Cotton acreage meeting and tax rate plan in town
The notice urges attendance at a cotton acreage reduction meeting at the courthouse this afternoon at 2 o clock. The comptroller proposes a tax increase to 25 cents for two years and 40 cents thereafter to cover expenses and wipe out the deficit. H G Epps, inventor of boll weevil killer, announces completion of a large tank for its production by the local company.
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Comptroller
H. G. Epps
Buffalo Banner
Mrs. A. M. Dechman Dies in Dallas
Mrs. Mary Dechman wife of Col. A. M. Dechman died in Dallas at 6 30 AM after pneumonia. She leaves about seventy year old husband four sons and three daughters all married. An aunt of Mrs. Bud Williams of Wellborn she was a Bryan resident for years later moving to Waxahachie and Dallas. Members of the Methodist church she was praised for Christian character and sorrow spread through Bryan and Brazos county. Sister Ellen Withers attended her illness and was present at her death.
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W. A. Withers
Dallas
Mary Dechman
Col. A. M. Dechman
Waxahachie
Dechman
Methodist Church
Bryan
Brazos County
Ellen Withers
Col. Dechman
Largest diamond found near Pretoria weighs 2032 carats
The newly discovered white diamond near Pretoria weighs 2032 carats and is valued at 3.5 to 4 million dollars. Comparisons are made to the Kohinoor, a 123 carat gem valued at 600 thousand dollars, previously believed to weigh 900 before cutting.
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Pretoria
Houston and Texas travel and meeting rates and dates
Listings show transportation and event rates for February travel to Houston Monterey Laredo Fort Worth Yoakum Waco and Austin events. Entries include the Grand Southern Handicap Shoot February 5 6 price 395 and various round trips with dates and agents. A fabric sale advertises thirty six inch white Haban for shirt waists at 50 cents per yard.
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Houston
Monterey
Mex
Laredo
Tex
Chauncy Alcott
Good Roads Meeting
Fort Worth
Ace’t Farmers’ Union
Yoakum
Waco
Austin
Norwood
Corps seeks swift construction of athletic field at chapel meeting
The Battalion reports a Monday night corps meeting to push immediate building of the athletic field funded months ago. Speakers included Mr. Church Professor Kyle Dr. Lanham and Professor Potts plus cadets who praised plans for baseball and football schemes and spring trips. The field should be ready for the baseball season.
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Church
Professor Kyle
Dr. Lanham
Professor Potts
Athletic Association
Kyle
Association
Potts
Johnson
Capt
Hanna
Messrs
Price Wo
Street
Borny
Reese G. Ly
Burns H. E
Hacknes
de Lanham
Hyomei touted as cure for catarrh in old ad claim
An advertisement touts Hyomei as the only scientific cure for catarrh claiming it kills germs in air passages and blood, with testimonials from Mrs. Le Reidu of Cleveland and a pledge from E. J. Jenkins to fund claims if not cured. The complete outfit costs 100 dollars and extra bottles are 50 cents for long cases.
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le Reidu
Western Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
England
France
E. J. Jenkins
When Animals Go Bad in the Circus Trade
A veteran animal trainer warns that many cats and big cats become utterly intractable as they age or sometimes even as youths. The animal may turn murderous without cause, and escaping the cage becomes a matter of luck.
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MecClure
The Noisy Birds of the Night
Ernest Ingersoll notes from Harper's Magazine describe night birds as loud from dusk to dawn. Chuck-will's-widow and whippoorwill call repeatedly while owls hoot and herons boom. Some faint daytime singers like the nightingale and oven bird appear in darkness.
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Petres
Ernest Ingersoll
Harper's Magazine
Right Living and Good Looks
The article notes cities show higher emphasis on dress and attractiveness, linking health to personal appeal. It cites reducing fat through abstaining from overeating and drinking as part of maintaining looks and youth, quoting the Saturday Evening Post.
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Saturday Evening Post
Retrospect on Carlyle from Knight of St Andrews
In Knights Retrospects a Dr Maclagan letter recalls Thomas Carlyle in his last years. He describes Carlyle as the most courteous man, always rising to receive visitors and seeing them to the door. He notes after death the rugged features disappeared and the beard resembled a finely formed woman’s.
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William Knight
University of St. Andrews
Maclagan
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Protect the Back from Cold and Drafts
Advice from the Journal of Health warns that exposing the back to cold or direct drafts increases illness risk. Keep the back covered, avoid leaning against cold surfaces, and limit heat exposure after warming to prevent debility.
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Journal of Health
Intense cold described as burning heat in old note
The passage compares extreme cold to hot metal, stating a drop of exir at 180 degrees below zero would feel like molten steel on the skin. It warns horse caretakers about frosted bits causing burning pain akin to hot iron in a horse’s mouth.
Mud baths draw foreign dignitaries in trivia quip
A Puck quotation depicts a tour guide and a US gentleman amid a party of “person ally conducteds” seeking mud baths. The American declares he has run for office too often at home, adding a dry note to the exchange.
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United States
Puck
His Gentlemanly Resentment in a Civil War Saloon Exchange
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a brief exchange where a judge is labeled a mar and a colonel responds by taking offense with restrained violence. The colonel admits knocking the speaker down but remains courteous, described as acting like a perfect gentleman.
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Chicago Tribune
Is Miss Richly an Athletic Girl in Debate
A playful exchange declares Miss Richly exceptionally athletic as she hurls a heavyweight football opponent, then Beatrice Harraden notes tact rather than love guides the world. The fragment hints at campus wit and social quips.
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Miss Richly
Beatrice Harraden
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Fountain & Cos
Postoffice
Connelly & Carnes
A. M. Dechman
T. C. Bates
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Leggins
Regent Shoes
Hunter & Chatham
Hyomei
Franklin's Markets
S. H. Franklin
A. E. Worley
Landreth’s
B.S
Straight Life Insurance
Ness
Konecny Bros
Sov Peigins
Pohde’s
Som
Silas B. Johnson
Parker
RYE
Montreal Rye
Orienta’ Rye
Rohde
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