Oil gusher recall and alibi claims in Texas and Ohio
In Bryan Texas October 12 reports note Standard Oil trial in Ohio and Water. Pierre linked to Tex next. Lucas oil gusher left only a hole in the ground. Good Government Club alibis emerge in Houston. Methodist women plan church fund drive near Temple. Roosevelt alleged to push income tax measure in a possible message. San Marcos raises 24000 for Baptist College with Rev. J M Carroll elected president.
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Standard Oil
Ohio
Water
Pierre
Tex
San Marcos
New Baptist College
Death at Rolla baseball game shocks fans
A fatal accident occurred when two Rolla, Missouri baseball players collided while attempting to catch a ball. One player’s teeth penetrated the other’s forehead, breaking off and causing immediate death. The incident stands as a grim reading for the thirteenth legislature contemplating a tented Agricultural and Mechanical college setup.
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Rolla
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas
Fort Worth
No Show Brings Whimsical Circus To City Streets
Citizens recall the day a promised event failed to occur, leaving hundreds of boys to imagine the circus outside. Elephants, calliope, monkeys, peanuts, red lemonade, and spotted horses drew their attention as the announcement lingered.
Texas and Georgia Cotton Figures for 1905 06
Texas produced 2,674,730 bales while Georgia produced 1,900,000 bales in 1905 06. Texas surpassed Georgia by 774,740 bales in output but Georgia consumed more cotton in mills with 514,678 bales versus Texas 36,896.
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Georgia
Texas
Cotton mill gap widens Texas lags in mills says Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle notes Georgia's cotton consumption nearly equals Texas growth this year. Texas raises 774,740 bales more than Georgia but consumes 77,777 bales less. The figures show Texas trails in cotton mills and prompt calls for action by capitalists.
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Georgia
Texas
Houston Chronicle
Ladies Raise Funds By Picking Cotton At Goodrich Farm
The First Baptist church ladies organized a novel fund raising effort by picking cotton. About fifteen women gathered roughly fourteen hundred pounds of cotton at Jake Gordon’s Goodrich farm, boosting the treasury and promising future field rounds to fill financial needs.
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First Baptist Church
Jake Gordon
Goodrich
Jr and T C Excursions Include Several City and Event Tours
Railroad excursion notices list Denver Mining Congress trips October 13 to 16 with October 31 limit, Pueblo and Colorado Springs at same rate. Buffalo sells October 10 to 12, New Orleans Knights of Pythias trips October 18 to 16 with 29th limit and 14.05, Dallas Free Mason trips October 22 to November 2, Dallas fair and races trips October 12 to 28 with October 29 leave limit and 5.95, plus Bryan corridor round trip October 20 21 at 3.60 with 22 day limit.
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Denver
Col
Bryan
Tenants Needed for Next Year Earthen Office Call
A note from R. Batte invites persons seeking rental housing for next year to contact his office at 263 Wid. No further details provided.
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R. Batte
Salamander Fire Tale Stirs Historical Belief
An 1789 excerpt from Andrews' Anecdotes Ancient and Modern cites a claim that a salamander could arise from a maintained glass house fire after seven years. The piece notes this is a myth, as the creature cannot endure sun heat and instead hides under stones, yet the fire eating reputation endures in the utensil named after it.
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Andrews
Propriety and Clothes in East Africa
The ladies of Lamu surpass others in modesty, hiding their faces and walking under a portable tent carried by a servant. They are said to have a bad reputation for propriety, as in Africa female respectability is inversely related to clothing quality, notes Hliot's East Africa.
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Lamu
Africa
Hliot
East Africa
The Mystery of the Heavens and Starlight Echoes
The piece explains how telescope viewing reveals ancient light from stars and nebulae. It notes that stars seen today may have faded long ago while their light travels across centuries, offering clues to the vast scale of the universe and the creation’s extent.
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William the Conqueror
Earth
Chambers Journal
How to Remove a Corn from a New Thought Text
A quackish instruction promotes removing a corn by tactile caress and brain vibration. It instructs varying vibration rates for soft versus hard corns and repeats a chant to disintegrate the corn, ending with a grand affirmingPassword.
A Nice Distinction Between Husband and Wife
A famous Atlantan returns home around 2 am after drinking and endures a scolding from his wife at the top of the stairs. He tries to sleep while she continues, then remarks to her, asking if she is still talking. The exchange ends with her line about all women. Kansas City Star report.
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Jones
Annie
Kansas City Star
Faulty digestion blamed for nerve exhaustion ad
An old advertisement argues faulty digestion causes nerves fatigue and promotes Mi o na tablets to strengthen the digestive system. It promises improved nerve energy, sleep, appetite, and general health with a money back guarantee from E. J. Jenkins for a 50 cent box.
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Mi-o-na
E. J. Jenkins
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Bryan, Texas
Beaumont
Good Government Club
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Temple
Roosevelt
Texas Cotton Mills
Higgs & McCulloch
A. L. Mondrick, ™. D
James’ Drug Star
McAllister Coal
Bryan Ice Storage
Cole Hardware GO
Bohanon Hack Line
Burt Norwood
W.C. Bohanon
Zemo
Harriseurs
Itt
E. W. Rose Medicine CO
Olive Street
ST. Louis, MO
M. H. James
Ae Ned
Crand Rapids
Laake
St. Dallas, Tex
E. L. Beard
Agent Bryan
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