Government expert on corn warns of drought risk in Texas
U S Special Agent W W Campbell cautions farmers that dry conditions may yield a short corn crop. He urges drought resistant seed, shallow spring plowing, and close cultivation. He endorses Mexican corn from the Waco seed program via Ira Durrenberger for seed supply and notes a carnival at the opera house February 15–16 offering cheap seats.
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Texas
Waco
Brown and Saunders
Lee County
Ira Durrenberger
U. S
Caldwell
W. W. Campbell
THE PARAGUAYANS A LAZY PROSPEROUS REPUBLIC PORTRAYED
The article sketches Paraguayans as a mix of Guarani and Spanish traits, noting a gentle nature, hospitality, Catholicism, and social exclusiveness in Asuncion and elite towns. It highlights Asuncion as the nation's most urban point, its lazy mood, poor currency, and widespread poverty with ragged German-printed notes.
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Paraguay
Asuncion
Villa Rica
San Pedro
Villa del Pilar
Villa Concepcion
Europe
Republic
Accummuedalluhs
Germany
van Norden
E Streets
Circus Children Train For Ring As Acrobat Prodigies
The passage describes large circuses traveling with many children from babies to teens, often under parental guidance. Most begin training early, with a belief that starting after age six reduces distinctive success. Some families hire instructors or support a traveling school to educate aspiring acrobats while keeping performance as the family tradition.
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Bohemian Magazine
Maud-Belle Stops Wearing French Heels After Husband’s Rule
Ethel notes Maud-Belle abandoned French heels as her husband bans them. The Boston Tran script hints at social friction and marriage dynamics reflected in fashion choices.
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Maud—Belle
Ethel
Boston Transcript
Best Ways to Destroy Gunpowder and Dynamite
Instructions from Scientific American describe destroying gunpowder by dissolving in water or burning in a line, and treating dynamite and nitroglycerin explosives with careful handling to avoid a mass explosion. It covers ammonium nitrate explosives and explosive cups, stressing safety and distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Child of an Only Son Finds Joy in a Swearing Neighbor
A New York Press excerpt recalls a boy who is cherished yet corrected for speech. He enjoys a day with a neighbor boy who swears well, conveying a rare moment of delight as he praises his new friend.
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Trica
Robert Dalton
Mrs. Temple
York
Boston
Chicago
Powers Theatre
Mrs
Houston Chronicle
Baltimore Star
Chesapeake
New York Press
Reed Bryan farmer vows home repairs and yard work
A letter from Athew Pierce of Bryan Texas outlines plans to plow gardens plant trees clean up yards level houses prune trees and repair fences and other chores by hand rather than by mail.
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Postoffice -Athew Pierce
Bryan
Texas
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