Short Course at Medina Hereford Ranch Draws 1500+ from 27 Counties
The third annual A and M District Short Course at Medina Hereford Ranch in Bexar County drew about 1500 attendees from 27 counties, with 250 boys 250 girls and 1000 adults. Highlights include poultry and horticulture focus for men and clothing and home improvement for women, evening programs, and several judging contests with top scorers from Bexar Gillespie Travis and other counties.
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Medina Hereford Ranch
Bexar County
San Antonio
Sutton
Kimble
McCulloch
Mason
Gillespie
Kerr
Bandera
Real
Uvalde
Medina
Bexar
Kendall
Blanco
Travis
Caldwell
Comal
Karnes
Wilson
Gonzales
Frio
Zavalla
DeWitt
Lavaca
Victoria
San Patricio
Williamson
Jim Wells
A. and
M. College
C. H. Alvord
Joske Memorial
Harry Rogers
W. A. Wurzbach
A. and M. College
T. O. Walton
Extension Service
M. College of Texas
B. Youngblood
Texas Experiment Station
Medina Ranch
Montgomery
Grove
Those Common Virtues We Never See Heroic But Needed
A reflective essay praises everyday virtues like honesty kindness and unselfishness describing how essential calm courage and daily duties sustain life and society. It argues that common things are vital to the world even if not celebrated as heroic.
Harold frets over asking all the questions
A small boy, Harold, voices fear that he may have exhausted all possible questions. His mother asks why he is silent and he laments that nothing troubles him except the dread of running out of questions.
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Harold
Notions of Reason and Morality from Maeterlinck
An aphoristic reflection noting that moral life does not derive from reason alone. It argues virtue and beauty hide beyond rational explanation, warning that reasoning without broader insight leads to wretchedness. The excerpt contrasts intellect with deeper roots of virtue.
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Maeterlinck
Largest maple tree in Maine at Fryeburg Harbor
The Hurd homestead in Fryeburg Harbor hosts the state’s largest maple tree. Tourists often stop to measure its girth, with a 28 foot circumference at one foot above ground and 22 feet around at the trunk’s narrowest point.
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Maine
Hurd
Fryeburg Harbor
Myth of Wolfe at Quebec Sparks School Debate
A school examination prompts humorous misanswers with the wolf waging war on Little Red Riding Hood as a reply to Quebec, an Irish bull misdefined as a male cow, and cereals misread as films shown at the pictures.
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Wolfe
Quebec
Little Red Riding Hood
Beauty and city planning urged to fix American towns
H R Ennis of Kansas City told Detroit the upbuilding of cities has bred wanton abuse of beauty and costly neglect. He warned that billboards dirty lots and old shacks mar rich displays, insisting better city growth planning and upkeep will bring art galleries cathedrals and refined urban charm.
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H. R. Ennis
Kansas City
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Detroit
Ennis
America
Europe
Statesman Sees Value of Home Ownership
British policy endorses extending private home ownership. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin says the aim is to have more people own homes and to spread private property widely. He argues a good home reveals personality and benefits both citizen and state.
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Stanley Baldwin
Beautifying Grounds Across Communities Depends on Collective Effort
Beautifying home grounds is a worthy art, requiring expert landscape design. Small places gain charm through neighborhood beauty, not just individual estates, so communities should enlist citizens to plan cohesive improvements over personal plots.
Grounds Keep Up City Aesthetics For Spotless Town Image
The interior of homes reflects household taste while exteriors and lawns influence neighborhood appeal. Keeping yards free of rubbish with tidy shrubs and flowers could elevate the city to a national reputation as a spotless town.
Power of Love in a Small Town Lane
A farmer's boy meets a friend on a roadside log. The friend waits for Dolly Smith to join him for an evening class. He explains the class is tomorrow night, yet he says love makes him wait without minding the delay.
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Dolly Smith
Washington News and Prohibition Plans Update
The prohibition reorganization plan planned for August 1 has been abandoned after a Treasury Board meeting led by Assistant Secretary Andrews. W Irvin Glover becomes second assistant postmaster general, replacing Paul Henderson. Robert S. Regar succeeds Glover as third assistant postmaster general. Rep Martin L Davey aims to fully repeal the 214 percent war tax on tires and related goods in the next Congress. Internal revenue records for last year will be opened to the public by Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Irvin Glover
Paul Henderson
Robert S. Regar
Mr. Glover
Martin L. Davey
Agron Ohio
Internal Revenue
Death sentence commuted to life in Texas
Salvador Jacquez of El Paso had his death sentence reduced by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson to life imprisonment. In Texas news, 15,000 gathered at Richmond for the Brazos River bridge opening, June fires reached 208 with $523,878.98 total losses, and rice farming rose by 18,763 acres in Jefferson county.
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Austin
Tex
Salvador Jacquez
el Paso
Miriam A. Ferguson
Richmond
Texas
Brazos River
J. J. Timmons
Jefferson County
Philippine Islands end year with favorable trade balance
Washington reports the Philippine Islands closed the last fiscal year with a favorable trade balance of 22,845,140 dollars. More than half of the imports and about three quarters of the export trade were with the United States.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
To Form Credit Union Initiative by Houston Farmers Group
The Producer's Protective League of Harris County, Houston, appointed a committee to study forming a farmer credit union. George Koentz, J M Nold, and QO J Spears will review laws, gauge member sentiment, and report at the August meeting of the league, which has about 200 members.
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Houston
Tex
Producer's Protective League
Harris County
George Koentz
J. M. Nold
QO. J. Spears
Market Receipts Show Strong Turnout for Cattle Calves
Combined receipts in Fort Worth Texas today topped last Friday and surpassed the year ago totals. The run was substantial but not excessive with an estimated 3,200 head of cattle and 1,500 calves on offer.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Nacogdoches Awarded 1926 Rural Letter Carriers Convention
Nacogdoches was selected as the 1926 convention city for the Texas Rural Letter Carriers, defeating Fort Worth and Galveston in a close vote. Officers elected include Earl Slater as president Clyde Hood as vice president Paul Blanke as secretary W. W. Brown as treasurer and trustees S Johnson Mount Calm W C Foote Winnsboro and A H Calhoun Port Lavaca.
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Nacogdoches
Tyler
Tex
Texas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Earl Slater
Clyde
John T. Hood
Dallas
Paul Blanke
Plano
W. W. Brown
Decatur
S. §. Johnson
Mount Calm
W. C. Foote
Winnsboro
A. H. Calhoun
Port Lavaca
Butcher by No Means the Only Profiteer
A speaker denounces food profiteers listing items with astonishing profit margins from jumpsteaks to Junck’s pills and porcelain teeth. He argues high markups persist across goods and mocks consumer conscience amid wide price gouging claims.
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Junck
Otto Junck
A Lady of Distinction and Her Skin Routine
An advertisement touts a Lady of Distinction and her clear skin from using Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores and Cuticura Talcum powder for a fresh, healthy finish.
Air Turbine Windmill in New Jersey Meadow
An air turbine windmill in a New Jersey meadow uses a vertical axis with canvas blades that lift edgewise to the wind. Metal clips hold the sails to the frame and release them in strong winds, allowing detached sheets to fly away while the frame remains intact. Each blade tier is a unit designed to produce five to six horsepower in a five mile wind, with automatic brakes to control speed.
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New Jersey Meadow Tract
Roosevelt Names Portsmouth for Peace Conference Site
President Roosevelt chose Portsmouth New Hampshire as the conference location for Russian and Japanese envoys to frame a peace treaty due to favorable climate. The summer session was deemed less arduous there than at other named cities.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Elastic glass Pollopas from carbamide formaldehyde duo
Two Austrian chemists report success after years of trial producing an elastic glass made from carbamide and formaldehyde. The material reportedly behaves like glass but lacks its hardness and is named Pollopas.
Auto Police to Replace Mounted Patrol in St Louis
Outlying parts of St Louis will switch from horse mounted units to seven speedy patrol cars. Each car will carry two officers and substitute for four horses and riders, changing the city’s law enforcement method.
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St. Louis
Looking Ahead Daughter My Good People
The speaker declares intent to marry George despite opposition, claiming he is the only man she could divorce without regret and appealing to the judge. The remark frames a bold betrothal amid judgment.
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George
Money Don’t Talk Till It Grows Up
A compact aphorism notes that money gains voice only after it accumulates. The saying implies wealth remains quiet until its size commands attention and influence.
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General Farm News
8. C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
Hulda Rompel
Ernest Otte
McCulloch County
T. Duderstadt
Gillespie County
Thomas Blacklock
Travis County
Edward Biggs
Lois Smith
Blanco County
Mac Conway
Harold Smith
Henry Rothmann
Mason County
Ray Townsend
Milton Turner
Grain
Clarence Horlen
Temple Duderstadt
Linville Mogford
Milton Schuman
Preston Prater
Herman Krause
Edwin Mueller
Clayton Myrick
J. R. Houston
Williamson County
Erneat Otte
Crawford Tabor
Estella Schlaudt
Lawrence Rosenbach
Clytus Caskey
Milton Michaelazak
Mildred Duderstadt
Lutella Harris
Dimmit County
Elton Ahrens
Karnes County
Bryan Jauer
Dimmit
Brownsville
C. W. Strain
Statesman
Washington News
Mexico City
Universal
Mexico
Anul Sididris
French Morocco
Axdiar Azus
Aradana River
England
Mexican War Department
Fort Worth Stock Market
Bayer Map
Bayer
Druggis
O. B. Froth Ingham
California
Wen
Little Nis
Peterson
Big
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Yongensents Ith
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