Experiment Stations Good for Texas Agriculture
Dr. H. H. Harrington, director of Texas experiment stations, announces $25,000 annual appropriation for maintenance as the Thirty-first Legislature approves new stations west of the ninety-eighth meridian and in key regions including west Texas and the rice belt. The plan envisions at least five new stations with land donations possibly boosting funding, acknowledging livestock and dairy sectors though dairy is excluded, and aims to boost agriculture with sub stations while preserving the central A and M College station.
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College Station
Tex
H. H. Harrington
Texas Experiment Stations
West
Texas
Black Sand Belt
Rice Belt
Lice Ae
Central Station
A. and M. College of Texas
Austin
Death of Charles T. Stephen son in Houston morphine case
Charles T. Stephen son, 43, died in Houston after taking a large amount of morphine. Justice of the Peace Wasmer held an inquest and returned a verdict in accordance with the facts. The deceased left a wife and four children residing in Dallas.
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Houston
Tex
Charles T. Stephenson
Justice of the Peace
Wasmer
Dallas
German Singing Societies close twenty seventh Saengerfest
The twenty seventh state Saengerfest ended in Galveston as the mass chorus of Texas German singing societies performed Ostermorgen Schultze. Austin was chosen as the next host city while Marlin reports crops look fine with farmers hopeful for the season.
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Galveston
Tex
Ostermorgen, Schultze
Texas German Singing Societies
Austin
Elkhart Shipments Highlight Potato Trade At Station
Elkhart is a potato station with eighteen railcars of Irish potatoes shipped so far this season. In Seguin Texas a jury found Tom Hunter guilty of murder in the first degree and life imprisonment for the 1906 killing of Ollie Van Dorn in Gonzales County.
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Elkhart
Palestine
Tex
Seguin
Tom Hunter
Ollie van Dorn
Gongales County
Santa Fe roundhouse fire destroys ten stalls
Canadian Texas report states the Santa Fe ten stall roundhouse was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. All engines escaped with only minor damage.
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Canadian
Tex
Santa Fe
Waters Pierce Oil receivers face distributions and fees in Texas case
In a Waters Pierce Oil Co case before Judge Wilcox in Austin, receivers were authorized to pay D W and D H Batts and Allen & Hart for attorney fees totaling $22,500 and $11,333.30 to R J Eckhardt, with $1000 monthly to the receiver and $800 to counsel. The State’s $400 bill was reduced. remaining allocations to be adjusted April 21, 1909.
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Austin
Tex
Wilcox
D. W
D. H. & Batts
Allen & Ices
Pierce Oil Company
R. J .Eeichhardt
Ices
Genera
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Eys
Terrifying Wind Storm Wreaks Havoc Near Waxahachie
A four mile wide wind storm lashed Nimrod area and Italy Texas Friday night. The Italy cotton warehouse toppled. three residences near town were destroyed or badly damaged. Telegraph and telephone poles were blown down isolating area, and trains faced delays as lines failed.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Italy
Farmers’ Union Cotton Warehouse
Charles Horton
Seth Wilson
J. A. Stewart
The
Italy Cotton Oil Company
Malone
Avalon
Brooks
Telegraph Company
Katy
Berry ships car of potatoes from Crockett Texas
W V Berry shipped a car of potatoes north Tuesday at 1.10 per bushel and plans daily shipments until his 60 acre crop is exhausted. He will ship another car this week and announce future carloads. Bryan Texas reports Irish potatoes in Brazos County market early crop. Rain slowed arrivals but two carloads were staged and regular shipments expected as crop moves to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett
Tex
W. V. Berry
Bryan's
Bryan
Brazos Couy Y
Lightning Kills Prominent Citizen in Penham Texas
Thunderstorm tragedy in Penham Texas claims the life of O Gouge a noted resident who was struck by lightning and found dead in a distant pasture likely two hours after the strike. The feature notes other regional items including potato crops in Nemaha and Calvert tax actions.
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Penham
Tex
O. Gouge
Gouge
Cucumber Growers Prosper In Chriesman Area After Rain
Chriesman Texas reports abundant rain this past week. Corn and cotton grow well though cotton is becoming grassy after rains. Fifty acres of cucumbers are thriving and will soon be harvested. Farmers have grown cucumbers for pickles for five to six years and find the crop profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chriesman
Tex
Tax request passes for Hallettsville schools with sinking fund
In Hallettsville Texas the school tax proposition of 15 cents was approved with 1723 votes for and 87 against. A second measure to raise funds to pay interest and create a sinking fund for $18 000 in bonds for a new school building received 177 votes for and 32 against.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Halletsville Independent
Cutting Corn for Feed in San Patricio Tex
Dry norther storms halt rain and leave corn beyond redemption as it is cut for feed. Cotton stands vary with some fields unplanted while Mexican tenants abandon crops due to scarce supplies. In Perry near Marlin farmers raise funds to build a gin, already about $2,000 subscribed with more expected. Rockport shipments include cucumbers to Chicago and daily carloads of peppers tomatoes and more at good prices.
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Uvalde
Tex
Ielty
San Patricio
Perry
Marlin
Rockport
A. L. Bracht
Chicago
Tenaha Receives First 1909 Tomatoes From J T Peddy
Tenaha Texas received the first crate of ripe tomatoes from the 1909 crop. They were raised by J T Peddy, a leading truck farmer, and the produce was in fine shape and large in size.
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Tenaha
Tex
J. T. Peddy
Permit Granted for International Life Insurance Texas Operations
The Texas Insurance Commissioner issued a permit to the International Life Insurance Company of St. Louis. Authorized with capital of 250000 dollars, the company is approved to conduct business in Texas.
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St. Louis Life Company
Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Insurance
International Life Insurance Company of
St. Louis
Texas
Coast Country Produce links Houston truck farming to crop growth
Houston district expects up to 150 carloads of cucumbers and 1,000 to 1,200 carloads of Irish potatoes this season as drainage projects promise wider farming. First cucumber carload left Alvin, with early shipments heading toward Pittsburg and Minneapolis. Milano expects 20,000 to 30,000 crates of tomatoes in 45 days, while Bedias reports rains aiding crops and Cuero notes Edgar community pledging twenty acres of cabbage for future planting.
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Houston
Tex
Will G. Fields
Alvin
Pittsburg
Minneapolis
Harris County
Milano
W. M. Dees
J. B. Newton & Sons
Express
Texas
Cuero
Edgar
Aransas
Mexia considers canning plant with Tennessee group
In Mexia a proposal from Tennessee interests seeks to establish a canning factory. Steps to secure the plant are moving forward as local leaders push the project. In Hallettsville the Price Baker Manufacturing company of San Antonio is receiving cucumbers under contract and beginning to pickle them. The cucumber crop is large this season and rains have increased arrivals.
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Mexia
Tex
Young Men's Industrial Club
Tennessee
Hallettsville
Price-Bakker Manufacturing Company of
San Antonio
Texas crops show promise after rains boosts farmer earnings
E H Coombs reports a promising crop outlook across southern Texas with recent rains worth thousands to farmers. Cotton and corn thrive between San Antonio and the coast, and the melon crop around Falfurias and Mathis is exceptionally good. In Palestine a heavy rainstorm caused strong winds but limited damage.
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San Antonio
Tex
E. H. Coombs
Texas
Falfurias and
Mathis
Cold Storage Plant Planned on West Main Street
Cuero Texas T 8S Williams leases his lot on West Main Street to Northern Produce to build a cold storage plant to handle the turkey industry.
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Cuero
Tex
Williams
West Main Street
Northern Produce Company
First Car of Onions Shipped From Bloomington Texas
A car of onions was shipped from Bloomington to Kansas City on Saturday. It marks the first car ever to leave this place. Farmers are busy planting cotton as recent rains improve the ground.
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Bloomington
Tex
Kansas City
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound credited for women’s recovery
Milwaukee woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing years of female trouble and back pain after doctors suggested surgery. The letter praises the remedy and cites it as a safe alternative to operations, urging others to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham’s company.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Ius
Pinkham
Lynn
Miri. Am
Ynn
Mass
Silly Exchange About Shirts Sparks Lighthearted Moment
A funny exchange recalls a wedding day quip about having many shirts now versus one that needed mending. The couple jokes about wardrobe and gifts in a playful dialogue.
Not a Petrified Leg At Dinner Party
A dinner party scene recounts a man who feels no sensation from a vigorous pinch and proclaims his leg fully petrified. A matron nearby corrects him softly that the leg is neither petrified nor his, creating a comic misunderstanding in a New York piece.
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New York Press
Three Meals at Once Dinner Served Phrase
A domestic in wardly digested concise instructions and the guests laugh as they mispronounce dinner is served. The door scene in the drawing room leads to a comic misunderstanding during a social gathering.
Debutante at Colonels Ball Sparks Quiet Dining Room Debate
A fair young debutante is surrounded by officers at a colonel's ball while mamma smiles at her daughter's social success. The crowd discusses the quarrel of the day before between two brother officers as the debutante asks what was the casus belli.
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Mamma
Success Magazine
Think Well to Save Your Health with Grape Nuts and Postum
A Fond du Lac Wisconsin woman details years of indigestion and heart palpitations until she started daily use of Grape Nuts and Postum. Within a week sour stomach faded and after a month her heart functioned normally, her weight rose ten pounds, and she regained health and energy.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wellville
Gee
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O. Arnim
Barney Lackmann
Ernst Pelzel
Rehmet
Lone Star
Friendship Saloon
Adolph Darileh
Jacob Nachlinger
F. W. Lueke
Moulton Bottling Works
Wm. Schmidt
Echo Springs
Jersey
Moulton, Texas
Joe E. Richter
DR. Harrington
Thirty-first
Cameron
Messis
Henderson & Thompkins
Corpus Christi
M . Geo. Couling
Monroe
San Diego
Mr. Couling
Brownsville
Japan
Sam H. Dixon
Stephenson
Hunter
Eckhar
Dooms
Gregory
Batts
Allen
Eckhardt
Lampasas
Shea
Mip
Hempstead
Nimrod
Enaha
Alpine
Spine
Alpine Power Company
Board
Calvert
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Coast Country
Bedias
Hallettsville Cucumbers
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