Texas Senate Passes Murphy Minimum Wage Bill
The Texas Senate approved the Murphy minimum wage bill by 19 to 4 with three amendments. One offers different wages by class of workers, another adds an industrial accident board administration, and another exempts towns under 5000. The Parr repeal bill failed by a tie.
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Austin
Tex
Murphy
Senate
Dudley
el Paso
Industrial Accident Board
Parr
House
Page
Bastrop
McNealus
Houston
Hall of Wharton
Dallas
Cousins
Industrial Welfare Commission
Agricultural Markets Weekly Report Highlights Grain and Livestock Movements
The Markets Weekly report from the Bureau of Markets, U S Department of Agriculture, covers weeklong shifts in grain prices, cotton, fruits and vegetables, hay, feed, dairy, and livestock. It notes price rises on early reports of green bugs, then declines on overbought signals and weak export demand, with later rallies from export news and pest talk. details include Chicago and Minneapolis wheat, corn, cotton futures, potato and apple markets, hay prices, and cattle and hog biweekly quotes.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
New York
Western New York
Baldwin
Western
Baldwins
Northwestern
Florida
Timothy
Cincinnati
Memphis
Northeastern
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Plymouth Board
Wisconsin
To Abolish Food Department in Texas
Senate bill 128 to abolish the pure food and dairy department and merge its functions with the health department reached Governor Neff and gained immediate approval. The measure passed both chambers by two thirds and became law upon signing, with a pen provided by Dr. Marion M. Carrick, state health officer.
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Austin
Tex
Pure Food and Drug Department
State Health Department
Senate
Carlock of
Tarrant
Supreme Court
Pure Food and Dairy Department
Health Department
Neff
House
Marion M. Carrick
Calomel Danger Warns Against Dodson Liver Tone Ad
Warning against calomel products describing calomel as mercury and dangerous for the body. Promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver, with claims of safeness and non salivation. The ad urges parents to use Dodson's Liver Tone for adults and children.
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Dodson
Ady
Trickery returns to its master proverb style ad
French Proverb describes the value of Cuticura products for soothing baby skin. It promotes Cuticura Soap for hot baths, Cuticura Ointment for gentle care, Cuticura Talcum for finishing, and claims purity and fragrance. Ad price listed as 25¢ each.
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Cuticura
Teleum
Phoney name causes office confusion in Newark
A Newark visitor asked for Mr Smith, only to learn the man used the telephone alias John Henry Smith for Mr Kraemberlicht. The office boy and staff clarified the miscommunication, noting the alias was a nom de phone.
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Mr. Smith
Newark
John Henry Smith
Kraemberlicht
Mr. Kraemberlicht
Anachronistic Quips Echo Ancient Feats
A witty jumble cites old proverbs and biblical motifs, crediting Elijah and ravens in contrast to pigeons. The line jokes about stiff upper lips and the notion of enduring burdens, reflecting playful press-like commentary rather than a clear news item.
Ireland spends less per capita on drink than the UK
Ireland records the lowest per capita alcohol expenditure among the four regions of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, reflecting a smaller average spend on beverages per resident.
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Ireland
United Kingdom
Winter Ailment Relief Ad by Vacher Balm
Claim for quick relief from coughs colds and various pains by Vacher Balm. Encourages readers to ask their druggist and warns against imitations.
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Ady
Skipper Regretted His Fir in North Sea Tales
In Walter Wood's North Sea Fishers and Fighters, Yarmouth trawler skipper George recalls a tense exchange with a curious old lady. He admits bending truth with a fable about how herrings are killed, ending with a chuckle at the listener’s stunned reaction.
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George
Yarmouth
North Sea
Walter Wood
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Sloan
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Williamson
Burmeister
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Bowie
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Livestock Sanitary Commission
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Rogers
McKinney
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Richards
Carlock
Stewart
Reeves and Others
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Ballinger
Wichita Falls
Woods
Corsicana
Harry Hertzberg
San Antonio
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Food Department
Calomel
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Old Reliable Texas Lamp and Oil CO
Houston, Texas
A. Lawrence-Toombs & Sons
United Motor Company
Louisiana Street
Elijah
New York Herald
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