Ingenious Methods in Changing Cattle Brands Across Texas
The article traces how Texas cattle brands evolved from essential identifiers to symbols of honesty and power. It details clever tricks used by thieves, how Rangers detect disguise, and the vast variety of brands from letters to shapes like spur, Turk Track, tumbling K, lazy X, and even symbols such as hearts, diamonds, and clubs.
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Austin
Tex
Texans
Southwest
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Fernando Cortez
Mexico
Tehauntepec
Cortez
Texas Ranger Force
Texas
L. J. Kimberliy
J. W. Friend Cattle Company
Cratchett
H. B. Opp
Sutton
Menard
Lee
Reading of Cattle Branding Trends Across Regions
The article discusses shift from large full-side brands to smaller marks. It notes islanding causes weight loss in cattle, larger brands increase suffering and weight loss, hides hold more value, big brands hurt leather. Easier branding uses stump iron marks and heated irons for temporary running brands when far from headquarters.
Telegraphs Show Rapid Growth in Five Years Across US
A census bureau report notes 21 commercial land telegraph systems in 1917 operated 241,012 miles of pole lines and 1,888,793 miles of wire. They sent 151,725,288 messages, employed 47,227 people, and earned $91,312,507 from traffic. Net income rose 258.4 percent since 1912, while capital stock valued at $106,360,237.
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Washington
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
United States
Eugene F. Hartley
Flour Sack of Money in Maries County Sale
A Missouri farm sale in Maries County ended in a cash transaction at the buyers Hocher home. After closing, every family member brought silver coins from hiding places, forcing the seller to bag the money in a four-sack trip to the bank. The bank counted it over two hours, largely earned by two daughters doing washwork.
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St. Louis
Maries County
Missouri
Hocher
Iowa
Newburg
Orrin Woodhart
Corwith
Fort Des Moines
Arthur Schubert
Waterloo
Sioux City
Waukee
William Rippey
G. W. Genung
Osage
Hull
John A. Cavanagh
The
Des Moines National Bank
Emmet County
W. R. Riley
Jolley
Yankee Soldier in Archangel Exposes Life At Top Of World
A doughboy writes to Red Cross workers from Archangel describing harsh conditions and absurdities of northern Russia life. He notes massive dog populations, severe cold beyond 30 degrees below, and the devaluation of money with kopecks and rubles. He mentions streetcar fares and preference for walking, while Maine reports a potato crop of 25 000 carloads.
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Archangel
Washington
Eas
Red Cross
Russia
Children Are Movie Fans in London Schools
A London survey of 1 5000 children shows film attendance is regular with over 90 percent favoring domestic stories. Cowboy adventure and war films follow, with comics serials and love stories also popular. A new Picture Palace project plans a 10 million dollar investment.
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London
Rats Infest Nebraska Farmer's Corn Crib
J C Boyd of Nebraska reports a corn crib filled with rats. The incident occurred on a farm in Nebraska and involved multiple corn storage structures. Further details are limited in the available text.
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Omaha
Neb
J. C. Boyd
Nebraska
Judges Play Safe at Cedar Falls Bunby Show
Judges awarded every contestant a prize marking a mild event in Cedar Falls. They declared no irate mothers in sight, claiming a calm result as they wrapped up the proceedings.
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Cedar Falls
Art of fashion drives Iowa trends across state
Iowa reports a fashion surge with vivid styles from Des Moines to Sioux City. Trends include picturesque dresses with lace puffs and organdie, capelike gowns, and brown and jade color schemes. Paris and London influences appear in street and debutante wear as war impacts skirt lengths and new tunic blouses gain popularity.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Interurban
Boone
Hancock
Plymouth Counties
Plymouth County
Northwestern
Robert I. Simpson
Iowa Falls
Curlew
North Sea
Navy Department
American Legion
Iowa
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Miss Hart
Columbia
Oxford
Davenport
Hancock County
South Dakota
Chickasaw
Jefferson
W. W. Gilroy
Guernsey
Paris
Corinthe
Adriatic
London
Linen Frock Styles for Morning Wear in Linen Embroidery
Morning frocks feature old blue and kerchief linen with a white linen smock bodice edged in red and blue embroidery. A white organdie frock with tucked detail and embroidered braid trims the neckline and cuffs. Navy moire ribbon with red cherries ties the waist. pearl buttons adorn neck and cuffs.
For Small Girls Fashion Colors This Summer
The article notes a strong trend for color combinations in children's dresses this summer. White voile frocks may feature ruffles in yellow pink green or blue, while blue outfits may be trimmed with yellow. The season’s hats favor plain sailors with ribbon bands and bows or with tiny flower or fruit clusters.
Careful Laundering of Silks and Laces Advised
The article notes guimpes of net and chemisettes are dainty not foundational to fashion. It recommends trimming with valencieries and venise laces, sometimes using them exclusively. It warns against hot water as it dulls silk luster.
Summer Cold Advice and Odd Wasp Hangar Incident
An article advises resting with Boschee’s Syrup for summer colds and avoiding drafts then recounts a Chicago Tribune note about boys mudding a fellow near aviation grounds after a hangar investigation, with a child quipping about a wasp.
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Sammy
Chicago Tribune
Americans making good at sixty five
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Haarlem
Sartoria! Expedient Sam-Man Party Invite Gaffe
A playful dialect note from the Boston Transcript mentions Sartoria Expedient Sam Man inviting trouble by loud attire at a party, joking about pants asked back to formos and a bulge from knets.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Cuticura Soap Promises Purity Health For Daily Shaving
Advertising claim asserts Cuticura Soap doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity comfort and health. It touts irritation free shaving even when done twice daily and positions the soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Not So Bad as It Sounded Manicurist Journal Joke
A humorous exchange from the Boston Tran script notes a college acquaintance now making a living with a hand organ. The punchline reveals he runs a successful manicure journal, turning a casual line into a wry observation.
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Boston Transcript
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised By Nebraska Woman
Mrs John Kopp pelmann of McLean Nebraska reports a healthy baby and improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter extols the remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities backache headaches nervousness and other symptoms and invites women to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Sayville Massachusetts.
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McLean, Ned
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Kopppelmann
Re No. 1
McLean
Nebraska
America
Lydia EB
Have to Dodge. Courier-Journal Quotation on Eyes of Heroine
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a novelist noting his heroine has eyes like lightning and remarks that many married men understand the sentiment. The line reflects a playful literary aside in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper tone.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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