How They Do Things in Texas
Gilson Willets recounts Texas life from El Paso to Houston, celebrating irrigation, cattle camps, rice culture, and the Texas Rangers while noting clashes with crime and social tensions. He highlights Roosevelt’s praise, frontier hospitality, and regional pride amid diverse labor and landscapes.
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Texas
Lone Star
el Paso
Rough Riders
San Antonio
Roosevelt
White House
San Antono
Gilad
West
del Rio
Garden of Eden
Galveston
Houston
Hevens
Texas Rangers
Gilson Willets
Ashbridge's strict rule and a rose bouquet tale
A Philadelphia politician recalls former mayor Samuel H. Ashbridge as a kind yet autocratic leader who demanded strict obedience. A humorous anecdote about a florist altering an order of twenty roses illustrates his point on following orders. Temple trustees approved a 25,000 bond issue for school improvements amid rising pupil numbers.
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Philadelphia
Samuel H. Ashbridge
Young Smith
Smith
Reduced Rates Via the Santa Fe Meeting Tickets
Tickets on sale May 20 and 21 for the Santa Fe meeting Dallas with return by May 28 priced at 5.50. Fraternal Order of Eagles in Waco offers tickets on May 21 for May 24 at 2.15. Sea water for street sprinkling is used in several European cities, with concerns about paint, varnish, pipes, and deliquescence.
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Dallas
Tex
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Waco
For Sale Items and Implements at Hepley Farm
1000 bushels of good corn for sale. Three John Deere walking cultivators in good condition. Want matching cultivators to take their place. Call at my farm 2 1/2 miles north of town 47-41 J.5. HEPLey er.
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Hepley
Public School Commencement and Exams Schedule
On May 28 and 29 visitors and friends are invited to oral reviews and recitations. Final written examinations occur on May 30 and 31. The graduating class will hold commencement at the opera house on Friday night June 1.
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Opera House
Health in Cameron and local business notes
Health column from Pace-Marshall Drug Co promotes Miona stomach tablets with claims of improving digestion and long life. The piece links stomach care to health and mentions a money back guarantee. Regional notes cite a Rock Island creamery earnings, a planned Brownwood cheese factory, Caldwell County wealth potential, and street sprinkler efforts in Cameron with local presses invited to view sprinklered streets.
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Pace-Marshall Drug Co
Rock Island
Brownwood
Caldwell
Caldwell News- Chronicle
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