Cattle Land Lease Prices Seen Rising in West Texas
West Texas cattlemen face higher pasturage costs as Texas Land Commissioner Terrell may raise lease prices West of the Pecos from 3 to 5 cents per acre. The move follows the lapped lease decision which put more land on the market and squeezed ranchers short of grazing land.
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West Texas
Asm Watter
Austin
L’ecos River
Terrell
Stanton Country
Pecos
San Angelo
Lands Classified for Agricultural Use in Brewster County
The state classed multiple Brewster County tracts as agricultural at 3125 per acre. Locations include Sections 12 and 14 in Block 3 G C and S F, others in Blocks 4 10 A2 64 307 220 221 71 611 CL 353 and in Section 50 8 18 6872. Charley Read, moved from his father’s Marathon-area ranch, faced lunacy trial Tuesday and is deemed dangerous and restrained.
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Brewster County
Charley Read
Marathon
Irritation and Pain Distinguish From Injury and Case Facts
The text explains that irritation is not pain but often causes it, citing examples such as a lodged crumb in the larynx causing coughing and eventual pain, and a speck in the eye triggering irritation and inflammation with acute pain. It notes fingertip and tongue sensitivity and contrasts surface vs deep wounds. It also surveys forest trees of Europe and North America, detailing species counts and native ranges.
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Europe
North America
Atlantic
Pacific
Locky Mountain
Florida
Alps
Nature’s Teller in West Indian Jungle Shaves and Cleans
The article describes a West Indian man who can shave with a coconut shell or broken glass, lathers from a soap tree bulb, and cleans teeth with a chewstick twig, claiming it outperforms camel hair brushes and dentifrice.
Best time to sow barley, a sharp countr y lad says
An exchange from an agricultural college exam quotes a district Altenburg lad answering the question of the best time to sow barley. He replies three days before a gentle rain, reflecting a plainspoken rural wisdom from a German source.
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Agricultural College
Altenburg
Lender Refuses to Lend After Realization of Gifts
A reader quotes a line from the Boston Post noting a lender who reflects that lending, in practice, was a gift rather than a loan. The exchange questions habitual gifting and money lending ethics.
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Burroughs
Boston Post
Why She Stood A Streetcar Exchange Cited
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation recalls a plain elderly woman standing in a streetcar who refuses to ask a man for her seat saying she lacks the face to do it. The retort highlights social manners and gender expectations of the era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Costly to Admire? Wealth and Cynicism Questioned
Mr Comrox argues rich people are not inherently cold or cynical they are simply solicited to buy things when they admire them Wealthy individuals display their enthusiasms but market pressure can erode genuine admiration and curiosity, the Washington Star notes.
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Mr. Comrox
Washington Star
Poestprandial Effulgence Quotable Exchange
A Philadelphia Press snippet features a witty quip about an after dinner speaker described as a bright star who grows brighter as he fills out. The lighthearted remark frames the speaker as both celebrated and luminary in the social scene.
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Philadelphia Press
Puzzling Spelling Tale From Brooklyn Eagle
A clergyman confuses the spelling of righteous and imagines endings such as ious instead of eous. He writes ritdeous in a letter, searches for the wrong dictionary page, and later corrects it once the idea fades. The anecdote illustrates quirky mental lapses in spelling.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Scholarly Men and the Pulpit: Shifting Influence fora Century
Professor E L Thordike argues in Century that scholars increasingly reject the church as the main force shaping opinion and action beyond religion. He notes a shift from ministers guiding education and social issues to educational editorial and administrative bodies handling non religious matters.
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E. L. Thorndike
A Tragic Wedding Ring Tale From Lindsays Lives
In the Lives of the Lindsays, Colin Lindsay Earl of Balcarras forgets the wedding ring at home. A friend lends a ring that bears a death head, and the bride faints at the ceremony. The omen haunts her with a death within a year, and months later Colin becomes a widower.
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Lindsays
Colin Lindsay
Earl of
Balcarras
Mauritia
Nassau
Colin
Protracted Meeting to Be Held at Alpine Baptist Church
Volney Johnson of El Paso Wilt invites all to a protracted meeting at the Alpine Baptist Church on Tuesday evening June 2 1903. Singers from all churches are asked to assist in singing and all are urged to attend and offer prayers and help. The University of Texas mineral survey with Dr Phil Lips and government geologist George K Richardson will study the water question in Trans Pecos counties with Robert T Hill accompanying. Mrs Monahan of Uvalde visits friends. Marfa and Alpine play a baseball game as we go to press.
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Volney Johnson
el Paso
Wilt
Baptist Church
Alpine
T. D. Iverest
University of Texas Mineral Survey
Dr. Phillips
United States Geological Survey
Transpecas
George K. Richardson
Robert T. Hill
Texas
Ill
Mr. Richardson
Sale of cattle hogs and loans listed across multiple stock yards
The notice lists sale and loan options for cattle and hogs at major stock yards including Kansas City Missouri, Union Stock Yards Chicago Illinois, National Stock Yards US Union Stock Yards, South Omaha Nebraska, Fort Worth Texas, and Jackson Alpine Texas with current rates and bill shipments to these locations. The record references shipments to Kansas City Stock Yards Kansas City Mo and other yards in Chicago, Omaha, Fort Worth, and Texas regions.
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Kansas City
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
National Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraka
Fort Worth
Tex
Jackson
Alpine
Desirable school land parcels listed for lease or sale
Folsom offers 25 groups of school land surveys ranging from four to twenty six items each. The office is located over Larkin's Store for prospective lessees and buyers to inspect or inquire about options.
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Folsom
Larkin
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W. D. Kixcarp
Felix Starren
K. J. Altgalt
Kincaid Altgelt Co
General Merchandise
Sanitary
Folsom and i Odels OD
Sanderson and
Larkin CO
Dr. Monahan of
Uvalde
Wm. Deughert Yy
Live Stock Commission
Rio Grande
Chisos Mountains
J. M. Carners
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