Texas Press Association selects El Paso as next meeting site
The thirty sixth annual Texas Press Association convention ends in Corpus Christi with El Paso chosen as the next meeting location. Austin and Texarkana were runners up. Walter B. Whitman becomes president. Henry Edwards named vice president and Sam P. Harden and OC. B. Lehman continue in key posts. New executive committee members include Lee J. Rountree, T. B. Lusk, WF. P. Holland, W. S. Spotts, J. A. Thomas, and Will Whitten. A resolution honors the late Harry Lee Marriner. The gathering totals over 400 attendees including accompanying guests.
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Lee J. Rountree
T. B. Lusk
WF. P. Holland
W. 8. Spotts
J. A. Thomas
Will Whitten
Joe. Hirech
Texas Bankers’ Association
Corpus Christi
Harry Lee Marriner
Galveston-Dallas News
Clarence Qualey
A. and M. College
Public School Lands of Texas to Be Sold Soon
Land Commissioner Robison says sale lists for September 1 will be ready soon and will show land in numerous Texas counties. Lands with settlement condition listed for Andrews to Zapata, and lands without settlement condition listed for Bandera to Wise across many counties with varying acreages.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Robison
Andrews
Cameron
Crane
Dallam
Weter
Gray
Hale
Hartley
Haskell
Hutchinson
Jones
Kinney
Loving
Motley
Nacogdoches
Randall
Reeves
Starr
Sutton
Taylor
Terry
Travis
Upton
Uvalde
Ward
Webb
Willacy
Winkler
Yoakum
Zapata
Bandera
Brewster
Concho
Coryell
Crockett
Culberson
Howards
Dl Paso
Guadalupe
Jack
Jeff Davis
Kerr
Kimble
Marion
Menard
Montague
Newton
Pecos
Polk
Presidio
Real
Terrel
Val Verde
Walker
Texas grain crop may set all-time record yield
Dallas bankers and grain mill men estimate the Texas wheat crop at 20 to 24 million bushels with data yield near 60 to 70 million bushels. Prices vary but projected totals for the Texas grain crop promise to break all previous records in money received.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
General Obregon Dies in Leon After Wounding
General Alvaro Obregon, hero of the Leon battle that defeated Villa forces, died Sunday night at the Leon base hospital. His right arm was shot away at the shoulder during the week’s fighting, but he directed operations from a hospital cot. Blood loss and infection caused his death.
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Obregon
Paso
Tex
Alvaro Obregon
Leon
Villa
Big Cat
How Women Avoid Operations
A historical ad letter from Clavaland Ohio praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. It recounts relief from side pains and improved health, with testimonials from Mrs. Hanover and another reader who benefited after doctors advised surgery.
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Clavaland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
St. Cleveland
Hanover
Pat
Leonid
Roy
Godine Ty Pinkham
Noble Dissatisfaction and the Drive for Greatness
A Christian Herald reflection argues self-dissatisfaction fuels noble achievement. It cites Tennyson’s two decades on In Memoriam and Hoe’s 60 drafts of Come Into the Garden Maud, noting even celebrated artists never settle. The piece urges perseverance, faith, and pursuing the divine life without yielding to discouragement.
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Hoe
Maud
God
Christ
Christian Herald
Retinol Treatment for Itching Skin Promises Quick Relief
Resinol ointment and Resinol soap, prescription from a Baltimore doctor, are advertised as safe for delicate skin even on babies. The products claim to stop itching instantly and heal eruptions quickly at low cost, with wide physician usage for two decades. Great for sunburn.
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Baltimore
Ady
Jinks Marriages Mixup in A Lolled Exchange
A humorous exchange riffs on the Robinson twins and Jinks marriage. The Woebegone look on Jinks suggests it might have been the wrong twin. Dobbleigh and Bilkins volley opinions about Henry James and Zola, noting lingering aftertaste from a Zola book.
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Robinson Twins
Jinks
Dobbleigh
Henry James
Zola
Bilkins
Pertinent Query and Halry Quizzing About a Loss
A terse dialogue features Omar quoting a proverb about folly with money and Halry asking what caused the latest loss. The exchange hints at themes of temptation and discretion across a social setting.
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Omar
Halry
Mean trick over price hike rumor targets wife
A Providence Journal item recounts a prank where a man asks a neighbor to mislead his friend’s wife about strawberry jar prices due to war. The crockery seller is told to claim jars cost $15 a dozen to deter her fruit buying and storage plans.
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Firat
Providence Journal
Absolute cure claims for skin diseases touted by local druggist
An advertisement asserts that eCALY FACHERE provides a permanent cure for ringworm and various cutaneous diseases after thirty years in the drug business. It cites complete cures of tetter on hands and claims effectiveness for rough skin conditions, with price details for bottles and contact at a local drugstore.
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Aren B. Hall
Sarcasm In the Box Judge
Dialogue in a courtroom scene shows a judge questioning a plaintiff about a domestic weapon incident. The plaintiff admits fleeing after the wife seized the weapon and questions whether she used it or simply grabbed the iron to calm things down.
Pellagra Cure Ad Promotes Baughn Remedy in Jasper
An Alabama plea urges Dr. Haughn to certify a mother's pellagra treatment form as she seeks child guardianship. The notice touts a free book on Pellagra from American Compounding Co., Jasper, promising refunds if the remedy fails.
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Valdouta
W. F. Monroe
Breswell
Pellagre
Haughn
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Adv
Country Life Lumberjacks at Work in Morning Scene
Jimpson and Mrs. Jimpson discuss activity at home hearing noise from lumberjacks. Sereny is chopping steak for tomorrow's hash breakfast while Ig and Joel are part of the chatter. The tone is light and domestic with a wink at local labor.
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Country Life
Joel
Jimpson
Capudine Ad Promises Quick Relief for Aches
An old advertorial touts Capudine as non narcotic fast acting relief for aches pain and nervousness with a striking women audience pitch. Ady signs the copy.
Not Prepared in Wartime Commentary on Football
A brief exchange contrasts apathy to European slaughter with foot ball games, noting locals’ unfamiliarity with war’s grimness versus sports events. The remark implies detached attitudes at home amid global conflict and athletic distractions.
Fragmentary verse notes from irregular OCR text
The readable lines appear as jumbled rhymes about affection and marriage with scattered misspellings and syntax errors. No clear event, person, or place can be identified for a factual summary.
The Weapon and the Grouch’s Entertaining Misery
The excerpt humorously notes a grouch who is too miserable to be entertaining and questions why Doctor Dernburg wasn’t sung for talking so much. It wittily imagines a Maximailencer as a response.
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Doctor Dernburg
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