Texas Bond and Public Works Briefs Highlight Texas City Grape Creek And More
The attorney general approved $37 500 City of Rockwall sewer bonds at 5 percent. Texas City calls July 20 election for $130 000 streets bond. Grape Creek district votes $10 000 for a new school building. AT&SF takes control of Guilt and Northern Texas for $100 000. Leaf worm infests Nueces County cotton. Fire insurance rates set for Blooming Grove Electra and Giddings. Road funding eyed Winnsboro to Sulphur River. Alto tomato crop ripens earlier than 1924. State board reports state institutions cost per inmate at May $23.12 and nine months $23.20. Three Panola road districts seek $79 000 highway bonds. S F A dean named for North Texas Junior College. Smith County hosts large asparagus farm. New Orleans Texas and Mexico Railroad seeks Texas carrier control for $4.7 million. San Antonio Uvalde Gulf is Maca largest line among several. Fire marshal urges Fourth of July safety. Squirrels hunting rules updated with bag limits and year round seasons in multiple counties. San Benito Valley growers spray groves to combat pests. Littlefield approves $75 000 waterworks bonds at 6 percent.
Joke In Vaudeville Sparks Old Timer Question
A quip on jokes growing old prompts the editor to note a vaudeville origin. The exchange highlights how humor travels through time and performance eras.
Mutt and Pupp Speak of Wages in Playful Exchange
In a humorous dialogue a dog named Mr. Mutt negotiates a salary of three bones a week with Mr. Pupp while acknowledging occasional mistakes. The tone blends whimsy with light satire as characters banter about loyalty and pay.
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Sunday School Parable Sparks Quiet Controversy
In a reflective exchange a Sunday school teacher questions why Daniel was compelled to enter the den of lions while a bright pupil jokes about spoiling a film if he refused. The dialogue hints at moral choices and risk in biblical allegory.
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Auction Bridge Gossip and Personal Proposals
A fragmented column weaves a scene of auction bridge chatter and romance. A wife bets too high in bidding while a convict on a chain gang is noted. A marriage proposal nears, and a doctor is urged to show more concern as debts loom over illness.
Wanting Doris Mothers changed her mind about kidneys
A fragment from a Progresalve Grocer clipping notes a dialogue where Doris alters a request from kidneys to liver while a butcher comments that brains are desired. The terse exchange hints at a macabre or satirical context in a historical newspaper page fragment.
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Market Report Covers Fruits Vegetables Grains and Dairy
The latest market report from the Department of Agriculture summarizes price moves across commodities Including California cantaloupes Florida Tom Watson watermelons Georgia peaches and Virginia Irish cobblers It notes dairy butter and cheese price shifts and wholesale Wisconsin market declines It also tracks cotton grain and corn futures with regional spot prices and futures changes.
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New Orleans Rice Prices Mixed In Local Market
In New Orleans on Friday fancy Blue Rose held steady at 71/8 to 7c while fancy long grain rices ranged an eighth to a quarter of a cent leaf. Ediths and Honduras were noted as cheap but expected to fetch a premium over Blue Rose. Two October futures contracts traded early at 5.68c, unchanged from Thursday.
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Arctic Explorer Safe From Pole Expedition
Despatch from Oslo reports Roald Amundsen's two airplanes used for the North Pole attempt have arrived in Spitzbergen. The crew is safe and a fresh attempt to reach the pole is expected soon.
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Fort Worth Stock Market Rise in Hog and Vehicle Prices
Fort Worth Tex-Hoga posted gains Friday with hogs advancing 25c to 36c and top prices of 13.10 on truck loads and 13.05 on car lots. Only 800 head traded as supplies moved scaleward early. Hogs sold at stronger values versus the week’s close.
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Fifty Chair Makers Fined Under Sherman Anti-Trust in Chicago
Fifty chair manufacturers pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Adem C. Cliffe in Chicago to Sherman anti-trust violations. Fines totaling 166000 were assessed Thursday, marking sentencing for the first group of 269 furniture firms named in indictments after a grand jury session.
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Former Halbraad Head Krutischoltz Dies in New Orleans
Funeral for Tullus Krutischoltz former head of the Southern Pacific system was held in New Orleans where he was born seven years ago as the son of a Fruasian consul.
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