Texas Farm Programs and Prized Results Highlight 1934
Minnie Fisher Cunningham notes Montgomery county’s terracing program with a 50 day assistant and equipment grant. D G Vick produces cotton for sheep feed with 17 000 head, storing cotton for winter at four cents a pound. Elmo Cook expands tanning in Runnels county with a home school and a 700 pound hide stock. Annie Pinett’s 4 H garden records show $5.39 seed cost, 46 08 value of 568 pounds of fresh veg, and 38 quarts canned valued at 7.00. Cooke county farmers test trench silos for feed storage and Roe Williams of Bronte works on new methods.
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Montgomery County
Drouth
Youny
Mr. Vick
Runnels
Elmo V. Cook
Annie Pinett
Fort Bend County
Cooke County Livestock
Roe Williams
Bronte
Texas
Diptheria and Smallpox Preventable Says Dr
Austin Texas January 16 The Texas State Department of Health compares disease outbreaks to fires noting a single case starts an epidemic and prevention should curb spread Dr Herman Biggs says communities can lower death rates by strengthening local health agencies and retrenchment is needed to protect future citizens
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Department of Health
Herman Biggs
New York
Feed and silos crossorigin on Bronte area farms
Chester Riker of Bronte fills his silo with bundle feed while Fred Roe of Robert Lee stacks Russian thistles for ranch saving. Mrs. Marlin Garrett praises subirrigated tomato vines for summer salads. Turner’s Jefferson county pasture supports 800 cattle yearly after a weed control and mowing program yielding a robust turf of Dallas Bermuda grass, Lespedera, and White Dutch clover.
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Chester Riker
Bronte
Fred Roe
Robert Lee
Isur
Marlin Garrett
Cross Plains
W. ©. Turner
Jefferson County
Dallas
Rabies prevalence linked to cold weather says doctor
Austin doctor Dr. John W. Brown states rabies is more common in cold months than hot ones. He notes more dog bites occur from April to September, but rabies cases rise in months with fewer bites due to stray dogs, urging licensing, impounding stray dogs, and legal responsibility for owners.
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Austin
Texas
John W. Brown
Man
Newspaper Still Trusted Source for Store News
A fragment quotes Mr. Murdock admitting fault in letting stores neglect newspapers. The author argues stores erred by bypassing the paper that reaches households and every family member, preferring hand bills and signs. The note underscores newspapers as essential home reading.
Post notices warn trespass on land holdings
Fitzsimons Land and Cattle Company Damon Smith Mer posts all lands posted against trespassing. W. F. Willberys ranch also posted. No hauling wood or trespassing allowed. All previous permits canceled.
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Fitzsimina Land and Cattle Company
Lereby
Treapassing
Fitzsimons Land and Cattle Co
Damon Smith
Mer
W. W. Willbern
W. F
Billie) Willberys
Everyone Loses Envy as Wealth Level Strives for Equality
The piece argues prosperity hinges on relative wealth rather than fixed money. Envy arises when neighbors wear expensive items, but economic strain can level desires, reducing irritation as people come to a common standard.
Forward as a Path to Success in The Grapeland Messenger
A Grapeland Messenger column extols forward momentum and steadfast purpose. It argues success hinges on mental attitude and determined intention, citing Goethe that outcomes hinge on a person's intentions.
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Goeth
Grapeland Messenger
Why He Failed A Champaign Retailer Blames Advertising Loss
EB L Murdoch head of a once leading ready to wear store declares the firm failed due to four years without advertising in the News Gazette. He cites abandoning the newspaper when rates rose and attempts with other media proving ineffective. The statement outlines the store's decline and bankruptcy avoidance.
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Cgazette
Champaign
EB. L. Murdock
Taciles
Whch
News-Gazette
Contin
Black-Draught Laxative Endorsed by Missouri Nurse
Mrs. Anna LaPlante of Fegtus Missouri, a practical nurse, praises Thedford’s Black-Draught as a reliable vegetable laxative. She says it cured her constipation headache and dull feeling after a few doses and notes millions of packages are sold yearly.
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Fegtus
Anna LaPlante
Thedford
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Rockwell Bros. & Co
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Plymouth
Fort Worth
Bruhl
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Walnut St
de Pierce
Undertaker
Llano, Texas
America
Thia
Dalhhau & Smith
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