Texas Growth and Wealth: Population, Tax, and Resources
The article notes Texas population surpassing 5,000,000 with rapid urban growth, wealth rising with Texas ranking tenth in net income and twelfth in income tax. It cites Tolstoy’s Russia misery, showcases Texas granite use for Roosevelt Memorial and Edison Building, and urges promotion of Centennial and peach and fruit farming along with road quality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Internal Revenue Bureau
Texas Pink Granite Company
Burnett County
Edison
New York
Picture Lee Home historical film at National Theatre
The Warrens of Virginia tells of Gen Robert E Lee lived home and his grandparents marriage filmed by Elmer Clifton in Shirley Virginia. The film showcases a house key to Civil War history and the closing days of the war. Dumb Dan Again parodies Lexingbo bridge as a card game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
Warrens
Virginia
William Fox
National Theatre
Elmer Clifton
Shirley
South
Official Financial Statement of Guaranty State Bank Eliasville
Official statement filed in Graham Texas covers assets and liabilities as of June 30 1925. Details include loans and discounts 6253 17 mortgage loans 2754 89 bonds 20000 real estate values 5087 39 2150 00 furniture 4247 76 cash on hand etc. Total deposits near 191 990 with other liabilities 471 88. Bank officers W T Donnell president and W O Cunningham cashier sworn July 11 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
State of Texas
Graham Leader
Graham
Ceiwics
Fashions Shaped by Machines and Labs Not Paris Runways
Parisian beauty expert Mile Ruere argues that women’s styles arise from machine shops and chemical laboratories rather than couturiers. She points to bobbed hair, safety razors, and hair coloring innovations as drivers of modern dress and grooming, linking convenience and invention to evolving appearances.
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Parisign Coiffeurs
Jeanne Ruere
Paris
New York
Mlle. Ruere
Mile Ruere
Couturiers
Coiffeurs
Mile
Ruere
Roses for Remembrance at Mt. Vernon
George Washington spent his final year developing a rose from Philadelphia seeds. He grafted it onto local briar and named the variety for his mother Mary Washington. The rose remains visible on Mt. Vernon trellises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Philadelphia
Mary Washington
Mt. Vernon
Money in the Game Fixed Up As Personal Ad
A commentary notes how money in business or sports is presented like a personal advertisement to mask its transactional nature. The piece argues the framing hides the underlying stakes and strategic moves shaping outcomes.
1925 Model Customer Dialogue
A shopper asks about non breakable windshield glass while an auto salesman boasts the car’s toughness. He claims it will magnify a nail in the road and even x ray the heart of traffic cops and endure the severest catapulting of pedestrians.
Ironized Yeast Claims to Improve Complexion and Weight
An old advertisement promotes Ironized Yeast as a quick health booster. It claims immediate energy gains and a fuller figure, targeting readers with hollow cheeks and fatigue. The SCUTT LONG DRUG COMPANY is listed as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scutt-Long Drug Company
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de Laval
Cal Ind
Simery
Butler’s Dairy
Will H. Mayes
University of Tex
Census Bureau
Mexico
Ilya Tolstoy
Austin
Russia
America
Athens
Texas State Checked Players’ Association
Dallas Y. M. C. A
State Tobacco Chewers Association
Dan
Helen
Helen Wills
Guaranty State Bank
Resources
W. T. Donnell
Henry D. Thoreau
le Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Bob” Jr
U. S. Senate
Hunt
L. M. Davis Drug Co
Daddy -A
WRIGL
Graham, Texas
New Orleans
Chicago
Booth & Burmeister
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Waco
Temple
S.P. Aubry
Pop
Edward McCullough
Anitocaster
Watta
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