Fall Plowing Depth and Soil Care for Black Land
A detailed guide from A. K. Short at Temple Belton Experiment Farm on fall break plowing. It covers gradually deepening soil work, choosing mold board or disc plows, creating deep seed beds, benefits of fall plowing for nutrient and moisture availability, and the role of cover crops like rye to build humus and reduce erosion, with cautions on destroying cover crops before spring rains.
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Black
Black Land
A. Kk. Short
Temple Belton Experiment Farm
White’s Cream Vermifuge promise and price
An 19th century advertisement claims pale sickly children show worms and promotes White’s Cream Vermifuge as a remedy. It asserts the product clears worms and restores health, priced 25 cents per bottle and sold by Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Wetzel Brothers Barber Shop Ad in Comanche Texas
A local advertisement from Wetzel Brothers promotes their barber shop at North Side Square Comanche Texas. The copy highlights friendly service clean facilities and complimentary water for customers.
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Wetzels
Wetzel Brothers
North Side Square
Comanche
Texas
Solicitor Wanted For Three Month Commission
The Chief Exponent seeks an elderly gentleman with horse and buggy to serve as field man on commission for three months. This position offers a good proposition for the right candidate.
State Fair of Texas to Feature World Class Ballet and Vaudeville
The State Fair of Texas announces a premier ballet tour by America’s top dancers led by a premier dancer from Austria Hungary and a strong vaudeville lineup at the Coliseum from October 18 to November 2. Acts include The Three Duttons Tetsuwari Japanese Troupe Six Castrillians and Santuci with Thaviu and his renowned band.
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Dallas
Texas
America
Austria- Hungary
Pandmaster Thaviu
Thaviu
Vaideville
Three Duttons
Tetsuwari
Castrillians
Santuci
Duttons
Santuct
Silos at Fair Exhibit Demonstrates Sorghum Yield
Dallas notes the State Fair of Texas uses twelve acres in the race track infield for sorghum demonstration with an average yield of twenty tons per acre. The silos will feed exhibit cattle at the fair opening October 18 and closing November 2, using silage from sorghum or corn in a $40,000 livestock barn complex and showcasing regional silo development and beef production practices.
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Dallas
Texas
Fair Park
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
State Agricultural & Mechanical College
State Fair Dairy Farm at Dallas Show Opens October 18
The 1918 State Fair of Texas in Dallas will showcase a dairy division featuring a model dairy farm with twenty cows milked mechanically twice daily. The exhibit includes silage fed cows, automatic litter and feed systems, cream separation and scientific churning. New rules limit one butter entry per herd and premiums rise across classes judged by a USDA expert.
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Dallas
Texas
J. J. Eckford
United States Agricultural Department
State Fair Rest Cottages and Facilities
Dallas announces the twenty eighth annual State Fair of Texas beginning October 18. Seven rest rooms and cottages for women visitors and children are added including a new 25 by 42 foot nursery building with seven washstands and seven lavatories. A trained nursery staff will care for babies near the main entrance with benches fountains flower beds and shade trees enhancing Fair Park.
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Dallas
Texas
United States
Fair Park
State Fair of Texas Promises Vast Educational Display
1913 fair plans announced by President J J Nekford aim to make Dallas event the largest in history. Premiums exceed 75000 dollars with a million-dollar machinery display and a major automobile exhibit. Livestock, cattle, sheep, swine, horses, and jacks will showcase southwest resources. Women and children receive substantial prizes across multiple departments.
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Dallas
Texas
J. J. Nekford
Southwest
Krent University
Livestock Department
Ablaze with electricity for State Fair of Texas
Dallas prepares for the twenty eighth annual State Fair of Texas in Fair Park with extensive electric lighting. Buildings including the grand stand livestock building and cafe will glow with incandescents. Two miles of new sidewalks and paved routes will guide visitors to live stock dog poultry dairy and fish hatcheries during the October 18 to November 2 event.
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Dallas
Texas
Fair Park
State fair exhibit to feature Texas institutions
Dallas reports the 1912 State Fair of Texas opening October 18 and closing November 2 with major displays from the Agricultural and Mechanical College and the University of Texas. A and M focuses on boys cornery and girls canning club work, dairy butter contest, and livestock judging. UT Extension will present a strong exhibit led by A Caswell Ellis.
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Dallas
Texas
A. Caswell Ellis
Cotton King Again at Texas State Fair in Dallas
In Dallas the State Fair of Texas aims to crown cotton king again this fall. The twenty eighth annual event runs from October 138 to November 2 with premiums totaling 260 dollars. Exhibitors compete for best seed cotton samples, bolts, lint cotton, bale quality, and related cottonseed products displays.
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Dallas
Texas
Agricultural Department
Consequences of Selfishness in Society
A moral exhortation condemns selfish gain as root of vice and crime. It argues money love corrupts, evil institutions thrive for profits, and public degradation follows from rent seeking and high prices. False motives mask harm, while honest reform is resisted to protect wealth.
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Gail
Diarrhea Quickly Cured by Chamberlains Remedy
A local report claims M. E. Gebhart of Oriole Pa was cured after one dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy given by merchant Mr Yorks. The note says an ordinary diarrhea attack can usually be cured by one or two doses and that the remedy is sold by all dealers.
Patent Remedy Claim Fails to Cure Cold in One Day
Advertisement-style note claims Laxative Bromo Quinine cures a cold in one day with relief from cough and headache. Promises money back if it fails and bears K. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Druggists offered refunds if not effective.
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K. W. Grove
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Thavia
State Fair Dairy Farm
State Fair
Entertainment Feaure
Reevecort
State Fair of
University of Texas and
A. and M. College
Cotton
Florence Collins
Chamberlain
Ness Establishment
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