Patent Medicine Ads Save Old Papers From Dying
The Walton Register and other papers long relied on patent medicine plugs from 1870 onward. Ads praised Red Cross Oil and Fulton’s Champion while editors tucked in dramatic tales of cures and peculiar local notes. Readers swallowed them whole, then local items kept the presses alive with humorous and plain commentary.
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Gilead
N. Y
Stafford
New York State
Birkworthy
Cancer Specialiss
Fulton
Indiana
West
Walton
Roxbury
Deliverance
Caen
Fleischmann's
Ohio
Griffin's
A. A. Ten Broeck
Kingston
Port Jervis
Arena
Delaware River
Ben Butler
Grippe
Margaretville
Hancock
Hudson River
Jack Frost
Franklin
Jake Dietrich
Kelly Corners
George Peet
Liberty Doctor Advertises Wallpaper and Sugars
A Liberty physician Dr. A. Pease advertises wallpaper and a fine line of sugars. The note implies a practical, day to day commerce with a curious colonial tone and local trade announcements.
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A. Pease
Walton
Refresh aluminum furniture with durable enamel coating
Restore faded outdoor furniture by washing to remove dirt then applying a zinc chromate primer. After the primer dries, brush or spray on a top coat in a color that complements your home.
Wheat Support Price Raised to $1.79 Per Bushel
The Agriculture Dept sets the 1961 minimum national average wheat support price at $1.79 per bushel, one cent above the July advance and the 1960 final rate. The increase applies at all wheat terminal markets except on the West Coast, guiding farm price support policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Dept
Citation Notice in Grayson County Land Case 1961
The Recovery Corporation sues for title and possession of 0.43 acres in Sherman Texas described as 425 N Crockett St. Case No. 67523. Defendants include Thomas J Brown and many deceased’s heirs. Requires appearance by July 10 1961 before the 15th District Court in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Shannon
P. Jefferson Shannon
James B. Shannon
Tabitha J. Shannon
John B. McAnair
J. G. Wright
A.D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. W
Marion Turriff
N. Crockett St
City of
J. B. McAnair
N. W
Earl B. Caraway
G. P. Webb
Turriff
Texas and Pacific Ry
North Crockett St
Crockett St
A. D
The World Is Not Round or Flat Says Jimmy
A humorous dialogue features a teacher asking about the earth and Jimmy offering a comic view. The exchange plays with misdirection about geography and belief, ending with a quip about crookedness.
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Jimmy
Pop
Wealthy Texan Chooses Right Hand Drive Cars
A wealthy Texan returning from England asks if he bought a Van Gogh or Picasso. He replies he did not buy art cards but mentions right-hand drive cars and that he already owns three vehicles.
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England
van Gough
Picasso
Wig or not a wig Margie unveils new hair
A woman emerges from the beauty shop wearing a wig and is confronted by a neighbor who asks about the hairstyle. Margie confirms it is a wig and the neighbor admits she would not have recognized it.
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Margie
Sweet Patootie and a Texas Laugh Line
A light gossip snippet contrasts flirtation and wit with jokes about concealed weapons. A zillionaire Texan brags of luxury limousines with private telephones in New York, while naming a poor Big Spring relative whose limousine has only a pay phone. Kathleen’s engagement to an x ray specialist is teased as visible to none.
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Patootie
Texas
New York City
Big Spring
Kathleen
Fashion’s fickle trends show rare bright spots today
The piece notes a shift in fashion tastes and remarks that child button hooks are now rarely swallowed, highlighting a small, unusual improvement in daily life.
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John Anderson
Walton (N. Y
Pera
Whitewright High School
Whitewright Elementary
Whitewright Negro School
Gomer and
Kirk
North Travis
Whitewright Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Whitewright, Texas
Grayson
Fannin County
United States
APO
Robt. Day
JAC
The
Travelers Safety Service
State OF
Thomas J. Brown
Louisa P. Brown
Edwin Moore
V. Moore
Robert A. King
Robert
J. W. Cox
Levi Richards
John C. Richards
F. Richards
Margaret Richards
White Richards
Jane Richards
N. B. Richards
Ann Richards
Nathaniel W. Towns
Lucinda Townes
Riley E. Butridge
G. R. Reeves
George W. Bond
John Brooke
Nancy Brooke
William C. Beaty
John Sutherland
J. B. Shannon
S. V. Earnest
Svaad
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
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