Texas cotton choppers now get $5 a day for labor
In Plano Texas a cotton chopper now earns about five dollars daily plus meals. The era of the hoe worker at fifty cents is fading as demand and rates rise. One farmer offered six dollars for eight hours and provided ice cream four times daily to attract workers.
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Royal Stephens
Burkurnett
McCauley
H. S. Bentimore
Alony
Gulf Production Company
Ensondale
Swensondale
McCauley No
Rich-Tone tonic restores energy and sleep for tired nerves
A testimonial ad promotes Rich-Tone as a tonic that relieves nervous prostration, improves appetite, fuels sleep, and boosts energy. It claims a money back guarantee and notes local sale by Price & Stuart. The reader is urged to buy to aid health and vitality.
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Roy
Rich-Tone
Price & Stuart
Matrimony Compared to Bil liards Scratches and Kisses
A playful line compares marriage to billiards, noting that both involve taking scratches with kisses. The remark casts matrimony as a bargain of imperfect pleasures and affectionate mischief.
A Traveling Man's Experience in 1888
A Louisville traveling salesman recalls a summer in 1888 when he paid fifty cents a night to a porter and bought Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. He notes a strict warning to take no looser doses and mentions a follow up visit by friends and a change in plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ireland
Louisville
Motion Picture Operating as a Recognized Profession
Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas offers a course in operating and managing moving picture shows. The program covers purchasing films keeping records and machine handling taught by a veteran instructor. Training lasts four to six weeks with wages for operators ranging from twenty five to thirty five dollars weekly. No prior literary education required. Enroll by writing the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Insane Inmates Counted Across Texas Jails
From fifty nine counties Governor reports total of 212 insane in state jails. Plans include transferring them to state asylums such as the Rusk facility. Classification shows white males 70, white females 38, black males 54, black females 44, Mexican males 5, Mexican females 1.
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Austin
Texas
Rusk
Ornament Trader Aims to Restore Facade with Gornucepia
A local shop owner seeks to revive a missing ornamental element known as o. f. t 0. t.gornucepia to restore the building’s historic facade, drawing attention from nearby residents and heritage groups. The plan centers on securing authentic materials and artisan craftsmanship to match the era.
Coaching to Teach a Child to Say Thanks
The saying highlights that instilling gratitude takes steady guidance rather than lone instruction. It argues that consistent coaching from the sidelines helps children learn polite responses like saying thank you.
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Stephens County
McCauley NO. 2
H. S. Lattimore
Lattimore, Bouldin & Lattimore, Attorneys
Fort Worth, Texas
S. A. Gregg
Charleston
West Virginia
Ranger
Fred B. Foster
Fort Worth
D. F. Baker
Baker-Myer Realty Company
George Arone
Experin Gage Trig
F. & M. National Bank
Fort Worth National Bank
Texas State Bank
Charleston National Bank
Clifton, Texas
Fred W. Nelson
Plano
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Hobby
S. F. Larsen
John E. Swenson
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