Texas Mission Espada Chronicle of Early Texans
Fragmentary notes recount Texas history at Mission Espada near San Antonio. It describes Franciscan worship since 1731 and a 1906 centennial framing with a Sunday service scene and interior views. The text mentions James Bowie and a militia action at an Espada courtyard, detailing a 300-man expedition and a clash with Mexicans led by Ben Milaty.
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Teres
San Francisco de Espada
San Antonio
Mission Espada
Rspada
Texas
James W. Fannie
James Bowie
Seb Antonia
Ben Milaty
Mission de Espada
Phos
M. Hayes
Tyier
The LeW Rg Back Seat Driving Method
A satirical piece on back seat driving skills. It argues that true back seat critique demands cultivation through study and oratory, noting some may be born with the gift while others must learn via the LeRong Method. The narrator promises guidance for beginners.
Backseat Driving Advice From a Nervous Passenger
A fragment urges readers to critique a driver with questions about experience and wrecks while recounting frantic warnings and panic during a tense car ride. The passage emphasizes fear, close calls, and improvised self restraint.
Business Failures Drop in United States Week Ending November 15
U S business failures totaled 2.4 thousand for the week ended November 15, down from 222 thousand the prior week and 259 thousand year over year. Canada reports 25 failures in the same period.
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New
Rail Earnings Rise in ICC Compilation on Class 1 Lines
New ICC compilation shows a 14 percent rise in earnings for New York forming to classification of Class 1 railways.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Net Operating Income for First Nine Months 1934
The United States reports total net operating income for the first nine months of 1934 at 342,600,842 dollars, compared with 241,457,796 dollars in the same period of the previous year.
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United States
Owl Well in Cemetery Gladewater Texas Feature
In Gladewater Texas a rare self supporting cemetery sits amid pines with a spurting well and tombstones. The Roosevelt Cemetery is noted for its unusual self reliance and shaded setting.
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OWL
Gladewater
Texas
United States
Roosevelt
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Mr. Smith
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell Laboratories
Western Electric
Tecer
Mone Company
Meenne
Smith
Cline
Cali
Hom Liberty Magazine
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Cameron Theatre
Goodyear
Ohio
Fla
Gome
W. Va
Money Savers
Goodyear Truck Tires
Goodyear Speedway
Houston
San Jacinto
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Hefley-Stedman
Cameron
Motor Company
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