Model Summer Resort at Wichita Falls Plans for Lake Wichita
Plans to make Wichita Falls a top southwest summer and winter resort include building many new cottages along Lake Wichita to serve growing visitors. The lake spans four miles with about four and a half billion gallons of water, serving as water supply and irrigation reservoir. In summer boats cruise the lake while winter brings abundant waterfowl and duck boats.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Lake Wichita
Farm Life Commission Formed to Study Marketing Methods
Tyler Texas leaders announce the creation of the Farm Life Commission with S A Lindsey as president. The group aims to improve marketing of perishable farm products through cooperation and organized marketing plans to reduce waste and raise farmer value without raising consumer costs.
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Farm Life Commission
Tyler
Texas
S.A. Lindsey
New Farm Life Commission
Mr. Lindsey
Lindsey
Col
B. F. Yoakum
Texas Commission Formed for Countywide Public Work in Texas
The Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association meets in Dallas and plans a second session to outline work, form subcommittees, and organize active efforts in every Texas county. Peter Radford named commission manager with Fort Worth headquarters. Wheat building office opened December 1. Members include Lindsey, Radford, and citizens such as Geo. B. Dealey Dallas J. Hirsch Corpus Christi A. Caswell Ellis Austin E. Kyle College Station C. W. Post Post City R. J. Kleberg Kingsville H. Laas Brookshire S. D. Steedman Hagerman J. T. S. Gant Archer City and E. W. Kirkpatrick McKinney.
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Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association
Dallas
Texas
Peter Radford
Farmers’ Union
Fort Worth
Lindsey
Radford
H. Laas
Brookshire
S. D. Steedman
Hagerman
J. T. S. Gant
Archer City
Geo. B. Dealey
W. F. Proctor
Tyler
E. W. Knox
San Antonio
Joe Hirsch
Corpus Christi
E. P. Turner
A. Caswell Ellis
Austin
E. J. Kyle
College Staion
Edwin Chamberlain
E. W. Kirkpatrick
McKinney
C. W. Post
Post City
R. J. Kleberg
Kingsville
Bonds Approved for Grimes County Good Roads Project
The attorney general's department approved bonds totaling 125000 for good roads in Grimes County. Mourcedes passed a city ordinance authorizing about five miles of concrete sidewalks on main streets. Vernon hosted a mass meeting to discuss forming a county fair, with a committee appointed to finance the proposition.
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Grimes County
Attorney General's Department
Mourcedes
Vernon
Rural routes and carriers in Texas grow in year
A Postmaster General report shows Texas has 1,938 rural routes and 1,924 rural carriers. Forty seven routes have been established since the first of this year, highlighting expansion in rural mail service.
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Postmaster General
Texas
Texas Postal Savings Banks Grow Across State
A report by the Postmaster General shows Texas has 681 postal savings banks with 654 opened since January 1, highlighting rapid expansion in the state’s network.
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Texas Postal Savings Banks
Postmaster General
Texas
Hosiery Industry Material Costs Rise Since 1904
A Commerce Department report says the 1909 cost of materials used in the hosiery and knit goods industry in the United States totaled $110,241,053, up $33,451,705 or 43 percent since 1904.
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the Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
New Coins for Xmas Demand Meet by Mint Bureau
The Mint Bureau of the Treasury Department will wash and brighten $25,009 in halves quarters dimes nickels and pennies to supply new coins for the holiday season. Director Roberts issued orders to polish old coins so they look as new as coins just minted.
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Mint Bureau
Treasury Department
Roberts
Leather Goods Industry Gains in Texas
A Commerce and Labor report shows Texas with 67 leather goods establishments employing 1,012 workers. Payroll reaches 713000 annually, up 5 percent in jobs and 14 percent in wages since 1904. Production in 1909 totals 4347000, up 29 percent from 1904, with fuel use listed as 264 tons coal, 62 cords wood, 62 barrels oil and gasoline, and 6000 cubic feet gas.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Texas
Death rate small in the United States compared with Europe
A report by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor finds the crude death rate in the U S registration area at 15.8 per 1000 for the decade, on par with England and Wales and lower than most European nations except Denmark the Netherlands Norway and Sweden.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
U. S
England and
Wales
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
A Tale of Preachers and a Hod Carrier Joke
A Church of the Messiah member contrasts Dr John Haynes Holmes with an old hod carrier Washington White who jokes about preaching. White mocks foreigners and omits sins at home, prompting his wife to remark on political and social commentary framed as a sermon.
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John Haynes Holmes
Taft
Washington White
Holmes
Church of the Messiah
New York
Martha
Orient
Washington
Oxidine Tonic Promises Malaria Prevention For Regular Use
Summer tonic Oxidine claimed to strengthen the system and prevent malaria when taken regularly. Advertised as regular or tasteless formula at Druggists.
Pennington Story Sparks Salary Debate at Outlook Office
The managing editor praises Billy Pennington for a notable Roose velt return feature, while the city editor notes a line about the colonel plunging into a mass of correspondence. A salary raise is discussed but tempered by concern over future use of the section.
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Roosevelt
Outlook
Billy Pennington
Pennington
Free Sample Cure Promises Quick Liver Relief
An advertisement offers a free sample of a liver targeted remedy for headaches biliousness constipation malaria and indigestion claiming prompt relief with no pain or tearing effects. It notes the 25 cent price and mail sample option from Bond Pharmacy Company Little Rock Ark. The page also includes a jokes section about a diplomat choosing love over wealth.
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Bond Pharmacy Company
Little Rock, Ark
Adv
Tetterine Promises Permanent Relief for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Tetterine as instant relief for eczema ringworm chafes bites itching piles burns chilblains and other skin troubles. It claims prior costs and scratching are wasted and that Nature provides a remedy through Tetterine which will cure permanently and completely, sold by druggists or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
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J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Senator Sorg and Misty Past Conversing in Obscure Altercation
Senator Sorg hum confesses the dispute remains obscure to most listeners. Both parties insist they repeated insults, while the other is accused of various unbecoming terms, leaving the original accusations largely forgotten.
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Senator Sorghum
Cold Reception
A terse scene evokes a deserted house with no one inside and the furnace already cold, suggesting abandonment or a disturbing stillness as the speaker recounts the eerie lack of life.
Hunt's Lightning Oil Relief Promises Headache Cure
Public notice urges all readers to try Hunt's Lightning Oil for headaches and neuralgia claiming quick relief. Ad copy states it is sold by all druggists and at Hunt's Clinic.
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Hunt
When Bella Has to Make Up Again After a Kiss
A brief exchange notes that after a reconciliation there was another need to make up. Bella appears central, with a light, domestic humor tone.
Oxidine Promises Malaria Eradication and Health Boost
A historic ad claims Oxidine kills the malaria germ and strengthens the body. It notes malarial symptoms like lassitude and headaches as common summer ills and positions the remedy as a universal tonic.
Public Enthusiasm Fades as Public Forgetfulness Takes Hold
A brief remark notes how initial public zeal often wanes quickly as memory of early promises fades and attention shifts. The observation points to the cyclic nature of public opinion and civic engagement without citing specific events or dates.
Onion Dish for Love Cures Alleged, Says Scientist
An odd claim from a scientist states the onion is a cure for love. An advertisement promotes ITCH Relieved in 30 Minutes Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for contagious itch available at druggists.
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Woolford
Adv
A Tooth Big and Bright Lights Brockton Street
A Brockton Enterprise scene describes a prominent bright tooth sign among the white way lights in the shopping district. Children marvel at the exhibit with serpents of fire around the tooth while the father and older boys discuss the display and the ache of growing teeth.
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Brockton
Dad
Brockton Enterprise
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Constipation Cure Claim
The ad compares products with Oxidine and asserts the pellets cure constipation by treating its cause. It portrays constipation as the root of many diseases and markets the pellets as easy to take. It also notes employers desire workers without pay and jokes about a man growing into a growler.
Notable Exchange About Measures and Tales
A playful exchange notes Mrs Come Up boasting about her husband who can outdo any man in a measure. The reply adds a light jab claiming he used to be a tailor.
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Come Up
Lazy defendant mocked in cross examination
A courtroom scene shows a witness questioned about the defendant Mr M s reputation for laziness. The witness avoids direct insult, saying the man would die of starvation if required to perform voluntary work, provoking tension with the irascible lawyer.
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London
Why Girls Postpone. Nell Isn't Alice Soon to Marry Jack
Belle notes Nell hesitates about marriage to Jack as Alice waits. The delay stems from a reluctance to forgo a dollar and a half in shows for ten cent moving pictures, reflecting changing social priorities.
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Nell
Alice
Jack
Belle
Mrs Winslow's Syrup Teething Relief in Tea Bottle Note
A fragment notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething as easing gums and pain while a proverb recalls good things come to those who wait. The text blends a medicinal claim with a proverb in a casual, period voice.
Physicians Endorse Oxidine for Malaria Treatment
Regular practicing physicians recommend and prescribe Oxidine as a proven remedy developed through years of experience. Keep a bottle in the medicine chest and administer at first signs of chills and fever. Adv.
Confucius Quote On Self-Assessment And Ability
A compact quotation from Confucius emphasizes focusing on one’s own abilities rather than others’ awareness. It frames personal competence as the measure of value and effort.
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Confucius
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Misty
Hostetter
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Sprout, Waldron & Co
Muncy
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Si Pathfinder Shoe Company
Dept. T. Dudley
Mass
Goodyear Wells
Toryer
Henderson CO
Houston
J. W. Popham
Flateau Building
Dallas, Texas
State Life Insurance Co
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana
Home Office
Ts A
Pers ER
State of
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Houston, Texas
Ee Vieot-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis, Tenn
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