Springtime scenes and small town quirks in Hogwallow
Dunk Botts pays his wife seventy cents and peace is sworn in jest. Poke Eazley leads applause at a Wild Onion entertainment as a loose plank prompts a stomp. A politician stalls with a box stump speech and sweeping denials after Tickville Saturday. Sile Kilden orders wallpaper samples to nearly cover three rooms while a missing letter plagues the postmaster’s wife for months. Sid Hocks contemplates a new hat as spring arrives with outdoor barber chairs and blooming orchards. Cricket Hicks, penniless, buys a toothpick at Elite Cafe and leaves with a wry grin.
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Poke Eazley
Wild Onion
A Chicken Eating Mule Causes Chicken Losses Near Wy lie
A mule on the Bearman farm three miles west of Wylie ate seventeen White Leghorn chicks over time. Mrs. Boyd, missing many chickens, learned of the culprit when a mule was seen swallowing chicks. A neighbor called it a first for him, noting mule peculiarity.
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John Boyd
Bearman
Wylie
Needed Prayer Case Sparks Laughter in Country Meeting
In a small town weekly prayer gathering a tall woman asks the congregation to pray for her husband, only to reveal she has none. The parson and others share a surprised moment as she explains she seeks collective prayer for one.
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Martha
Get your casings in good repair for summer driving
Repair advice from R. S. Morehead urging motorists to service vehicle casings for summer driving. Emphasizes restoring old tires to near-new condition to improve safety and reliability.
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R. S. Morehead
Dusky Barber Shaved Texas Governors Since 1870
Bob Harrison of Austin, a pre war Negro barber, has shaved and cut the hair of 13 Texas governors and numerous celebrities since 1870. Born in Austin, he has spent 54 years in barbering and served regularly for 12 governors, dating from Davis in 1870 to Ferguson in 1917. The article notes he approaches his 69th birthday next January 24.
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Bob Harrison
Austin
State of
Texas
Bob
Harrison
Davis
Ferguson
Old barber recalls Civil War era governors and O. Henry
A longtime barber recounts serving Reconstruction governors from Colquitt to Ferguson and notes who shaved or wore beards. He also recalls shaving Marse Sidney Porter, later known as O Henry, the day Porter left Austin after bank trouble.
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Hamilton
Bob
Bob Harrison
Ner Colquitt
Gov’ner Davis
Gov’ner Coke
Gov’ner Hubbard
Roberts
Ireland
Ross
Hogg
Culberson
Sayers
Lanham
Campbell
Colquitt
Ferguson
O. Henry
Marse
Sidney Porter
Marse Porter
Austin
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Relief
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube lining and may cause permanent hearing loss if inflammation persists. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh or deafness by catarrh and has over forty years of tested success, sold by all druggists, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Notable barber serves prominent Austin figures
The longtime barber Bob, a trusted associate of former Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson, continues shaving Mr Burleson when he visits Austin. Bob boasts of a storied career serving prominent men, claiming few peers match his record.
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Bob
Albert Sidney Burleson
Mr. Burleson
Burleson
Austin
Glycerine Mixture Promises Appendicitis Prevention
An advertisement claims Adlerika mixtures of glycerine buckthorn bark and similar ingredients guard against appendicitis. It asserts the remedy works on both upper and lower bowel, removes gases and poisons, and promotes quick relief, noting ten minutes for gas relief. The ad is signed Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Pepsinated Calomel Offered As Gentler Remedy
A vintage advertisement promotes Pepsinated Calomel as a mild English preparation blended with Pepsin and other ingredients. It claims rapid relief from indigestion biliousness colds constipation and headaches with a pleasant experience and no harsh aftertaste. Endorsed by Dyer Jones of Whitewright Texas.
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Dyer & Jones
Whitewright
Texas
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Dunk Botts
Jefferson
Tickville
Sile Kilden
Sid Hocks
Dock Hocks
Peachie Sims
Cricket Hicks
Morehead
Sun Office
Houston
Route 1
Tutt
Grove
Dusky Barber
The
Farm Journal
E. W. Grove
W. T. Nicholson
Home Ice & Manufacturing CO
Sudan
Gillett Grain Company
Colorado
National Parks
Pacific Northwest
California
Via
Fort Worth
Denver City
R’y
Colorado Springs
Denver
New Orleans
San Antonio
Dallas
W. F. Sterley
United States
Cord
SCO
U. S
USCO
Sears Auto Company
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