Early efforts to fence the range and a cowgirl romance
A Western tale recounts the rough frontier and the shift to enclosing the cattle country with rustlers and outlaws among the plains men. A cowgirl heroine appears in a pleasing romance as the old order begins to change.
Advertising Aims Informed Public On Buy Sell Pages
The piece urges readers to use the paper's advertising columns to announce sales or needs so the public understands what is being offered or sought. It stresses clear listing practices to attract attention and avoid confusion.
Whitfield Family Keeps Rare 1796 American Silver Dollar
Yoakum Texas January 24 the late W R Whitfield owned a highly valued American silver dollar from 1796 records show only three were minted one lost at sea another long missing and the Whitfield coin is the sole known survivor bequeathed to his eldest son Walker J Whitfield of Victoria with a clause that it pass to the eldest male in the line Jessie Whitfield of Victoria is the current heir apparent Whitfield cherished the piece and never accepted any offer to sell it.
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Yoakum
Texas
W. R. Whitfield
Whitfield
Walker J. Whitfield
Victoria
Jessie Whitfield
Mrs G A Broesche Buried At Redburg Texas
Mrs G A Broesche died Monday night at her daughter’s home in Pflugerville and was buried in the Lutheran cemetery at Rehburg after funeral services at the family residence in Burton. She was 75, widow of G A Broesche, born in Rehburg Washington county, a Turner family member, and lived her life in the area. Survivors include two sons Henry and William, five daughters, six grandchildren, two sisters and one brother Henry Turner of Somerville.
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Brenham
Texas
Burton
G.A. Broesche
G. A. Broesche
Ben Larsen
Pflugerville
Rehburg
C. Lehne
A. H. Falkenberg
Moulton
Broesche
Washington County
Turner
Henry
William Broesche
Henry Turner
Somerville
Texas Newspaper History and Capitol Facts
The text lists Texas newspaper counts with 106 daily and 662 weekly titles, notes the University of Texas at Austin founded in 1883, and cites key Texas constitutional and capitol milestones including the 1876 constitution, 1891 Railroad Commission, the 1881 burning of the old capitol, and the 1888 completion of the present capitol built at a cost of 3,000,000 dollars.
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Texas
The
University of Texas At Austin
Capitol
Austin
Aged Pioneer Dies Four Days After Wife
In Grange Texas on January 24 John Gay aged 87 pioneer died four days after his wife’s death from influenza. He had been ill since the wife died four days earlier and succumbed to the same disease.
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Grange
Texas
John Gay
Seed corn advances promise higher yields through disease resistance
The Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports seed corn bred by the U S Department of Agriculture and Funk farms in central Illinois shows resistance to corn diseases and pests. Early planted, frost resistant strains may yield 10 to 15 bushels more per acre, with potential to boost farm income by millions if average yields rise and inputs fall.
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Sears-Roebuck Agriculural Foundation
United States Department of Agriculture
Funk Farms
Illinois
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