Texas items showcase farm activity and regional updates
Texas reports state road associations funded by Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe. Port Arthur May shipments top 2.6 million barrels of petroleum products by water. Potatoes from Eagle Lake and Calhoun county yield strong profits. Jackson county land values drop while cattle gains. Texas labor mobilization planned due to farm labor shortages. Potent arsenic sulfur adulteration traced in Livingston drugstore. Matagorda highlighted for rich soils and Caney Creek valley plantations from antebellum days.
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Port Arthur
Matagorda
Texas Coast Country
University Funding Not Vetoed by Governor Ferguson
Attorney General’s opinion to Dr. Vinson says Ferguson did not veto the university appropriations total only struck the line item but left the grand total intact. Regents may use all funds and donations to support the university during litigation, with about 600000 available for maintenance over two years. The ruling notes specific first and second year totals for Main University Medical College and other units, while the veto spared page 27.
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Austin
Tex
Lonny
Vinson Saturday
Ferguson
R, Be, Vingon
Main University
Medical College
Galveston
School of Mines
el Paso
Mandamus
The
Texas University
B. Y. Benedict
College of Arts
Our State University
Vinson
Peace Delegation Arrested in Kishinev
Two Austrian generals ten officers and ten privates rode in with eighteen Russian troops and declared themselves peace delegates seeking a conference with workmen and soldiers committees. The Petrograd government ordered their arrest.
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London
Kishinev
Russia
Petrograd
Imitation Is Sincere Flattery as Counterfeit Money
An ad repeats the maxim about imitation lacking value, promotes La Creole hair dressing as the original that darkens hair naturally without dye, priced at $1.00, and humorously notes Tinaman should act as defendant in a breach of promise suit to gauge appreciation.
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Tinaman
Skin Care Ad Promises Cuticura Improvement
An old advertisement urges use of Cuticura Ointment for ten days with gentle face applications and five minute washes using Cuticura Soap. It offers a free sample by mail from Boston and claims the product is universally sold. A stray note about a lightning express conductor appears as unrelated filler.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Freezone promised to lift corns and calluses fast
An advertisement touts freezone a new ether compound from Cincinnati that dissolves corns and calluses with a drop or two. It claims instant relief no pain no irritation or burning and says the corn or callus loosens and can be lifted out whole. It urges readers to ask their druggist to stock the product.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Dodson's Liver Tone Arrives as Calomel Substitute
An old newspaper ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel. It claims calomel diseases bones, offers a 60 cent bottle guarantee, and promises to restore energy and bowels by morning. It targets families and children with simple, confident language.
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Dodson
Fishing License Banter and Health Tonics Ad Mockery
A humorous exchange appears between a Fisherman and a Wis Friend about license checks and a curious patent medicine claim. The ad promotes Dr Peers4e Dead Shot for worms and digestion, plus Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic for babies and mothers, touting pleasant taste and no calomel, at 50 cents. A final quip notes male vanity regarding women.
Shake into Your Shoes or Move Forward Meaningfully
Editorial urges self awareness of limits for public movem ents and personal success. It argues progress comes from recognizing what cannot be done and aligning efforts accordingly.
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Eagle Lake
Pearsall
Fort Worth
Jackson County
Commissioners Court
Joel R. Bond
Terrell
Eighty-sixth Judicial District Court
Kaufman, van Zandt
Rockwall
Central Texas Baseball League
Temple- Corsicana
Ennis
Mexia
Marlin
Attorney General's Department
Sanger Independent
Quanah Indpendent
Quanah Independent
Durango Independent
Calhoun County
Calhoun
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Leon Springs
Robert E. Latimer
Mexico
England
State Department of Labor
Pure Food
R. H. Hoffman, Jr
Livingston
Polk County
State Pure Food and Drug Department
Hoffman
al Opinion
Wintersmiths Gant Tonic
Peers4e
Allen
Parker
Safrers Gray
Tnt
George ‘Bellerae
Hardwcare
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
San Antonio
McCane
MA Lee
W. ON. U
Drapkick
Dr. Price
Eslee
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
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