Winter in Texas Prompts Long Train Ride Reflections
The narrator recalls a cold morning and a journey from Cotulla to Austin aboard an International and Great Northern train. He rereads an old Houston Post poem by Judd Mortimer Lewis, noting its clarity compared with Poe, while sharing humor about a lost knife and buck, and recalling winter scenes in Texas with roses, violets, and Christmas days.
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Cotulla
International & Great Northern
Austin
Texas
Houston Post
Ter
Tex Judd Mortimer Lewis
Post
Jett
McLemore
Deaf Smith
Vince
Pridge
Santa Anna
Judd
Poe
Jim
Winas
Weather Warnings Spur Readiness Across Year
A brief notice warns residents to be prepared for winter or other seasonal weather at any time, emphasizing vigilance and timely action. The advisory stresses proper clothing, supplies, and safe travel under changing conditions.
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Texas
Texas Rail Policy Sparks Investor Debate In St Louis Dispatch
A St Louis dispatch notes a Texas railroad, the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf, now under a receiver, sold bonds for 3.647 million dollars at about 20 cents on the dollar to a Oklahoma oil operator. The piece argues Texas policy burdens railroads, hindering development and revenue, and calls for policy change to encourage railroad investment and growth. It critiques public opinion and law as constraining capital and notes the broader impact on living costs and service. It includes reflections on poems and responses, contrasting Texas winter with sunny myths, and mentions Judd’s poem.
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St. Louis
Oklahoma
An Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Texas
San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad
Texas sweet potato curing houses grow in summer with gains shown
Twenty five curing houses with 100000 bushels capacity were built across Texas under Dr R M Harkey to ease winter marketing. The system dries surface moisture and keeps potatoes dry, enabling higher profits by storing cured stock. Estimates show net gains up to 109050 after costs and losses, compared with selling fresh at 450 per bushel.
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Texas
R. M. Harkey
A. and M. Col
Calanas
Extension Service
Extension
College Station
Paper prices under probe as publishers seek remedy
The FTC has been informed that 4,722 newspapers it represents face high paper costs. The North Carolina Press Association and HL.V. Vanier may file a complaint against the alleged print paper trust. Publishers urge relief from $7 paper, arguing large dailies buy similarly priced stock in bulk at half that rate. The American Press Association pledges to pursue fair pricing, noting the delay before a remedy. A separate editorial interposes humorous remarks and political commentary on allies and governments.
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Federal Trade Commission
American Press Association
Attorney General’s
North Carolina Press
Hl.v
Vanier
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited By Fredericksburg Reader
Mrs Mina Haag of South Bourne Texas reports years of kidney pain and backache eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says lifting and housework caused distress and that four boxes cured her kidneys. Sold for 50 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY authorizes this testimonial.
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Fredericksburg
Dean
Mina Haeng
South Bourne
Texas
Doan
Sylvania Woods
Clifton Mills
Cardus
Somme Casualties Seen In Grim War Report
Berlin dispatch cites Allied losses in the Somme as 860,000 dead wounded or missing through November with French 250,000 and English 590,000, while German losses near 500,000 and many return to trenches after medical care. The writer notes 226 divisions active since July 1 and calls the Somme a stagnant, murky stream in history.
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Berlin
Dee
Sayville
Europe
Somme
Get On the Band Wagon Farm and Ranch Motto
A motivational Farm and Ranch item urges unity and perseverance, stating no task is impossible for industrious, united people. It acknowledges delays and disappointments but asserts that persistent, determined effort will lead to success and reward the deserving.
Doctor and minister gamble on golf match for pills and prayer
A well known New Jersey doctor and a New Jersey minister play golf and bet a quirky stake. The doctor offers four pills while the minister offers a prayer, prompting humorous banter about who will concede.
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New Jersey
Everybody's Magazine
The Largest Motor Boat Sets Sail for Australia
The City of Portland, the largest motor boat built in the United States, began its first long voyage from the Columbia River to Australia. The 290 foot vessel carries 2,250,000 feet of lumber, uses twin 320 horsepower Diesel engines, and sails with 1,500 barrels of oil aboard.
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United States
Portland
Columbia River
Australia
Cow Breaks World's Record in Yoakum Texas
A. H. Harnden owner of the Harnden Jerseys claims a local cow set a world record. Born March 7 1914 December 20 1916 twin calves born January 9 1916 and December 20 1916. the cow produced more than a pound of butter daily throughout the year.
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Yoakum
Tex
A.H. Harnden
Harnden
Jerseys
University of Texas Students Loan Association charter filed
The University of Texas aims to aid meritorious but financially hindered students through a new chartered association based in Austin. Orville Hubtingent and John A Lomax lead incorporators across several Texas cities, with plans to loan funds for higher education expenses and boost university attendance.
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University of Texas Students Loan Association
Austin
Secretary of State
Noapital
John A. Lomax
Taylor
Orville
Orville Hbubtingent, Wichia Falls; John A. Lomax, Austin; Dr. R. E. Vinson
E. P. Wilmot
Austin National Bank
W. P. Afien
Royally
Farris
Dallas
W- P. Webb
San Antonio
Carlton
Houston
W. H. Burges
el Paso
Inhabited 125 000 Years Ago According to Scientists
A report by E H Sellards and Oliver P Hay claims humans inhabited North America over 125 000 years ago based on Florida fossils. The conclusion is disputed by other scientists and will be advanced in the January February 1917 Journal of Geology.
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Chicago
Dee
E.H. Sellards
Florida
Oliver P. Hay
The
Journal of Geology
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Association Charter
G. W. Krieger
Julius Krueger Krieger Produce Co
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Lars
Kolmeier
Mier
WM. C. Henke
Prop'r
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