Band Update Sparks Notification Change
The Washington Biological Survey, which fits metal bands on wild birds for migratory study, ordered new bands with altered wording. The new bands read Notify Fish and Wildlife Service Washington D C while the old ones read Notify Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Biological Survey
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Wash
Ready to Sizzle Four-Year-Old Scolds Cat Near Fire
Four-year-old Bobby pets a cat by the hearth then grimly drags the animal away claiming the cat is "beginning to boil." His mother rebukes him for hurting the kitty as the scene turns tense and odd.
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Bobby
Uncle Zeke Returns to Cast Off New York and Claims Toddling Self
A humorous reminiscence from Tus Junction recalls Uncle Zeke swearing off New York after a street accident that left him flat on the curb and mocked by a driver. A separate court note states that one shot by a wife at her husband is not grounds for divorce in an Eastern state, while Texas would require no such divorce.
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Zeke
Cactus Junction
New York
Pop
Texas
Eph Williker
Jayhawk County
Ephc
Fred -Hood
Sherman
Sally A. Hood
Fred Hood
Grayson County
A. D
S. V. Earnest
15Th Judicial District
Iva Davidson
Time to Leave and Mrs Ferguson in Texas Tales
A clashing county tale recalls a dance turn into a shootout with knife and rifles as bystanders flee. The piece ties to former Texas governor Miriam A. Ferguson and her husband Farmer Jim known for clemency and political influence.
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Jim
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Farewell Sermon and Course Through Court Notices
A preacher leaves his flock after a final sermon amid remarks on a cheerful farewell. The text and humor frame a scene of transition at a church. Also included are multiple legal citations for Grayson County Texas involving Ada Hall McBee, Nellie M. Coleman, and E. G. Crow with suits over delinquent taxes, a divorce claim, and custody issues.
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State of Texas
Ada Hall McBee
W. Shepherd Street
Denison
Texas
District Court, Judicial District
Grayson County
Said County
Sherman
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Blanton Home & Auto Supply
Turners’ House
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the Clarion
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United States Brewers Foundation
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Nellie M. Coleman
District Court of
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T. L. Coleman
Nancy Drake
State of
E. G. Crow
Reba Crow
Crow
Eestexas Special
Ios
Dallas
Austin
Springfield
Waco
Austin Son
St. Louis
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Ville
North
Transportation History
Heart of
Muskogee
McAlester
Fort ¢ Worth
Greenville
Aca
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines
Frisco
San Antonio
ST. Louis-San Francisco Railway
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