Penitentiary farms report finds waste and mismanagement
Recommendations from a Texas house committee outline reforms at state farms including new bookkeeping, a purchasing agent, and preventing land sales. They urge direct convict transfers to farms, a canning plant, and levee construction while criticizing high supply costs, inconsistent pricing, and political interference in Huntsville prison operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House Penitentiary
Huntsville
Ramsey Farm
Clemens Farm
Messrs. Savage
Bell
Payne
Spencer
Carter
Babsett Blakely
Colquitt
Harlem
Great Kidney Remedy Proved Effective Says Mrs Camfield
A user testimonial from Mrs Mattie Camfield in Gobleville Michigan claims Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured long standing back pain and kidney and bladder troubles for her and her husband. The letter dates July 13 1909 and authorizes publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Camfield
R.F. D
Gobleville
Mich
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do for You Letter
Direct mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. advertises a sample bottle of Swamp Root with ten cent request and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The notice urges mentioning The Cameron Herald and notes regular bottle sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Cameron Herald
Wasteful 1913 14 railroad to Ram sey farm condemned
The report denounces 5.2 miles of railroad built in 1913 1914 to the Ramsey farm as a taxpayer waste of over $100 000. No engine ever ran on the line nor any freight hauled. The track is deemed unsafe for any engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw Farm
Shaw
Prison Commission
Imperial Farm
Ramsey Farm
Castéllon
Cardus
Amelia Wilson
Alma, Ark
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism
An old ad copy urges anyone with rheumatism to keep Sloan's Liniment on hand. Apply to the painful joint or muscle without rubbing. the product supposedly penetrates quickly to ease heat and swelling. A bottle costs only a few cents at any druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Local Social Notes From The Maysfield Area
The Maysfield community records visiting relatives church happenings and neighborly gatherings. Individuals mentioned include Mrs Ida Powell Miss Julia White and Miss Cornelia McGuire with travel to Cameron Walkers Creek and Jones Prairie noted among visits and hosting at homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockrell
Ida Powell
Oscar Tyson
Louie Butts
Bob Vaughan
J. D. Martin
Shorty Henderson
Our City
Mode Vaughan
Julia White
Adam Bell Barmore
Cornelia McGuire
Cameron
Messrs
Troy and
Willard Cooper
Mr. Murfee
Sallie Smith
Ruth Barmore
Myrtice Rogers
Walkers Creek
Ada Bell Barmore
Ethel Gales
Mabel Tyson
Mary Randolph
Jessie White
Eulalia
Tin
John McGuire
Attice Randolph
Lois Denson
B. F. Rogers
Bailey and
Peets
Jones Prairie
Rev. Bailey
Jim Barmore
Jeff Rogers
Meekie Mosley
Ben Arnold
The
Christian Endeavor
Susie Butts
Texas Wonder and Pine Tar Honey Advertisement
An old newspaper line advertises Texas Wonder cure for kidney bladder troubles and a two month bottle cure. It also promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for coughs with a customer testimonial and price. The note ends with February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
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p.Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
M.D
Sebesta
Santa Fe
Ondrej
This Bank
New Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Binghampton, N. Y
T. P. A. and
Gunter Hotel
San Nantonio, Texas
Percy Tyrrell
Mgr
Maysfield
Dr. Bell
M. E. Williams
Hamilton
Ohio
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