Autumn Hymn and Local Gatherings Across Texarkana
A nostalgic Autumn tone opens the page with a devotional verse. The rest lists numerous social notes: Miss Maggie Bell visits Texarkana, Mrs. John P. Cox hosts friends there, and several families host travelers from Henderson, Houston, Archdown, and Dallas. Mrs. Womans Missionary Society meets at First Baptist with officer elections. Worldly trips to New Orleans and Little Rock are noted, plus hospital stays for Mrs. Agee. Calves are not mentioned. pillow stuffing earns the Ladies Auxiliary meeting.
Experts Say No to Abolishing Love
New York experts at the third international Eugenics conference argue for preserving love while guiding mate selection through eugenic education. They claim education shapes ideals to favor healthier parenthood and support love at first sight when ideals align. They also endorse co education, early marriages, and understanding background and heredity in choosing a partner.
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NEA
New York
Museum of Natural History
C. G. Campbell
National Eugenics Research Associations
Dr. Campbell
Campbell
Henry H. Laughlin
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Marrriage
Waters of Rio Grande Spread Ten Miles Wide
Flood waters of the Rio Grande inundated about ten miles of fertile land near its mouth in Hidalgo county Texas causing property losses in the millions and more than a dozen deaths. The crest reached six miles upstream from Brownsville with overflow draining into a floodway near Mission. Mexican bank lowlands absorbed more water than American shore as small settlements were submerged.
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Brownsvile
Texas
Rio Grande
Hidalgo County
Brownsville
Mission
Prince Maintains Massive Clipping Library
London reports the Prince of Wales curates a vast file of press clippings. He reportedly owns over 40 volumes, each with about 7000 clippings, used as reference for past speeches and visits.
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London
Prince of Wales
Ambitious Josh Aims for Wealth in Farm Tale
Farmer Corntessel says his son Josh plans to become rich and successful, already treating his father as a mere poor relation. The Washington Evening Star quotes the exchange reflecting family pride and ambition.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Evening Star
Tramp Compares Spike Mullins to Sleepwalking Star
In a street exchange quoted by the Longhorn, a tramp says Spike Mullins is the luckiest man on the road. The college boy asks how, and the tramp explains Mullins is a somnambulist who walks in his sleep, leaving him free to rest all day.
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Hennery
Spike Mullins
Longhorn
Juggler Hobbs Quips on Train Arrival and Income
The exchange features a juggler Hobbs remarking that hometowns see crowds meeting the train, while Dobbs admits he lives beyond his income and struggles to stay within credit limits. The table turns to social observations on gender understanding with a bemused quote about knowing men and women.
Mrs Ward to Attend Hospital Association Meetings
Mrs Harold E Ward business manager of Josephine hospital will leave Wednesday night for Detroit Michigan to attend meetings of the American Protestant Hospital association September 9 to 12 and the American Hospital association to follow. She will be accompanied by her son Robert and will visit Chicago and Mexico Missouri before returning home late in September.
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Harold E. Ward
Josephine Hospital
Detroit
Mich
American Protestant Hospital Association
Ward
American Hospital
Radio Beacon Network Planned Along Pacific Coast Route
The U S Department of Commerce authorizes 30 more radio beacons across the nation and five to be erected on the Pacific coast air route from Canada to Mexico, extending guidance along 1206 miles of coast.
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San Francisco
U. S. Department of Commerce
Plane safety seats introduced in London
London reports safety seats for airplanes with parachutes attached. In an emergency the pilot can lift the seats and passengers over the side, with parachutes opening automatically to lower them safely.
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London
Thalia’s New Daughter and Stage Faith Renewed
The Buffalo Evening News quotes belief that Thalia’s new daughter will lift the stage, while the Boston Transcript notes a clergyman’s claim that marriage prevents suicide, countered by a skeptical view.
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Boston Transcript
Comrox Declines Golf Claim Says He Still Works At It
A Washington Evening Star remark has Mr Comrox denying he plays golf while noting he continues to work at improving his game. The exchange contrasts casual activity with ongoing effort.
National guards in every state except Nevada
The entry notes that every state and territory of the United States except Nevada maintains a national guard or militia, underscoring a broad, nationwide structure of organized defense corps.
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The
United States
Nevada
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W. P. Agee, Jr
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P. H. Webb
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A. M. Key
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