Texas ports may get freight reduction via Southern Pacific
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 14 percent freight rate cut from New York City to the Texas ports and then by rail via the Sunset Gulf route. The reduction, effective Sept 1, aims to counter canal competition and affect many commodities moving Atlantic to Pacific coasts.
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Washington
New York City
Southern Pacific Coast
Texas
Sunset Gulf
Southern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Continental
Middle West
New York
Chicago
Panama Canal
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Many Claims Filed for Estate of Francisco Villa
Mexico City reports that five wives and numerous children have filed claims to Pancho Villa’s estate after his assassination. His brother Hipolito and sister Marianna also seek shares, with over a dozen children from Parral and Canutillo alleging Villa as father. Authorities doubt the buried treasure tale.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Pancho
Parral
Chihuahua
Villa
Hipolito
Marianna
Canutillo
First Bale of Cotton Picked at Calvert Texas
Calvert received its first bale of cotton on Friday grown on Fred Smith’s place and ginned by C W Tyson at Branchville. The bale weighed 535 pounds and graded strict middle dling. It sold to the Calvert Commercial Club at 25 cents per pound with a $53.10 merchant premium, total $186.85.
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Calvert, Tex
Calvert
Fred Smith
C. W. Tyson
Branchville
Calvert Commercial Club
Printers' Hospital Move Amid Union Facility Shift
The International Typographical Union announces removal of the Union Printers' Home from Colorado Springs to enable a new hospital unit in Indianapolis. For two months the inmate care capacity will be strained as moves proceed and facilities are repurposed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Colorado Springs
Colo
International Typographical Union
Dimity
Italy Plans Large Scale Castor Oil Production
Italy's minister of agriculture seeks to expand castor oil output for use as a lubricant in aviation automobiles railways and shipping. The country has relied on imports, finding the exchange rate a heavy tax on finances.
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Rome
Italy
Slayer of Eight Hanged in Texas Jail
Roy Mitchell a Black man confessed to murdering W P Driskell Harrell Bolton Grady Skipworth W B Holt and Mrs Ethel Denecamp Mr and Mrs W H Barker and 13 year old Homer Turk over 18 months and was hanged in the county jail last week It likely marked the last legal hanging in Texas as the switch to electrocution began August 1.
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Waco
Tex
Roy Mitchell
W. P. Driskell
Harrell Bolton
Grady Skipworth
W. B. Holt
Ethel Denecamp
W. H. Barker
Homer Turk
Texas
Necessary Tools for Repair Shop on Farm
A list of essential tools for a quarter section farm repair shop including machinist vises saws planes chisels and blacksmith items. The piece emphasizes home repair to extend machinery life amid economic pressure and details items from vices to riveters and soldering copper.
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Agricultural Engineering Division
University Farm
Fiat
Cut Alfalfa When New Shoots Begin to Appear
Under average conditions alfalfa should be cut when new shoots appear at the crown. If dry weather delayed growth, cut when about one tenth of the blossoms show. Delays push later crops, and harrowing after cutting helps control grasses and protect stands.
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A. C. Arny
University Farm
Mulching Tomatoes Provides Practical Substitute
D C Mooring extension horticulturist at Oklahoma A and M College endorses mulching tomatoes with a three to four inch straw layer. The mulch suppresses weeds lifts fruit off soil reducing rot and stem end rot during weather shifts while easing access for maintenance in wet conditions.
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D. C. Mooring
Extension Horticulturist
Oklahoma A
United States Finalist For Dairy Production Rank Hidden
Between October 5 and 18 dairymen from around the world will meet at the National Dairy Show in Syracuse to compare notes on why the United States ranks eighth in dairy production despite higher averages per cow in Denmark Germany Canada Norway Great Britain Switzerland and the Netherlands.
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United States
Denmark
Germany
Canada
Norway
Great Britain
Switzerland
Netherlands
Syracuse
Egyptian mode in simple summer styles for youth
The Egyptian motif returns in light summer outfits with simple lines and airy fabrics. Describes printed ratine slip overs, crepe de chine frocks with cross stitch, smocking, and embroidered waist details, plus practical tunic blouses and linen dresses in bold color contrasts.
Scale House on Farm Easily Constructed
A farm scale serves as a production check and weight safeguard, signaling businesslike farming. The article describes a monolithic reinforced concrete structure around the scale box, large enough to house records and even act as a small office.
Disinfectants to Kill Lice on Cows and Calves
A practical guide recommends cleaning and disinfecting cattle quarters to prevent lice reinfestation. Use coal tar preparations or mercurial ointment on cattle, with warm water and scrubbing. Apply bedding disposal, lime spreading, and whitewashing, and ensure thorough cleaning to avoid reinfection.
Dairyman Faces Feed and Mineral Challenges
A Kansas station expert advises minerals like salt ground limestone and bone meal to build hogs’ frames. The piece notes U S milk cows total 25,505,000 with 24,429,000 on farms and 1,250,000 in towns and reports per capita milk consumption at fifty gallons last year.
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Kansas Station
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Fertile Eggs blamed for huge farmer losses
The piece argues fertile eggs cause immense losses to farmers as roosters render eggs fertile and blood rings appear. It warns poultry keepers who neglect to pen, sell, or cook roosters share the loss while infertile eggs are deemed higher quality and fetch better market prices.
Women urged to write for help with female troubles
Illionis woman Helen Sevcik shares a success story after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy helped her backache weakness and allowed her to manage housework. Sevcik offers to correspond with other women facing similar issues and answer questions.
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Helen Sevcik
Thomas St
Chicago
Ill
Lydia FE
Feet in a Reel Shows Hoosier Fun on Screen
A Hoosier town entertainment was filmed and shown to locals. After the screening one man quipped that there were not enough feet in a reel to suit him, while another friend noted there had been too much reel in his feet for his own good.
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Hoosier
Indianapolis News
Self-Conscious Dialogue Then Prompt to Relax
A brief exchange centers on self consciousness with a playful rebuke. One speaker urges the other to quit overthinking and shift focus away from themselves. The dialogue captures a casual, intimate moment of prompting lighter mood.
Woman who builds castles in the air avoids housework
A lighthearted remark extols a woman who pursues grand ideas over domestic chores, implying ambition frees her from daily cleaning duties.
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