214 Year Old Pecan Tree Cut Down Near Norman Valley
The 214 year old pecan tree, felled in 1929 near Norman Valley, near C. D. Raby’s store, survived for centuries along the Little River. An analysis by L. D. Romberg of the U S Bureau of Plant Industry traces growth from 1751 to 1929 and notes drought years, with the tree reaching about 48.5 inches in diameter by 1920 and illustrating a life spanning early American history.
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Norman Valley Bridge
Ad Hall
Norman Valley
C. D
Herald
Raby
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
L. D. Romberg
Bureau
Austin
Romberg
Indiana
Texas
Pension proposed for Army doctor exposed to typhus tech
George S. Ward lies in a New York hospital dying from heart trouble and an anemia said to stem from drinking liquid contaminated with typhus germs in 1904 while serving in the Army Medical Corps. A Congress bill seeks a monthly pension of 125 dollars.
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New York
George S. Ward
Army Medical Corps
Congress
Steals Dumb Boy's Shoes in Dallas Incident
Eight year old Jack Taylor, deaf mute, was left in his father's car for a few minutes in Dallas when a thief stole the shoes from the boy's feet. The incident highlights a local crime involving a minor and a vulnerable child.
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Dallas
Texas
Jack Taylor
Friendship 4H Club Sews Aprons at January Meeting
The Friendship 4H Club met January 16 at the Friendship School house with agent and sponsor to plan apron making. Miss Strange led sewing tips and demonstrated bias tape joining for a neater finish. Dora Fae Looney, Reporter, Dassel Minn. James Osborne escaped unharmed when a cartridge exploded in his corncob pipe. bullet found with tobacco.
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Friendship 4H
Friendship School House
Miss Strange
Dora Fae Looney
Dassel
Minn
James Osborne
Deaths and births mark travel and tragedy across states
In Dutch Harbor Alaska the motorship Starr delivered twin babies born at sea. both mother and infants are reported doing well after transfer to a hospital. In Okemah Oklahoma two boys aged 14 and 12 died trying to rescue a dog from a pond. In Harlan Kentucky a woman died after being shot by her husband outside a courthouse during a divorce hearing.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Starr
Harry C. Hunt
Okemah
Oklahoma
Bobby
Charles Clark
Harlan, Ky
Millard Wielder
Cardui Helped Edinburg Woman Says Ida Hege
Ida Hege of Edinburg Indiana describes severe pains and misery before using Cardui. After taking nine bottles she reports less pain and greater strength and encourages others to try Cardui or consult a physician if no benefit.
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Ida Hege
Edinburg
Ind
Cardus
Cardui
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Santa Fe
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Berper
Asperin
Will Ondrej
Parma
Cameron
Horstmann Bros
Firestone Batteries
Firestone Products
Horstmann Brothers
Friendship
County Commissioners Court
Milam County
Milam
Jeff T. Kemp
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