Texas poised for manufacturing as export lead grows
State leaders note Texas already tops export lists and may lead in crop production and manufacturing. Bank money and rising fortunes spur investment in industry while farmers profit from eggs and tomatoes. East Texas praise, railroad expansion, and mountain resorts draw crowds as Rio Grande Valley hinterland aims for citrus and vegetables growth.
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Texas
Union
Rio Grande Valley
Rio’ ‘Grande ‘Valley
California
Florida
Automobiles and the Home Town Newspaper Ten-Year Look
A reflection on 1915 foreseeing auto growth beyond cities. The United States Rubber Company predicted a true market on country roads and helped seed advertising in local papers to influence readers and sales over the next decade.
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United States Rubber Company
U. S
Comanche Highways Progress Highlighted by Nabors Work
Commissioner Nabors leads road improvements across Comanche County, widening rights of way and smoothing corners from Indian Mountain toward the county line. Crews from Gorman to Carbon, Rising Star, and Cisco finish patches. a department roller improves a local golf course.
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Nabors
Comanche
Eastland
Highways Department
Gorman
Rising Star
Cisco
Wrs
Grapes and Berry Crops Spotlighted by Comanche Leaders
Comanche County shows potential for grape and berry cultivation as Chamber of Commerce speakers discuss profitable yields. Professor J B Layne cites last year’s 166 crates per acre from Clarke and Dillard berries and this year’s five acres producing 575 crates, netting substantial income despite April winds. He notes grapes can produce 480 vines per acre yielding 380 dollars annually with strong demand and favorable conditions.
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Waco Times-Herald
Comanche County
Gatesville
Hamilton
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Layne
Blow Sand
Layne
Dillard
Dublin editor’s son Jess Adams shipped from Toulon to New Orleans
Mrs. John M. Adams of Dublin learns the body of her son Jesa Adams, who died in Toulon May 10, will be sent to New Orleans and interred in Plainview. Adams, born in 1876 in Stephenville, edited the Plainview News for fifteen years and left an estate over 50000 dollars with a 20000 dollar life policy.
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Stephenville Empire
John M. Adams
Dublin
Toulon
France
Jesa Adams
New Orleans
Louisiana
Adams
Plainview
Plainview News
Empire
India
Port Said
Egypt
Stephenville
Jess
Alphabet of farm bureau ideals promotes self starter ethos
A Maryland farm bureau article outlines a long list of personal and organizational practices. It urges timely, energetic leadership, health, education, community drive and improved quality in members and products, stressing self-starting action and ongoing effort.
Texas Winter Garden and Orchard Vision Emerges in U.S.
The statement portrays Texas as a virtually unprecedented winter garden and orchard region for America, suggesting a dramatic agricultural transformation and potential regional impact.
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Texas
United States
America
Chuck's Transfer Seeks New Ownership and Service
A buyer reports purchasing the transfer business from Mr. O. H. Donaho and promises to operate day or night. The ad states readiness to handle trunks, meet all trains, and provide the best possible service.
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O. H. Donaho
Chucks
Pecan Belt Highway Linked to State and Federal Aid
The Waco Times-Herald notes the State Highway Commission designates the Pecan Belt Highway, spanning about 150 miles from Fredericksburg through Mason Llano San Saba Goldthwaite to Comanche. The region is a major pecan producer and the designation aims to aid food value and forestry protection amid floods and droughts. A quip from the Boston Transcript is included amid unrelated ad copy for Liquid Borozone with prices.
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Waco Times-Herald
State Highway Commission
Fredericksburg
Mason
Llano
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Comanche
Texas farm co op strides boost co operative membership
The Hamilton Herald Record notes 17 percent of Texas farmers work with co op organizations, with membership rising from 17,300 in 1915 to 78,000, across 175 groups. Fruit and vegetable co ops lead with 54, cotton 43, grain 17. over 50 miscellaneous groups cover dairy, livestock, poultry, wool and more.
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Hamilton Herald-Record
Texas
Growth of Cooperatives Expands in U S Farms
Over two thirds of the state’s farm organizations are incorporated while under half pay stock dividends. Seventy five percent limit membership to producer members. Cooperatives now involve two and a half million farmers from six and a half million nationwide, with over 10,000 groups handling more than two and a half billion dollars in annual business, marking large gains since 1915.
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United States
Representative ready to discuss Farm Bureau Association
The representative will discuss the Farm Bureau Association with interested individuals and provide any obtainable information.
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Farm Bureau Association
N H Payne Promotes Cotton Association in Comanche Texas
Cold settled in neck and shoulder muscles makes movement painful. Ballard's Snow Liniment relieves pain and relaxes muscles. Available in 30c 60c and 1.20. Sold by Paris Smith. Mar.
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Ballard
Paris Smith
Mar
Does Advertising Pay In The Kansas City Club News
Advertising has made the Victrola Dog famous and put many consumer brands into daily use. It has influenced purchases from Castoria to tooth care, grooming, and personal wear, shaping choices from brushes to garters and rings. The piece ends with the question does advertising pay.
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Tiffany
Wrigley’s
Kansas City Club News
Simple Mixture for Gas on Stomach and Ring Purchase
A fragment notes a home remedy mix including buckthorn bark magnesium sulph glycerine and other components marketed with Alderika claimed to relieve gas on the stomach quickly and act as an intestinal evacuant for constipation often working in one hour with no gripes. It cites Hamilton Drug Company and mentions a society club ring anecdote and a street fight dialogue from various publications.
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Hamilton Drug Company ii
Mrs Fuller’s Health Improves with Vegetable Compound
Mrs T H Futter of Walpole New Hampshire credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from months of terrible side pains and nervous fatigue. She reports improved strength enabling housework and care for two babies and recommends it to others.
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Ares
N. H
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. H. Futter
Walpole
New Hampshire
Lydia
Pinkiam
Comanche ISD votes on 1925 school tax increase
The Comanche Independent School District calls a July 13 1925 election for resident property tax paying voters to approve a tax rate not exceeding 1.25 per hundred dollars, an increase of 25 cents. The measure requires ballots marked For or Against Increase of School Tax. The election is to be held at the Comanche County Courthouse with H R Jones and A S Harris as officers.
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Comanche Independent School District
Board of Trustees
State of Texas
County of
Comanche
I. M. Cochran
W. H. Rowland
H. R. Jones
Jim Moody
C. A., Greene
G. E. Smith
H.R. Jones
Comanche County
Texas
City of
A. S. Harris
J. P. Hoff
Saiki
Board of Trustes
A. Greene
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Will H. Mayes
Department of Journalism
University of Texas
Travie County
Garden of Eden
East Texas
Texas Press Association
Tyler
Jacksonville
Kerrville
Alpine
Colorado
The
San Francisco
Grape and Berry Culture
Exas Farm Bureau News
A Bcs OF Co-Operative Meetings
Arthur L. Harris
Betterton
Boston Transcript
Gfkc
N. H. Payne Representative Farm and Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Comanche, Texas
Ananias Club
Cincinati Enquirer
Pat
Mike
Bill
Pete
Everybody’s Magazine
Independent School
Ar. Jones
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