Booker T. Washington Dies in Tuskegee Alabama
The noted educator Booker T. Washington died Sunday morning at his Tuskegee home. He founded the Tuskegee Institute which began in a rented church and now spans 3,500 acres with nearly 100 buildings valued at about $500,000. The first tent show of the season opens today in Whitewright after concerns it might skip town.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Whitewright
Whitewright Post Office Notices and Local Happenings
Subscriptions listed as second class mail matter with expiry on the month’s first. Local notes praise country sausage and Old Jack Frost’s sleep. Over 2500 turkeys sold at Waxahachie. Sherman RRV Fair urged. Bell county goes dry after a tight campaign. Mex border chatter noted. Ferguson’s political setback recapped with a retroactive wish.
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Whitewright
Went To The Hospital Postmaster Blanchard Testimony
C E Blanchard postmaster of Blanchard California writes about kidney trouble leading to hospitalization and claims Foley Kidney Pills cured him. Multiple testimonials tout remedies and services, including Kirkpatrick Bryant restaurant, Home Bakery and Cafe, loan offerings, engraving and printing services, and wedding invitation printing with price ranges.
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C. E. Blanchard
Blanchard, Cal
Foley
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Fresh Groceries From Phone 29 Outlet
A brief shopper note highlights Phone 29 offering the freshest groceries in town with quick service and reliable speed for daily needs.
Sloan's Liniment claims instant relief for various pains
Advertised Sloan's Liniment promises relief from neuralgia rheumatism lumbago neuritis toothache sprains bruises and sore stiff muscles by dissolving congestion and freeing circulation. It urges immediate use with price 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles noting value in larger size.
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Sloan
Sloan's
Hog Ford church deacons split sermon take
A Hog Ford deacons meeting behind closed doors decided to give the preacher half of all Sunday sermon collections with the remainder shared among the deacons. The postmaster plans a porch speech tonight but offers little on the topic. A town miscellany of local characters and jokes concludes with a church dinner gathering.
Public School Teacher Seeks Vinci Ton ic Endorsed
Alburtis Pa teacher describes nervous run-down condition improved after a week on Vinci cod liver and iron tonic. Dyer Jones druggists guarantee the tonic for weakened run-down states and chronic coughs colds bronchitis. Church notes report high school boys making bookcases and stand table for primary department. Birt Kilgee new drug firm in charge of stock.
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Alburtis
Vinci
Rosa M. Keller
Dyer & Jones
Birt & Kilgee
Wiser & Son
Com
Informal Dinner Draws Wide Roster Of Uninvited Guests
Tobe Mosley and family along with numerous locals and out-of-town visitors attended an informal dinner at an unspecified venue. Guests listed include Cricket Hicks Yam Sims Raz Barlow Atlas Peck the Wild Onion school teacher Luke Mathewson his wife and eleven children the Depuy Constable Sim Flinders Jeff Potlocks and his five hounds Slim Pickens and four relatives from Bounding Billows the Excelsior Fiddling Band the Blind Man of the Calf Ribs the Assistant Coroner and the Tin Peddler from Tickville. None of the guests had been invited.
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Tobe Mosley
Cricket Hicks
Yam Sims
Raz Barlow
Atlas Peck
Wild Onion
Luke Mathewson
Depuy
Sim Flinders
Jeff Potlocks
Slim Pickens
Bounding Billows
Excelsior
Calf Ribs
Tickville
Pilot Grove School Visits and Improvements
Superintendent J A Giles visited Pilot Grove Tuesday as the school adopted Sherman Chamber of Commerce education charts and a State University rural sanitation chart. The seats and desks were renewed with paint and varnish. Ollie Neathery and wife were in Trenton Tuesday. Prof Maxey visited Sherman Friday and Saturday to assess the High School. Mr and Mrs Dixon visited Mr and Mrs Thrift on Sunday. Bro Bridges delivered a regular sermon at the Methodist church.
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Supt
J. A. Giles
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
The
State University
Ollie Neathery
Trenton
Prof
Maxey
Sherman
Dixon
Thrift
Bro. Bridges
Methodist
Money to Loan Advertises 8 Percent Loans
Tom Barbee offers loans at 8 percent interest with terms from five to ten years and the option to pay one tenth of the principal each year.
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Tom Barbee
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Ice Man
Nous
Jack Frost
Waxahachie
Morris Sheppard
Bell County
Europe
Ferguson
Jones
L. C. Long
the Sun
Foley & CO
Kirkpatrick & Bryant, ‘Druggists
Hogwallow News
Hog Ford
Calt Ribs
Sizemore Hocks
Little Pistol Creek
Here
Teachers’ Institute
Fletcher Henstep
Columbus Allsop
Washington Hocks
Gander Creek
Cricket
Ellick Hellwanger
Shrewdshopper
Theatore
Luther Smith & Son
Jewelers OF
Sherman Saxon Co
Lomax Garage
Sherman Retail Merchants Association
Retail Merchants Association
L. F. Ely & Sons
North Travis Street
the Strange Jewelry CO
North Travis St
Sherman Jewelry & Optical CO
N. Travis St
Bro. Rodger
Collinsville
Church of Christ
J. B. Birt
Howard Kilgee
Lake Michigan
Disturber IV
Commodore Pugh
Texaco Motor Oil
Texaco
Texas Company General
Houston, Texas
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