Texas Topics and Industrial Notes from Terrell and Texas Mines
Ten new looms added to Terrell cotton factory. Rich copper mines reported near Eagle Mountain on Texas Pacific reservation. Texas Continental Transportation Company plans refrigerated beef shipments from the Southwest. Rail network links Ohio to the All South Pacific. Coleman. Vines: 0 wheat in Bee Young fields.
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Terrell
Texas Pacific
Eagle Mountain Station
Texas Continental Transportation Company
Southwest
Ohio
South Pacific
Coleman
Extraordinary crops promised as winds favor Coleman county
The article notes no grasshoppers appear and north winds pass without them, boosting hopes for an exceptional harvest. It highlights rapid agricultural progress in Coleman county reflected by sales of improved implements. It also recounts a tragic accident in Shelby Champion where a six year old boy smothered after falling into a cotton pen. Additionally, Los Angeles exports include 5000 breeding ewes shipped to Tom Green county Texas, with 1800 Spanish Merino ewes from Chas Wright of Spadra, signaling a shift of sheep farming away from Los Angeles as land gains value for fruit and crops.
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Coleman County
Shelby Champion
Bradly Choate
Los Angeles
Cal
Texas
Sutherland Hutton
R. B. Sanderson
Chas. Wright
Spadra
Vermont
California
Los Angeles County
Ohio
Why Beef Prices Are High in the Nation
The piece links elevated beef costs to severe 1880 81 winter losses and a harsh summer drought that decimated herds from the West to the East. It notes export cattle sales, speculation, and local price manipulation, but emphasizes growing demand outpacing supply even as cattle output lags population growth and pork yields shrink.
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Webb Paktee Ec
Tomes
The West and Great West Rise at Century Start
The text recounts the West as a growing and transforming region from Buffalo to the Pacific. It forecasts the New West and Great West, rapid population and city growth, healthful lands, reforestation, new mineral wealth, canals possibly supplanted, and vast manufacturing potential across the Mississippi basin and beyond.
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Buffalo
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Cleveland
Detroit
Niagara
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
New West
Imperial Meadow
Prane
Eastern
Middle States
Chicago
Colorado
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
What is a muskeg and why sinkholes matter
The Winnipeg Sun explains muskegs as gradually formed floating vegetable deposits that can support structures yet may collapse under load. It describes methods to cross muskegs, including rock fragments and temporary trestles, and details the great sinkhole near Barclay that delayed a railway line, noting an estimated 200 foot depth and massive fill efforts by contractors.
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Winnipeg Sun
Barclay
Larks, Ginty & Ryan
Abrupt Close Ends Debate On Woman Ring Wearing
In a heated exchange a speaker condemns ear rings on women stating they are unnatural yet a quiet man argues against any adornment. The discussion ends abruptly with the house adjourned.
Krupp Tests Aim at Expanding Missile Construction
The report notes experiments by Krupp at his cannon works addressing how to build a missile that expands after launch. It states that these trials have solved the problem and are presumed to succeed.
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Krupp
Great Cannon
Sugar bowl of Texas sugar belt history and prospects
In the September edition, the sugar bowl counties Brazoria Fort Bend Matagorda Wharton are hailed for their rich lands and potential sugar production. The article traces rivers like the Brazos and Caney, notes cotton and sugar yields, and argues for capital, mills, and small-farmer settlement to realize vast sugar profits.
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Sugar Bowl
Texas
Lone Star Republic
Lown
Columbia
Lower
Brazos
Houston
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Matagorda
Wharton
Sugar Belt
Orange
Jefferson
Liberty
Chambers
Harris
Galveston
Jackson
Calhoun
Victoria
Refugio
San Patricio
Aransas
Nueces
Cameron
United States
Colorado
Matagorda Bay
San Bernard
Old Caney
Europe
Bragos
Bernard
Oyster Creek
Fort Bend County
Sugar Land
Plores Bayou
Chocolate Bayou
Gulf
Sugar-Bowl
Biel
Gulf Prairie
Louisiana
Cane as Profitable Farm Crop for Whites, Says Editorial
The passage argues that cane is easy to raise, pleasant to handle, and the most profitable farm crop, emphasizing that it is especially favorable for white farmers. The tone reflects historical attitudes on race and agriculture.
The Seven as a Symbol in History and Myth
The passage surveys the number seven across history and religion, noting its biblical and ancient significance. It cites seven planets, seven days, seven festivals, and seven sacraments, plus seven wonders and seven virtues, weaving together myth, theology, and ancient lore to explain its perceived power.
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Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Passah
Tabernacles
Peter
Jesus
Apollo
Dionysos
Pope Benedict
Pyramids of
Babylon
Diana
Ephesus
Athens
Halicarnasus
Colossus
Rhodes
Alexandria
Bank games and the odds against players in splits
A discussion on why banks win in gambling splits, noting that larger cash reserves give banks more chances to win and that players can lose multiple times before equity shifts. The text also mentions line calls, wheat harvest notes, and a fragmented local neighbor report, all within a wandering editorial tone.
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Be Wight
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Op' i, N. Price
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