Wheat and cotton updates from Ely community
Rain boosts wheat growth while most cotton is gathered. A Ely box supper raised 58 dollars with Ethel Harrison as prettiest girl and Tom Graves as ugliest man. Local visits, church notes, and travel to Bonham are recorded along with a plan to motorize Whitewright fire department using a rotary pump and 2000 dollar budget.
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Ely
Ethel Harrison
Tom Graves
J. E. Fralicks
J. A. Malugin
Wm. Samples
Bon
J.C. Woodson
Randolph
M. R.smith
C. H. Monk
Bonham
Burton
Ben Patton
Whitewright
Howard Stoaks
Mr Hughes Plans Vacation Beyond California Tourism
Mr Hughes schedules a vacation away from California amid suggestions of popular tourist destinations. The note implies a preferred travel region outside the state known for its crowds and attractions.
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Mr. Hughes
California
Foley Kidney Pills Heal Back Pain Say Tuscumbia Woman
Mrs Anna Byrd of Tuscumbia Alabama writes that kidney pills relieved her back pain and inability to stand. She reports rheumatic pains swollen ankles stiff joints and sleep disturbing bladder ailments indicate kidney and bladder trouble. Sold Everywhere.
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Anna Byrd
Tuscumbia
Ala
Foley
Sloan's Liniment for Neuralgia and Pain Relief
Sloan's Liniment quickly relieves neuralgia and muscle ache. It penetrates without rubbing and soothes sore muscles while not staining skin. It claims fast relief for rheumatism gout lumbago sprains insect bites and minor injuries. bottle sold by druggists.
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Sloan
Mail Sack Run Over by Northbound Train at Station
A northbound passenger train struck a sack of mail at the station Wednesday night causing damaging results to the pouch contents. No further details on injuries or officials were provided in the report.
City Marshal Roberts Visited Dallas on Business
City Marshal Roberts spent Thursday in Dallas on official business, meeting local officials and attending city affairs related to law enforcement and public safety.
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Roberts
Dallas
City installs concrete crossing on East Grand Avenue
The city laid a new concrete crossing on East Grand Avenue near W. J. Barbee’s home and authorized another across the alley between W. H. Stedham and Mrs. Nash to connect freshly laid sidewalks by Mrs. Nash, Mr. Stedham, and W. T. Ross. A South Whitewright crossing is authorized once local property owners determine its location.
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East Grand Avenue
W. J. Barbee
W. H. Stedham
City approves three more street lights at key corners
The city authorizes installation of three additional street lights at the Dr Spindle corner, J K Ray corner, and Dillard Carr corner to improve visibility and safety.
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Dr. Spindle, J. K. Ray and
Dillard Carr Corners
Voter Age and Privilege Across Nations
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt describes varying voting ages from Belgium to Denmark, noting Belgium imposes three votes for some and punishments for nonvoting. It cites 4,000,000 American women eligible this year, totaling about 30 million potential presidential votes, double four years ago.
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United States
Empire
Holland
Belgium
Japan
Denmark
Sam Salter
Idaho
Florida
Massachusetts
Philadelphia Ledger
The Swagger Cane Mystery Of A One Shilling Knobbed Cane
A columnist notes the ubiquitous British army knobbed cane sold for one shilling with varied names like army stick Whuangee cane and Panama short. The real swagger cane is older and uses ferrules on both ends. One vendor claimed the name imitation malaria, likely mistaken for imitation Malacea.
Thrashed by a Man of Peace in a Yorkshire Village
A conscientious objector refused to defend his mother and sisters at tribunal. His sisters faced taunts at the mill over their chicken hearted protector. The objector’s appeal failed and he reported to barracks. On his last night he thrashed the chief tormentor, a tale that cements him as village folklore amid public laughter.
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Yorkshire
Manchester
Guardian
Gourd Crop Delights Garden Visitors and Baby Play
The author notes a summer yield of ornamental gourds from the garden used as stocking eggs for darning, bath toys for a baby, and rattles for children. A boxful of gourds provided constant novelty and entertainment for visiting youngsters, reflecting Good Housekeeping style.
Porcine Propinquiry in a Punch Dialect Scene
A London Punch quip remarks on pigs kept near a louse and a cottage debate about veterinary advice. The cottager replies that the doctor said so, while insisting the concern may not hurt the animals.
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Porcine
London
Divorce Suit Citations in Grayson County Texas
The District Court of Grayson County Texas issues a writ commanding the sheriff to summon Alexander H. Mahon to appear January 1917 in Sherman for a divorce action filed by Eunice Mahon on August 16 1916. The case number is 23464 and the divorce grounds are abandonment.
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Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
Alexander H. Mahon
15Th Judicial District
Sherman
Eunice Mahon
J. H. Taylor
Calomel warned against. Liv Ver Lax offered as safe substitute
Advertisement urges readers to avoid calomel for liver cleansing and lauds Liv-Ver-Lax as a gentle, effective vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes sickness and weakness while Liv-Ver-Lax cleanses bile and poisons, promising satisfaction or money back. Available at Dyer & Jones for 0c and $1.00.
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L K. Grigsby
Dyer & Jones
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