Texas Scouts Shine at Jamboree Amid Colorful Swaps and Camps
Texas Scouts dazzled at the national jamboree with lively encampments from Houston to San Antonio. Reporters tally 3000 horned toads 60 odd awakes 250 Mexican dressed men and 100 alligators imported from other camps. Swaps included tea from Rio de Janeiro and cowboy hats for French tender, while Texan patrols ran kitchen duties and water lines. The pageant featured he men keeping house and Indians style cheers as the Southwest camp showcased Texas life and history.
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Texas
Bac ‘Ward
Texas Bays
Rio de Janeiro
Connecticut
Wash
Eny
Commerce Department
Annapolis
Adlington
Mount Vernon
Washington
U. S. Army
Taste of
Pesaran
Life Saving School Directed by Captain Burns at Lake Meridian
An extensive life saving school will run July 19 to August 1 at Lake Meridian under Captain Johnny Burns. The program teaches water rescue, body recovery, artificial respiration, and related techniques with practical drills and demonstrations. Open to guards, police, fire departments, and the public, the course carries a 26 cent admission fee and has no course charge.
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Lake Meridian
Captain Burns
Harry C. Jones
Meridi
Wey
Johnny Burns
Capta Burns
Burns
Fre
Poice
Lake
Trench silos prove worth to farmers in wide area
Dairymen and farmers report trench silos saving feeds after frost killed crops. A Freestone county dairy near Fairfield shows a shed over a trench silo protecting dry feed and improving cow production. Notes on economics and broader rural adoption accompany anecdotal insights.
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Lewis Johnson
Johnson Brothers
Jack
L. Hunter
Darryman
Fairfield
Freestone County
Hunter
Wedding of Mr Nut and Miss Wrights in Nottingham
A Sweetwater editor notes the wedding of Phil Nut, son of Mr and Mrs Nut of Nottingham, to Miss Equal Wrights at high noon. The groom wore a three piece suit with vest and peculiar jewelry, while a mishap exposed his blue garters. Guests describe the ceremony with emphasis on attire and small comic details.
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Sweetwater
Charley Watsour Hilleves
Phil Bort
Beall Nut
Nottingham
Miss Equal Wrights
Mr. Nut
Peean
Lyon
Nut
Fotlow
Rashedad
Boston Brighton
Unclear Wedding Patch Reflects On Ceremony
A garbled account depicts Mr. Pecan and the groom resembling each other at the altar. The audience sensed harmony as a patch of court plaster revealed by a watery razor marked the moment. Neither Mr. Nut nor Mr. Pecan wore a hat during the ceremony.
Roanoke Eland August 17 1885 Armament Memorial Flight
A misread OCR note marks a war era scene near Kill Devil Hill in North America. It cites a late 19th century event with a memorial armament and a first flight milestone, referencing Weight and Mightian terms.
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North Amatiex
Roanokeeland
Kill Devil Hill
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Courney
Herb Williams
Charles Lamb
Dad
Rowan
LA France
S, Inez Larsen
Piog Clifton, Texas
Cranfills G
Ool Nic
Ort
Tes Moter Ag
Chavrolet
Suyweene
Neve
Owen
Teenee Wogine
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