Governor calls another session in Texas politics scramble
Governor Neff convenes a second called session of the 37th Texas legislature just 17 hours after House members balked at the conference committee report on the education bill. House quorum issues and quick Senate action push forward the educational bill and related salary and tax measures across both chambers.
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Senate Sets Higher Pay for Texas Highway Commissioners
The Texas Senate concurred with the house amendment to raise the statutory pay of the three highway commissioners from 1000 to 1500 dollars annually. The house amendment set a daily rate of 10 dollars for 150 days, while Darwin's original bill proposed 15 dollars a day for 100 days, reaching the same overall outcome by different terms.
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Senate Amends Pink Boll Worm Bill in Texas
The Texas senate on Tuesday concurred with two house amendments to the pink boll worm bill by Senator Darwin. The first lets farmers file back claims for destroyed cotton but reserves the $125,000 appropriated under the act from payment, aiming to place all claims on file.
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University Available Fund Bill Fails Before Adjournment
Austin Texas The house bill by Fly of Gonzales to restrict University of Texas funds to permanent improvements died when the legislature adjourned. Senator Darwin objected Tuesday to a Senate call for passage. A standing objection foully blocked consideration during his absence from the chamber.
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Steel Engraving Process and History
Steel engraving is a process of cutting lines on steel plates to create prints. Steel plates began usage around 1820 and became highly popular between 1880 and 1870. Lines are carved with a burin or gravel, then smoothed and burnished with additional tools.
How to Figure Cost of Crops for Farm Budgeting
A U S D A report explains how to estimate crop production costs using labor and material costs per acre. It outlines steps to compute total operating expense, land rent, and per bushel or ten yield, with an Iowa corn for silage example. It notes region-based averages and the use of current rates for accuracy.
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Iowa
Various clubs going good in USDA poultry program
Supervision of boys and girls poultry clubs by the USDA in cooperation with state colleges continued in seven states. There were 1 186 clubs with 29 480 members, 12 786 reported, eggs set 781 700, chicks hatched 510 478, value of products sold 94 701.82, stock on hand 382 277.87, exhibits 712, members exhibiting 5 615, prizes 9 681.11. A notable progress item was improved quality of fowls bred by club members.
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Spraying Celery to Prevent Leaf Spots
Spraying celery with Bordeaux mixture every ten days to two weeks protects against leaf spots fed by cool moist weather. Begin in the seed bed and continue through the season. use 4 lb blue stone and 4 lb lime per 50 gal water. Use a fine mist spray and sterilize soil or use disease-free seed to avoid carryover.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
DONT CROWD GROWING CHICK
Growing chicks must not be confined to crowded quarters at night. Overcrowding causes overheating and cold outbreaks in flocks. Plumage condition signals room: bright clean plumage means enough space. soiled plumage suggests crowding and roost crowding. Regular checks and ventilation ensure proper space for all birds.
Concrete Floors Improve Farm Efficiency and Health
Concrete barnyards provide all weather exercise areas for animals, keep areas dry, simplify cleaning by flushing waste to pits, reduce mud tracked indoors, and eliminate grain loss. They ease housework, keep the water trough accessible, and support healthier stock, boosting farm profits.
Dodson Liver Tone Replaces Calomel in Town
Local druggists report falling calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is guaranteed by sellers, claims to relieve liver sluggishness and constipation without the side effects of calomel, and offers refunds if not effective.
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Looking at the Emperor: a Changing Japanese Tradition
The article recalls how Japan restricted viewing of the emperor in 1867 and notes that even in modern times crowds rarely gaze at the crown prince. It contrasts past seclusion with current shifts in public behavior and respect toward the imperial family.
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Teaches Genuine Product Checks
An advertisement emphasizes looking for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure a genuine product. It lists uses for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain and notes small tins of twelve cost a few cents with larger packs sold by druggists. It states Aspirin is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture and explains the chemical basis of the product.
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Government hires hundreds of professional hunters for wildlife control
The government employs between four hundred and five hundred hunters through the biological survey to hunt and trap wild animals. In 1920 they bagged 82 000 skins and scalps divided among wolves coyotes mountain lions bobcats and lynxes, saving western farmers about five million dollars in livestock losses.
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Indy
Fatherly Admiration Echoes in a Curious Quip
A Mr Meekton praises a baby as wonderful while comments on courage causing him to interrupt Henrietta in conversation. The remark reflects a humorous, domestic exchange highlighting family dynamics and social humor.
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