Local and Personal News Notes
Local and personal notes recount visits and travels of townsfolk. R. H. Jay spent Sunday with relatives in Greenville while T. J. Doss returned home from Sherman. Ethel Gordon met relatives in Cross Roads and Oda Smellage visited Waxahachie. Julian Boone came from Denison to visit his parents, and Homer Caston’s family traveled from Leonard. Others stopped by Dallas, Fort Worth, Shawnee, Denison, and Ryan for visits, business, or markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Gordon
Cross Roads
Julian Boone
Denison
Mrs
J. L. Boone
Have You a Den Man's home is his castle
A local ad touts a home furnishings store offering a den with comfortable chairs reading tables taborets bookcases desks and smoking outfits. It promises good taste and a wide stock for any home need urging readers to shop there.
Round trip fare to Dallas offered Sundays during fair
J R Harper paid his Sun subscription and added more. The Katy lists a 1.50 round trip to Dallas on Sundays during the Fair and a 2.90 rate on other days. Several locals travel for business and church events while others attend meetings and visit relatives in nearby towns. Community notices cover subcontracted labor, renovations, and local social and religious activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.R. Harper
Katy
Dallas
Sun Sent to Kids Away at School
A brief note urges sending the sun to children at school, invoking a metaphorical gesture of brightness and warmth despite distance. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and chronic skin issues. It claims relief from pain and healing simultaneously, listing prices of 20 cents, 60 cents, and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Peruna Relieves Fort Worth Man’s Severe Constipation
Mr John B Capers of 610 Pecan St Fort Worth Texas suffered persistent constipation and tried many remedies before Peruna. He reports rapid relief from bad symptoms and repeated success with Peruna, crediting its tonic and laxative qualities for correcting his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Capers
Pecan St
Fort Worth
Texas
Peruna
Capers
Rheumatism Relief Reported By Georgia Reader
W T Hutchens of Nicholson Georgia suffered a severe rheumatism attack with swollen feet ankles and joints and great pain. After using Foley Kidney Pills he reports that a few doses improved him significantly and now there are no pains and rheumatism is gone with sleep restored according to Kirkpatrick and Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hutchens
Nicholson,Ga
Foley
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Dr King's New Discovery Ad Teaches Cough Relief
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds. It promises quick relief, soothing effects, and a 50 cent bottle. The testimonial from Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio supports its efficacy with a money back offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Lewis Chamberlain
Manchester
Ohio
Stop Those Early Bronchial Coughs
An old time remedy claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stops coughs and colds, heals raw throat, loosens phlegm, and acts as a mild laxative. Advertises for children and grown persons with no opiates, from Kirkpatrick & Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Cheney & Co. Oath on Catarrh Cure Is Haul It All
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F J Cheney & Co., Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attests December 5, 1886. The remedy is taken internally and purports to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's for constipation?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Olio
Toledo
Sauces Coun
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
NK J. Chene
A. W. Gleason Notary Public
Tiall
J. Curry & CO
Diereerteca
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Junia A. Doss
Paris
Mr. Jones
Bell
Bell System
Southwestern Tel. & Tel
Fas
Foley & CO
Chicago
America
W. I. Yopp
W. IL
Tratton
Sec
R.H. Jay
Greenville
T. J. Doss
Sherman
Homer Caston
Leonard
S.S. DoSs
Dallas and
Ft. Worth
J. D. Patterson
Shawnee, Okla
Mrs. Patterson
Cole
W. Z. Spearman
the Sun
Ryan
Oklahoma
Grover Spencer
Horace Thompson
Sam Montgomery
Luther Neal
Hillsboro
E. B. Martin
Addie Cook
Tom Bean School
J. F. Lilley
Cooke County
J. H. Biggerstaff
Jones Pennington
del Rio
T. J. Smith
W. L. Teague
P. O. Ruthven
Miss Ella
Paul Johnson
Whitewright
Savoy Star
Claude Rich
Birge-Forbes Gin
Gordonville
Flint Little
van Alstyne
Steinlein Dry Goods
J.W. Ashley
McKinney
J. R. Gordon
Una Gordon
Desert
R. B. Gordon
Juanita Cowell
Paschall Brothers
Rouse
Montgomery & Ryon
Guy Dillon
Tom Bean
Bells
Trenton
T. H. Lively Dry Goods Company
Bill Stockton
Harlie Glidewell
Grayson County
Whitesboro
Ryan, Okla
George Carter
Nevada
Collin County
Carter
Electra
H. L. Webster
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sam McMillin
J. A. Henderson
May Graves
Blannye Reeves
W. Moore
Post
Graves & Sears
Fort Worth Packers
Leonard Graphic
W.R. Wilson
Xate
Hill- Williams
Lower Main Street
Mr. Wilson
L. C. Long
A.J. Thompson
Frank Thompson of
Howe
F. M. Simmons
Geo. H. Williams
Church of Christ
Charley Lewis
Roy Robertson
P. C. Delpher
Y. L. Reed
S.A. Thomas
Jake Dyer
Dr. Spindle
Lee Crouch
Taylor Coooper
Claude Cox
J. S. Kershner
Order
Denison Camp
New Lodge
W.T. McDonald
Merkel
A. H. Davis Labor Bureau
R. P. Gordon
Paul Roberts
L. LaRoe
John Hoard
Dr. Neilson
Joe Hamilton
Choctaw
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
L. P. Sears
el Paso
Texas Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Fender
Bro. Fender
Main Street
Yocom
Denison Gazetteer
KR. W. Grove
Roberts Garage
Iss
Texas State
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