Farmers Improvement Society Meets Aug 7 9 at Cross Roads
Milam County group plans annual session August 7 8 9 at Cross Roads near Jones Prairie to discuss cooperative farming stock and poultry methods. Led by Geo W Sledge the society collaborates with Colored Extension Agent J H Williams and aims to uplift both races through agriculture and home economics education.
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Farmer's Improvement Society
Milam County
Cross Roads
Jones Prairie
Geo. W. Sledge
Commissioners Court
Sledge
J. H. Williams
Texas
R. L. Smith
Colorado County
Waco
Ladonia
Thorn Placed in Eye as Child Removed After Forty Five Years
Mrs. J L Scott of Rogers had her left eye removed at Dr Taylor's eye ear nose and throat institute after a thorn embedded in the eye since she was five. A cold triggered infection. the ball hardened and pus formed, prompting removal. The thorn lay in a natural sack within the eyeball and was found upon removal.
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J. L. Scott
Rogers
Mrs. Carroll Sumrall Dies at Hoyte
Mrs. Carroll Sumrall of Hoyte died suddenly Monday night at her home and was buried Tuesday at Val Verde Cemetery. She was a Baptist church member, widow of her husband, and survived by children Mary Henry of Lubbock Lolent Tommy Emmett Russell Caramen and Curtis Hamblen, plus parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lile and several siblings.
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Carroll Sumrall
Hoyte
Val Verde
Sumrall
Baptist Church of
Sumerall
Mary Henry
Lubbock
Lolent
Tommy
Emmett
Russel
Caramen
Curtis Hamblen
Fund Proposed to Aid Milam County Farmers in Drought
W W Morrison discussed plans to aid Milam county farmers in drought areas Cameron and before the Lions Club Tuesday. He proposed a 100000 fund to be administered as loans and said he would join 99 others contributing 1000 each. No definite action was taken.
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A. Morrison
Milam County
Cameron
Lion’s Club
Morrison
Efforts Considered to Aid Agricultural Community
It is believed some effort will be made along these lines to tide over the agricultural population until better times come.
Many Names Bestowed on Species of Duck
A study of local names for American birds shows citizens invent names for familiar species. The ruddy duck alone has about 92 regional names including booby dullard sleepy head hard head leather breeches shot pouch and fool duck noting its slow alarm response and habit of surviving birdshot. Forest and Stream reports these nicknames reflecting local color and humor.
Snails Show Slow March Adrift of Human Pace
A recent experiment finds a snail travels one mile in a fortnight. Watching the snail's underside reveals a rippling foot produced by muscle contraction that lengthens the front and shortens the rear, driving its movement.
Composition of Yeast and Its Origins
Yeast is a sub stance of minute fungi forming surface froth or sediment in sugary liquids and causing alcoholic fermentation. It consists of millions of simple plants, and what is sold as yeast is a culture of such fungi pressed into cakes. Manufacturers cannot create yeast from chemicals but must start with seed yeast to multiply the cells.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Gas Light History Traced From Ancient to Early American Use
The article traces early practical gas use from China after the Christian era for brine evaporation and heating homes in Peking to European developments led by Murdock and Winsor. It notes the United States first gas plant in Baltimore 1816, then Boston 1823 and New York 1825.
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Peking
Europe
Murdock
Winsor
United States
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Annular Eclipse Defined by Moon Sun Alignment
The text explains that when the moon is near new and near apogee its apparent size is slightly smaller than the sun. The moon’s shadow may not reach Earth, leaving a bright ring of sunlight around the dark moon. This phenomenon is called an annular eclipse due to the bright ring.
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Earth
Nad Origin in Quoits
The origin of horseshoes as a pastime traces to borderlands of Scotland and England with references in the Midlands from the early Fifteenth century. In Poxophilus of 1545 the game is linked to the working classes who used horseshoes where quoits were unavailable, a practice still seen in rural areas.
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Greece
Europe
Scotland
England
Midlands
Aseham
Clock Face Design Aims For Convenience And Clarity
The article explains choosing a clock hand arrangement for painting ease with the longer name above the hands and a shorter word below. It notes the minute hand varies from 17 to 25 minutes past and sometimes the longer name arches above. It also states false stories claim the hands mark Lincoln's death hour.
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Lincoln
The Eyes of Evil
Marion Hamilton travels to Clayton Beach to recover a letter that could exonerate her father. In a eerie house she encounters a dangerous plot led by Sandy Lane and a dissipation scarred accomplice. Marion seizes a revolver, confronts the men, and aids her father’s showdown with justice.
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Clayton Beach
Marion Hamilton
Marion
Sandy Lane
Arthur Hamilton
Sandy
Hamilton
Sticking Close to Business Theater Man I Don’t Suppress Posters
A grocer proposes displaying posters for a new movie at the shop and plans to place an errand boy there to supervise. The exchange reflects a business minded approach to advertising in a neighborhood setting.
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Farmers Improvement Society
Thorn
Mrs. Carroll Sumrall
Drouth
Nad
Quoits
By Bayard D. York
Western Newspaper Union
Owens Refining Company
Standard
Cameron, Texas
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