Homeowners urged as building boom nears and prices rise
W B Elliott of the Thorndale Independent Lumber Co says current building material prices are at a low and will trend upward. He notes a surplus from past inactivity, mill layoffs and output cuts, with the bottom possibly in place and a coming boom likely to lift prices for desirable grades. He appeals to prospective Thorndale buyers to act now.
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W. B. Elliott
Thorndale Independent Lumber Company
Mr. Elliott
Thorndale
Doss No. 2 Oil Well Surprises with Oil and Gas Fire
Last week the Doss No. 2 oil well near Rockdale,-depth 1700 feet, showed a 30 foot oil column after being reopened. A section of a post oak tree used as a plug was found during reentry, and gas fire flared on uncapping the casing before being controlled.
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Rockdale
Rockdale Gas & Oil Company
Doss
Chas. A. Doss
Joe Dessens
Messrs
Dess
Dessens
Drake
A. E. Perry
T. D. Roundtree
W. E. White
Texas House Joint Resolution proposes Confederate pension Fund
A Texas legislative measure seeks to amend Section 51 of Article 3 to allow pensions for Confederate soldiers sailors and widows who resided in Texas before 1910, funded by a seven cent tax per hundred dollars on property. The amendment includes eligibility rules election date set for July 4 1921 and an appropriation of 5000 dollars for publication and election expenses.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
Confederacy
Ss. L. Staples
New Potatoes and Digestive Health Advised
A vintage advertisement touts eating new vegetables like potatoes peas and cabbage but warns of colic and diarrhoea. It promotes Nash's Diarrhoea Mixture as immediate relief and urges keeping a bottle in every home sold by Jackson-Read Pharmacy.
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Nash
Jackson-Read Pharmacy
Collins and Mitchell Offer Fall Winter Clothing Refurbish
Collins and Mitchell promise to restore fall and winter clothing to near new condition. The service highlights care for garments, with potential restoration options and turnaround estimates for customers.
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Collins & Mitchell
Texas Senate Joint Resolution on Voting Eligibility
Senate joint resolution proposes amending Texas constitution to restrict electors to US citizens and to allow either spouse to pay the others poll tax after receipt. It also authorizes absentee voting and sets age at twenty one for eligibility. The measure continues with sections detailing qualification criteria for voters and subsequent enactment steps.
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State of
Texas
United States
State of Texas
Texan Amendment Proposes Voter Qualification Changes
The document outlines criteria for qualified electors in Texas, including residency, county attachment, poll tax payment requirements, and affidavits for lost receipts. It also allows spousal poll tax payment, permits absentee voting, and directs gubernatorial proclamation and funding of publication and election expenses.
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Texas
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Senate
Austin
United States Civil Service Commission
Nixon-Clay Commercial College
Austin, Texas
Ford
Detroit
Chambers-Hefley Motor GO
Cameron,exas
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