Cotton Picker Near Taylor Aims at 85 Percent Harvest Potential
Report claims a cotton picking machine tested near Taylor could harvest 85 percent of open boll cotton in uniform six foot rows with minimal damage to unopened bolls. The crude device is not yet practical and requires two mules for movement on soft soil between rows. It still shows minimal trash pickup and world wide fame for a salve boasts. In other notes A C Gordon from Dallas vanished years ago while in the Mexican mountains and his skeletal remains were located recently with a memorandum book nearby.
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Taylor
A. C. Gordon
Dallas
Mexico
Vacation Vices Endanger Virtues
One of the ever present little vices can ruin the good work of many virtues during a vacation. The remark frames leisure time as a test of character, noting how small indulgences erode long held habits.
Election Notice for Prohibition Vote in Marion County Texas
Notice of an 1904 election in Marion County Texas to decide if intoxicating liquor sales should be prohibited. Polls open at Jefferson and New Prospect Church with ballots marked Prohibition or Against Prohibition. County Judge T D Nowe directs, August 14, 1904.
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Marion County
Texas
A. D
Saidiuation
County Court House
Jefferson
New Prospect
Boil Justice
Justice
County Commissioners Court
Tesas
Political letters reveal People's Party nominations and defense of values
Correspondence from Aug 1904 shows Geo T Todd named for Texas Attorney General by the People's Party with a favorable reply from Gro T Top. Letters discuss support for constitutional rights, opposition to corporate influence, and calls to mobilize voters amid economic concerns.
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Cisco
Texas
Geo. T. Todd
Jefferson
People's Party
Ft. Worth
Old Guard
Sour Stomach Advice and Obituary Note from Isle of Wight
Practical health column advises eating slowly to avoid sour stomach and suggests Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets, sold by Jethro Rhodes in Suffolk. Obituary notes Jethro Rhodes of Isle of Wight County died at ninety five, lifelong Baptist member, faithful voter, and grandfather of W. J. Rhodes, Windsor mayor.
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Chamberlain
Wot Sedberry
Suffolk
Jethro Rhodes
Isle of Wight County
Baptist Church
W. J. Rhodes
Windsor
Dyspepsia Relief Reported For 21 Years Of Sufferer
KH Foster of 2d Street Salt Lake City writes that after 21 years of dyspepsia and failed doctors a bottle of Herbine cured him though he is tapering off a second. He says he recommended it to friends who are also improving. The note adds a remark about flattery acting like champagne causing headaches and ends with a cautious endorsement.
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KH. Foster
Salt Lake City
Wallpaper fashions shine in Texas rural routes
The article notes imitation silk and satin wallpapers as a fashion of the smart set. It also mentions Texas having 862 rural delivery routes operated from $13 postal service fees.
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Texas
Fortunes in Irish Potatoes on Cotton Belt Line
Nine stations Powell Pittsburg Pine Smith Cookeville Omaha Sulphur Springs Naples and Athens shipped 884 cars, costing $149,929.61 and averaging 72 cents per bushel. The Cotton Belt rail line earned praise for supporting truck farming along its route.
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Cotton Belt
Texas
Powell
Pittsburg
Pine Smith
Cookeville
Omaha
Sulphur Springs
Naples
Athens
Record train to set long distance speed between Paris and Nice
A winter trial trip plans a 675 mile run in 880 minutes connecting Paris to Nice. Passengers would depart Paris at 9 a m and reach the Riviera the same night. The story notes Hawaii’s rise as a corn producing country and mentions local patent remedies and a Texas resident born in 1824.
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Paris
Nice
Capital
The
Riviera
Bryan Advocates Electing Postmasters by the People
William J. Bryan endorses the election of postmasters by voters, arguing it would curb government partisanship, reduce Congress members’ ability to form patronage networks, and address abuses in appointing postmasters, aligning with Democratic principles and local self government.
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William J. Bryan
Post Office Department
Congress
Washington
North
South
In Praise of Chamberlains Colic Relief and Parker Support
A Confederate Veteran ad praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy with a Texas testimonial. Judge Alton B Parker is quoted praising Southern unity and patience for solving national issues without northern interference. The piece ends noting the South's united support for Parker.
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Chamberlain
John Hamlett
Regie Pass
Texas
C. Johnson
W.d. Sedberry
Alton B. Parker
Elliot
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson and
Lee
Fearful Odds Against Him Bedridden Soldier Finds Relief
J J Havens of Versailles Ohio, long plagued by kidney disease, found recovery after using Electric Bitters. He proclaims, I’m on the road to complete recovery. The tonic is praised as best for liver kidney and digestive ailments. In other news, W M McElroy reports cotton stalks near Lane's Chapel stripped of bolls squares and blooms, with overall crop damage noted.
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J.J. Havens
Versailles
W. M. McElroy
Lane
Chapel
Acre
Clarkaville Times
Has Sold a Pile of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Advertiser from Linton Iowa touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with twenty years of sales and full satisfaction. Claims quick relief for coughs and colds and pleasant taste. Sold by W. J. Sedberry.
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Chamberlain
W. J
Sedberry
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
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Bucklow
Arnica
Nowe
Tex
People's Party State Executive Committee
Kellerson
Claco
Cass County
People's Party of Texas
Sul
United States
Parker
Illis
Standard Oil
Lear
Atinutin, Ga
Dr. King
Cevenenna
Hawaii
Boone County
Leaming
J. L. Smith
Austin Street
Lothrop Building
Marshall, Tex
W. J. Ledberry
J. F. Crow Drug Co
Jno. R. Robbins
Gonzales
Bryan
Dr. Mendenhall
J. D. Mendenhall
Evansville
J. F. Crow Drag Co
T. F. McGarity
Jim Hale
Glopton Smith
Skou & Pbc Am
U. S. Patent Office
Washington D.C. A
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Dr. Bialloap
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Annee Bailyiay
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