Prepare to Save Seed Corn from Texas Crops
Henry Exall, president of the Texas Industrial Congress, urges careful seed selection and detasseling to improve next year's corn yield. He recommends a focused seed patch, removing weak stalks, cross fertilization from strong neighbors, and preserving ears in a cool, dry place. This yearly breeding can boost value by twenty-five to forty percent given favorable conditions.
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Texas
Markoff
Y. Kennea
Henry Exall
Texas Industrial Congress
City of Graham Enacts Hog Nuisance Ordinance No 58
Ordinance defines hog enclosures within Graham city limits as nuisances and makes owners and tenants liable for keeping hogs on their premises. Violators face fines from five to two hundred dollars. each day of ongoing nuisance constitutes a separate offense. Approved May 2 1912 by Mayor R W Tidwell. Streams near Orange Texas to be restocked with fish from San Marcos hatchery. 25 gallons to be distributed by Commercial Club.
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City of
Graham
Orange
Texas
San Marcos Fish Hatchery
Abstracts of Title by J W Akin
Abstracts of Title advertised by J W Akin offering complete abstracts for land owners with twenty years of experience and rapid service.
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J. W. Akin
Roads meeting aims to finish Grimes County grading
Good Roads at Navasota Texas announces a May 22 meeting to act on completing grading of public highways in Grimes County. Work began before heavy rains but roads have deteriorated since and are now in need of completion.
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Navasota
Texas
Grimes County
Unroman but Scientific Yet Ridiculous Claims Debate
An essay derides pseudo science and misquoted man‑weight inventories, noting widespread errors in claimed chemical compositions. It reports a fatal belt‑crusher accident at a mill where Earl Allkire died. his wife learned of the death en route home as workers spoke bluntly, and his life policies totaling about $3,000 will yield roughly $2,800 to his widow.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Earl Alikire
Earl Allkire
Jacksboro News
Bowie Commercial College
Bowie
Texas
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Boosts Sales and Trust
The public increasingly appreciates Chamberlains Cough Remedy as sales rise and testimonials grow from those cured. If you or your children have a cough or cold, try it to learn its good qualities. For sale by Sloan Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Sloan Drug Co
Sloan Drug Coo
Poage Aims to Move School Bonds Through Texas Board
W A Poage visited Austin last week to present school building bonds to the attorney for approval, then appeared before the state school board to sell the bonds upon approval and recording. He reported over 990000 in bonds presented and about 70000 available for purchase, and he positioned Woodson independent school district bonds for quick sale before others could act.
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W. A. Poage
Austin
Poage
Woodson Independent School District
Roy
J. F. Farow
Woodson
Luther Crump
Welcome to Capital Fosters Home Industry
The piece urges inviting producers to invest in agriculture manufacturing mining and industrial ventures. It describes commercial clubs distributing literature and legislators enacting friendly laws as tests of friendship to industry. It emphasizes cultivation of plants and markets through public support of local enterprise.
City Membership Drive Boosts Local Commerce
An El Paso county year projection estimates 18 000 tons of alfalfa valued at 282 000 dollars. The Rio Grande Valley Horticulture Society met in Kingsville in May, offering 1 500 dollars in prizes for fruit exhibits. The F W Woolworth Company of Philadelphia obtained a Texas business permit with Fort Worth HQ and 400 000 dollars capital. Texas & Pacific Railroad Company sold 660 000 dollars in notes to buy ten passenger engines, twenty passenger cars and 200 steel coal cars for Texas lines.
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el Paso
Rio Grande Valley Horticulture Society
Kingsville Mayth
F. W. Woolwormh Company
Philadelphia
Texas
Fort Worth
Capital
Texas & Pacific Railroad Company
Progressive stance on streets over grand courthouses
The article argues that accessible roads and sidewalks benefit the masses more than expensive courts. It notes that visitors judge a city by its streets and sidewalks, and poor infrastructure drives people to seek better transport elsewhere.
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The
Southwestern Telephone
U. S. Census Bureau
United States
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co
Dallas, Texas
R. W. Tidwell
Wm. Fretwell
Lucama, N. C
East Texas
Legal Reserve
Fay Marshall
G. C. Hollingsworth
Wilson Building
Dallas
Leonard K. Thompson
Minneapolis
Daggett-Keen Commission CO
Stoge Yards
Fort Worth, Texas
Graham Light & Supply CO
W. F. Babb
Burl L. Martin
West Side Square
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