Body found in abandoned well near McKinney
Hardy Mills 35 is found decomposed in a Will Baxter farm well six miles NW of McKinney after disappearing Sept 2. Mills weighted with iron and rock, tied mouth with baling wire. Elzy Stepp and nephew Arlie Stepp arrested. further arrests expected. Mills left home for McKinney where he worked on a brick building.
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McKinney
Texas
Hardy Mills
Will Baxter
Mills
Baxter
Elzy Stepp
Arlie Stepp
Ed Blakeman
Arley Stepp
Dallas
Dan Harston
Blakeman
RAT SNAP In Cellar Rats Idea Adheadline
A reader recalls finding a dead rat in a cellar last fall and credits RAT-SNAP with the quick result after breaking a cake into pieces. Three sizes priced 35c 65c and 1.25 with guaranteed sale by Dyer and Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co.
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Johnny
Dyer & Jones and Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co
Chain of stores to span nation via novelty shops
Memphis report notes Clarence Saunders plans a chain of 1000 to 2000 novelty stores offering merchandise like five and ten cent stores but at reduced prices. A five year lease secures a local site as the initial venture in the new line. The message mentions Piggly Wiggly Stores Co Inc and 625 operating self service groceries. We also see an insertion for Houma Louisiana oysters at Craig's Cafe.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Piggly Wiggly Stores Co., Inc
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advert claims cure for catarrh
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It describes internal action through the blood, claims prevention of acute turning chronic catarrh, and offers testimonials and a $100 guarantee. Ends with price 75 cents and company details in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pulpit rejects jazz brain and tears in women preachers
Chicago clergyman Rev. Jessie C. Monser, at an International Association of Women Preachers meeting, denounces the idea of a jazz brain and tears in women ministers. She argues the church needs intellect over emotion, calls for fundamentals, and criticizes women’s dress and talk, urging practicality and shorter dressing times.
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Chicago, Ill
Jessie C. Monser
Disciples of Christ Church of
Decatur, Ill
International Association of Women Preachers
What Two Rats Can Do Says USDA Extermination Ad
Government figures show two rats breeding for three years produce 359,709,482 individual rats. Act when you see the first rat with RAT-SNAP, a clean exterminator. No mixing, dries up after killing, leaves no smell. Guaranteed by Dyer & Jones and Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co.
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Dyer & Jones and Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co
Hays Outlines Postoffice Appointments
Postmaster General Will Hays reports 879 appointments since taking office. About 426 hires came from within the service as rewards for efficiency, while 453 were filled after competitive examinations, supporting his pledge that the department won’t be a political football.
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Washington
Will Hays
Postoffice
Hays
Hays Uses Civil Service List To Narrow Postmaster Appointments
Hays set a rule to pick postmasters and other officials from the top three on the civil service list, easing political influence while keeping many appointments under civil service. Of 453 nominations via civil service tests, 345 were first on the eligible list, 75 second, 33 third.
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Hays
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Protects Child Health
All children troubled with worms show unhealthy color and stomach disturbance. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worm and the child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
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Grove
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