Fifty years of Texas Capitol service celebrated
The Texas capitol, opened in 1888, was the seventh largest building in the world at the time. A 60 mile railroad hauled native Burnet granite and French stone masons set it. The capitol has 250 rooms 900 windows and 500 doors. The cornerstone weighs 18 000 pounds and was moved 15 miles by 15 yokes of oxen for placement on March 2 1886. Readers can request a list of cornerstone items by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Box 928 Austin Texas.
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Commonwealth
Burnet
France
Texas
Austin
Texas World War Quota Pillar of Valor
Texas furnished 198 288 men and women for World War service with five thousand deaths and over ten thousand since the war. One hundred sixty five Texas veterans were decorated for bravery. Thirty six and ninety divisions account for one third of honored veterans. Nationwide deaths approximate 43 800 per year.
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Texas
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army Nurse Corps
Congress
War Department
Facts from a World of Numbers and Names
The passage lists global and historical facts. It notes the Philippines has 7 088 islands and the CCC planted 267 million trees. It mentions Carter Glass at eighty as the oldest US senator, snowfall and rain water content ratios, Mark Twain as early to submit typewritten manuscripts, and historical forest acreage from 1630 to present.
Electric service with safety
A safety article from the International Association of Electrical Inspectors explains fuse function and hazards. It warns against tampering with fuses and advises using proper ratings and inspection, detailing main switch use and wire sizing No 14 or No 12 with corresponding fuse sizes.
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International Association of Electrical Inspectors
Let’s Bring It Back to the Dollar’s Old Value
An editorial-style pitch argues the dollar has lost value due to price inflation and urges readers to shop using the newspaper’s ads. It claims ad pages offer high quality and low prices to restore purchasing power, highlighting savings per item.
How America Proves its Case by Pitcairn
National Chairman argues democracy proves itself by clear national evidence. He cites freedom of speech press and religion, high living standards, citizen participation, and opportunities embodied by Lincoln and Edison to show democracy’s superiority over dictatorship.
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America
Raymond Pitcairn
Europe
Lincoln
Edison
Flatonia Pioneer Har ry Beale Dies at 82
Harry Beale 82 died at his son Henry Beale Jr s home in Flatonia Texas on Saturday burial was Sunday. A Fayette county pioneer he helped quarry rock eight miles west of Moulton for Ed Boehm s Sons store building in 1906. He was father of Tom Beale near Moulton. The Eagle asks readers to subscribe.
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Flatonia
Texas
Harry Beale
Henry Beale Jr
Fayette County
Mr. Beale
Moulton
Ed. Boehm
Tom Beale
Notable Historical Dates and Events Snapshot
A compact list notes Ebenezer Butterick born 1826, a Sevier River reservoir dam failure in 1890, a wagon explosion incident, the Leisler insurrection in New York, and the 1769 transit of Venus observed with results. Contains multiple figures and places across U.S. history.
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Utah
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Devoe
W. F. Day, JR
Morristown, N. 3
Devoe-painted
Mr. Day
Morristown, N. J
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F. T. Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Novosad
A.J. Darilek
F. & M. State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, BD. G
Servaroa
State Bank
Moulton, Texas
Community Bank
C. F. Knape
Tor
Moulton Texas
W. T. Carley
Philippines
Carter Glass
Virginia
United States
Mark Twain
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Sentinels of the Republic
Seeine
William LaVarre
San Blas
San Blas Islands
Panama
NU Service
the Eagle
Lake Erie
Ebenezer Butterick
Mary ‘ En Pone
Leisler
New York
Kram’s Garage
Service
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