Announcements for State and Local Elections
A long list of candidates is announced for multiple offices including Representative 99th District E W Fry District Judge 30th Judicial J W Akin Edgar Scurry District Attorney 30th Jo Leslie Humphrey Congressman at Large R B Humphrey County Judge W P Stinson J W Jackson County Superintendent B W King County Attorney A L Brantley C F Marshall Sheriff candidates Mal M Wallace J S Munsey W J Jennings County Clerk C W Lum Hinson Pick Campbell L Graves Treasurer A F Stewart J C Casburru Rube Loftin F M Burkett I B Padgett Tax Assessor J C Owen M P McCracken L H Bud Harris W A Fraser C Rutledge Rutherford Tax Collector J E Parsons Henry Groves W E Crim Henry G Frie J L Vaughan R L Uncle Bob Williams Commissioner Pre 1 G D Hinson F M Berry John A Brown H Brashears Commissioner Pre 2 W E McCharen Commissioner Pre 4 John W Saye J M Barnett R T Carter I F Porter J W Davin J L Duncan For Justice of Peace Pre 1 Co D Brewton Public Weigher Pre 1 W Ratcliff Joe T Carter G W Lanier Public Weigher Pre 7 A B Daniel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Akin
Edgar Scurry
Jo- Leslie Humphrey
R. B. Humphrey
W. P. Stinson
J. W. Jackson
B. W. King
A. F. Stewart
J. C. Casburru
Rube Loftin
F. M. Burkett
I. B. Padgett
J. C. Owen
M. P. McCracken
L. H
Bud) Harris
W. A. Fraser
C. Rutledge Rutherford
J. E. Parsons
Henry Groves
W. E. Crim
Henry G. Frie
J. L. Vaughan
R. L
Uncle Bob) Williams
G. D. Hinson
F. M. Berry
John A. Brown H. Brashears
W. E. McCharen
John W. Saye
J. M. Barnett
R. T. Carter
I. F. Porter
J. W. Davin
J. L. Duncan
D. Brewton
W. Ratcliff
Joe T. Carter
G. W. Lanier
A. B. Daniel
A Trip to the Moon Predicted by Visionaries
A discussion of Verne’s interplanetary fiction and modern forecasts by Archdeacon and Petterle. They envision rapid circumnavigation, a shared global nation, and rocket propulsion potentially reaching the moon in hours, though with heat and technical challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Verne
Wrights
Moon
M. Ernest Archdeacon
France
Earth
M. Exsnault Petterle
Verne
M. Archdeacon
H. H. Windsor
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Static Electricity in Everyday Life
A concise description of static electricity, its occurrences everywhere from earth to textiles, and how it causes papers to stick and sparks when touched. The note references amber and glass attraction, fur discharges, and a comparison to a miniature thunder shower, citing Harper’s Beginning Electricity.
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Harper's
Don Cameron Shafer
Quality of Humor and its Moral Power
The passage presents a famous definition of humor as a divine adjunct and life value. It argues humor fosters tolerance, patience, and harmony with the world, keeping the heart sweet and the soul modest. In hardships, humor aids endurance, eases suffering, and can brighten the path toward death.
Bargaining Humor Cited By New Teacher and Student
A classroom exchange from Ladies Home Journal features a teacher posing a grape cost riddle. Tom My replies you never can tell as Mu’s bargaining skill is praised.
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Tommy
Ladies Home Journal
What He Imagines
A Detroit Free Press humor item suggests a man’s vanity in spending as he imagines a grocer displaying his signature on every check. The quip frames the character as imagining pride in his own purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I'Etroit Free Press
Scar Ora
Puzzled. A Month Old Boy Seeks Five Dollars
The Boston Transcript records a quirky exchange with a child or character asking for five dollars for a month, while another voice questions the need for fifty four dollars. The line reads like a playful, cryptic snippet from a bygone issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bix
Dix
Boston Transcript
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action
A Goethe quote about the dangers of acting without knowledge. It underscores the harm caused by ill informed decisions and the need for informed judgment. The line emphasizes caution in action and the moral weight of awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Secon
How It Is Done in Europe to Benefit Farmers and Consumers
Article by Mathew S. Dudgeon explains cooperative farm product marketing and its potential application in America. It discusses structures, benefits, and practices intended to boost farmer income and lower consumer costs through organized marketing cooperatives.
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Europe
America
Eggs and Co operation in Ireland A coopect egg market
In Foynes Ireland an egg marketing co operative shows how direct, tested and graded eggs reach markets quickly. Farmers gain higher prices while city buyers get strictly fresh eggs with reduced waste and a simple, low cost system. The Irish model under Sir Horace Plunkett improves farmer income and consumer value, inspiring possible American adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foynes
County Limerick
Ireland
Denmark
Herve
America
Belgium
Germany
Irish Co-Operation Egg Marketing Association
Co-Operative Egg Marketing Association
Co-Operative
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Sir Horace Plunkett
Irish Wholesale Society
Dublin
England
Railroads claim losses justify freight rate hike in Texas
W B Scott president Sunset-Central lines argues Texas railroads show a net deficit after expenses and taxes, despite gross earnings of 118.6 million in the year ending June 30 1913. He cites 33 lines with a $2.14 million deficit and warns higher freight rates are needed to avoid service cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Scott
Sunset-Central Lines
Texas Press
Texas
Scott
Texas Lines
Ben B. Cain
Texas and Western Railway
Washington
Herwits
American Railway Association
United States
Railroads of
Railroad Commission
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Yer. Co. Tekiin
99Th Dist
E. W. Fry
A. L. Brantley
C. F. Marshall
C. H. Brown
Mal M. Wallace
J. 5S
Munsey
W. J
Will) Jennings
C. W
Lum) Hinson
W. A. (Pick) Campbell
J. L. Graves
Farmer Stout
Stout
THE
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
Dallas
Masonic Hall
Mas. Mancare R. Axin
W. M. Epear McClLenpon
W. P. Miss Noga Sloan
Sec'y
Mathew
Dudgeon
Foynes Association
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