Farming Solution Through Poultry and Cows in West Texas
J O Jackson a Haskell County farmer describes a shift from cotton to diversified farming with 200 White Leghorn hens and multiple milk cows. He highlights a garden, orchard, and fences, producing eggs butter milk and maize. The plan increased cash flow, enabled land expansion, and encouraged multiple revenue streams for resilience.
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West Texas
J. O. Jackson
Haskell County
Comanche County
Jackson
Wild Horse Knob
Jackson Farm
Jackson Place
Cost of Defective Eyesight in Public Schools
The Eyesight Conservation Council of America reports that defective eyesight costs U S taxpayers at least thirty million dollars annually. About one fourth of schoolchildren are retarded in studies, and in about one third of this group the delay is due to defective vision.
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Eyesight Conservation Council of America
United States
Swat That Fly Boy Paper Joke From Dealer
A brief comic line features a boy asking to buy paper and a dealer inquiring about the kind. The boy responds he wants fly paper to make a kite, turning a simple exchange into a light humor moment.
Mysterious music on the Pascagoula River revived
Mrs. S E Pritchard reports a Gulf Coast clipping about Pascagoula Mississippi inviting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to solve the mystery of the Pascagoula River music. A mass meeting raised funds for a resort hotel and sent a cable invitation signed by H F Gautier and James Ford. The note appeals to Doyle to reveal the source through his psychic powers.
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S. E. Pritchard
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Pascagoula River
Pascagoula
Miss
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
H. F. Gautier
James Ford
America
Better Buick adds power and value with 16 models
Buick unveils Better Buicks featuring more power and strength, new engineering advances for longer life, enhanced comfort and safety, and refined design. The 16 model line includes six Standard Six and ten Master Six cars with Duco finishes, air cleaner, oil filter, and gasoline strainer. Prices rise in the line, with the Standard Six five passenger sedan at 1195 dollars.
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Buick
Fisher
Mystery Music Of Pascagoula Echoes Through Time
The article recounts a haunting Pascagoula sound heard at night varying by location and submerged hearing. It cites Henry W. Fitzpatrick, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s possible investigation, and legends from Indian lore including a 1848 poem by William Baxter and Harper's Magazine 1850 tale The Legend of the Bells. Lemoyne Iberville first noted the eerie music in 1699.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Harry W. Fitzpatrick
William Baxter
Pascagoula
Harper's Magazine
Lemoyne D. Iberville
Married life misreadings noted in a blunt quotation
A terse remark underscores the difficulty of mutual understanding in marriage, highlighting the speaker’s blunt view that men often fail to grasp women’s needs. The quote centers on the early married years as a period of miscommunication.
The Optic Media and Eye Strain Advertisement
A detailed ad explains how abnormal optic media force the eye to strain during vision and near work. It urges thorough eye examinations for correct diagnosis by J. L. Woods, Optometrist, on the east side near City Drug Store.
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J. L. Woods
Optometrist
Ed Purdy's Philos critique of Pete Dexter warden remark
Ed Purdy comments on Pete Dexter with a sharp quip about brain cell guard, implying high mental discipline. The remark frames Dexter as a warden of thoughts, delivering a playful barb on intellect.
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Pete Dexter
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Haskell Free Press
Burson Iter
Vivian Pierce
League
New York
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
F.O
Flint, Michigan
Shamrock Motor CO
Gerre
Ed Purdy
Philos
Edward McCullough
Eleanor
Curly
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