Pure Food Exhibit at Johnson building draws crowds and prizes
The Pure Food Exhibit under the Home Mission Society of the Methodist Church ran Friday Saturday and Monday with strong vendor support from Swift & Co Armour & Son A E Want Co and others. Prizes encouraged baking and crafts and a baby show at the Court House awarded multiple gold pieces and silver items to top entrants.
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Spices of
the Home Mission Society of the Methodist Church
Court House
Akers
Fish Creek
Miss
J. T. Vaughan & Co
Kathleen Criswell
Lainean
Banking Giants Shape Texas Growth and Destiny
The banks are described as the blood of commerce and heart of Texas finance guiding development. Politicians may argue, lawmakers legislate, and promoters push industry, but bankers decisive judgment drives progress and fate of the state.
Gen Sam Houston Opposed Banks at Texas Constitutional Convention
General Sam Houston argued against banking in the first Texas Constitutional Convention proposing that no banking institution or moneyed corporation shall exist under the constitution. He defended the measure on the convention floor but it failed. Since then Texas banking institutions have grown rapidly.
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Houston
Our Bankers Promised Strong Texas Growth and Resolve
Our Bankers praise the patriotism and conservatism of Texas bankers for guarding and guiding the state's growth. They claim banks have built solid foundations, providing a strong financial fibre capable of meeting big development challenges.
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Texas
Our Banks Report National and State Bank Totals
The report lists 527 national banks 626 state banks 174 private banks and five savings banks. Combined capital of state and national banks is 63 483 500 surplus 26 135 031 undivided profit 9 383 505 and deposits on June 1 1910 equal 279 580 541. Private bank figures are not on record and omitted. Deposits per capita total 70.
Texas Investments Spark Record Growth
Texas experiences rapid property value surges and booming business opportunities. The article notes about one million dollars in real estate value growth daily and seven hundred thousand dollars of outside investment entering Texas each day, highlighting the state's investment climate.
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Union
Texas
Thrice-a-Week World offer with Graham Leader
The Three Week Edition of the New York World promotes its impartial reporting and timely coverage for political campaigns. A Thrice-a-Week subscription costs $1.00 per year covering 156 papers, and a combined offer with the Graham Leader runs $1.65 per year.
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NEW York World
Graham Leader
Parisian Police Grip Wins Again Over American Driver
An American motorist in Paris refused to pay a 3 liter fuel penalty and endured a lengthy sequence of detentions. He was jailed, fed poorly, and finally paid the fine after a 72 hour fast, illustrating Paris police authority and warning foreigners to comply.
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Paris
Waterloo
Sante
Fresnes
Reverence for Graves Halts Rail Route in Yellow Country
An editorial discusses Chinese grave worship hindering rail and road work, citing Harbin to Port Arthur detour. It notes graves complicate expansion, with Canton Christian College’s grave marker on a basketball field illustrating stubborn ancestral reverence and cultural friction.
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Yellow Country
Cathay
China
Harbin
Port Arthur
Mukden
Massachusetts
Canton Christian College
South
Pope Pius X May Seek Venice Cure From Vatican
Il Secola of Milan quotes La Perseveranza describing Pope Pius X dying of homesickness in the Vatican. Doctors say leaving Rome for Venice could save him. the move would not be seen as a political concession. The Rome correspondent hints the pope would resign to seek a cure as Joseph Sarto.
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Il Secola
Milan
Italy
la Perseveranza
Pius X
Vatican
Rome
Venice
Perserveranza
Joseph Sarto
A Gift for the Editor
A writer notes his postage habit and recalls a mishap with loose stamps placed in an unsent manuscript envelope. The stamps, bought for two dollars, accidentally carried a verse to an editor and returned with a postscript joking about future manuscript postage.
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P. S
Senator Penrose Cartoons Overzealous Movements
During a Washington remark, Senator Penrose criticized a movement he disliked as overzealous and doomed to fail. He illustrated his point with a story of a foreign grocer in Philadelphia who adopts Irish accents to blend in, ultimately asking a police officer for directions to the Manayunk trolley. The officer responds with a Parisian accent.
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Penrose
Committee On Finance
Washington
Philadelphia
The Hydrocycle: Oakland Inventor Debuts Water Propelled Motorcycle
E Frey of Oakland California introduces a hydrocycle a three wheeled motorcycle that runs on water The two front wheels float on air tanks and a rear paddle wheel provides propulsion with paddles extending six inches below the rim toward the water
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Oakland
Cal
E. Frey
Frey
A Devoted Constituent Dialogue on 16 Years of Support
A farmer explains his long loyalty to a congressman citing past horse trades and a sense of safety from the lawmaker's time spent in Washington. The exchange highlights personal ties shaping political trust across years.
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Congress
Farmer Countessel
Washington
Elected Official Focuses on Higher Salary
A constituent questions whether the man values the office he was elected to. The reply suggests the first action was to claim the office should command a larger salary.
Thad Stevens’s Poker Donation To Old Church
Prominent figure Thad Stevens once gambled at Teel’s resort on Pennsylvania Avenue. He reportedly played through the night and won a large haul before donating exactly two thousand dollars to a church mortgage, though the source warns the money may have been tainted by gambling gains.
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Thad Stevens
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
BE. W. Creecy
Washington Patent
Stafford
Stevens
Teel’s
Betwen
Thad
One Tie That Binds in a Friendly Quirk
A woman recounts a small shared superstition and a bond formed with her maid Sadie. When Sadie forgot a shopping list, the narrator braved a delay to fetch it, creating a moment of human connection and lifelong friendship.
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Sadie
Splitting Paper by Glass and Paste Methods
A historical note describes two techniques for splitting paper. One uses water and glass to peel the top half away, then dries and removes it. The other attaches cloth or strong paper to both sides, dries, snaps the layers apart, and frees the two halves after softening the paste.
Overwork a Waste of Time
Overstrained faculties hinder results and overwork is a waste of time. Cutting recreation and sleep to save time leads to collapse or poor performance as the faculties eventually refuse to serve.
Persia Bans Verne Translation Over Irreligious Content
The Persian censor forbids a Persian version of Jules Verne Voyage to the Moon as irreligious. He argues the plan of firing at the moon via a shell is blasphemous, deeming the act a crime even though the moon was not struck.
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Persia
Jules Verne
Mahomet
Pranks On The Stage By Edwin Booth And Louis James
Edwin Booth and Louis James were noted pranksters on stage. Booth amused audiences during Othello and The Taming of the Shrew by painting facial features on co stars during death scenes. James provoked laughter in the mad scene of Virginius while Apollis Claudius lay dead, prompting hidden mirth among actors.
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Guying
Edwin Booth
Booth
Gratiano
Borth
Katharine
Petruchio
Louis James
Virginius
Appilus Claudius
Man and the Cocoanut in Evila Effendi Travels
The text recounts old historians and Koranic commentators claiming God created a cocoa tree from Adam’s day remnant. It describes a black nut with facial features, a Wakwak fruit resembling a head, and a palm tree shaped like a man whose head removal harms it, citing Evila Effendi Travels.
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Adam
Indian Islands
Anatolia
Roomili
India
Kufa
Medain
Ommaun
Evila Effendi
Daily Thought Book Inspires Self Improvement in Girls
A Harper's Bazar excerpt recalls starting a daily thought book for self improvement. The writer learns a new quotation daily and sometimes a full poem, clipping or noting where to find verses for later study, expanding knowledge of poets and memorizing prose.
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Harper’s Bazar
Unfair Comparison Over a Faulty Thermometer
A sunburned man complains his thermometer is ten degrees too high. The dealer asks how he tested it and the man explains he compared it with the thermometer at the summer hotel where he stayed.
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Johnson Building
Swift & Co
Armour
A. E. Want & Co
Mabry & Son
Chase & Sanborn
John E. Morrison Co
Waples Patter
Carter Grocery
D. G. Vick & Co
Majestic
Graham Su
H. P
Mrs. W. S&s. Mc
Jimsey
J. T. Rickman
Graham Ice Co
Messrs
Jno. Bower
R. F. Fowler
Mennen’s Talcum
William's Toilet Articles
Velvetina
Stero
King Candy Co
Ler
Moore
Hollick
The
Genessee Pure Food Co
Crabb
Mises Bess
Nell Graham
Crabb. Hayes
Miss Graham
Messrs Upperman
Matthews
Miss Morrison
M. K. Graham
Malcolm Kintner Grubbs
Murray
Graves & Ward
Joe Cross
Megargel
S. B. Doty & Co
Gladys Fowler
Tidwell & Sons
Margaret Waugh
Chas. W. Widmayer
Lillle Theodore Widmayer
Sloan Drug Co
Walker
Graham
Bryant Atys Gardner
Silver Cap
Flint & Mayes
S. B. Street & Co
Roy Moore
Mabry & Sons
Alma Martin
Hallam & Jones
Allyn Craig
Stewart & Son
Lola Louise Askew
B. S. Doty & Co
Lamon
Gay & Flint
P. A. Martin
Eddleman Bros
Tom Henderson
Jno
Miller & Son
Frank Howard Bowron
Texas Banks
Tate
Sam Houston
Sim Houston
Office of Discount and Deposit
the Constitution of
Texas Investments
the Lonely
Pope
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