The Plush Back Album A Retrospect
A nostalgic reminiscence on old plush photo albums from the 1880s to 1890s, recalling courtship scenes with Polly and Sally, family albums at Sam Dugens and others, and humorous anecdotes about portraits, hair, and memories tied to Cave Creek and relatives.
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Punch and Judy
Bryan
Sam Dugens
Polly Dugens
Polly
Miss Polly
Joe
Mace Jackson
Sally Moore
Sally
Cave Creek
The Album of Lost Faces and a Jealous Tale
A narrator recalls tearing Sid Hopkins’s photo from a beloved album then hiding his own image there. He reflects on old albums, cherished faces, and memory’s hold as portraits of loved ones endure beyond time despite past rivalries. The piece blends personal confession with nostalgia for vanished albums.
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Sid Hopkins
Sid
Doctor called to Dallas for mother’s pneumonia
Dr. W. D. Sanders rushed to Dallas last Sunday due to his mother’s double pneumonia. By Tuesday, she was reported much improved and the doctor returned home.
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W. D. Sanders
Dallas
Kilpatrick and Oliver Visit Waco for Cotton Palace
Mesars E R Kilpatrick and W W Oliver were in Waco the first of the week on business and incidently taking in the Cotton Palace.
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Mesars
E. R. Kilpatrick
W. W. Oliver
Waco
Cotton Palace
Storewalker Dewey Speer Refights Ups and Downs
Dewey Speer, the longtime associate, alternates between success and setback over the past week at the local store. His fluctuating status captures attention as he resumes duties and faces renewed challenges.
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Mr. Dewey Speer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Sappington
Widow Jones
Lucy
Aaron
Rufus
Luck
Lankford
West Virginia
Cardus
Huntington
W. Va
Fansie C. Bloss
Madison Avenue
Jim Smith
Winters
Texas
Ionern
Gulbransen
N. Main St
Winters, Texas
W. F. Hartzog
Jess Taylor & Co
H. & B. Beer
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Ft. Worth
Telephone
Jas. R. Bird
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