Reflections From Elm Ridge Cotton Picking Days
Elm Ridge News chronicles a lively rural scene with names like Clem Wohlleb Peter Nemce and Martin Anderson amid cotton harvest chatter. Local visits from Waco McGregor and Windthoret folk. church notes and a sprained arm add human texture to the island city patchwork.
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Clem Wohlleb
Maraksville
Peter Nemce
Island City
Waco
Cameron-Yarrellton
Herald
McGregor
Johan Anderle
Archer
W. W. Brashear
Martin Anderson
C. Bond
Bell County
Bill Tarver
Falls
Bill
August Moron
Dan Smith
Misa Gussie Kubecka
San Antonio
Joe Michalka
Marak
Mise Bertha Schreiber
Mary Keall
Hollas Grove
Howard Longmoor J J
Ed Schreiber
Gander
Notice to Overseers on road repairs before cotton picking
Overseers of Commissioners' Precinct No. 4 are urged to repair all roads promptly before cotton picking time. Signed by W. C. Ross, Commissioner Precinct No. 1. John L. Sullivan denies being drawn in Cimarron territory. An ex says John will avoid the water route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Ross
Jno. L. Sullivan
John
Southern University at Petown Opens With 460 Watt Boost
The Southern University at Petown debuted with a 460 watt transmitter, marking an increase of over 1 tea in output and signaling improved broadcast reach for the campus station.
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Southern University At
Petown
Running a Paper and the Editor’s Odd Economics
Bartlett Tribune weighs the editor’s paradoxical role in a community press. It mocks moneyed editors while praising kind words as the true currency, noting editors trade for thanks and printers’ grocers’ dues, and predicting the paper endures through charters and public service regardless of personal finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett Tribune
Atlanta Faces Racial Tension After Outbreaks
Reports describe a surge of alleged attacks on white women by Black men in Atlanta last Friday and earlier incidents. Clashes erupted with crowds of up to 10 000 men wreaking vengeance on Black residents until the governor ordered troops to restore quiet.
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Atlanta
Darkey
Estimates of Franklin as a Rare Contributor to Living Art
A collection of quotations praises Benjamin Franklin for shaping living art, philosophy with religious elements, and practical wisdom. Commentaries from Lecky, Hume, Lord Chatham, and others credit him as a great American writer, a master of language, and a key figure in intellectual history.
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Franklin
Lecky
Europe
Boyles
Newtons
Lord Chatham
D. G. Mitchell
Ik Marvel
Bryan Secures Bonus to Fund Trolley to College Station
Bryan raises the $15000 bonus needed to guarantee a trolley line to College Station, promising transportation boost and growth for the town.
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Bryan
College Station
Better reap two days too soon than one too late
A compact proverb attributed to the Dutch saying it is wiser to act early than miss a window of opportunity, emphasizing timely effort over delay.
Shall Niagara Be Saved A critique of shared interests behind the falls
In World's Work French Strother argues Niagara Falls faces destruction from a web of railroads electrical and power companies. He notes the 168 foot drop could yield 5 million horsepower for an industrial monopoly and laments the lack of compensation to the U S and New York for franchises granted.
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Strother
Niagara Falls
Niagara
United States
New York
London jewelers complain of large unpaid bills
A West End jeweler cites annual losses around 250000 dollars from unpaid orders by women of fashion who instruct sending bills to husbands. Another Bond Street dealer offers old debts at cents on the dollar and notes marriages often fail to guarantee payment.
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London
West End
Bond Street
Bustard Decline Ends England’s Great Game Bird
The English bustard once common across salisbury Plain and other counties fell to habitat loss and hunting. Once protected since Henry VIII, it was last killed in 1838 at Swaffham Norfolk as Saxon visitors arrived.
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England
Salisbury Plain
Henry VIII
William IV
Swaffham
Norfolk
Saxony
Marriage by Proxy in Holland Under Glove Custom
A Scotch paper notes that in Holland marriage by proxy is allowed and known as the glove method. A Dutchman abroad selects a suitable bride through a lawyer who sends a soiled left-hand glove and power of attorney. A friend marries the woman by proxy and she is then sent to her new home.
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Holland
The Artistic Temperament Analysis
Chesterton argues in Heretics that the artistic temperament is a disease of amateurs. It stems from insufficient expressive power, turning art into pressure and pain rather than output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Apache scalping myth challenged by long-time observers
The piece argues that the Apache never scalped corpses and did not honor bloodied weapons, asserting that full-blooded Apache individuals avoided touching slain enemies and left burial duties to women. It cites J. S. Curtis and others with decades of firsthand experience in Apache country.
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United States
Apacheland
J. S. Curtis
Scribner's
Wom
Pictures of Interest Baby's First Step Kodak sale
A home picture kit for a child to use is sold by Pace-Marshall under John Pace. Detectives pursue moonshiners during a moonlit stakeout.
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Pace-Marshall
John Pace
Adages on art, love, folly, and fate
A mosaic of maxims and wry observations on gender, ambition, invention, advice, and emotion. The speaker notes the care due to women and fragile glassware, warns against self love, and laments excuses and half measures in life.
Next Motor Omnibus Asked By Passing Lady
An elderly woman flags down a swift horse drawn bus and asks the conductor when the next motor omnibus will arrive. The driver looks apologetic as the scene unfolds on the crowded road.
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Ting
London Chronicle
Napoleon’s Bad Handwriting At Waterloo
Andrew Lang cites M. Houssaye blaming Napoleon’s muddled orders on execrable handwriting. Dumas’ writing master notes the emperor rarely lost a battle, but officers struggled to read commands. Grouchy recalls confusion over whether Napoleon signalled a victory or a defeat.
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Napoleon
M. Houssaye
Waterloo
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre
Grouchy
Andrew Lang
London Post
Vote Coupon Offers Gold Watch Reward Campaign
A promotion invites readers to cut a coupon and vote for a girl to win a gold watch. The program promises two watches and 100 votes count toward one year's subscription.
Envelopes Printed at Herald Office Offer
100 envelopes printed with your name and address available for 40 cents at the Herald office.
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Herald Office
Can't serve two masters Rufus Hardy and Judge Scott
Attorney Jeff Kemp signs off with a pointed line referencing Rufus Hardy and Judge Scott, signaling a dispute over loyalties or duties in a legal or political clash. The message implies a personal challenge or assertion regarding authority and allegiance.
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Rufus Hardy
Judge Scott
Jeff Kemp
Oddities and Claims From a Colorado Trade Catalog
A fragment mentions the Geo. A. Thomas & Sons line featuring a wide range from wall pieces to papers, pastes, oils, and glass. It asserts the Colorado fox is the fastest land animal, with the cheetah in second, and humorously notes a mule-eared rabbit could travel surprisingly far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iece
Geo
A. Thomas & Sons
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Rousseau
Martin
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Buffalo
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D. Kemp
Cameron, Texas
C. N. Green & Bro
Cameron
Jj. M. Weaver
Geo. A. Thomas & Son
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