Texas Towns That Have Now Passed Into Oblivion
A Fort Worth Star Telegram note surveys vanished Texas towns and the causes of their decline. Indianola’s rise and ruin, Ben Fickland’s flood fate, and Leeray’s oil town collapse illustrate how railroads, seats of government, and resource exhaustion shaped many silent communities across Texas.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Almmost
Galveston
Indianola
Matagorda Bay
Prince Carl Solms
Carl
Power Horn
Ine
New Orleans
el Paso
Victoria
San Antonio
Ben Fickland
Tom Green
San Angelo
Mountain City
Hays County
Comanche Springs
McLennan County
McGregor
Senterfitt
Lampasas
Clinton
Cora
Comanche County
Comanche
Merriman
Eastland County
Eastland
Wentworth
Sutton County
Sonora
Bequest of $5,000 for Hastings dog in will
Thomas Cor leaves $5,000 to be used for the care of his dog. The bequest appears in his will, naming the beneficiary as the animal's guardian and outlining care provisions. The report notes the unusual provision drew local attention.
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Hastings
Eng
Thomas Corwin
Orgatone Brings Relief to Denison Woman
Mrs. F. W. Berger of Denison says Orgatone relieved years of stomach and kidney trouble. She reports better sleep, no abdominal bloating, improved digestion, and calmer nerves after using the remedy. Genuine Orgatone available in Whitewright at Dyer & Jones Drug Store.
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F. W. Berger
West Owings
Denison
Katy
Mrs. Berger
North
Texas
Whitewright
Dyer & Jones Deug
Noted Doctor Attacks Corsets and Long Skirts
At the Chicago College of Surgeons meeting Dr. C Jeff Miller president elect of the American College of Surgeons declares corsets harmful and long skirts obsolete. He praises athletic activity and moderate smoking and drinking as non gendered and notes women now drive, speak in public and hold roles beyond traditional confines.
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Chicago
Jeff Miller
American College of Surgeons
Miller
Tennessee
English grocers arrested for selling distilled liquor this year
London reports that during the current year 48 English grocers have been arrested for making and selling distilled liquor.
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London
Pianos Drive Man to Self-Destruction in Chicago
Maurice Dorman, overwhelmed by constant piano 음악 from five neighbors in Chicago, shot himself in a grim incident stemming from relentless musical disturbance.
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Chicago
Maurice Dorman
Roped In Chicago Woman Boxing to Cope in Marriage
A Chicago woman explains she took boxing lessons to level equality with her husband while noting most men are knocked out by wedding ring commitments.
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Chicago
Hoovers Improved Asthma Remedy Ad
Promises rapid relief from asthma symptoms with a guaranteed money back offer. Claims to clear head chest and lungs and stop sneezing wheezing and choking. Mentions distribution by Geo D Hoover and sale through Dyer Jones with a free trial on request.
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Hoover
Geo. D. Hoover
M. Ph
Des Moines
Dyer & Jones
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Belknap
Fort Belknap
Young County
Newcastle
New Birmingham
Cherokee County
Rusk
England
Stephens County
Leeray
Main Street
Whitewright Gin & Ice Company
Lennex
Cardus
E. Shelley
Electra
Thedhord
Moonshine
Florsheim
Weyenberg
Whitewright, Texas
E. T. Cole
Carver
Commercial Bank
Sherman
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