Yale Professor Advocates Horse Flesh at Veterinary Banquet
Prof. Brewer of Yale urges horse flesh as wholesome food, claiming horses are less disease prone than cattle. He is welcomed. The Sixteenth Texas district, recently renominating Judge William Robert Smith, is the nation’s largest by area, spanning 600 by 400 miles and including 57 counties, bigger than New England.
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Brewer
Yale
Texas
William Robert Smith
United States
New England
Texan plea for work ethic and vagrant roundup
Denison Herald urges strict action to curb idleness in Texas. The editorial calls peace officers to round up vagrants and compel work, proposing municipal rock piles and county road labor for those who refuse to work.
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Texas
Denison Herald
Fall resolve to curb fake ad schemes in town
The text warns of traveling fakirs targeting merchants with false advertising schemes promising returns of $20 to $25 per day. It notes a history of deception from blotters to moving picture ads and urges residents to act this fall to stop being exploited.
Abduction Charge Shocks Pittsburg Wife and Baby
Henry Ralph Weaver, 24, is held in police court in New York awaiting extradition papers from Pittsburg on abduction charges. Laney accuses Weaver of leaving Pittsburg July 18 with Laney’s wife and their 14 month old child. Weaver won’t disclose their whereabouts.
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Weaver
Laney
New York
Henry Ralph Weaver
Pittsburg
S c. Laney
Governor's Health Officer Choice Stirring State Hope
The Caldwell News chronicles ads urging readers to spend with local papers. The Navasota Examiner notes the incoming governor faces a key decision on State Health Officer with Col Campbell’s pick awaited and praises Dr. Geo R. Tabor, hoping for his reappointment.
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Caldwell News- Chronicle
Col. Campbell
Geo. R. Tabor
Navasota
H and T excursions list varied travel sales
Fort Worth sells Sept 5 6 rate 630 dollars for Royal Acates. Dallas sells Sept 2 3 rate 6 60 for Rural Letter Carriers. Oklahoma City sells Sept 7 8 9 limited to 14 rate 14 10. Mexico City rates Aug 15 Sept 1 and Sept 3 14. Corsicana Central Texas Negro Fair Aug 28 29 30 rate 4 40 plus trains Aug 31 Sept 1 rate round trip 1 50 limit Sept 2. Memphis Baptist convention colored sells Sept 11 12 138.
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Fort Worth
Royal Acates
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Tenn
Account Baptist Convention
Election of Alderman Set for September in Bryan
City of Bryan schedules an alderman election for September 12 1906 at city hall per city charter and state election laws. Frank Clarke and J E Butler sign as city secretary and mayor. dSep 12. For Rent Cottage near school apply M H James 229.
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City of
Bryan
Frank Clarke J.E. Butler
dSep
Wrongly Named Pests and the San Jose Scale Origin
The San Jose scale likely arrived from China around 1870 on imported plants via James Lick. By 1880 it appeared near San Jose and was named Aspidiotus perniciosus by Professor Comstock, though commonly called the San Jose scale, a term locals dislike.
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San Jose
China
James Lick
Santa Clara Valley
Comstock
San Francisco Chronicle
Everyday Miracles in Animal Adaptations
A Philadelphia Bulletin naturalist notes dramatic changes in animals from diet and climate. Bullfinches fed hemp seed turn black. horses in coal mines grow thick fur. Tibetan mastiffs shed wool when moved to plains. ermines fail to whiten in warm climates.
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Tibet
Tibetan
Philadelphia Bulletin
Village of Cripples and the Culs de-Jutte
A French hamlet near Culoz houses about 200 deformed residents who travel in wooden carts propelled by a flatiron shaped block and are known in Paris as Culs de-Jutte.
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Jutte
Culoz
France
Paris
Culs de-Jutte
All Carried Out in Newsroom Directions
The managing editor orders outsiders directions to be followed and emails the office boy to discard them all in a wastebasket, ensuring every directive is carried out.
Legends Surrounding an Old Castle Visitor
A tourist visits an ancient castle and a guide allegedly tosses a guest into the moat for not tipping. The tale is presented as an idle legend with a warning to not be frightened.
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Albert W. Wilkerson
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FE. W. Crenshaw
Hunter & Chatham
Love Letter
Carnes & Wallace
Bryan, Texas
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Maloney
Renan
Fort Sheridan
Haarscher
Chicago Post
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E. Bullock & Co
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L. Stephan
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Arile
Joe B
Reed
Joe B. Rard
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Pullman
Lafayette
Denver
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