Insect Warfare and Civic Duty in a Democratic Nation
Editorial argues insect pests threaten crops and economy as disease does. It urges public education to boost voting and civic participation, citing international examples and Lincoln quotes to urge responsible citizenship for strong government. It stresses that compulsory voting is unlikely and that thoughtful, informed voting is essential.
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United States
San Jose
L. O. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
America
Australia
Amsterdam
Argentinia
Byron
Lincoln
Safe Water for Rural Residents Prompts Precautions
The article urges rural households to protect well and cistern supplies from contamination. It outlines locating wells away from barns and privies, using cemented curbing, tight covers, and proper drainage. Cisterns require above ground placement or secure underground covers and minnow introduction to deter mosquitoes.
Fading Fight Ethic Reflected In Ancient Lesson
A fragment argues that brute force proves neither justice nor truth as strength wins but does not settle right. It notes that both sides suffer when conflict ends in mere victory, hinting at a moral lesson about restraint and consequence.
Meeting of Minds Without a Bout Exchange
An OCR fragment notes: things right is without a bout. Let us get together meet man to man then think it over and reason it out. The text reflects a brief call for direct discussion and rational settlement between parties.
Poison Bottle Kills 15 Month Old In Amarillo Yard
In Amarillo, Texas, 15 month old Bety Jo Enloe died after drinking poison she found in the yard of the Enloe family. The child, recently moved from Stillwater Oklahoma, succumbed at a local hospital after initial survival. The parents could not explain how the poison came to be in their yard.
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Sate Board of Health
Labora
Tory
Austin
Amarillo
Texas
Bety Jo Enloe
F. W. Enloe
Enloe
TheEnloes
Stillwater
Ola
Lightning Kills Two Oklahoma Teens On Farm
Durant Oklahoma August 16 Le land Busby 17 and Williard Ballard 19 were killed by a bolt of lightning while cutting hay eight miles north of Durant. Porter Davis a third youth was seriously injured and the team of horses they were riding was killed. The boys sought shelter in a wagon as the storm approached.
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Durant
Okla
Leland Busby
Williard Ballard
Porter Davis
Deluge at Houston Floods Streets and Services
Houston experienced a second heavy rainstorm in a week with 1.42 inches Sunday and 2.71 inches last Wednesday. Streets ran curb deep, streetcars halted on several lines, and telephone and electric service were interrupted while children played in the floodwaters.
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Houston
Girl Hit by Lightning Near Odem Texas
Corpus Christi Texas August 13 physicians attending Leonora Boggus 22 said she was struck by lightning at the family home near Odem Tuesday afternoon and pronounced out of danger after she had been unconscious for several hours. She lay in bed during a rainstorm when the bolt struck the room.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Leonora Boggus
Odem
Gillespie County History Books Hurry to Sell
Office notice urges public to view and purchase Gillespie County History books before they sell out as demand remains strong.
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Gillespie County
Moody for Governor Club Forms in Gillespie County
Citizens of Gillespie County form a Moody for Governor club endorsing Dan Moody and urging support in the coming primary. A long list of signatories and a resolution adopted at a called meeting on August 17th are included.
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Moody
Dan Moody
Gillespie County
ER. C. Hansen
L. H. Krauskopf
R. G. Striegler
Albert Koennecke
Alfred P. C. Petseh
H. A. Ries
W. L. Burke
Henry Hirsch
Wm. Habenicht
R. 8
Klett
I. G. We
Max Wahrmund Adolf Kneese
A. C. Kennedy
W. E. Louder
Edg. Crenwelge
Lawrence Knopp
O. B. Petseh
A. H. Welgehansen
Alfred Gold
Chas. Ott Sofus Nielsen
Alfred Stehling
W. R. Petermann
Max Joseph Erwin Woerner
Max Schoenewolf
Walter Burg
Frank Nimitz
Willie Grinke
A. W. Petmecky
Archie Brodie
A. C. Moses
J. S. Whitewood
F. W. Schnerr
G. H. Holy
Dr. J. Hanus
R. J. Peter Emil Neffendorf
Arthur Kuenemann
E. W. Bode
G. R. Bode
Ad. Gold
D. A. Riley
F. W. Radetzky
Walter Weinheimer
Emil Koch
KE. H. Appelt
Williamson County
Ku Klux Klan
Texas
American Road Company
James Ferguson
Burleson
Naktician
Travis County
Ferguson Peliod
Taylor
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Fredericksbur Standard
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Filcom
Texas State Board of Health
Wells
KE. H. Riley
Ht. H. Sagebiel
R. L. Kott
Dr. F. Keidel
C. Propst
Wm. Schneider
C. J. Dooley Max Kneese
A. A. Wendel
Joe Stein
H. A. Usener
A. W. Henke Ches, Cordes
E. L. Walter
Ed. Stein Jno. Heep
I. G. Stehling
Aug. Langerhans Otto Hartmann
R. L. Basse
E. F. Lochte
E. J. Dec
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