Old time libraries reveal ancient clay tablet archives
Explorers uncover Babylonian and Egyptian tablets showing temple records, school texts, and banking ledgers. Finds at Lagash Sippara and Nippur reveal large library systems. early rolls in Egypt hint at brickwork records and captivity clues. Amarna Boghay Kenei and Taanach preserve palace and city records.
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Bef Abraham
Lagash
Babylon
Earnest Cushing Richardson
Princeton University
Sippara
Scheil
Babylonia
Peter
Nippur
Assyria
Egypt
Doctor Richardson
Canaan
Amarana
Taanach
Palestine
Boghay Kenei
Amarna
Alexander Valliant
Education investment ties Texas budgets to literacy gains
The Texas State Board of Control says proposed educational appropriations nearly match the total cost of all departments and institutions. The piece argues that higher literacy reduces spending on courts, prisons, asylums, and welfare, making education the cheapest state investment, while decrying sensationalist papers and urging parent teacher associations to push for sharper media standards.
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Texas State Board of Control
Texas
Miss Ruth Cross Celebrated Author At Texas University
Ruth Cross, the Texas author of The Golden Son, rose from obscurity as a druggist to national fame at the University of Texas. The piece argues success demands ongoing effort and warns against complacency, noting crossword puzzles and comic strips as low art and urging improvement in entertainment.
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Ruth Cross
Texas
The Case for a Serious Word Puzzle Movement
The cross word puzzle teaches vocabulary definitions and broad knowledge. It engages nearly every family member, keeps the paper, and boosts advertising value. The author calls for ending the funny papers and adopting a more informative puzzle form.
Thanksgiving as a day of worship and family gatherings
The piece reflects on the original intent of Thanksgiving as a religious observance honoring God, with people attending church and spending part of the day in worship before gathering with family for celebration.
Some Good Advice For Parents Of Slow-Eyed Children
A historical notice from an optometrist urges parents not to scold backward children but to have their eyes examined for strain. It claims many latent conditions are overlooked and offers services at City Drug Store by J. L. Woods, optometrist.
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J. L. Woods
Sheriff Sale Notice in Young County Texas
Alias execution levies on Bock Wilmoth Drilling Co. assets to satisfy Bradford Supply Co. judgment of $1604.09 plus interest and costs. Sale of oil field personal property at Del Tex well Emma West farm South Bend on December 17, 1924. Proceeds to satisfy $604.09 balance and accrued interest with costs. Graham Texas, December 4, 1924.
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District Court
Young County
Bradford Supply Company
C. R. Bock
C. R. Wilmoth
Bock Wilmoth Drilling Company
del- Tex
Emma West Farm
South Bend
Texas
W. J. A. Cooper
Graham
Notice of Sale on Oil Rig in Young County Texas
By order of sale of the Court of Young County on November 6 1924 a judgment entered September 27 1924 in favor of Rounds and Potter against A A Potter for 417 dollars with 6 percent interest and costs. The constable will sell December 17 1924 at Thomas Price land abst 1626 Young County Texas a standard rig used for drilling oil wells to satisfy the judgment.
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District Court of
Young County
Rounds and Porter
E. C. Porter
D. C. Rounds
R. M. Rounds
A. A. Potter
Rounds and Potter
Price Land
Texas
Rounds & Porter
J. D. Dawson
Constable Sale Notice In Dallas County 1924 Details
Court of Dallas County on November 10 1924 issues a notice of sale arising from a lease with Advance Rumely. Public action follows to satisfy claims under the lease terms and court orders.
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District Court
Dallas County
Foreclosure Sale in Olney Texas on Property of Hills
The Thresher Company obtained a judgment on September 27, 1924, for 1257.34 with interest and costs. Constable J. D. Dawson will sell, January 6, 1925, at Graham Texas courthouse, the rights of R. E. Hill and Edwin Hill in Lots 6 and 7, Block 13, Olney Townsite, Young County, to satisfy the debt and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thresher Company
R. E. Hill
Edwin Hill
Court House
Graham
Texas
Olney
Young County
Advance Rumely Thresher Co
J. D. Dawson
Local Graham Texas Professionals Directory
S A Penix lawyer and M D Brown attorney at law listed with offices in Graham Texas Elmer Graham from First National Bank Building Maude M Gruby chiropractor at 616 East Third Street successor to Claudie Greene and Dr W A Morris dentist over Graham National Bank.
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S. A
McCain
East Side Square
Graham, Texas
Elmer Graham
First National Bank Bldg
M. D. Brown
Graham
Texas
R. F. Arnold
Fred T. Arnold
Arnold & Arnold Attorneys-At-Law
Nat'l Bank
BLUE STAR REMEDY Offered by Slott-Long Drug
A jar of BLUE STAR REMEDY is sold with a guarantee promising no clothing staining and a pleasant odor. The notice from Slott-Long Drug Company mentions claims about easing SE symptoms such as sores and rashes including poison oak ringworm and cracked hands.
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Slott-Long Drug Company
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Department of Jouriversity of
Tex
Sheriff’s Sale
Constable's Sale
Constable’s Sale
Johnson & Johnson Lawyers
West Side Square
McFarlane
McFarlane Lawyers
Iidwell Building
Young County Abstract Company
Arnold & Kay
First National Bank
Berry Lawyer Oil Field Maps Abstracts
First State Bank
Newcastle, Texas
Ward Spivey W. Fourth
Hunt
L. M. Davis Drug Co
Heiskell
Pee Gist
Olloway & Co
Philada
Hooper
Tetter-Rem
Garvin-Johnson Gro. CO
The
John E. Morrison Co
Olney, Newcastle and
Loving
E. FP
Riley Furniture Company
Buick
Fisher
McMurtry Motor Company
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