Farmer's Forum Addresses State Department and School Funding
The piece notes state department allocations totaling $20,000 for a pede project and a public school action in Denton tied to Girls' Industrial, with discussion of A. M. and various legislative items. It includes a quip about time and money, and mentions Texas cities paying 3c for Northern butter as context.
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Mavis State Department of Pede
Senate
Pbs
Texas
Denton
E. O. Brown
Cameron
Devoe Paint Compared To Bread In Sales Pitch
A letter compares Devoe paint to bread, arguing it offers better value daily and yearly. The writer pitches Devoe as “bread” that lasts longer, implying cost efficiency and broad customer appeal. John Pace is noted as a paint seller associated with the brand.
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Devoe
F. W. Devoe & Co
P.S
John Pace
Fragmentary Note Sparks Wary Exchange About Jam Adulteration
A garbled dialogue fragment hints at concerns over adulterated jam and payment in advance. The overheard exchange suggests distrust among speakers, with a nurse and others debating the integrity of a product and a purchaser’s obligations.
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Cure All Ailments
An old newspaper ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest tonic and a remedy for physical suffering. Sold by Pace's New Drug Store, 35 cents for tea or tablets, with the claim it will make people well.
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Hollister
Texas establishes independent state department of agriculture
The article reports both houses passing measures to create a separate Texas state department of agriculture. It notes the new department will operate independently from other state agencies and reflects long anticipated reform in farm policy and administration.
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Texas
Department of Agriculture
Discovery of a cows leads to better income than cotton
A Dallas area farmer claims cows outperform cotton, producing about $100 in butter monthly with minimal daily effort. He says twelve cows generate steady income and the farmhands handle most tasks, urging Texas to support more such farmers.
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Dives
Dallas
Texas
Arrest at Big Springs ends with deputy slain
Marshal Sullivan and Deputy Burke raided a black neighborhood at night arresting three suspects. Burke was fatally shot at the rear door while Sullivan secured the remaining captives and jailed them. Mass meetings ordered property owners to leave within days and urged others to depart, while local tensions rise over Cameronite influence.
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T. B. Sullivan
Jim Burke
Sullivan
Law
Big Springs
Hyomei touted as catarrh cure and health tonic
An advertisement extols Hyomei as a natural cure for catarrh reaching nose throat and lungs. It promotes a $1 inhaler outfit sold by Paces New Drug Store with a refund guarantee and offers a free sample of Dr Shoop Health Coffee imitation from Cameron Drug Co. The piece ends with a moral line about liars needing repentance.
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Paces New Drug Store
Dr. Shoop
Cameron Drug Co
New Discovery Promises Quick Cough Cure
An ad boasts a hard debt to pay with New Discovery for coughs colds and all threats and complaints. It claims the ominous hacking cough quits before the first bottle and two more cure. Guaranteed by S New Drug Store, 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free.
Leader’s Rule Sparks Pack Travel Penalty
A caution warns that travelers who fail to follow the leader face a whiplash while those who travel with the pack avoid danger and remain within reach. The aphorism contrasts obedience with independence for travelers.
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Farmer's Forum
Braley
Jenkins Mayo Antibucket
Col. the Looney
F. W. Reed
Cameron, Texas
Aki
Pace
A Department of Agriculture
the Life Insurance
Eather
Cash
Tate
Geo. A
R. H. Johnson
Nhollistenss
Finn
Acky
Mauniali
Igor
Gouin
Tila Devoe Aipany
Dadison
Wis
NEW
Dew Polson
Fom ‘Etter
Eceget
Hooper
Herald
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