Johnson grass and farming wisdom from Cisco Texas
Wm Robison of Eastland County shares practical farming experience from Cisco Texas on Johnson grass control, soil improvement, and the limits of expensive experimental methods. He argues for continuous plowing with a wide shallow sweep, regular cultivation, and attentive land care to suppress Johnson grass and improve overall yields.
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Easteland County
Dallas News
Take Care of Your Name
The Bartlett Tribune stresses the importance of maintaining credit and avoiding false pretenses when unable to meet obligations. It urges sympathy for the poor while condemning excessive spending and promises one cannot honor, warning of the consequences of debt.
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Bartlett Tribune
Subdue the earth through industry and education reforms
The excerpt argues that wealth from nature, industrial progress, and educated labor will conquer nature's limits. It notes a new law expanding county superintendent authority to small districts, mandating a five day institute, with salaries linked to scholastic population. Many western counties will feel limited impact.
Noisy talk of Blue Mass and Club ends with practical promise
The Mineral Wells Index quotes a parable about forecasts and readiness. It contrasts the pessimistic calamity howler with the practical man who prepares for rain, stating the latter reaps most benefits while the former does nothing and earns little.
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Mineral Wells Index
Texans Reject Foreign Settlement Promotion
Editor Green argues against the Five Million Club and warns that Texas already has excessive foreign influence. He asserts Americans are needed and condemns immigrants from abroad as unsuitable citizens, urging circulation of Texas literature to attract right settlers.
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Five Million Club
Texas
Leonard Graphic
Hemp Cure for Insanity
A Stamford Tribune editorial warns against accepting insanity pleas in major crimes. It argues such pleas undermine law and social order and risk retreat into barbarism by excusing criminal behavior driven by vicious habits and passions.
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Stamford Tribune
New Superintendent Law Reshapes County School Oversight
A new law by the legislature creates the office of county superintendent of schools in counties with up to 3000 scholars. The act marks a restructuring of public school administration across counties, with details on appointment and powers to be defined.
Local paper offers invaluable weekly knowledge to citizens
A Jacksboro News note extols reading local papers, claiming weekly scrutiny of locals personals communications editorials and ads benefits business and knowledge unavailable elsewhere, urging every citizen of Jack County to read and gain practical value.
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Jack County
Jacksboro
Prices rise for horses and mules across the nation
The article notes broad gains in horse and mule prices across the United States, with the Northwest showing larger increases. Draft horses fetch as much as 200 to 325 dollars, up from 40 to 45 dollars seven or eight years earlier, while a man and team earn 9 to 10 dollars daily hauling lumber and assisting railroad construction.
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America
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The
Brain storms and criminal responsibility in epilepsy cases
A discussion of epileptic fits described as brain storms and their impact on legal responsibility. The article explains the convulsive seizure, temporary loss of control, and poststorm exhaustion, then links proven irresponsibility to changes in a defendant's legal treatment in criminal trials. It notes the high stakes for judges, lawyers, and doctors in determining accountability.
Is Insanity the Test for Epilepsy and Conduct
A discussion on epilepsy known as grand mal and its milder forms, questioning how law views a person who abruptly loses consciousness. The piece argues there is no universal insanity definition and presents tests like deviation from normal conduct and the power of inhibition as possible sanity criteria.
Railroads as Prosperity Builders
The article argues railways drive local prosperity by expanding access to markets. It highlights rail owners as nation builders who extend lines into unoccupied territory and develop resources, stressing mutual benefit between thriving communities and strong rail networks.
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