De Leon Happenings Show Profitable Hog Farming And Growth
Jim Haynes shipped a car of fat hogs to Fort Worth for a good price, highlighting hog and peanut farming as profitable in De Leon. The Henry Nance Wilson Lightfoot kin picnic drew many descendants, with a large love feast and feast dinner. J B Wilson plans to stock his market trips in St Louis Chicago and possibly New York, foreseeing prosperous fall cotton and peanut markets. B J Pittman decides to make De Leon home, purchasing a Texas Avenue lot and hiring an architect to build a $5,000 colonial style residence as a permanent, convenient, and handsome dwelling.
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Free Press
Jim Haynes
Fort Worth
Haynes
the Tabernacle
J. B. Wilson
United States
DeLeon
Wilson-Whaley Co
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
B. J. Pittman
Texas Avenue
C. R. Ayers
Pittman
Not So Strange After All Chamberlain's Tablets
Readers are urged to try Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach trouble in this advert. Mrs Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana reports significant relief and calls it the best medicine for stomach trouble she has used. Sold by all dealers.
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Rosie Rish
Wabash
Ind
Chamberlain’s
Russian soldiers paid far less than Allied counterparts
In a comparison of military pay, a Russian private earns $3.78 a year while U S privates see $150 to $300 annually. Russian major generals receive $762, far below U S generals at $8,000 and U S lieutenants at $1,700. The piece notes officers in Russia are paid modestly relative to Western standards.
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United States
England
France
Germany
Austria
West Point
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertised for Hay Fever
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound from Wm. Reese Co. claiming relief from hay fever asthma and sore throat. It promises restful sleep and soothing relief from coughing and summer colds.
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Foley
Wm. Reese Co
Help Wanted Ad for Servant Position Published
A local help wanted notice invites applicants for a servant role in a household. The advertisement outlines duties, hours, and qualification expectations while signaling available position details to interested readers.
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Colwn
Grove's General Tonic Advertisement
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is promoted as a general tonic claiming to detoxify the liver drive malaria and enrich the blood. The ad emphasizes quinine and iron and lists a price of 50 cents.
Texas Wheat Yields and Prices Highlight Panhandle Farmers
Texas ranks seventeenth in wheat production but outperforms in prices paid and yield per acre. One acre yields $2.16 more in Texas than the average in principal wheat states. About 7,000 wheat planters are located mainly in the Panhandle.
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Texas
Panhandle
Texas Wheat Output in 1913 Sums to 12.8 Million Dollars
Texas farms averaged 1545 bushels of wheat per farm from 780000 acres. Total production reached 13650000 bushels in 1913, sold for 12831000 dollars, reflecting the state's grain output and market value for that year.
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Texas
Texas Flour Mills Employ Two Thousand Workers
Texas operates 238 flour mills employing about 2,000 people across the state, reflecting a sizable milling industry and local employment activity.
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Texas
Texas Population and Wheat Production Rise Over Decade
Over the past decade Texas population increased 27 percent while wheat production rose 30 percent, reflecting broader agricultural and demographic growth in the state.
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Texas
Texas Wheat Yields and Prices in 1913
In 1913 the average acre yield of Texas wheat was 17.5 bushels and sold for 94 cents per bushel netting growers about 16.45 per acre.
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Texas
Wheat Production and Consumption Per Capita in Texas
Texas yields 2.8 bushels of wheat per person annually and consumes 5.4 bushels. The data reflect per capita production and intake levels within the state.
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Texas
Texas flour mills capital investment and capacity
The Texas flour mills project carries a capital investment of 13 219 000 dollars and an annual capacity of 7 800 000 barrels, highlighting the scale and output of the facility.
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Texas Flour Mills
Texas Hay and Forage Industry Scale
Hay and forage production is a major Texas agricultural industry. Tame or cultivated hay grows on 111000 farms and hay and forage crops yield about 15000000 dollars in annual value.
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Texas
Texas range grows nineteen million worth of wild grasses
The Texas range produces about 19 million dollars worth of wild grasses annually. The figure highlights the economic scale of native grasses across rangelands and their importance to livestock feed and regional agriculture.
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Texas
Texas Ranks Sixth in U S Petroleum Production
Texas leads in petroleum output with 43 percent of annual production and 31,000 barrels daily. About 2 100 miles of pipelines move oil from Texas fields to refineries. The state hosts the longest oil pipeline in the world.
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Texas
Texas Fields
Tex oil refineries and Port Arthur prominence noted
The excerpt describes eight oil refineries in Texas and marks the petroleum region covering 400 square miles. It highlights Port Arthur as a leading oil exporting port and notes Texas petroleum and its products reach markets worldwide.
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Port Arthur
Texas Petroleum Output and Exports Summary
Texas annual petroleum production reaches 11,735,000 barrels valued at 8,853,000 dollars. Exports from Texas ports include 136,225,000 gallons of crude and refined oils valued at 6,500,000 dollars.
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Texas
First Texas oil production in 1889 at Corsicana field
The report notes Texas began petroleum output in 1889 with 48 barrels produced in the Corsicana field. The historic milestone marks early energy development in Texas and the Corsicana area.
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Texas
Corsicana
Texas Ranks Second in Asphalt Production
Texas contributes 60,000 tons of asphalt annually valued at $800000 ranking second among states. The data highlights Texas output in the national asphalt industry and marks its economic contribution.
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Texas
Texas Salt Industry Taps Three Counties for Output
Texas produces about $300,000 in salt annually with mining confined to three counties, highlighting a concentrated regional industry and its economic impact.
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Texas
Dodson's Liver Tone Offered as Calomel Alternative
A local ad warns against calomel, touting Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant tasting vegetable liquid that can replace calomel with no after effects. It claims universal suitability for children and adults and offers a money back guarantee through 8S. P. Smith.
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Dodson
P. Smith
Bromo Quinine Cold Cure Promised in One Day
An advertisement declares LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE the only remedy needed to cure a cold in one day. It urges readers to look for the signature of E. W. GROVE and promises relief from cough and headache.
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E. W. Grove
Notice of Trustee's Sale on Comanche County land
Notice is given that on September 1, 1914, between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., at the Comanche County Courthouse, Comanche Texas, the trustee will sell at public sale the two Tracts of land described in the Deed of Trust securing a $1500 note plus interest. The note was assigned to E. D. Crear, who holds the lien, and default on interest coupons has accrued to $1773.75 plus foreclosure costs. The property lies in the Daniel Kincheloe survey in Comanche County Texas, with tract descriptions detailing boundaries and corner points.
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J. W. Burks
Sue Burks
Comanche County
Texas
J. A. Holman
L. T. Arnold
A. D
L.T. Arnold
E. D. Crear
Teaxs
Comanche
Daniel Kincheloe
J. W. Lawrence
Wm. Pendergrass
N. E
J. A. Sheffield
Wright
Wilson
S. R. Stapp
Kinchelo
P. O. Brs
N. W
Trust deed excerpt from 1914 noting trustee signature
A dated 1914 document states witness the trust deed at its execution. J. A. Holman signs as trustee on the first day of August in the year 1914, formalizing the instrument.
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A. D
J. A. Holman
Texas Sheriff's Sale in Comanche County Notice 1914
Alias execution issued by Lampasas County District Court directs sale of multiple parcels in Comanche and Hasse Texas to satisfy a $1087.26 judgment for John T. Hardy. Property includes three tracts in Hasse and surrounding lands, with specific metes and bounds and an undivided half interest in a 59 acre tract. Sale set for first Tuesday in September 1914 at the Comanche courthouse door. Sheriff Jack Cunningham signs the notice with Deputy J E Miller.
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State of Texas
Comanche
District Court
Lampasas
Josephine E. Hardy
John T. Hardy
M. J. Hallenbeck
J. D. Eubanks
Comanche County
Comanche Co
Texas
Hasse
Tex
N. E
W. L. Evert
R. L. Drennan
Lampasas County
W. W. Busby
N. W
S. E
J. R. Stephens
S. W
S.W
Stephens
A. D
Jack Cunningham
J. E. Miller
Trustee's Sale Notice in Comanche County Texas
W S Davis by deed of trust dated February 1 1912 conveyed to J A Holman trustee for E D Crear or assigns to secure a promissory note of 810 due October 15 1916 with 10 percent interest. An unpaid 81 coupon note due October 15 1913 caused default and activated the sale power. Crear owner holder notified of default and request for action.
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W. S. Davis
Comanche County
Texas
J. A. Holman
E.D. Crear
E. D. Crear
Foreclosure Sale Planned on 50 Acre Comanche County Lot
Notice announces sale of 50 acres in Comanche County Texas to repay a note and interest of 962.78 plus costs. The sale is set for September 1 1914 at the Comanche courthouse between 10 AM and 4 PM to the highest cash bidder.
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Varas
F. J. Isham
Comanche Creamery
A. D. Backstrom
Kodaks
T. M. Pulliam Undertaker
Burks-Simmons Company
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