Newspapers Pay Homage to Inventor of Printing
A 1940 tribute marks 500 plus years since Johann Gutenberg’s printing invention. The piece notes Gutenberg’s Mainz origins, early struggles, the Fust and Schaeffer firm, and the Gutenberg Bible, with broader notes on the rise of printed books and education in Europe.
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United State
Canada
Johann Gutenberg
Bock
International Association of Printing Craftsmen
United States
Gutenberg
Europe
Mainz
Strasbourg
Fust
Must
Peter Scheeffey
Cintenberg
Schaeffer
Maing
Birth of the Newspaper and Magazine in History
The article traces the emergence of printed news in Europe and America from early handwritten newsletters to the first newspaper in Boston 1690 and Philadelphia daily in 1778. It notes the first magazine in London 1781 and The American Magazine in Philadelphia 1741, alongside brief mentions of the 140 State Fair of Texas Food Show and the Swor brothers minstrel act.
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Italy
Switzerland
Word
Germany
England
France
Rennaisance
Columbia
West Indies
America
Boston
Benjamin Harris
Publick Orocurences
Algerica
Boston News Letter
Mi7th
Bearjamin Towne
Philadelphia Evening Post
Daly Advertiser
Howard Cave
London
Cave
Gentleman’s Magazine
United States
William Bradford
Philadelphia
Texas
Swor Brothers
John
Beri
Jim
Home Grown Food Makes Good Meal
College Station discusses seasonal home garden fare and simple dishes like corn on the cob, blackeyed peas, fresh tomatoes, and cornbread. Nora Ellen Elliott advises using vegetables soon after harvest for best flavor. Texas land use notes show 683025 acres of woodlands and 525745 acres in pasture with 85858 acres non crop in Smith county. Protective measures such as highway flares aid poultry against predators.
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Texas
Smith County
Does Pyorrhea Threaten and How to Cook Corn
The excerpt discusses health concerns and cooking corn with guidance on removing husks boiling water timing and avoiding salt. It also mentions planning meals around vegetables and suggests peas tomatoes beets carrots and greens as options. It ends with a note on local residents paying taxes and supporting merchants.
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Eliott
Local Masonic and Eastern Star Fraternal Meetings Schedule
Liano Commandery No 34 K T holds regular conclave on the third Monday each month. Liano Chapter No 197 KR meets regularly on the third Tuesday. Sling Lodge No 242 AF and AM reguhkar meeting on the second Tuesday. Order of Eastern Star No 216 holds regular meeting on the second Monday each month. Visitors invited. officers listed.
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Liano Commandery No
K. T
Reguhkar
I. H. Baldwin
W. A. E. W. Tarrence
Sec
Order of Eastern Star No
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