Grayson County farms freed from cattle fever tick
Sherman January 1 The release from cattle fever tick quarantine of 449 farms in Grayson County is effective at once. Inspector A B Tumlin said only ten farms remain under quarantine and may only ship out under regulations. The move follows a two year quarantine area elimination effort and aims to revive dairy trade with Denison Sherman and other markets.
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Sherman
Grayson County
A.b.tumlin
Grayson
Fannin
State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
C. A. Shock
Chamber of Commerce
Jersey
She Aan
Denison
Tumlin
County to end quarantine upon fever tick freedom
The county will be released from quarantine once freedom from the fever tick is established. Afterward the duty remains to prevent tick-infested cattle from entering the county, a task overseen by livestock inspectors.
White Man Marries Negro Woman and Both Are Now Living in Jail
Gainesville Texas December 27 Geo Robey a 32 year old white man and Mrs Julia Morris a negro were arrested after an improper marriage and are now jailed. The couple faced charges stemming from the union and await further legal action.
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Gainesville
Tex
Geo. Robey
Julia Morris
Marriage Across Racial Lines Embraced in Han cock Street
A white painter Robey, 14 years in the country, married a Black woman in Han cock Street with Rev Wright officiating. Both were jailed after the clerk issued a license and investigators confirmed the ceremony. The couple faces penitentiary charges unless bond is posted before spring term.
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Hancock Street
Wright
Sid Loving
Robey
Texas
Kerby
Mattress Trade Moves to New Shop in Town
I purchased the mattress machinery from Mr. Jay and moved my tailor shop to a building occupied by some. In the future I will run the mattress plant with my tailoring and cleaning business. If you have an old mattress for remake or a new cover, let me know and I will call. I can also make a mattress from cotton for less than new. Send a post card and I will call.
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Ford Motors
Ford Motor Company
Landis and Hades A judge’s devout cautionary road
A 17 year old charged with cashing a stolen mail check faced Judge Landis who offered a choice between two paths. The youth selected the narrow path and received ten days in jail. The piece riffs on road imagery contrasting hell and heaven with legal punishment.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Hell
Landis Road
Heaven
Speed Maniac On The Road Hurts Many
A Fort Worth Record line notes that speeding drivers endanger many lives as they race along streets. The piece reflects on the recklessness of speed maniacs and the peril posed to ordinary motorists and pedestrians.
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Fort Worth
Laxative Bromine Quinine Box Claims Cure
A historical product box labels claims that bromine quinine tablets remove colds grip and influenza. The box bears the signature of E. W. Groves and notes a quantity of 900.
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E. W. Grove
Roxbury family ties puzzle spurs legal angle in Boston
Boston readers untangle a Roxbury case where a stepson married a stepsister, revealing a tangled family relationship. Four persons are involved in a puzzling sequence that has drawn local attention and potential legal implications.
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Boston
Mass
Roxbury
Interrelated family occupy many shared roles in one home
A single household includes sons occupying multiple kin roles including wife, mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, father, stepfather, father-in-law, stepdaughter, stepsister, son, stepson, stepbrother and brother-in-law to one another, illustrating complex family ties and duties within one residence.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promised to cure colds
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system, cleansing the blood, and reducing susceptibility to colds. It claims internal action on mucous surfaces through the blood, with testimonials available and a $100 reward for any case not cured. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio markets the product.
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Hall
Wall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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