Greenville To Host State Corn Show And Meet
The Greenville Chamber of Commerce announces a three day Texas Corn Growers Association meeting and state mid winter corn show to be held January 5 10 and 11 in Greenville. Sessions in the chamber auditorium feature expert speakers and an auction of prize winning corn each afternoon with premiums and cash prizes totaling over a thousand dollars. Noted speakers include Col Henry Exall Rufus J Nelson J H Conner and W F Proctor among others from Dallas Oklahoma and national agricultural circles.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Greenville
Texas Corn Growers
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Corn
Corn Growers’ Association
Col Henry Exall
Dallas
Rufus J. Nelson
Farm and Ranch
J. H. Conner
Oklahoma Agricultural College
W.F. Proctor
United State Tricultural Department
Lon Kooner Held for Murder of Dr. Brown
Marshall Texas January 5 1913 Sheriff John Sanders returned from Harleton with Lon Kooner charged with killing Dr WH Brown near Harleton December 26 Kooner testified he shot in response to alleged criminal assault on his wife Bail denied bond set at 10000 Habeas corpus planned and bond hearing scheduled before District Judge Littleton in Marshall January 7 Bond fixed at 10000 in State v Lon Kooner.
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Marshall
Texas
John Sanders
Harleton
Lon Kooner
White
WH. Brown
Dr. Brown
Kooner
Aeee
Littleton
Legal blanks and mortgage forms for rapid mail order
Advertisement offering stock of legal blanks including crop mortgages chattel mortgages deeds and notex at Jimp office. Describes prompt mail orders and low prices and mentions a patent remedy for fever with a pointed claim.
Unclear text hints at political or office recruitment
Fragmentary lines mention a party seeking a corner spot for office or small business and request for particulars. User appears to request information by spying or submitting forms. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
Texas Car Census Records 35187 Autos in State valued at 43983750
The Commercial Secretaries report 35187 automobiles in Texas valued at 43983750 with one car per 110 residents. An unrelated fragment mentions a child burned and relieved by Thomas' Electric Oil, then a stray name Nancy M Hanson in Rochester.
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Texas
Thomas
Nancy M Hanson
Rochester
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted for Kidney Cure
A physician cites kidney disease causes and symptoms and endorses Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy. The interview links indigestion liver issues and constipation to kidney trouble and claims the tonic strengthens kidneys, liver, stomach, and heart. Product advertised at $1.00 with a warning to buy genuine labeled bottles.
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Berly
Platinum Secrets In Gold Refining Sparks Debate
A historical article discusses alleged methods of refining gold and recovering platinum from smelted bars using electric plating. It cites U S government involvement, refinery practices, and questions ownership of recovered platinum while noting sources from Mexico, South America, and Guinea gold.
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United States
Germany
Uncle Sam
Alaska
Mexico
South America
Guinea
Bret Harte
Te Suing
Tse
Smpsiter Hare
Ttem
Vo Bering Anderson
New York
Tribane
Open Boat Peril Off Korea Coast Described by Jack London
An excerpt from Jack London recounts an open boat voyage near the Korean coast with Japanese fishermen. The crew bailed amid icy seas and growing surf as a strong tide threatened swamping, then spearheaded by a risky anchor maneuver toward a hidden channel. The narrator notes vivid danger and the crew’s eventual action.
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Arsique Ceperance
Keres
Srw
Jack London
Korea
Sleen
Scratched Rocks Mark Glacial Paths Across North America
Harper's Weekly discusses scratched rocks and grooves found from the Atlantic to the Northwest and Kentucky. It suggests glaciers carved these marks as they moved southward, bearing boulders and grinding underlying surfaces, with Indians using the rocks as alarm bells and a Swiss glacier example offered as analogy.
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United States
Atlantic Ocean
Kentucky
Agassiz
Alps
Rue
Switzerland
America
Harper's Weekly
Expectancy of Life and Insurance Tables
The text explains that life expectancy informs insurance calculations with varied tables. It cites British life annuity tables showing different remaining years for men and women at ages fifty sixty and seventy, and notes discrepancies across datasets.
Luther Hale Dies After Prolonged Illness
A memorial note from Luther Hale’s family recounts his long suffering and dedication as a husband father and brother. The obituary honors his christian character and service to church and community expressing deep sorrow and hope for reunion beyond death.
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Tin
Don
Luther Hale
God
Death of Herbert Winters A Young Man Of Christian Influence
An obituary notes Herbert Winters of Wilson County Tennessee born, lived in Texas, died at a young age from meningitis. He is praised for upright Christian life, amiable disposition, and lasting influence, with the pastor's tribute and a hopeful note on emulation by others. Also an ad promotes Herline for stomach discomfort and a note about the Rothschilds resisting a publication on their history.
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Winters
Bourne
Herbert
Wilson County
Tenn
Texas
Christ
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Fragmented ad style copy warns that items cannot be sent by parcel post and lists prohibited goods including pistols disease germs and explosives along with vague references to other restricted items. The text shows garbled OCR with sporadic phrases and stray names.
Texas crop contest awards prizes to 4000 farmers
The Texas Industrial Congress in Dallas awarded $10 000 in prizes to top contestants in a statewide crop contest Fertile farms across ten acre plots tested corn cotton cowpeas and milo The best cotton yield reached 238 100 bales per acre and corn 167 1 2 bushels per acre The average across all contestants was 14 100 bales per acre, far above the ten year Texas average of 13 bales per acre The event showcased modern farming methods and soil fertility strategies drawing thousands of young farmers into the competition
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Texas Industrial Congress
Texas
Dallas
Desirable Broadway Homes Offered at Bargain Prices
Real estate notices list three properties described as desirable residences with bargains. One is a seven room brick house with unfinished attic near a depot on four lots at 1050 cash after quick sale. Another, a two paralleled room dwelling with outbuildings near a main street at 500 cash, and a third a single I room dwelling with outbuildings near a depot priced to sell quickly.
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Garrett
TL & PB
Fragmentary Post Notice From Local War Office
A damaged notice appears to describe a warning posted south of a town with references to Haynes and a wind fence. It mentions prosecution to the full extent of the law and cites local officials including a deputy. The legible parts hint at urban sentences and two admonitions or commissions.
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Laxsater
W. Herein
Dab Laissater
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