Christmas Seal Sale Short by $1.60 in Milam County
Report by Mrs. Albert Rettig for the Milam County Health Committee notes the Christmas Seal Sale under the Texas Health Association, with receipts $498.49 and expenditures $61.56, leaving $436.84 on hand and $1.60 short of the $500 contract requirement. officials expect the shortfall to be received soon. The notice also advertises sale of two pair of mules with harness and equipment from Cameron Machine Stop.
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Albert Rettig
Hoyte
Milam County
National Tuberculosis Association
Cameron
Texas
Sai County
Gas After Meals Relief Reported by Missouri Engineer
Missouri Pacific railroad engineer Peter Seaver of 329 Elwood Street says after meals he suffers gas and indigestion. He credits Black-Draught with easing pain, gas and bloating after a pinch taken daily, and continues to use it to stay well. The source notes the product is sold in 25 cent packages containing 25 doses.
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Kansas
Peter Seaver
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Elwood Stret
Seeger
Enduring Colonial Foundations of New England Homes
Article notes the sturdy foundations and chimneys of colonial houses in Maine and New England. It highlights massive granite bases three feet thick, oxen drawn stones, and 20 foot square chimney bases with tunnels through chimneys. Describes foundations built to withstand floods earthquakes and time.
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New England
Moose Superiority Questioned in Swedish Racing Tale
An Associated Press dispatch from Stockholm notes the Swedish moose as a dangerous rival to horses in sport and transport. It recalls past races where a harnessed moose won or was denied first prize for non competition, and mentions royal prohibitions on moose as saddle and draft animals. The piece also cites a farmer who trained a moose for mail service and a proposed moose cavalry idea that was never tested.
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Stockholm Associated Press
Paper consumption tracks U.S. growth through history
The narrative traces how paper use expanded from scarce wartime resources to widespread per capita consumption. From minimal supplies in the Revolutionary era to about one pound per person annually by 1810 and eight pounds by 1850, then a Civil War driven rise to 25 pounds in 1869 and 57 pounds in 1800, reaching 1% pounds in 1923 and beyond, with modern totals exceeding individual body weight.
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United States
Early tower clock with bell ringing by monk Peter Lightfoot
Detroit News notes an early 14th century tower clock built by Glastonbury monk Peter Lightfoot around 1325. It featured automatic figures that struck the bell on the hour, delighting the public and inspiring European town clocks to adopt hourly bell figures before clock dials were introduced.
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Peter Lightfoot
Glastonbury
England
Satis N. Coleman
Europe
Detroit News
Types Of Unbreakable Glass By Standards Bureau
The Bureau of Standards identifies three distinct forms of general non shatterable glass. One is unusually thick. A second is laminated with two or more layers bonded by an organite binder such as celluloid. The third type is produced by special heat treatment and shows irregular figures under polarized light.
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Bureau of Standards
Corinth 4-H Club Elects Officers at January Meeting
The Corinth 4-H Club met January 13 1930 at the Corinth school house. Officers were elected Ollie Lewis president Lydia Stoebner vice president Edith Klube secretary and Hilda Kuzet reporter. Gertrude Bishop joined as a new member and seven members are enrolled. The club plans sewing projects with a gown and要 next meeting January 27 at one o'clock at the school house.
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Corinth
Ollie Lewis
Lydia Stoebner
Edith Klube
Hilda Kuzet
Gertrude Bishop
Milam County Clerk Witness Statement Fragment
Witness Homer Nabours of Milam County Texas signs the record beneath the court seal. The note asserts delivery of the document at the clerk’s office in the city as recorded.
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Homer Nabours
Milam County
Texas
Geal
Milam Co
Meta T. McCown
L. L. Blaylock
Guy Pope
Navy Canned Goods Use Soars Across Menu
The United States Navy consumes over 15 million pounds of canned foods annually. Tomatoes lead vegetables with peas corn and stringless beans following. peaches lead fruits with pineapple, prunes, apple sauce, apricots, pears, figs and raisins. Figs, new to the program, total about 540000 pounds yearly.
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United States Navy
Tsa
Navy
Thrifty Americans Misstated Incomes Claim
A distorted quotation argues about home ownership and income levels showing only half of U S homes owned by men earning under two thousand dollars. The writer complains about generalizations and calls for fact based assessments.
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United
Pecan Trees Offer Insight Across Generations
Ramsey's Austin Nr vexas promotes a free catalogue showcasing diverse trees and varieties. Readers invited to request the publication for plant selections and growing guidance.
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Ramsey
Austin
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