Federal Building Nears Completion in Victoria
Victoria reports a new federal building costing 40 000 will soon be completed and is among the souths handsomest structures. Local notes highlight industrial progress across Texas with oil output rising in Wichita Falls to over 24000 barrels daily after three new wells. Whitesboro notes detail a vast orchard of 500 acres with 20000 peach trees 2000 pear trees and extensive grape and plum acreage plus 15000 bearing apple trees and four year old pecan rows between fruit trees.
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Victoria
Wichita Falls
Producers Oil Company
Whitesboro
Whitesboro Fruit Company
The True Test of Laughing at Yourself
A reflective meditation urges readers to laugh at life and others but to pause and laugh at themselves first. It suggests viewing oneself from an outside perspective, noting posture, manners, and appetite, and questions why self mockery is often off limits. The piece valorizes self awareness over mockery of others.
Notable Texas News This Week and Nearby Happenings
Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson turns fifty on a Saturday. Col. William Cody Buffalo Bill is critically ill in Knoxville. The Thirty‑third Texas legislature begins extraordinary session on July 21. Wilson may attend the opening of the Waco cotton palace next November. The Chemnitz brings 400 immigrants to Galveston. Lyford watermelons arrive in Houston weighing 26 pounds each. Gus Urbantke of Brenham is named to head the Deaf and Dumb Institute. Corner stones laid for a new mess hall and $200,000 main building at Texas A M College. John R. Hedges of the Galveston News dies suddenly in Ohio at 52.
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Albert Sidney Burleson
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Knoxville
Tennessee
Woodrow Wilson
Cotton Palace
Waco
Lloyd Steamship
Chemnitz
Bremen
Galveston
Houston
Lyford
Rio Grande Valley
Gus. Urbantke
Brenham
Ben
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Colquitt
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
John R. Hedges
Galveston News
Crestline
Ohio
Mansfield
Hedges
The
News
Moulton Poised as Site for County Teachers Institute
Moulton would be an ideal place for the next County Teachers Institute with a splendid school building and good water. The town offers everything needed to make the event the most pleasant and successful ever held in the county.
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Moulton
Teachers’ Institute
Barbecue Benefitdraws Patrons at Moulton School No 2
Elaborate preparations are underway for a big barbecue at the Moulton School No 2 school house on Sunday June 15 to benefit the school. The event runs from ten in the morning with amusements and a grand ball at night. The Henkhaus Liberty band will provide music and all are invited to attend.
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Moulton School No. 2
Henkhaus Liberty Band
Mrs. Sarah Crouch Died at Alvin in Lavaca County
Obituary for Mrs. Sarah D. Crouch who died at age 95 in Alvin after three weeks illness. Born May 23, 1818 in Tennessee, she traveled to Texas in 1834, married Jackson Crouch in 1838, lived near Moulton and Lavaca county, and moved to Alvin in 1907. Survivors include six children and many grandchildren. Also notes a Lavaca county July 19 road tax election as a priority.
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J. W. Crouch
Alvin
Sarah D. Crouch
Moulton
Carter
Methodist Church
Hallettsville
Crowell
Tennessee
Texas
Huntsville
Jackson Crouch
Lavaca County
Galveston
I. E. Moore
G. B. Spear
San Antonio
W. F
C. L
Houston
Charles F. Woods
Lilly
T. McCommon
H. W. Harrison
W. C. Thornton
Flatonia
Hamilton Dickson
Aransas Pass
Will Mewis
Edgar Merrem
Thomas Hughes
Shiner
J. T. Thompson
J. T. Thompson, Jr
Nickel
J. B. Spear
John Murphy
San Marcos
The Silo and Its Value for Texas Farms
The Texas Industrial Congress urges farmers to adopt silos to preserve green feed. It explains airtight preservation, the stave silo construction, and how heat and acetic acid improve digestibility. Sizes vary with stock needs, with costs and benefits for dairies and beef feeds.
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Texas
Texas Industrial Congress
Voters urged to approve road tax on July 19
The piece urges citizens to support a road tax vote set for July 19, citing the community’s long need for better roads and the lack of concerted action to fix bad conditions.
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Studebaker
R. Jaegeoli
Bro
Lone Star State Industrial Notes
W. H. Koester & CO
Sarah Crouch
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