Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 206, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1939 Page: 4 of 4
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October Sales - October Sales
Big Stock Selling Cheap
Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Hats
»
and Shoes-Buy Now for Fall Months
54-INCH $1.00
WOOL GOODS
A SPECIAL VALUE AT
29c
10c OUTING
10c GINGHAM
GOOD 5c DOMESTIC
5c CHAMBRAY
10c PLAIDS AND PRINTS
WOOL GOODS — SILKS — PRINTS
Never will Otis season likely see as low prices.
Hurry! Big Sales Values all over the store!
3000 PAIRS
SHOES
ON SALE
$1 and up
BIG SHOE SALE!
BIG CLOTHING SALE!
BIG WORK CLOTHING SALE
Blankets............... 49c, 98c, $1.49
Shoes...........$1.00, $1.49, $1.89, $1.98
Cloaks, Suits—Big Sales Values now on!
Buy now! No more merchandise at these
prices when sold.
J. E. BLANKENSHIP
STAR BRAND SHOES
ARE BETTER
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Butterick Patterns and Publications
CURLEE
CLOTHES
CHARMS
Charms were used by primi-
tive men to keep off the evil
eye and to ward off disease.
When I was a boy, fifteen
years ago, every man, woman
.and child in the little town
where l lived worse about the
neck a bag Containing a mix-
ture of gum ehamphor and
powdered sulphur, to insure
themselves from contracting
and malady. Babies had their
ears pierced, by the brutal
method of driving & needle
; through them, and then bits of
straw were inserted in the
holes to keep them open until
healed, after which ear-rings
were substituted to take the
place of the broom straws.
Mothers would tell you that
this was done so that the baby
would not have sore eyes.
Many foreigners, male and fe-
male, adults and aged also had
the lobes of their ears punc-
tured and brass riqgs inserted
therein, and that custom was
particularly prevalent among
the Italian organ-grindera.
With the coming of spring,
We Extend You
A Cordial Invitation
To Inspect the New
1940
EVROLET
On Display
In Our Showrooms
TODAY
SHELBY MOTOR COMPANY
“The Home of Friendly Service”
p[vor~^:
Easy Payment Plan.
children were given thrice I
daily a tablespoonful of mo-1
lasses and sulphur “to clean j
their blood” and if the townj
had an epidemic of measles,!
whooping cough, smallpox or!
scarlet fever, an additional
bag was suspended from
necks, containing asafetida—
perhaps the most vile smelling
drug that exists.
The heat of the body and
the perspiration increased the
volume and strength of the
idor that came from those sup- j
posedly protected, so much so j
in somd.insta.nces, that a skunk
would, by comparison smeli
like attar of roses.
As one grew older and such
diseases as rheumatism devel-
oped, the sufferer invariably
stole a potato from the grocer,
put it in his or her pocket and
kept it there, feeling certain
that in time they would get
well. Horse chestnuts were
earned until they shrivelled to
half their size, absorbing
whatever disease they were The sums spent in the past five
supposed to cure. years (1924-1938) ranged’
In that village on the Chesa- from 334,000,000' to $59,000,-;
peake Bay, the negroes who 1000 and averaged $42,000,000 ■
followed fishing and oystering .for around 50.000,000 cross j
always carried a large piece of ties yearly.
alum in their trousers pockets,
so that in case they were
knocked overboard by a boom
jibing,' they would fio&t until
they regained consciousness
and thus be saved.
I have heard many of them
tell bow, after being rescued,
they looked for the alum and
it was gone, but it saved their
lives. Of course they did not
know that alum rapidly dis-
solves in water, and that they
like all the others who follow-
ed these strange practices,
were victims of ignorance.
Railroads Use 50,000,000 Ties
Yearly
Cross ties constitute a con-
siderable item in the expendi-
ture of railroads for materials
required in their maintenance.
Time to Faint Up
Now would be an opportune time to give
that house a new coat of paint, preserving the
lumber and adding to its attractiveness.
You will make no mistake when you use
* SHER WIN-vv (LU AMS
| Products
i We will be pleased to help you with your
? estimate, and can supply your paint needs,
\ large or small quantities.
j BUSSEY’S DRUG STORE
S
*.*-**+♦,
Phone 16
Since most of the cross ties
new used by railroads are
treated with a wood preserva-
tive, the number used annual-
ly for replacement has been
reduced from 100,000.000 to
50,000,000 during the years
since 1900.
Ribbons for
typewriters.
ail makes of
The Times.
COOKIES, LAYER CAKES,
PIES AND LARGE AND
SMALL POTATO
CHIPS
TIHPS01 BIEEIT
Bakers of Dad-Star Bread
PHONE 39
It’s Ford
for 40
See this wonderful
new car on display
at our showroom today
- _ • y ; ■
Timpson Motor Co.
Sales
Service
| DAY PHONE 38 NIGHT PHONE 7
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Molloy, T. J. Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 206, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1939, newspaper, October 18, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth814932/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.