The Legislative History of the Commission by Walter Splawn
The article outlines Texas railroad commission creation and qualifications including age residence and salary. It notes staff, travel allowances, and hearings in Austin on existing rates, the subsequent rate reductions, legal challenges, and a 1894 U S Supreme Court ruling upholding the commission’s constitutionality.
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Walter Splawn
Railroad Commissioner of
Texas
Coranisscii
Gomission
Austin
Commmmission
Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General
Chas. A. Culberson
United
Teacher Eva McDonald Raises Earnings Through Commercial Training
Eva McDonald, a public school teacher for over fifteen years, increased her income after 1917 by switching to commercial teaching. She earned $720 in 1917 and about $2,500 in 1920, moving from a monthly $80 eight month contract to a higher-paying position and adding reporting, letter-writing, and manuscript work as a shorthand writer and typist. This demonstrates the value of commercial education for teachers and youth seeking higher earnings.
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Eva McDonald
Marca
Training Courses For Teachers Offered This Season
Aimed at teachers or prospective educators a program promises lasting impact. Courses cover General Secretarial and General Business skills designed to prepare trainees for teaching or related work.
Achieving Success in Business Courses Offered by Tyler College
A Tyler Texas advertisement promotes courses in General Banking General Railroad and Western Union Bookkeeping Shorthand Penmanship Civil Services Cotton Classing and Radio. It promises office positions with good pay and urges readers to mail the coupon today for opportunities in teaching or in the office. See Herald editor for scholarship.
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General Railroad and Western Union
Red Pepper Heat Stops Bageagh Relief Claim
An advertisement promotes Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast acting heated remedy for back pain and sore areas. It claims rapid tingling warmth within minutes and lasting relief, urging readers to buy from druggists and to ensure the genuine Bowles brand. The ad runs in the Herald priced per year at $1.50.
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Bowles
Tanlac Restores Health Says Corsicana Man
Jos P Harding of Corsicana Texas declares Tanlac keeps him in good health at age 73 weighing 180 pounds. He recalls poor appetite weight loss and nervousness before Tanlac and credits five or six bottles with restoring strength appetite and ten pounds. He urges others to try Tanlac. Tanlac is sold by reputable druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Jos. P. Harding
4Th Ave
Corsicana
Texas
Harding
Anlac
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