Texas public school land holdings and unsold tracts detailed
The state has given sold or leased 59 375 square miles of land for education. About 1 500 000 acres remain unsold in counties between the Pecos and Rio Grande. The largest single grant on record is 602 208 acres in Cameron Hidalgo Willacy counties granted in 1792 to Jose Nancisco Caboses.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Public
Pecos River
Rio Grande
State Land Office
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Jose Nancisco Caboses
Spain
Toa
Wea
Andrew Hernandez
Land Office
New Revolution Nipped in the Bud
The arrest of Jose Luis Requena, leader of the Felix Diaz group, and two or three others in Mexico City, and the seizure of several hundred rifles, signals the authorities foiling a planned plot to overthrow the government.
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City
Mexico
Jose Luis Requena
Felix Diaz
War Department
Tod
Shelby M Cullom Buried Beside His Wives in Oakridge Plot
The former United States senator Shelby M. Cullom was buried Sunday in Oakridge Cemetery. His grave lies between his two wives Hannah and Julia Fisher, who were sisters, with their five children also interred in the same family plot.
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Springfield
Shelby M. Cullom
United States
Oakridge Cemetery
Hannah
Julia Fisher
Railroad sale set at 10 million for Orient line
Kansas City Missouri United States The Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad now in receivership will be sold for ten million dollars if Judge John J Pollock signs the order based on an agreement by attorneys Saturday The judge said he thought the figure fair and reasonable for the sale of the line in receivership
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad
John J. Pollock
Pollock
Panama Exposition offers 300000 prize for world flight
San Francisco announces prizes totaling 300000 dollars and more to aeronauts racing around the world in any motor driven aircraft under the Panama Pacific International Exposition Company.
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San Francisco
Cal
Cabbage Shipments Delayed From High Island
In High Island Texas farmers report heavy cabbage shipments will lag this season. Much cabbage is already planted for a later crop, with train and sailing vessels carrying produce. Carload shipments will arrive later than usual, but the area expects to maintain crop volume.
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High Island
Tex
January Land Sales Revenue Reported in Texas
Austin Texas state treasurer reports January receipts from land sales and leases totaling 159 711 dollars. Revenue from lands and leases reflects state land program activity for the month.
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Austin
Tex
A Little Gastronomy From Home Kitchen Art
Instructions outline making stuffed rolls with minced poultry or veal, plus a prune pudding using silverskins prunes. It also covers veal cutlets broiled with a steaming pan method to keep them hot before serving. The tone reflects practical vintage recipe guidance and steps.
Kitchen Motto as New Idea Inspires Domestic Decor
A framed copy of Robert Louis Stevenson's prayer is found in a woman's kitchen as a whimsical reminder to perform daily tasks with laughter and kindness. Stationers and art dealers offer related prints for homes and offices, suggesting introducing such philosophy into kitchens could catch on.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Frugal Dutch Oven Meal With Meat and Vegetables
A recipe outlines cooking three pounds of bottom round steak with six onions, turnips, tomato juice, green peas, salt and pepper. Brown steak in drippings, add vegetables and water, simmer about two and a half hours, top with peas before serving.
Creamy coffee dessert recipe instruction
The text describes scalding cream, dissolving sugar, adding more cream and strong coffee, then chilling and folding in vanilla and brandy before freezing. After two hours of packing, it is ready to serve as a dessert.
Gelatine as Egg Substitute in Cake Batter
A historic tip suggests using one tablespoon gelatine in cake batter to replace three eggs. Dissolve in cold water, add boiling water to make a cup, beat until foamy, then mix with batter to bake as usual.
Spanish Beefsteak
Take about two pounds round steak an inch thick, pound until thin, season with salt and cayenne pepper, cover with a layer of bacon or salt pork cut in thin slices, roll and tie with a cord, place in a covered baking dish and pour around it half a cup each of milk and water, cook two hours, basting occasionally.
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California
Hot Eggnog Recipe From Mothers' Magazine
A recipe instruction describes making hot eggnog by beating yolk with sugar then combining with hot milk flavored with vanilla and nutmeg. Add a whipped white atop the hot mixture and brown slightly for a finishing touch.
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Mothers’ Magazine
To Make Ironing Easier With Soapy Water
Using soapy water when making starch makes clothes glossier and reduces sticking of irons, easing ironing chores.
Youth Was a Little Bitter
Howard, a spendthrift with one living relative an old uncle, learns the uncle has no money to give. The uncle explains he has only saved enough to bury himself decently. Howard reflects on where the idea of a decent burial came from.
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Howard
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure of Hemorrhoids With Cuticura Products
L R Cook of Bissell Alabama recounts years of painful hemorrhoids and blood loss. After trying remedies and failing, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting relief in three weeks and praising the set as the solution. The advertisement promotes free samples and states Cuticura is sold worldwide.
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Bissell
Ala
L. R. Cook
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Common Form of Insanity Visitors Tour Cleveland Asylum
A party from Cleveland visits the Newburg asylum where the superintendent shows a curious patient who believes he is the motive power of the world. A visitor notes the man is harmless and the idea prompts disbelief from the group of visitors.
Cascarets Promote Quick Liver and Digestive Relief
An advertisment touts Cascarets as a remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach. It promises a clear head and healthy liver by morning and notes a 10 cent box can keep bowels clean for months with gentle overnight action.
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Adv
Horse race talk and old time racing quips
A Cleveland Leader snippet recalls a tongue length win and a Scots closer race tale. The text also advertises Dean’s Mentholated Cough Drops and Hanford’s Balsam for wounds, along with a quip about appearances and a buoyant nature.
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Scotland
Cleveland
Deans Kidney Pills Promises Relief for Weak Kidneys
A long reader letter extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney weakness amid uric acid poisoning. Mrs. Frank L. Mann recalls severe earlier illness, swelling, and vision changes, then recovery after eight boxes, claiming she has had no kidney trouble since.
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Dean
Frank L. Mann
W. Main Vermillion
Tors
Joy and Utility Car Joke Featured in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A humorous exchange about two cars shows a family pattern where the old car remains active as the son and his friends use it, while the new car never rests as it tows the old vehicle home. The quip highlights practical family transport dynamics and a light roadside topic from Cleveland.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Notice
Advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming to darken gray hair and restore luster. Describes ease of use with a rye bottle for about 50 cents and promises removal of dandruff itching and hair loss while making hair dark thick and glossy.
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Wyeth
Everydy
His Vow Ends In An Anticlimax At Barber Shop
A bearded man visits a barber shop to undergo a full grooming while listening to the tensorialist discuss various topics. He forgets his campaign stand and vow never to be shaved until So-and-So is elected, finally deciding to shave to prove he doesn’t care whether others care.
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Kansas City Star
Practical Celebration Leads to Wooden Wedding Plan
A couple marks their wooden wedding with a practical twist. Hank, exhausted after work, is reminded tomorrow is their anniversary and Maria reveals she has arranged a grand gesture: a wagon load of kindling to be delivered and carried into the cellar after Hank returns home.
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Maria
Hank
Vintage Patent Remedies and Light Advertisements
A jumble of old ads touts RUB-MY-TISM as a cure for rheumatism and aches with 25 cent price. It also includes wordplay on cutting meat prices and jokes about intellectual women. Mentions Roman Eye cam and scattered quips about pushing a man with a pull.
Typhoid Conquered Vaccination Evidence in Army
The Cleveland Leader notes smallpox vaccination is widely accepted in the country for its destruction of a major scourge. It contrasts this with typhoid vaccination being newer and less familiar to the public, urging people to heed the positive results already seen in the United States Army.
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United States Army
Cleveland
Home Medicine Chest Advised for Households
Keep medicines in one place out of reach of children and include Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for emergencies. It is touted to ease burns, heal cuts, remove soreness, and repay its cost many times over.
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Hanford
Adv
Barrymore Responds to Bar Harbor Dinner Cutdown
An exchange at Bar Harbor features Ethel Barrymore countering a misogynist remark. He asserts women prefer beauty over intelligence while Barrymore quips that many men are stupid and few are blind.
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Ethel Barrymore
Bar Harbor
Miss Barrymore
One Day Cold Cure With Bromo Quinine
Advertisement claims a laxative and cold cure product labeled Bromo Quinine. It emphasizes a signature 8, W Grove and asserts curing a cold in one day and grip in two days with a two dollar price.
Platonic love referenced in unusual dining remark
A remark notes that platonic affection never led someone to buy lobster salad and fizzy drinks for a companion, framing a witty contrast between affection and indulgence.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promote Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS as a gentle remedy for constipation and sluggish liver. It claims to purify the blood, relieve headaches and dizziness, improve appetite and energy, and even clear skin blotches with a chocolate coated tablet sold by Hot Springs Chem. Co. in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Hot Springs Chem. Co
Hot Springs
Ark
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