Mexican Peace Talks and Border Conflicts Update
Reports from El Paso and Laredo describe General Gutierrez named provisional Mexican president by the national convention with Villa backing and Zapata opposition. Brig. Gen. Scott mediated a border peace accord linking Navarro and Calles, while Villa warns no further firing along the border. Juarez and Nuevo Laredo urban refugees surge as Villa’s forces threaten Saltillo and Monterey theater battles intensify with constitutionalists retreating toward Rinconada and Monterey.
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el Paso
Tex
Gutierrez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Zapata
Naco
Ariz
Hugh Is. Scott
United States Army
Maytorena
Villa
P. Elias Calles
Carranza
Nacoi
Sonora
Neco
General Calles
General Hill
General Scott
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Texas
President Wilson
Wilson
Republic
Guaymas
Mazatlan
Antonio I. Villareal
Monclovia Herrera
Saltillo
Villareal
Herrera
Woods elected speaker of Texas House on first ballot
John W. Woods of Fisher County won the Texas House speakership on the first ballot with 72 of 139 votes. Newt B. Williams of McLennan County and H. B. Savage of Bell County trailed, amid a session marked by controversy over open voting and reform rhetoric. Woods praised supporters and pledged to pursue principled, inclusive legislation for the state's benefit.
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Austin
Tex
John W. Woods
Fisher County
Newt B. Williams
McLennan County
H. B. Savage
Bell County
Woods
T. D. Rowell
Jefferson
Rowell
Garden of Eden
Texas
President Wilson speaks to large Indianapolis crowd
President Woodrow Wilson addressed more than 4,000 listeners in Indianapolis on the Mexican question. He asserted he understands the American people and noted he would be free to think for at least two years. Indiana legislators were present as the audience reacted with cheers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson
Indiana
Notes on Sheep Care and Herd Management
Practical guidance for sheep raisers covers protecting ewes from horses and mud, extra feeds for pregnant ewes, dry housing during lambing, water safety, weekly salt, ram timing after service, sorting dry ewes for sale, warm lambing quarters, avoiding yarding of young stock with ewes, and proper hay management to reduce waste. Regular daily head counts advised.
Transplanting Grape Vines
Grape vines can be transplanted successfully at any age with proper technique. For vines up to 15 years old cut back the top and keep a wide root system. Dig a large hole six inches deeper than roots, spread roots, firm soil around, and transplant in fall or early spring before sap flow. If moving old vines is difficult, propagate by cuttings or layering to obtain many new plants cheaply.
Repair Outfit on Wheels for Farm Work
Frank Ebersole of Lecompton Kansas describes a portable repair shop on wheels for small carpentry and repair jobs. It combines a work bench and tool box with a frame built on an old cultivator axle and U bolted to a buggy axle.
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Frank Ebersole
Lecompton
Kan
Feeding Trough for Fowls
The article describes a design for poultry feeding troughs to keep food clean and dry. Slatted sides and a detachable roof protect feed from weather and droppings, with troughs six to ten feet long, five-inch sides, two-inch slats, and a sixteen-inch floor-to-roof height. The roof slides off for refilling and saves feed.
Prepare Soil for Alfalfa Seedbed Care
The alfalfa seedbed must be well prepared as young plants are delicate. Avoid dry loose soil and hard clods that injure roots. Let ground settle a few weeks and ensure uniform preparation to prevent bare spots that invite weeds.
Panama Protest Over Neutrality Violation At Sea
Panama files two notes of protest through Sir C Mallet the British minister resident condemning the entry of British and Japanese warships into San Miguel bay and Panamanian waters to coal and resupply, asserting a breach of neutrality.
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Panama
Republic of Panama
Sir C. Mallet
San Miguel Bay
Panaman
Pardon Granted for Virgil Gallaher by Acting Governor
Acting Governor Watson pardons Virgil Gallaher of Galveston after a 25 year sentence for the killing of his mother. The clemency action reverses the prior conviction and frees Gallaher.
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Austin
Tex
Watson
Virgil Gallaher
Galveston
Prepared Soil for Alfalfa Inoculation Key to Growth
Alfalfa will not thrive without soil bacteria from related legumes. Nodules on alfalfa roots fix nitrogen, improving crop vigor. Inoculate by spreading old field soil at planting or treating seed with a commercial culture of the organism.
Principles of practical farming and field cautions
The text extols practicality in farming urging farmers to test soils and crops, use brains in farming as in business, and treat farms as experiments. It advises not to travel light on cold nights, cover horses, and to harvest ensilage with a six-tined fork, avoiding deep digging and preserving topsoil.
Dan Smith Sr Dies at 79 A Longtime Houston Leader
Dan Smith Sr a Houston resident for fifty eight years and a former postmaster and two time mayor died Wednesday at age 79 He was a Mason and an Elk with active civic involvement in the city.
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Houston
Tex
Dan Smith
Ideal Ram Feed For Winter
Oats provide a good winter diet for the ram requiring about a pound daily to stay in good condition. He should also receive clover hay or alfalfa or corn fodder or turnips and other roots at least three times each week.
Butter Streaking From Improper Salt Mixing
Guidance notes that if salt is not evenly distributed through butter it can crystallize on the surface, causing a streaked appearance and altered texture.
Proper Way to Brew Tea
The article explains tea components theine tannin and aromatic oil and how brewing time affects flavor and health. It warns that longer than six minutes releases excess tannin causing indigestion while four to six minutes draws out theine and aroma for a wholesome, soothing beverage.
Sausages At Their Best
Use mashed potato shells filled with uncooked sausage and egg yolk glaze then bake until browned. Serve with parsley or watercress and a crisp cabbage celery mayonnaise salad. Drain fat, brown sausages, make a rich gravy with broth and water, season to taste.
Chowder Preparation With Pork And Corn
Cut in small bits and try out a piece of pork one and a half inches square add one sliced onion and cook five minutes stirring often so the onion does not burn. Strain the fat into a stewpan. Parboil five minutes in boiling water to cover four cupfuls of potatoes cut in quarter inch slices drain and add two cupfuls of boiling water. Cook until potatoes are soft then add one can of corn and four cupfuls of scalded milk and heat to boiling. Season with salt and pepper add three tablespoonfuls butter and eight common crackers soaked in milk to soften them. Remove crackers turn chowder into a tureen and put the crackers on top.
Simple Orange Sauce From Juices And Rind
A basic orange sauce combines juice grated rind and sugar with hot water to form a cup and a half of liquid. Boil the mixture with corn starch and sugar until clear, then melt in butter and add rind before serving hot.
To Iron Linen
Instructions for ironing linen describe air drying, boiling water immersion, wringing, folding in a dry cloth for hours, hot but not scorching irons, and ensuring the linen is perfectly dry after ironing.
Shrimp Bisque Soup Revised Creamy Recipe
Stir one heaping tablespoon flour with milk to make a paste. In a saucepan heat half a pint milk with the beaten yolk of one egg and a tablespoonful butter. Season and add half a cup chopped shrimp last. Serve hot.
Cleaning Enameled Dishes With Salt And Vinegar
Salt moistened with vinegar will remove burnt marks from enameled saucepans and dishes. Soak in cold water for a few hours first to loosen the stains.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Excerpt
Advice to mothers extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children and adults. Claims it cleanses stomach liver and bowels, relieves symptoms of constipation, and promotes health quickly. Endorses purchasing a 50 cent bottle with full directions on the label.
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California
Ady
Daubensplatter Wins First Prize at Cubist Exhibition
Rankin notes our friend Daubensplatter took top prize at the cubist art show. Phyle confirms a thousand dollar award. The remark about school affiliation arises as the committee misoriented his picture, mistaken for a masterpiece by the judges.
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Rankin
Daubensplatter
Phyle
Youngstown Telegram
Treatment Heals Skin Ailments Quick With Resinol
Advert says resinol ointment and resinol soap relieve itching and burning in eczema. Bathe patches with resinol soap, dry, then apply resinol ointment. Claims itching stops instantly, sleep improves, eruptions disappear for good. Presented as drugstore remedy.
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Adv
Critic Blasts Noyes Peace Poems Causing War
In a discussion of modern poets W B Trites condemns Alfred Noyes and his peace poems. He shudders that the irritation and suffering caused by Noyes peace poems are said to be responsible for the present world wide war.
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W. B. Trites
Philadelphia
Alfred Noyes
Noyes
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest safest indigestion remedy. It claims quick relief from stomach distress in five minutes and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for immediate aid during daytime or night time stomach upset. It emphasizes harmlessness and the ability to enjoy meals again.
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Pape
Matching colors becomes exact science with new machine
A newspaper item notes a machine that promises exact color matching, with Mrs Yeast suggesting retailers acquire one and Mr Yeast urging readers to have their hair suppliers obtain it.
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Yeast
Rub My Tism Cure Ad for Rheumatism
An old time advertises RUB MY TISM as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with relief for cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and other aches. An antiseptic anodyne offered at 25 cents.
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Liberal Doses Subbubs How Often is This Medicine to be Taken
Question and answer style notes discuss dosage frequency for a medicine labeled Subbubs. The exchange presents a doctor asking about dosing between cooks, indicating a lighthearted or cartoonish medical guidance scene.
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Maytorona
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