Interesting Letter From Mississippi
Biloxi Miss Oct 16 To my friends and readers of The Whitewright Sun I wish my Whitewright and Kentuckytown friends could have enjoyed bathing and boating in the gulf Such a beautiful drive along the gulf Biloxi is an old town settled by the French in 1732 During the War of 1812 General Packenham arrived with his men and ships and killed cattle for fresh meat for the soldiers Later storms washed out street carTracks and disrupted phones and lights
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Biloxi
Miss
Kentuckytown
Gulf
Brother
Gulfport
Christian
Packenham
New Orleans
Modern Calotabs Promise Easy Calomel Cure
A newspaper ad touts Calotabs as a refined calomel tablet that banishes nausea and danger. One tablet at bedtime, with water, supposedly yields no taste or griping and a clear liver by morning, allowing normal meals. Large family package thirty five cents, small trial ten cents, with druggists offering refunds if not delighted.
Notice of Letters Testamentary and Divorce Citation
Notice by publication in Grayson County Texas at Sherman for T L Hansard estate letters testamentary hearing January 1924 and divorce case of Ivan Wright vs B F Wright with residence unknown and four weeks publication. Sheriff or constable commanded to publish and return with affidavit of publication. Mae Legate Clerk.
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Texas
District Court
Grayson County
Grayson
B. F. Wright
Sherman
Ivan Wright
Mae Legate
District Court of
Grayson Co
City of
Beaux Voir Home for Confederate Soldiers in Biloxi
A detailed tour of Biloxi highlights Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis home now housing Confederate veterans and their spouses. The Mississippi state facility supports 270 inmates with meals and care, preserving Davis era furnishings, portraits of Davis Lee and Jackson, and rooms including a grand dining hall and a garden named Eden designed by former soldiers.
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Biloxi
Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Mississippi
President Davis
John M. Morgan
Mr. Davis
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Vision of Eden and Creation Trees on Display
A description of a garden scene featuring a central tree of life with a cross, six trees symbolizing the six days of creation, three money changers tables, the Pool of Siloam with water lilies, wild peach trees, and a pomegranate tree heavy with fruit. Flowers are noted as very beautiful.
Citation By Publication For Mary J Lewis Estate
The county court of Grayson summons all interested parties for three weeks before the return day to hear guardian J B Birt report on Mary J Lewis non compos mentis estate. The final report will be reviewed at the next term in Sherman on the first Monday in January 1924.
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State of
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Mary J. Lewis
J. B. Birt
Court House
Sherman
Sherman clerk notes writ execution timeline
The document records a writ and notice to contest a report if proper. It names C. M. Cole as Clerk of Sherman and is dated the 28th day of September. The wording implies the estate may appear and contest the report, with the writ to show how you are executed.
The Sun Subscription Price Change
C M Cole notes the Sun costs 1.50 dollars per year and argues the value remains worth it for readers, reflecting pricing in 1928.
Every American Is 100 Percent American Quote
A Toledo Blade quotation declares that every American must be entirely American and rejects the idea of counterfeit currency being worth less than its face value, asserting no such thing as a fifty sixty or eighty cent counterfeit dollar.
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Toledo Blade
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. L. Hansard
E. A. Hansard
C. M. Cole
Co. M. Cole
Lucile Schleuse
Alma Douglass
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toleda
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
Roy M. Finley
Denison
R. C. Hoyle
G. V. Adamson
Edwin May
D. D
Whitewright
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright, Texas
Tri-County
Whitesboro, Texas
H. H. Noland
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
Tom Barbee
UNI“ Resal
Ford
Sears Auto Company
Ember
A. D
C. M. Cole Clerk Co
G. WM. van Haltern
Drs. Waltrip & van Haltern
East 7Th St
Fort Worth
Payne Cottage
Star Rooming House
N. Walnut
W. J. Looney Furniture
Ness
Farmers Union Gin Co
W. L. White
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