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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
6
Narrative recounts Jesus being led by the Spirit into the desert to fast forty days and nights. The tempter urges him to turn stones to bread and to leap from the temple, while Jesus cites scripture and resists. The devil offers worldly kingdoms if he will bow, but Jesus renounces and angels minister to him afterward.
J W Avery advertises genuine Mebane cotton seed at 1.75 per bushel in Brookshire. Seed sold in 3 bushel sacks and 100 pound sacks. Take orders now.
Whit Bains showed his unusual cattle Sunday evening to friends hoping to spark interest in a partnership application. The casual remark asks readers not to overly sympathize and notes The Times as the source for news.
A Texas licensed physician Dr Mellenthin touts cures for stomach liver and nerve ailments among many conditions. He lists patient names from Texas and Oklahoma and notes free consultation on this trip with treatment details and a restriction for married women.
Hastings Co. seeds promotes a free seed packet offer with every 1926 customer and highlights a 112 page 1925 catalog. The ad features Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial on the cover and touts over 250 photographs, planting guidance, and seed descriptions.
Austin Texas February 20 The state highway commission announced a policy prioritizing lateral roads that link main highways and help move farm products to market. It stressed lighter construction for less busy routes, focus on value for dollars, and a plan to maintain quality to avoid high upkeep costs.
Leon Harrison training representative for the Houston Chronicle spent last Sunday with his parents. G T Shearer was in Houston Wednesday on business.
The term blue book refers to official crown reports in England and a government personnel directory in the United States. It also names a directory of prominent Spriely figures in Patholder Magazine.
The article traces the word basilica from Greek origins meaning royal to its architectural use in Athens and Rome. It explains basilica as a rectangular hall with a tribune used for judicial courts and later as a model for Christian churches.
A group of scientists attributes sleep walking to partial brain poisoning where movement areas stay awake while sensory regions sleep. Waking a sleep walker may reduce future incidents by triggering awareness of danger.
A note on the word sack tracing root from Coptic sok to many tongues. It cites shared forms across Greek Hebrew Dutch Swedish and more and links the modern slang sense of “getting the sack” to a Turkish practice of disposing of enemies in a sack.
The United States Treasury reports a rapidly expanding conscience fund funded by citizens and a few foreigners to repay government property or money. Since a five dollar start a century ago contributions near 600000 dollars dominate by small and large sums, with over 5000 dollars annual receipts and a 30000 dollar top gift tied to a larger stolen amount.
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