Qualifications for Success and the Power of Perseverance
A Dallas News quotation extols perseverance over natural talent, arguing patience, persistence and common sense overcome limits. It claims ambition plus these virtues enable mastery of any situation, turning obstacles into opportunities and highlighting how high ideals sustain victory despite hindrances.
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Duryea Gift Brings 1836 Texas Alamo Report to UT Library
The University of Texas Library receives a 1836 Goshen Democrat report on the Alamo fall via Willam Kenneth Duryea and Samuel K. Gideon. The piece, identical to a March 28 1886 New Orleans Post and Union account, cites Cols. Bowie and Crocker among the slain, and notes Santa Anna’s forces.
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On Texas farms by Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Extension inputs on Sudan grass care warn against seeding. cut and graze timing preserves forage value. Advice covers pasture mowing twice yearly to control weeds, high initial cut, and subsequent trimming. Recommends 1 ton hay per cow and cane sorghum on oat stubble with moisture. Dairy herd tests advised after drought relief culling.
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Newspapers should spotlight good deeds over crime says Hillsboro Mirror
A Hillsboro Mirror editorial argues crime headlines distort public perception and praises focusing on worthy acts and humane reporting. It cites Insull, Barrow, Parker, and Hamilton as examples of sensational coverage shaping opinion, urging readers to magnify kindness and downplay vice.
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Post Office Targets Send a Dime Chain Letter Scheme
The Post Office Department moves to curb the Send a Dime scheme traced to Denver and spreading nationwide. Officials note it is a form of lottery illegal under long-standing U S anti lottery laws. The plan spreads via letters listing six names and asking 10 cents to be sent to the top name then recirculated to five others.
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Send-a-Dime Scheme Draws Postal Censure In Opinion
A 1930s critique denounces Send-a-Dime and similar chain letters as postal law violations. The piece argues the scheme benefits only early entrants, warns against threats, and urges recipients to discard chains. It also references broader government cost debates and agricultural production notes from Texas.
Wool marketing views to be presented by dealers and growers
College Station Texas a proposal to ensure dealers in wool and mohair cannot use trade practices that cut growers returns is under consideration by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Hearings on the proposed license will begin in July.
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Unusual Farm Credit Test Puzzles Lead to Job
An Iowa University student solved two paradox questions on a Farm Credit Administration test by framing answers in logical terms. He said a piece of string is twice as long as the radius and a dog can only go halfway into the woods. He won the position.
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