Jails filled in oil town raid in Reagan County
In Best Reagan County Texas on October 26 a sunrise liquor raid led to almost 200 indictments. Officers including federal state county and a woman detective arrested employees and owners as jails filled in Reagan Pecos and Styles while some detainees were kept in Big Lake hotels and garages. The operation involved three customs men and local enforcement with support from oil companies.
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Styles
Big Lake
J. J. Fontague
Customs Service
H. L. Hamer
W. L. Barler
Paul White
George Fitzgerald Bryant
A. B. Luetweller
B. S. Barker
Pecos County
L. M. Rankin
Harry T. Odneal
W. T. Till
W. W. Standifer
Fort Stockton
Dan Barkey
R. N. Stephenson
Fort Worth Record Sold to Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth Oct 25. The Fort Worth Record will transfer Oct 31 to Amon G. Carter owner of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The paper has been owned by William Randolph Hearst of New York since its purchase several years ago.
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Fort Worth
Effective cost but little Chamberlain's tablets ad
Effective cost but little Chamberlain's tablets promise a thorough cleansing effect on the colon by moving poisons through the system. The advertisement touts easy intake and agreeable action, noting a price of only 25 cents.
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Chamberlain
Parental Control Is Need Says Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge urged American parents to take responsibility for youth upbring, stressing home control over public action. He warned that the state cannot replace parental duties and called the home the nation’s cornerstone while advocating sustained moral influence through family life.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Canada
Roman Empire
Calotabs Promises Quick Relief From Colds
Advertisers claim Calotabs tablets purge a cold or flu overnight without causing salts or nausea. One or two tablets at bedtime with water supposedly remove the illness by morning, restoring appetite and energy. a family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.
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Phywad
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Restores Energy and Vitality
An 1890s advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic purifies blood with iron and quinine to boost energy and appetite. It touts a pleasant syrup that even children like and asserts it destroys malarial and grip germs through its strengthening effect. 60c.
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Grove
Quiet constructive effort of Christian youth for harmony
A brief note describes a quiet and constructive effort by Christian youth aimed at co-ordination and harmony. The text emphasizes peaceful cooperation and shared goals among young members across communities.
Wild Onion School Note Brings Quirky Town Tales
Dunk Botts reports a lively slice of Hogwallow life after heavy rain. Atlas Peck begins selling life insurance with a grim joke about profits from dying. A local grocer enlarges his store, buys a car, and adds a porch while Possum hunting time starts as Poke Eazley and his two dogs roam late.
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Eazley
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims overall cure
Those in a run down condition notice catarrh more than in good health. The medicine is a combined local and internal treatment and has been successful for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local Snippets and Notes from the Region
With any luck Poke brought home a side of nice bacon. Columbus Allsop explains mothers want children to wash feet to avoid needing a doctor for a foot hurt. Raz Barlow returns from Thunder tion after three weeks as a visitor becomes a boarder. Miss Peachie Sims awaits a long missing letter as the Postmaster scans General Delivery stacks. Slim Pickens would have lingered longer at the home of
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Poke
Columbus Allsop
Raz Barlow
Thunderation
Slim Pickens
Local Crime Wave Clashes With Night Patrols
Miss Peachie Sims yawns and inquires the time as a DePuy Constable notes a worsening crime wave. He recalls a yesterday nap incident connected to an insurance company and the loss of two pockets, reflecting ongoing police vigilance challenges.
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Depuy
Morehead's Filling Station Auto Accessory Savings
A notice notes potential savings on auto accessories at Morehead's Filling Station. The fragment suggests promotional savings and local business activity, with an emphasis on value for drivers in the area.
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Morehead’s
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham, Texas
A. G. Carter
Coolidge
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Atlas Peck
Jeffries Pawn Shop
North Side of
Square
Sherman
Texas
Venus
American Lead Pencil Co
Fifth Ave
New York
Hohe Ice & Manufacturing CO
E. W. Grove
Wrigley ’S
P. D. Confectionery
Chesley Rutledge
Automobile
W. J. Barbee
Baker Laboratories, Inc
No. Second St
Memphis, Tenn
Peachie Sims
Hunt
Dyer & Jones
Planters National Bank
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Guy Hamilton
H. G. Webster
B. H. Thomson
Dr. R. L. Sears
J. R. Pennington
J. L. Dyer
T. E. Barbee
H. C. Willis
Buick
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Sherman, Texas
Security Loan & Trust Co
N. Side
Sherman, Tex
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