Texas Production and Construction January 1912 Report
The January 1912 survey by the Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association records Texas wealth gains of about 43.8 million dollars across agriculture mineral and factory sectors. Agricultural output centers on gulf coast gardens with 360 van shipment of vegetables and plans to till 850000 acres in 1912. Mineral yield reaches 1.54 million with petroleum leading. ore shipments to Philadelphia smelters and new mining activity in Electra Petrolia Ore City and Brazos mouth. Factory wealth totals 11.22 million with 41 plants under construction and lumber as leading manufactured product. Construction includes eight irrigation projects 132000 acres irrigated next year and 757000 total irrigated acres. several new railroad projects and federal waterways upgrades across Texas with dredging and deepening plans. Road work resumes limited gangs with several counties establishing permanent road crews.
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Statistical Bureau of the Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association
Texas
Fortegn
Donasebb
Electra
Petrolia
Ore City
Philadelphia
Port Bolivar
Brazos River
Stone City
Giddings
K. C
Granada
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
Oklahoma
Dallas
Flags of Admirals and Rank Rules Discussed
The piece explains admiral ranks and flags, detailing blue red and white insignia and the seniority system. It explores hypothetical scenarios with multiple admirals and the resulting etiquette challenges in port.
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Leutenant
Chamberlan Cough Remedy Promoted Against Pneumonia Risk
An advertisement asserts pneumonia always follows a cold, claims Chamberlan's Cough Remedy prevents this risk and encourages purchase from dealers for a small price.
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Vou
Chamberlan
Charters Issued for Rio Grand Plantation Company
Charters were issued to the Rio Grand Plantation Company of Houston and McAllen Hidalgo County with capital stock of 175000 dollars.
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Rio Grand Plantation Company
Houston
McAllen, Hidalgo
Construction Begins Soon on Waxahachie Gas Plant
Construction of a gas plant at Waxahachie is planned to start within the next few days as crews prepare site work and mobilize equipment for initial foundations and underground piping. Local officials expect steady progress through the spring.
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Waxahachte
How to Cure a Cold and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A reader notes the popular question of curing a cold and mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as widely reputed and extensively sold. The brief reflects the era’s strong marketing claims for the remedy’s effectiveness.
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Chamberlain
Blake's Invisible Model in Blake's Secluded Portrait Scene
William Blake, famed artist and poet, draws with a whisper claiming a sitter unseen by others. He explains a figure named Lot sits for his portrait, referencing Scripture as his unseen subject while a friend wonders at the lack of a visible person.
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Blake
William Blake
J. F. Nisbet
Cunningham
Lot
Mark Twain and the Ministry Ambition
Albert Bigelow Paine quotes Mark Twain and his brother Orion Clemens on the ministry as a tempting but risky path. Twain says he never wanted to be a preacher but thought it a safe job, while Orion’s thoughts reflect shared early ambitions between brothers.
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Mark Twain
Orion Clemens
Sam
Albert Bigelow Paine
Harper's Magazine
Wall Street’s origins and historic street life in early New York
The Wall Street name derives from the city’s first defensive stockade or wall. The thoroughfare became a populous center of early national history with many scenes reflecting the era of Washington, Hamilton, and Burr. The note reflects a historical viewpoint from the Christian Herald.
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Wall Street
Washington
United States
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
New York
Christian Herald
Not given even the brick in a credit scam tale
An amateur financier relates a fraudulent sale of a gold brick on credit. The man loaned against the brick and other assets, then foreclosed the mortgage and took possession of the brick along with all other property. The Washington Star quotes the exchange about the deceit.
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Washington Star
The Power of Beauty and witty banter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange about beauty sparks playful banter between men about wives and neckties in a lighthearted quote. The dialogue highlights humor over appearances and personal pride in a domestic joke.
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Brown
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bacon and the point in a woman’s storytelling
In Yonkers Statesman a playful exchange compares a woman’s storytelling pace to sharpening a lead pencil. The quip prompts readers to consider how quickly she gets to the point during a tale.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
New West Texas Hotel to Start Construction at Lubbock
Work will begin at once on a new hotel in Lubbock. The hotel is planned as a conveniently located, thoroughly equipped addition to West Texas lodging.
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Lubbock
West Texas
Mineola Finds Flow Of A Hundred At Depth
A report describes a flow of a hundred an es found at Mineola at a depth of one hundred eighty feet, indicating a notable subsurface discovery.
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Mineola
Plan for $250,000 office building in San Antonio
Area preparation underway for the construction of a new office building valued at 250000 in San Antonio. Local officials estimate the project will create jobs and boost downtown development.
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San Antonio
For Sale 182 Acre Farm Near Comanche Texas
Property advertised as 182 acres of land located two miles southeast of Comanche with cultivation by four persons and a business house on the north side of a square. Apply at the office to Lee Campbell in Comanche Texas.
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Comanche
Lee Campbell
Caldwell County Forms Ninety Three Member Boys Corn Club
A new boys corn club has been organized in Caldwell County with ninety three members joining the program to learn agriculture, crop care, and teamwork through hands on field activities and community projects.
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Caldwell County
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Public Highways
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Taylor Arte
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Srente
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Fife
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Gustine, Tex
Comanche, Texas
Crandmotine
Waples-Platter Grocer Co
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