State aid granted to forty three rural gray county schools
Forty three rural Gray county schools receive state aid totaling 24970 conditional on meeting state rural aid law requirements. County Superintendent George W Acton announced the aid after a state supervisor examined the schools. The funds come from a 2 million dollar appropriation and are distributed among named districts including Egg Atove and Tioga Howe Collinsville Gunter and Dorchester with amounts from 400 to 1000 dollars each.
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Grayson County
George W. Acton
Lasesalnette
Maeret
Tioga
Howe
Collinsville
Gunter
Dorchester
Tickville Dull Week Sees Odd Local Tales
In Tickville, business at the Tickville Hotel stays quiet aside from the town clock. Flim Dillard returns to town claiming health after prior gossip about a death. Egg theft at the post office shocks Sim Flinders, while Miss Gondola Henstep’s larger church appearance draws curiosity. Local updates include the Improvement Association session, roof work on Wild Onion schoolhouse, and various quirky happenings around town.
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Tickville
Flim Dillard
Sim Flinders
Improvement Association
Frisby Hancock
Tobe Moseley
Luke Mathewson
Musket Ridge
Millions for a New Stomach
An old moneyed claim frames happiness as linked to digestion and health. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a safe stomach aid from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, offering non alcoholic, non narcotic formulas to improve digestion, assimilation, and blood nourishment.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Eas
Unusual Ballot for November Elections in Texas
Texas voters on Tuesday November 2 will face the largest ballot in state history printed in blanket form with six columns. Parties include Democratic Republican Black-Tan Republican American Socialist Independent. Governor candidates are Neff Culbertson Capers McGregor Rhodes. Independent ticket blank per Terrell law. Ballot size about eighteen by twelve inches. print run sufficient for full vote.
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Texas
Pat M. Neff
John G. Culbertson
H. Capers
T. H. McGregor
L. L. Rhodes
Is Your Home Insured Against Fire Loss
Question invites readers to act today with German and Roberts to secure home fire insurance. Encourages immediate contact and policy coverage.
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German & Roberts
Will You Spend 65c On Rat Snap To Save $100
An advertisement pitches RAT-SNAP mouse and rat poison in cakes available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1125. It claims a 65c package can kill 50 rats and that rats will prefer RAT-SNAP to feed. The product is marketed by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer and Jones with a promise of cremation after death and no lingering odor.
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Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
Dyer & Jones
Pierce's Cafe: A Popular Spot For Meals
For fair treatment and fair prices, Pierce's Cafe is noted as the place where most people eat. The brief remark highlights the cafe as a community staple with good food.
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Pierce’s Cafe
Voters urged to participate in victory at polls now
Hon. B. F. Gafford, chairman of the Grayson County Democratic executive committee, calls loyal Democrats to vote Tuesday November 2 to support farming interests and federal banking measures. He notes the county’s potential convention votes and urges passage of three amendments altering tax limits for small towns, school district tax limits, and public official salaries, advising voters to mark against the word against and use a black pencil.
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B. F. Gafford
Democratic Executive Committee
Grayson County
Germany
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Land Loan Bank
South
Gafford
Dallas County
Sherman
Denison
Ballot Will Feature Five Parties and Three Amendments
The upcoming election ballot will be nearly a full page with five party tickets and three amendments. Presidential candidates are not listed. electors at the top of each column represent the party's nominee. Voters choosing the Democratic column must strike through all other party columns.
12 year old boy enters Columbia as youngest freshman
New York on October 26 12 year old Edward Rochie Hardy Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edward Rochie Hardy of this city qualified as the youngest freshman at Columbia University. He speaks twelve languages and is keen on batting averages but loves marbles most in serious play.
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Columbia
New York
Edward Rochie Hardy Jr
Edward Rochie Hardy
Prodigy Freshman Enters Columbia at Age 11
A remarkable youth, five feet three inches tall and 143 pounds, enters Columbia University as a freshman. His mother attests normal appetite and habits. He spends time in the swimming pool and studies Babylonian tablets and the fourth dimension. He began school at age three and sped through three classes yearly, graduating high school at eleven and serving as editor of his school paper.
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Columbia University
Edward
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement promises a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It explains the medicine is taken internally, acts through the blood on mucous surfaces, and strengthens overall health while curing the disease. Testimonial evidence is referenced from J. Civeney & Co. in Towid, Gil.
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Hall
Re. J. Civeney & Co
Toiwds
Gil
Diamond Dyes promise easy dyeing for all fabrics
Diamond Dyes offer simple instructions for dyeing wool silk linen cotton or mixes. Each package includes a color card with 16 rich fadeless colors. Druggist sells Diamond Dyes guaranteeing perfect results even for first-time dyers.
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North Travis St
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