West Texas Explorers Move Into Brewster Area For Mapping
Aerial-scale surveys by four scientific parties backed by National and State authorities advance exploration in Brewster Presidio and El Paso counties. Plans include topographic mapping of the Chisos Cartien ranges, triangulation by Stiles and Udden teams, and water prospecting for large land blocks proposed for leasing and ranch development.
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Brewster
Presidio
el Paso
B. Hill
State Mineral Survey
George Bb. Richardson
United States Geological Survey
J. A. Udden
Owl Mineral Survey
Shafer
Quitman Mountains
Arthur Stiles
United States Topographic Survey
Boquille
Chisos
Cartien Toantatos
Stiles
San Antonio Ex Press
Taking Life Too Seriously and the Sunbeam Ideal
A column argues that seriousness is widespread and self perpetuating, while urging people to adopt Ruskin's sunbeam philosophy. It praises cheerful behavior for both men and women across ages from youth to old age, urging daily brightness in social settings.
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Ruskin
A Medieval Survival in Pau Tally System Tied to Purchases
The London Athenaeum notes that in Pau an archaic tally stick method persists where poor country folk register purchases with split sticks kept by baker and buyer. Notches are added as purchases occur and shaved off with payments, providing an exact accounting of the baker's score.
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Pau
London
Atheneum
Smoker's Heart and the Age Range of Affected Patients
Smoking often suits individuals for decades, sometimes twenty years or more, with cigars of finer flavor later chosen. Then sudden heart trouble appears and worsens, forcing medical help. Disturbances rise with age, rarely below thirty, more often between forty and sixty.
Why Poor Men Tip Bigger Than Rich, A Wry Observation
A Chicago Tribune quip explains tipping habits with a waiter stating that poor men tip to avoid appearing poor while rich men tip to conceal their wealth. The line uses dialect and humor to comment on social perception.
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Chicago Tribune
The Last Straw Reflected in a Doctor's Advice
A man who has walked fourteen miles nightly for two weeks with his baby is told by a doctor that he looks run down and should take more exercise, a remark reported by the Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Lady's Voice Sidelined as Manager Pushes Back in Column Bus Dispatch
A brief stage moment shows a performer pressing to showcase her singing while the manager resists. The exchange hints at backstage power dynamics in a column bus dispatch setting.
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Columbus Dispatch
The Only Disagreeable Part
The saying notes that the first half of any job is the hardest part and the second half often proves worse. The quotation attributed to the New Orleans Times-Democrat reflects tough labor sentiment.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Nations reports progress on Orient line from Chihuahua to Las Tarancas
W O Nations spent twenty days in Chihuahua state and traveled east to Las Tarancas the Orient terminus. The work shows substantial progress with 165 teams at grading and six kilometers finished on the Las Tarancas segment. Contractors aim for 45 kilometers by October 1 and plan continued progress to the Rio Grande with water supplied by tank cars. Aldama is described as an attractive town of about 4000 people with orange trees and abundant fruit and vegetables.
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W.O. Nations
Chihuahua
Las Tarancas
Mr. Nations
Las Laransas
Rio Grande
Nations
Aldama
Screen Your House with Lasting Satisfaction by W Daughert
An advertisement offering durable house screening services by William Daugherty promises satisfaction and long-lasting screens. The note urges homeowners to contact for screening.
Stock Yard Shipments and Livestock Loans Notice
Evans Snyder Buell Co advertises sale of cattle hogs and sheep and money to loan at current rates. Bill shipments to Kansas City Stock Yards Missouri and to Union Stock Yards Chicago. National Stock Yards Union Stock Yards South Omaha Nebraska. Fort Worth Stock Yards Fort Worth Texas and other listed yards.
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Kansas City
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
National Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraka Fort Worth
Hail Storm Spares ranch and Duncan Campbell property
A furious hail storm hit the Easter portion of Koker Not's Ranch at the Big Tank area and nearby Duncan Campbell's ground. Stones were not large and caused no harm but did some unspecified good.
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Kokernot
Big Tank
Duncan Campbell
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C. H. Larkin Co
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Transpecos
West Texas
Texas Mineral Survey
Texas
Express
Mineral Survey
Phillips
Wm. B. Phillips
Austin
Tex
New York Times
W. D. Kixcarn
Felix Stapper
K. J. Altgelt
Kincaid Altgelt Co
General Merchandise
Alpine
Cis
Trougi
Folsom and
POLS
Sanderson and
Larkin CO
Wm. Daughert
Live Stock Commission
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