Weather outlook for Southeast Texas coast and Gulf of Mexico
Carothers Observatory Houston presents a forecast for Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast. It notes cold high pressure moving south with frost on the coast, a second system bringing rain and a freeze, and a Christmas day with cloudy but mild temperatures. Unsettled conditions expected for Dec 26 and 27.
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Neral
Texas
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Coast Line
Carothers Observatory
Houston
Tex
Cotton crop breaks all former records in United States
Washington reports the current year yields the largest cotton crop in history with more than 16,000,000 bales produced, including lint and linters. Lint output is about 7,637,113,000 pounds, valued around $518 million at 6.8 cents per pound, while total crop value trails past years due to price declines. State-by-state production estimates follow.
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Washington
United States
Texas Postmasters Named Across Counties
Washington lists fourth class postmaster appointments in Texas this week. Names include William P. Gibson in Copperas Cove Coryell county and James D. Casey in Keene Johnston county. Ovale Taylor county Noeta Shaw Thalia Foard county. Frank J. Me Donald Simms Bowie county. James H. Simms Christoval Tom Green county. Walter Ll. Wilson Crawford Palo Pinto county Olen D. Yarbro Hawley Jones county. Edwin H. Mc Camant O'Brien Haskell county. J. Frank Barnard Odessa Ector county. William T. Henderson O'Donnell Lynn county. Alice Doak Santa Maria Cameron county. Otis A. Kendrick Balmorhea Reeves county. Henry T. Lavelle Coahoma Howard county. John R. Puckett Jayton Kent county. George Rice Norton Runnels county. Hattie E. Lloyd Ozona Croeck ett county. George W. Hemsley West brook Mitchell county. George B. Slaton.
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Texas
Washington
Copperas Cove
Coryell County
William P. Gibson
Keene
Johnston County
James D. Casey
Ovale
Taylor County
Noeta Shaw
Thalia
Foard County
Frank J. Me.Donald
Jones County
Edwin H. McCamant
O’brien
Haskell
J. Frank Barnard
Odessa
Ector
William T. Henderson
O'Donnell
Lynn County
Alice Doak
Santa Maria
Cameron County
Otis A. Kendrick
Balmorhea
Reeves County
Henry T. Lavelle
Coahoma
Howard County
John R. Puckett
Jayton
Kent County
George Rice
Norton
Runnels
Hattie E. Lloyd
Ozona
Croeckett
George W. Hemsley
Westbrook
Mitchell County
George B. Slaton
British Offer Plan to Prevent Search
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice addressed the state department saying Britain would waive the right of search for vessels leaving American ports if ship masters consult British consuls at departure ports and prove the neutral character of their cargo.
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Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
Zapata Brothers Executed in Matamoros Barracks
Three Zapata brothers, the youngest about 14, were executed in Matamoros barracks Saturday night after being captured following clashes between Carranza soldiers and alleged Texas filibusters.
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Brownsville
Tex
Zapata
Matamoros Barracks
Carranza
Texas
Cotton Loan Plan Approved in Washington
A unanimously approved $135 million cotton loan fund plan to finance surplus cotton crop was endorsed Monday by committees set to manage the fund in Southern states.
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Washington
Farm Crops Worth Billions in Final Estimates
Washington reports this year’s principal crops valued at $4.946 billion, based on Dec 1 farm prices. Comparison: last year $4.967 billion, 1912 $4.758 billion, 1911 $4.510 billion. Cotton valued at $519.6 million from 15,966,600 bales.
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Washington
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Ferguson fills state posts in broad sweep of appointments
Governor elect Ferguson on Saturday released a long list of state office appointments, mostly minor roles, signaling a near total reshaping of the administration. C. W. Woodman of Fort Worth is named commissioner of labor statistics with several quarantine and veterinary posts also assigned. numerous clerks, inspectors, engineers, and ranger captains follow across various agencies.
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Ferguson
CG. W. Woodman
Fort Worth
State University
State A. and M. College
C. W. Woodman
Sabine
A. S. Pollock
Eagle Pass
van EB. McFarland
Port O’connor
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William T. Chrisman
Dallas
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Ballinger
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New Braunfels
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Wichita Falls
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Quanah
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Taylor
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A. H. Haynes
B. F. Carruth
M. K. Collie
W. L. Carruth
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H. J. Hughes
F. S. Ben
Selling Hogs Holding Cotton in Pearsall Texas
Farmers in Pearsall Texas hold onto cotton for stability while selling surplus corn hay and maize and shipping fat hogs to market amid six weeks of limited cotton sales.
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Pearsall
Tex
Lettuce Added to Rio Grande Valley Shipments
San Benito Texas reports head lettuce is now being shipped in small quantities by local express alongside existing shipments. Carrot shipments, a key valley product, will begin in a week or more.
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Rio Grande
San Benito
Tex
School Building is Burned in Lockney
Lockney Texas public school building new brick structure two years old valued at $16,000 including equipment destroyed by a Saturday fire.
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Lockney
Tex
Lockney Public
Bridge Bonds Sold in Smithville District Two
The $50,000 issue of road district No. 2 bridge bonds in Bastrop County Smithville were sold Saturday. Construction has been underway and will be pushed to completion now.
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Bastrop
Tex
Smithville
Oil men pledge El Campo field as next to develop
Prominent oil men from Mexico Panuco Trinidad Hondur as Houston and Humble agree the El Campo field in Texas is the next to be developed.
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el Campo
Tex
Mexico
Panuco
Trinidad
Honduras
Houston
Humble
Cure for Thirst and Cuticura Skin Aid Ad Blend
A Toledo Blade quotation shows a beggar asking a minister for ten cents for booze. The ad copy promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin itch, rash, and scalp irritation with a free sample offer via a post card to Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
A Misanthropic Reader Quote Exchange
An incredulous man dismisses print at face value and aims to be safe. The other replies that even then he typically rejects the correct half. Both lines capture a wry, skeptical exchange about truth and perception.
Watchful Waiting Wartime Fashion
A witty quotation contrasts fashion with wartime fabric shortages in France. It quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer line urging minimal dress as a practical stance. The note reflects public mood about rationing and style during conflict.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Capucine Cures Headaches and Colds Advert
An old advertisement touts Capucine as easy to take quick relief for headaches and colds. It promotes the Marine Hye Remedy with claims of red weak arteries and granulated brows, and invites readers to write for a free hook. The copy ends with a quip about the world laughing.
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Marine Hye Remedy Co
Chicago
The Folly of Discontent and the Rise of Coining Machines
A fashionable woman leaving the opera reflects on labor and freedom as a night shift laborers work burrows and torches blaze. The text shifts to historical notes on coiners and the invention of laminating mills and screw coining presses across Europe, culminating in Charles II’s 1662 guineas.
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Italy
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Cough Drop Mistake At Card Club Tale
A Mrs. Jones at a card club recalls a church incident about a cough drop given to a coughing girl. She realized a button had also been in her pocket and hid the fact, sparking amused chatter among the card club women.
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Salt Producing Lake near San Luis Potosi Mexico
The Salinas lake west of San Luis Potosi forms a two story lake with a fresh water layer sometimes atop a salt lake separated by a green mud roof. Sun dries the lake during the dry season and salt is shipped across Mexico. The salt works have operated about sixty five years and sustain a town of about 5 000 people. The lake property is owned by a family estate though none of the owners reside there.
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Mexico
Salinas
Geometrical Staircase in Los Angeles Museum Tower
The first geometric staircase claimed to be built of concrete forms is part of the Caracol tower in a new Los Angeles museum building. The 125 foot high tower houses a 160 step central staircase around a 24 inch diameter open shaft rising to 120 feet, with substantial space for rooms on seven floors.
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Los Angeles
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
Popular Mechanics
Lloyd George Tops Parliament as Greatest Talker
The article notes Lloyd George as the busiest speaker in British parliament with 170 columns in Hansard, while the prime minister ranks sixth with 108 columns. Fred Hall of Dulwich asked the most questions at 359, and Will Thorne the socialist outpaces others at about six hundred words a minute in questioning, compared with Hall’s 450.
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Dulwich
Will Hall
Wil Thorne
Will Thorne
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Tetterine touted as universal skin cure by druggist
Holand B. Hail of Macon Georgia praises Tetterine as an absolute cure for eczema ringworm erysipelas infant's sore head and all itching skin diseases. He claims instant relief and permanent cures after thirty years in the drug business. Availability noted at 50 cents from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia by mail or local druggists.
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Macon
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Ady
Spohn Medical CO
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A Pleasant Way to Help
A cherubic child explains to his mother that he assists Catherine by punishing her when she is naughty. The tale, from Youth's Companion, suggests a humorous view of childhood discipline through a child’s innocent misinterpretation of helping others.
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Catherine
Cure for Colds and La Grippe Advertisement
An old ad asserts 5 or 6 doses of 666 will break chills fevers and La Grippe, claiming it acts on the liver better than other tonics. The price is listed as 25 cents.
How it Happened Bank Cashier and Speculation Twist
A wry quip about a bank cashier ending in jail through smart twist of wording. A summer girl turns a man's words into a playful, suggestive proposal.
Judge Refers to Jimmy Wombat's House Fight
A judge notes limited information from a boy about a recent confrontation at his home. The boy’s mother is described as an unusually strict censor.
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Jimmy Wombat
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