More Cotton Less Acreage Warns in 1925 Campaign
The 1925 cotton drive by the Agri cultural Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce urges against expanding acreage to lift production. It argues high prices stem from low yields caused by weevils and weather, and that boosting yield per acre lowers costs, raises profit, and preserves world supply control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chambers
Bureau
No grief lasts in its first bitter ness
A reflective passage notes grief easing over time as recuperative forces emerge. Contented beginnings replace sharp pain, with gentle healing transforming sorrow into a form resembling joy. The text suggests that accepted grief changes its character, and sorrow may ultimately become joy.
List of Petit Jurors for the June Term of 30th District Court
The list shows the petit jurors for the June term of the 30th district court convening in Graham on the first Monday in June 1925. Names include H M Buck Graham J Garvin Graham R L Morrison Graham and many others across Graham Olive Olney Newcastle South Bend Eliasville Murray Proffitt Loving Proffitt Jean and adjacent towns.
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30Th District Court
Graham
H. M. Buck
J. Garvin
R. L. Morrison
FE. A. Blount
G. F. Collins
H. A. Driver
R. B. Watson
Bunger
D. A. Ford
South Bend
H. C. Brock
Eliasville
Roy McCharen
E. E. Brockman
Murray
A. C. Bentley
Newcastle
W. H. Dent
J. D. Lowe
C. J. Taack
Orth
S. L. Thomas
Proffitt
C. R. Garvey
Loving
A. E. Alsup
Olney
J. E. Boley
Mark Campbell
A. A. Dyer
O. L. Goodloe
M. E. Rogers
D. R. Willard
C. Moore
W. F. Nance
Edgar McLendon
Lee Repass
O. L. Campbell
A. M. Eddleman
E. Joe van Vetterman
W. S. Husted
Questioned waste of fire deaths and losses sparks warning
W F Mallalieu of the National Board of Fire Underwriters warns the United States burns resources at over half a billion dollars annually. He notes 1923 fire destruction topped 535 million dollars with about 15 000 deaths and 17 000 injuries, equating to 1 500 000 dollars daily lost to ashes and urging action to stop the trend.
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Mellon
Atlantic
National Fire Waste Council
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
W. F E. Makaliev
National Board of Fire Underwriters
America
Mallalieu
Letter Left Unmailed Sparks Domestic Dilemma
A husband returns a letter to avoid his wife finding it and upsetting their day. He fears consequences if discovered and contemplates the risk of misplacing or burning it. He considers mailing but stays at the threshold of his home unsure how to proceed.
Training faster in business at Tyler Commercial College
The Tyler Commercial College advertises halving training time for business courses. It promises rapid entry into well paid positions by completing programs in three weeks to three months, with options in Secretarial Work, Accounting, Banking, Railroad and Western Union studies, Telegraphy, and Radio. It invites readers to enroll or request a free book, ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN BUSINESS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
Western Union
General Railroad
General Western Union
Tyler, Texas
Motors Power Sheep Shearing in Australian Ranches
Interior Australia sheep ranches use Delco- Light electric power plants built by a General Motors subsidiary to operate sheep shearing machines.
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Interior
Australia
General Motors
How Do You Stand Posture Question In Health
Dr J Allen Patton of Newark urges policyholders to consider posture as a health and earnings factor. He cites military drill as an example where head up shoulders back aids breathing and morale, noting many backaches stem from working positions rather than organic disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Allen Patton
Newark
N. J
Patton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Dr. Patton
Prudential Longevity Laboratory
Wake Up to Grade Crossing Dangers and Safer Driving
The piece warns that grade crossing accidents killed 2149 people in 1924, far more than the Illinois tornado, urging public urgency. It contrasts storms with prevention, urging daily awakening from ignorance and laziness to be active and a credit to those who care.
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Illinois
General Motors Aids Air Mails With Delco Light Units
Delco Light power plants from General Motors provide electric power at 12 isolated air mail stations without electricity. Powerful searchlights guide air mail flyers at these sites using the portable generators.
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General Motors
Atta Boy She Describes Him As An Awful Pill
Report notes contrasting opinions about a man with one saying he is an awful pill and another countering that he is sugar-coated.
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Atta Boy
Three Times Better Than Plain Calomel
An advertisement promotes pepsinated calomel as a daily laxative for liver regulation digestion kidney stimulation and intestinal cleansing. It claims tests prove calomel with pepsin offers a reliable laxative for toxemia biliousness headaches constipation indigestion or colds and urges readers to buy from Scott-Long Drug Co.
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scott-Long Drug Co
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P. C. Walker
C. E. Beavers
C. Fox Clarke
F. A. Forbes
Dan Orr
S. W. Rateliff
W. H. Wadley
D. E. Hockaday
FE. W. Harrison
F. B. Hackett
T. J. Gardner
H. E. Smith
Clark Tandy
A. D. McMillan
Irby Rhodes
H. B. Street
A. M. Corbett
Pat Bryan
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Chamberlain
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