Lamp Method for Cotton Worms Promises High Yields
J W Simmons of Lone Oak describes a lamp method to control bollworms in cotton. He details stake placement, water-filled pans, coal oil lamps, and nightly interval lighting to attract and destroy millers and army worms, claiming major yield gains and high fertility with careful tenant management. He contrasts lighter results with deeper cultivation and notes cost, labor, and seasonal persistence through September. He also mentions Panama Canal criticisms and a physician’s view on Hebrews cancer rates.
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Raines County
Dallas News
J. W. Simmons
Lone Oak
Texas
Mr. Simmons
The Trashy Author Who Made His Fortune
A writer of sensational novels admits his life is a failure despite wealth from his work. He laments harming young minds, keeping his authorial identity secret, and vows never to reveal his true name or style. He recalls starting for pay and writing hundreds of lurid serials under many noms de plume.
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Panama Canal
New York World
France
Real soldier praised who stood in the ranks
In Kansas City Colonel Hunt recalls private days and the real heroes of the war while critiquing civil service reform and political power shifts. Bishop Key moves to Fort Worth and Mr Mills rules out a gubernatorial run as commentary on business and politics circulates.
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Hunt
Kansas City
Wilson Creek
Tiarrison
Editors and lawyers as public servants, journalism’s noble role
Dallas News discusses the lawyer editor relationship, arguing editors serve the public welfare while lawyers serve individuals or corporations. The piece asserts editors crystallize social sentiment, reflect community needs, and can lead as servants and leaders, defining journalism as a noble profession when rightly interpreted.
Masked men hang man from bridge after jail raid
In Port Hynox Michigan at about 2 AM twenty masked men stormed the county jail and hanged the captive mulatto Martin from the Seventh street bridge. Martin had been jailed for a brutal assault on John Gillis’s wife two weeks earlier leaving her in precarious condition.
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Port Hynox
Mich
Martin
Seventh Street
John Gillis
Gillis
Long Legged Interest and the Oklahoma Boom
Henry Ward Beecher warns that interest acts like an unseen force, sapping substance and binding industry like a spider’s net. He compares it to the Canada thistle, a pervasive pest on farms. The Oklahoma boom is described as a curse, leaving thousands homeless and disputes over claims unresolved.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Oklahoma
Local inquest into death of Drew Daniel on Griffin Street
Justice Braswell summoned to hold an inquest into the death of Drew Daniel a young colored man found dead at his Griffin Street residence. Officials note heart disease as the suspected cause though friends say his mind was unsettled and he had a premonition of his death after speaking with colored companions near the Texas and Pacific depot yesterday.
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Justice Braswell
Drew Daniel
Griffin St
Drew
Texas & Pacific
Dallas Times
Benefits of Going Barefooted for Children
A London Lancet endorsed view argues barefooted children gain near immunity to cold injuries and are healthier and happier than shod peers. The author cites poorer families benefiting from barefoot freedom, and asserts conventional shoes hinder natural foot growth per physicians.
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London
Lancet
Crime trends and religious sect unrest plague the era
A discussion of rising crime linked to lax laws and public attitudes follows a Cronin assassination reference. The piece notes moral decline, juries, and calls for stronger public sentiment. It also reports violence in Tescoia where a Pentecost Band seeks converts to Mormonism and attacks on clergy. Nearby, Lynchburg, Virginia votes a large Democratic majority.
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Cronin
Tescoia
Int
Carmage
Roy Mr. Sibert
Nelson
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